Kathleen Berard, Animal Communicator: Workshops and More

The inferior teacher tells you that something is wrong with you and offers to fix it. The superior teacher tells you that something is right with you and helps you bring it forth. ~ Alan Cohen

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To host a workshop in your area, please contact me, I'm happy to travel. The person who hosts the workshop attends free in exchange for making the arrangements, which include:

1. Reservation of facility (this can be someone's home; note that working with live animals is preferred, so the workshop facilities should allow for their presence)

2. Arranging for food (the cost of catering to be prorated among the participants; or, if the participants agree, and the facilities allow, brown-bag or potluck is fine)

3. Distributing flyers (to be provided) and assisting with advertising the workshop locally

4. Locating 10-12 prepaid students ( I will notify clients and other people that live in your area who may be interested in attending)

Please call me at 210-402-1220 or email me at kat@katberard.com for more information about the below. If you are interested in sponsoring or attending one of my workshops in your area, or would like to be added to my mailing list for notification of scheduled workshops, please let me know. Note that scheduled workshops are contained in my monthly free email newsletter, so please let me know if you would like to subscribe to that.

Watch this page for upcoming seminars in your area. To register, or to host a workshop, please call me at 210-402-1220.

To be placed on the notification list of workshops in your area, please email me (kat@katberard.com) or call me (210-402-1220).

"This has been a life-changing weekend for me. Thanks for your gentle support, wise guidance, and steady encouragement." Stuart P.

"The workshop was just fabulous and I loved it. I learned so much and went away with so much more confidence than when I got there. I enjoyed everyone's energy and honesty. I learned more tools to overcome my fears and blocks. Awesome!" Julie M.

"What I learned from this workshop is grounding, listening, believing in my abilities, validation, and trust. The process of settling my mind and learning the skills necessary to access this ability was most helpful. This class was totally awesome. I look forward to your intermediate level seminar!" Laurie S.

February 20-21, 2010 in North Central San Antonio, Texas [$75 non-refundable deposit due by FEBRUARY 1]

If you're interested in attending a workshop or hosting one, please let me know. kat@katberard.com

Our pets (and other animals) know how to communicate with us. Have you ever wished you could understand what your pet was thinking? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to communicate with animals? Do you want to deepen the bond with your animal friend, and foster greater understanding and harmony in your relationship? Would you like to learn their life’s purpose, and how they view their world? Would you like to connect with an animal who has crossed over, to ask questions and exchange messages? Are you interested in learning what your animal friends, alive or in spirit, want to tell you, teach you, ask you, experience with you?

What You Can Expect This two day workshop is designed to help you learn to communicate with your pets and other animals on the emotional, mental, and telepathic level. This workshop brings enlightenment and knowledge on How animals communicate; What animals think and feel; The spiritual essence of animals; Telepathic abilities: seeing, hearing, knowing, sensing, feeling (physical and emotional), etc.; Understanding and affirming your innate communication abilities; Centeredness and opening to receive; and more. Also covered are techniques for clearing the mind and focusing the heart, and for addressing blocks to clear communication. You will be working with students’ animals’ photos and live animals (provided by host or myself) in class exercises. You'll learn how to open your heart and mind to receiving the animals' messages, however they may come to you (i.e., opening to intuitive impressions and telepathic abilities).

What You Will Achieve You’ll come away from this workshop with the tools, know-how and ability to communicate with your own and others’ animal friends and wildlife. You’ll experience the joy, fun and awe of interacting with animals at a whole new level! And you’ll realize and experience that telepathic communication is a natural ability, it’s not something only the “gifted few” can do.

Recommended reading: Animal Talk by Penelope Smith. In addition, I recommend Animal Voices and/or Awakening to Animal Voices by Dawn Brunke. If you don’t have access to these locally, you can order them through my website http://www.katberard.com/res_media_books_ani_comm.htm, your order will be coming from Amazon.com.

Time/Location: This is a fun, enlightening and information packed two-day workshop, running from 9am to 5:30pm each day. Held in private homes unless indicated otherwise.

Cost: US workshops: $200 for both days [$205 if paying by other than check]. For US workshops, a non-refundable deposit of $75 is due by a certain date prior to the workshop. (Refunded if I cancel the workshop.) US workshop fees can be paid by personal check (email me at kat@katberard.com for the address), Paypal (www.paypal.com, send to the address kat@katberard.com), or Visa or Mastercard (call me with the information, please don't email it to me, see Contact Information page).

New Zealand workshops (none currently scheduled): NZ$325 for both days. Payment in full of the workshop fee is due by a certain date prior to the workshop (the fee is refunded if the workshop is canceled by Kat. If you cancel by a certain date, a full refund applies; after that date, $150 will be refunded). Payment is by check only payable to and sent to the Workshop Coordinator . To register for any location and for more information, contact me at kat@katberard.com.

Registration/Payment: CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED SO EARLY REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED. The sooner you let me know you're attending, the better, to ensure you have a spot. Please call me (see Contact Information link, above) or email me at kat@katberard.com for the US workshops.

