East Tennessee TTouch - Kat Perry: July 2011

I never thought I'd be so happy to be referred to as a "PiT"! It's not the pits, that's for sure! Ugh... the "pun"ishment....

Session 4 was simply wonderful! Minnesota is a lovely place with it's geological beauty and really NICE people. The weather was hot, but I was reminded upon getting home that it was much LESS humid than Tennessee! The MOA (Mall of America) is worth seeing and is very nicely done ~for a mall~. Instructor, Edie Jane Eaton is delightfully direct and lovingly encourages thought behind the action which I deeply appreciate. I learned so much from this fine lady and never once felt lacking. I have lovingly progressed! I hope someday my hubby and Edie Jane can meet... they share geology as a former career. That may explain the familiar "rock solid" personality.

Nestle's adventure was amazing! This little guy quickly learned that his airline carrier was his "safe place" for all the weirdness he was exposed to flying up and back. I took a bold step and traveled without any sedatives as backup. I trusted that with my tools of TTouch he'd cope well.... and he did! For future reference, when traveling with a dog take advantage of the privilege of boarding the plain first so you can take your dear sweet time getting settled without the added complication of stumbling around your seatmate! Jeepers those seat isles are TINY! And it helps to put your pup in his carrier "naked" 'cause those collar fittings will set off the metal detectors and you don't want a "pat down" from TSA thanks to your dog. .... No, they don't x-ray your dog, my first time through security, Nestle went through the metal detector IN his carrier (hence the need to be "naked"... the dog.... not me!); the second time, I held him as his carrier was x-rayed.

So, Nestle found take-off the most stressful and I would slip a few fingers in his carrier and touch him calmly while this happened. In the beginning he wore his Thundershirt, but I removed that while laying over in Chicago out of concern that he might over heat in his tiny carrier (regardless of the ventilation). He seemed more able to settle after that. While waiting at the gates for a flight, I would unzip his "lid" to keep him ventilated and allow me to work on him. Ear & tummy TTouches did the trick and he would slip into a comfortable nap. All-in-all Nestle's airline travels went amazingly smooth - not bad for a little guy who had been known for full-on "freak outs" in his past.

What does being a PiT mean?
I can now work with clients on what I would refer to as a "professional basis" rather than as case studies only. Current case study clients will receive the remainder of their sessions free of charge for the remainder of this year.

I can give free presentations to local clubs and organizations introducing the delightful world of TTouch. ..... I'm deeply entrenched in working on a power-point presentation for this purpose - not to mention learning HOW to work the program! LOL Stay tuned.... completing that will color when I'm ready.

My "other" avocation is co-owning a small musical instrument business with my husband at our adorably small shop in Friendsville (see: GiannaViolins.com). We're in the midst of reorganizing the shop to make room for what will become my TTouch studio where animals can be seen in climate controlled comfort at a truly neutral location that is much easier to find than my home! After a lifetime of acquiring "stuff" we're clearing the path for this studio by organizing mass "yard sales", so stuff has to go before room can be made and as a result we'll set a "grand opening" date of September 1st. This doesn't mean I can't see clients till September 1st, it only means it'll either be a hotter, sweatier experience (in my driveway) or we can be creative and meet at an indoor training location provided the space can be rented/used, etc. .... And there's always phone consultations or email (see the "contact" page on this blog), so there's no need to feel stranded till September.

Nestle drifts off to sleep snuggled comfortably within his airline carrier while awaiting to board the first flight headed for home out of Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN

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