- Swedish MassagePatricia believes strongly that all living beings should benefit from the healing and pleasant experiences derived from the art and science of massage and touch therapy. Her students learn to combine the styles of Swedish massage and sport massage, pre/post event theory, and techniques combined into a logical and progressively deeper choreography. The workshops are designed for, and have been presented to, massage therapists, body workers, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal professionals, and others from all around the world.
- Sports MassageEach state is regulated separately. To find out what your state's laws are, contact your state Attorney General’s Office and ask about the laws governing animal sports massage.
- Full Body MassageThe canine video is over forty minutes long and demonstrates over 20 massage techniques, combining them at the end in a full-body massage demonstration showing the application of massage with respect for the dog.
- Reiki Massage
- HighlightsHer massage career highlights include being chosen as a massage therapist for the 1996 Paralympics Games in Atlanta, the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Manatoba, Canada, and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has taught equine massage at Otterbein College through the Equine Science Department and has written and published three books, 2 videos, and 2 DVDs.
- AcupressurePatricia Whalen-Shaw, the president and primary instructor for ITT, has been riding and working with animals for over 40 years. She has taught equine, canine and feline massage for over 26 years. She's a licensed massage therapist in Ohio, nationally certified by the NCBTMB, and is sports-massage certified. Patricia has had cats and dogs her whole life. She has hundreds of hours of hands-on training and uses her many training techniques including cranial sacral therapy, equine myofacial therapy techniques, Swedish massage, polarity therapy, Reiki, acupressure, jyn shin jyutsu and lymph-drainage therapy.