April 22-25, 2010 in North Central San Antonio, Texas [$125 non-refundable deposit due by March 1, 2010; balance due prior to or at the workshop]

If you have taken a basic communication course previously, you are eligible to participate.

Course Description: We’ll continue to work on deepening your connection with animals and strengthening your communication skills. This workshop will focus on learning how to address behavioral issues such as aggression and inappropriate elimination, choosing a new pet for the family (talking with all animals involved to determine if the new animal will be a match), introducing a new animal into the household, determining an animal’s life purpose, lost animals, rescued/abused animals, medical issues (body scans), dying animals, the euthanasia question, animals in spirit, and past lives. We will also cover color therapy, transmitting healing energy (hands-on and distance work), Bach flower essences (a treatment bottle with essences you choose will be included), and using certain crystals and stones to enhance your connection with the animals and facilitate clearing energy around the animal. As time permits we will also cover topics such as holistic care. You will be provided with a manual as well which includes information we cover in the course.

Prerequisites: (1) Basic Animal Communication two-day workshop (or if you took a basic workshop from another teacher, please tell me who and you may be eligible to attend.) (2) [US courses only] Provision of 3 completed written or typed cases to me for review, to be received no later than 4 weeks prior to the workshop. These can be mailed or emailed. A Session Template form will be provided to you for format I want these written in. If these cases were done for someone else (i.e., not your pets), then please have each person complete the Feedback Form (to be provided) and include that with your package to me. I will review and then call you to talk about them. The purpose of this process is to help you strengthen your skills and gauge where you’re at. (3) You will have talked with 10-20 (or more) animals prior to taking the intermediate course so that you have some experience to build upon.

Bring with you: 5 cases to work with in class. These can be your own animals or others’ animals; have these cases be any of the situations that we will be talking about (see course description). A Case Form will be provided to you for this purpose. Also bring one or two photographs of each animal. These should be a full body shot and a face shot where the eyes are not red or ghosted (white). We will be working with these cases during the workshop. If you need help finding cases to work with, please let me know and I’ll be happy to set you up with people who would like their animals worked with. Please let the people know whose cases you’re bringing that they may be worked with by another student (make sure this is okay with them), and that the person who works on the case will be in touch with them after the workshop to discuss their work on the case. You are also welcome to bring pictures of and questions for your animals for students to work with as time permits.

Time/Location: This workshop runs from 9-5:30 each day, location details to be provided when you register.

Registration/Payment: US Workshops: The fee is US$525 for the workshop and handouts, pre-course and post-course case reviews and telephone calls to discuss same, plus $40 for lunch all four days (or potluck if the group agrees). Payment can be made by personal check, Visa/Mastercard or PayPal [note: if you are paying by Paypal, Visa or Mastercard, add US$15 to the fee]. To register for US Workshops, please email me (kat@katberard.com) or call me (210-402-1220).

New Zealand Workshops (none planned at this time): The fee is NZ$670 for the workshop and handouts, case review and telephone call to discuss same, plus potluck lunch all four days. Payment due in full by a certain date. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED SO EARLY REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED. To register for New Zealand workshops, see Registration information for Olivia Cartier-Graves under the Basic Workshops, above. She'll send you the flyer, questionnaire and other information - or you can e-mail Kat at kat@katberard.com and I can send you the information, but registration is through Olivia.

Postrequisite/Case Review Fee: to receive the Certificate of Completion, provision of 5 written cases to me by mail for review (sessions with animals not your own), which address any of the topics we discuss at this workshop. I will review and then we will discuss them by phone. The cost for reviewing and commenting on these cases is included in the workshop fee. This will help you fine-tune your ability to work with the types of cases we will be discussing in the workshop. If you need assistance locating animals to work with, I can help you with that.

To be placed on the notification list of upcoming workshops, please email me (kat@katberard.com) or call me (210-402-1220).

Are you curious about what your animal friend thinks and feels? Is s/he suffering from recurring health problems, experiencing emotional or behavioral issues (anxiety, aggression, fearfulness, etc.), not performing to his/her capabilities in competition situations, unhappy but you don’t know why? Is s/he a rescue affected by past abuse, neglect, loss of a human companion, . . . ? Has your animal friend crossed the Rainbow Bridge? Would you like to deepen the bond you already have with your animal friend?

This course will provide you with certain tools and information to deepen your bond with your pet and to assist him or her toward optimal health in body, mind and spirit. The basics of animal communication will be covered, including simple techniques to aid you in communicating with your own animals which will help you build confidence in your telepathic abilities. Learn how you can minimize veterinary bills through holistic health care. Basics covered include the use of Bach flower essences for rebalancing the mind, emotions and spirit; how to enhance and support the immune system; natural supplements and products for addressing joint problems, skin conditions, anxiety, and more; vaccination issues; and the importance of choosing premium kibbles and treats or a natural food diet. Information regarding the benefits of homeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic, Reiki, Ttouch™ body work, positive training and more will be covered as well. Question and answer session at the end of each class.

