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Dog Careers with Rhonda
Welcome to Dog Careers with Rhonda, the show that helps you turn your passion for dogs into purpose, prosperity, and personal freedom. I’m your host, Rhonda Bilodeau, dog trainer, mentor, and creator of My Dog Camp™, SAFE School for Dogs™, and the Enlightened Dog Trainer Academy™.
This podcast isn’t just about how to train dogs, it’s about why we do what we do, how to build meaningful careers around it, and how to grow into the kind of leader dogs naturally trust and follow. Each week, we’ll explore the emotional, energetic, and business sides of dog training and entrepreneurship, from understanding canine behavior through the lens of safety and energy, to creating a life and career that feels as aligned as it is successful.
So whether you’re dreaming of leaving your 9–5 to start your own dog business, or you’re already deep in the field and ready to elevate your impact, you’re in the right place.
Dog Careers with Rhonda
E:4 - How Spirituality & The Logical Levels Impact Dog Training with Sandra Vesterstein
In episode 4 of the Divine Feminine Dog Trainer Podcast I interview Sandra Vesterstein of Thrive Learning Collective https://thrivelearningcollective. Sandra is a Life Coach and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner. NLP is a model for learning how to create change in your life and in your relationship with your dog or your clients. You can reach Sandra via phone at +1 (802) 598-6078.
This was an exciting episode for me because Sandra lays down such an incredible foundation through the logical levels to show you how focusing on the pillars of the logical levels; environment, behavior, skills & capabilities, values & beliefs, identity and finally spirituality can create incredible transformation in a client's life and our own!
We talk about how NLP can shine a light on how we may become better communicators, take radical responsibility for where we're at in our life, learn to become in alignment with our clients and their values, build strong rapport with clients, create beautiful containers for them to feel safe, learn to become a better guide and ask high quality questions to see a fuller picture of where a client is coming from.
We dive deep into the conscious mind, unconscious mind that drives 95% of our behavior and the higher mind. How creating a pause in our life allows us to co create the experience we want expanding our options, discernment, choice and freedom rather than being stuck in old patterns and behaviors. We talk about unity consciousness and how impactful taking 100% responsibility for what energy you bring to your relationship with your dog can be.
Lastly, how impactful focusing on the spiritual nature of our relationship with dogs can be on our dog training. How dogs are here to shine light on our shadows so we may spiritually evolve to bring forth our gifts to help others in this world and when you say 'YES!' to the multitude of invitation we often see through our dogs unwanted behaviors, we start to live in faith and life starts happening for us.
Check out our Services & Online Courses for aspiring dog trainers and dog parents...
Animal Communication & Emotion Code Session ~ This sessions helps a dog release trauma stored in their body that could be the root cause of behavioral issues.
https://rhonda213.wixsite.com/the-divine-feminine
My Dog Camp ~ Start your own dog hiking & training business as a profitable career. www.MyDogCamp.com
SAFE School For Dogs ~ Start a S.A.F.E. school socializing misunderstood dogs. We focus on Safe Socialization, Advanced Obedience, Friendship building and Emotional Regulation. https://rhonda213.wixsite.com/safedogschool
Happy Rescue Dogs ~ Train your rescue dog through mindful dog training techniques that mimic meditation, yoga, positive affirmation and NLP therapy. We focus on relaxation and mindset to overcome behavioral challenges. www.HappyRescueDogs.com
