Animal Reiki – Having a Flexible and Adaptable Mindset

One of the most fundamental aspects of being an Animal Reiki practitioner is to be truly flexible with each session. After all, there are so many varied animals with which one can work and each session is so very unique. Even different sessions with the same animal can be totally varied.

The most significant point […]

Animal Reiki – Tuning in on a Soul Level

It is such a beautiful healing connection when you can truly tune in to your animal on a soul level — or as close as possible to this. It is easier to do this if you can genuinely release the outcome of the Reiki session that you are offering.

Simply ask your animal to take […]

Animal Reiki – Be Present and in the Moment

During any Reiki session it is essential to keep focused on your client or the recipient of the healing energy. However, with human clients, they are not apt to jump up and run away or nip you or go look for food during a session. When offering Reiki to animals, it can be a completely […]

Animal Reiki – Remaining Calm, Centered and Patient During a First Session

When a human client visits for a session, they lay down on the Reiki table, ready, willing and open to receive the flow of healing energy. Though each treatment session is somewhat unique, most sessions have a similarity to one another. And I know with much certainty that the person will remain on that table […]

Animal Reiki – Offering Healing Energy to Your Own Pets

Animal Reiki for one’s own beloved pets is quite a different thing from offering healing energy to a wild, feral or aggressive animal. With your own creatures — who are pretty much family to you — you can be more confident and certainly not have to worry about safety, unless your pet is a recently […]

Reiki for a Semi-Feral Cat In a Hurricane

Grady on a previous visit, all curled up on the sofa!

The storm named Irene swept through Long Island with powerful winds and pelting rain. I was awakened at 4:30am by the sounds of no electricity, meaning the air conditioner and fans had turned off and the house was getting uncomfortably warm.

By 8:00 […]

Animal Reiki – Assessing the Situation and the Space When Treating Small Animals

One of the most essential keys to an effective Animal Reiki session is to have the mindset of being truly open and flexible. Each session and each animal can be so completely different. With people Reiki, it is much more routine — a client shows up, lays down on the Reiki table and receives a […]

Animal Reiki – Sessions for Pets at the End-Of-Life Stage

I do get numerous calls from clients right when their animals may be preparing to make their transitions. Reiki is a very gentle and peaceful modality and so is beneficial for supporting animals who are very ill and/or very old. These are animals who may be spending their final days, weeks or months with their […]

Animal Reiki – Begin With a Hands-Off Approach

I recently received an email from a potential student, with a link to a video showing a demonstration of Animal Reiki. Though it was through a Reiki Center that works with shelter animals, the method shown looked more like the way we do Reiki for people. The Practitioner was demonstrating Reiki only in a hands-on […]