Please bring two photographs of one of your animal companions to class (a full body shot and a face shot where the eyes are not red or ghosted (white), with their name, age, sex, and breed, and your name, written on the back). The photos will be used for student-interactive communication exercises and, as time permits, in other segments of the classes. Please bring a writing tablet as well.

Of the 8 hours, 2 hours are allocated to the very basics of animal communication.

San Antonio/Austin area: The fee is $125 per person, which includes the course manual. Outside the area: The fee for providing this as a one-day course is $125 per person, plus my travel expenses (air fare of approximately $375, to be divided evenly among participants), and possibly a small facility and meals fee depending on what facility is secured and whether participants wish to have meals catered in, or do a brown bag or potluck setup.

This is an extended workshop covering the same topics as the one-day course (above), but much more in-depth. Learn how to use holistic care to enhance the health and well-being of your animal friend, which can help to minimize your veterinary bills. Learn about Bach flower essences to address emotional and behavioral dis-ease (discomfort) in your animals, and for yourself if you so desire. As well, you will learn the simplicity of using Universal healing energy to aid your animal in rebalancing body, mind and spirit.

You have the inherent ability to telepathically communicate with others, whether animal or human! This workshop is also designed to help you develop or expand upon your ability to communicate with animals through learning about what animal communication is and how it works. Learn how to open your heart and mind to receiving the animals' messages, however they may come to you (i.e., opening to psychic impressions). Practical exercises and attention to each participant's learning process are provided in a supportive, affirming environment. You will be working with other participants' animals (either live or through a photograph) so that you can receive verification and validation of your ability to telepathically communicate with animals. You will build confidence in your abilities through participation in these workshop exercises. NOTE: THE ANIMAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS TAUGHT IN THIS WORKSHOP ARE NOT NEARLY AS EXTENSIVE AS THE 2-DAY BASIC COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP, but will get you started.

Of the 16 class hours, 8 hours are allocated to basic animal communication. See the Workshop Outline for a breakdown of topics. This is a 2-day weekend course, and the fee is $240 per person (which includes the course manual) for the San Antonio/Austin area workshops. For workshops outside that area, there may be a small additional facility and meals fee depending on what facility is secured and whether participants wish to have meals catered in. Recommended but not required: Read Straight From the Horse's Mouth by Amelia Kincade, Animal Talk by Penelope Smith, or Animal Voices or Awakening to Animal Voices by Dawn Brunke [these can be ordered through my Animal Communication book page from Amazon.com.] Bring with you: two photographs of each of your animal companions. These should be a full body shot and a face shot where the eyes are not red or ghosted (white). The photos will be used for student-interactive exercises.

Bach Flower Essences are vibrational essences made from plants, flowers and trees, along with one made from pristine waters flowing over rock. They can be purchased at most health food stores or on-line. These essences rebalance mental, emotional and spiritual dis-ease (imbalance/disharmony) in animals such as:

Aggression, bossiness, overbearing attitude; Seizures, and debilitated states due to health issues; Allergies; Timidity, clinginess, worries about self and others; Anxiety and fears of known and unknown origin (such as of storms, strangers, vet visits, basic survival, etc.); Problems associated with bringing a new animal or person into the household; Grief, pain and shock from physical or emotional trauma (especially good for rescued animals) or the loss of a loved one; loneliness and lack of joy; Difficulty in learning desired behavior (such as in the home or in competition); and more.

Class and handouts fee: $45 This class will teach you in detail about each of the 38 remedies and how to use them effectively to help your animal live a balanced, happy life. When you leave class you will have the resources and confidence to accurately choose the appropriate remedy(ies) for your animal or yourself. You’ll learn how to make a treatment bottle and how to administer the remedies correctly. You will also have the opportunity to take home a treatment bottle for one of your animal friends (the treatment bottle is included in the class fee).

If you have taken one of my animal communication workshops/classes or that of another communicator, please come join me for a fun, informative, and practical monthly get-together on a Sunday from 3:00-5:00 pm (call 210-402-1220 for location and dates). A meditation at the beginning of each gathering will open our hearts and minds to receiving information from and about our animal friends. You will have the opportunity to practice communicating with your own and each others' animals, and to ask questions about any animal communication or holistic animal care topic you're curious about or need assistance with. Please plan to share with us your achievements in those areas as well; we all benefit from learning about each others' experiences. [Note: assistance with holistic animal care questions is not to be considered in lieu of proper veterinary care.] Please bring a few photos of animal friends each time. Cost is $20 per gathering.

The two-day basic and intermediate animal communication workshops are available worldwide. These workshops can be expanded to include other topics, whether related to animals (such as adding on the 4-hour Bach flower essences class) or to learning about metaphysical and spiritual (not religious) matters. If you have a topic you'd like to see addressed in a workshop, please let me know.

I am currently developing workshops which deal with the spiritual and metaphysical aspects of life (Universal laws/principles, creating prosperity, finding your life's purpose/living your dream, and more). If you have a topic you'd like to see addressed in a workshop, please let me know.