Welcome to Animal Reiki Source, Home of the Let Animals Lead® Method of Animal Reiki
A Powerful Way to Help Animals Heal
Animals feel everything—your energy, your emotions, your state of being. When you become calm, grounded, and present, something shifts: they relax, trust deepens, and connection opens.
Let Animals Lead® method of Animal Reiki
At Animal Reiki Source, you’ll learn the Let Animals Lead® method of Animal Reiki, created by Kathleen Prasad—a practice that honors each animal's choice, comfort, and natural way of healing.
What is Animal Reiki? Animal Reiki is a meditative practice of calm, healing presence in which animals are free to guide the interaction and connect in their own way.
We are recognized worldwide for excellence in Animal Reiki education
The Let Animals Lead® Method of Animal Reiki is proud to be the only Animal Reiki method in the world with Dual Accreditation from the CPD Standards Office — through our nonprofit SARA, we hold both CPD Accreditation and the prestigious Trainer of Excellence status.
It is also endorsed by the Canadian Reiki Association (CRA) as the ethical Gold Standard in Animal Reiki education and practice.
These honors reflect our commitment to compassion, integrity, and professionalism — ensuring every practitioner trained in the Let Animals Lead® method receives internationally recognized, ethical, and transformative education.
Here are 5 more ways we are so unique:
Our Code of Ethics
We promote animal agency
Continuing Education credits
Our worldwide online community
We're energy-based & hands off
See what Animal Reiki looks like...
Watch how animals naturally respond when given space, calm, and choice.
Meet Kathleen
Founder of the Let Animals Lead® Method of Animal Reiki| Advocate for animal agency, calm, and consent
More than 28 years ago, I turned to Reiki to calm my own anxiety. In those quiet moments, my dog Dakota would come and sit beside me—drawn to the calm, grounded space I had created.
That simple experience changed everything.
It showed me that animals don’t need us to fix them—they need a space where they can feel safe enough to truly relax so they can heal themselves.
Over the years, through thousands of Animal Reiki sessions in shelters, sanctuaries, and private practice, I’ve deepened my understanding of what helps animals let go, soften, and begin to heal. From that experience, I developed the Let Animals Lead® method of Animal Reiki—a gentle, ethical approach that teaches you how to create a calm, grounded presence animals can trust.
Because this work isn’t about doing more. It’s about holding a space where healing can naturally unfold.
Love from past students
I really enjoyed Kathleen’s Level 1 Reiki class and learning this meditation based Reiki . The workbook, structure of the class and the way Kathleen taught it made for a wonderful experience where I felt immersed in Reiki the whole time and left with the knowledge and motivation to keep up the practice. It has definitely affected me in all aspects of my life and most importantly how it helps me to help animals. Kathleen is an inspiration!
Monica, Level 1 Student
This course changed everything for me. Prior to the class, I thought I was connected and open, but this class is the next level! So much pause for reflection, so much deep soul searching, and I notice such a difference in myself, my movement in the world, how my dogs react in my presence, even the wildlife is reacting differently to me! Such a deep learning of calm, beautiful connection, in ways that I didn’t know even existed. Such a beautiful, life-changing experience.
Corine Graham, Level 1 Student
The Let Animals Lead® path unfolds like a cherry tree in bloom, rooted in stillness, nourished by presence, and guided by the quiet wisdom of our animal teachers.
Like the blossoms that open fully and fall in their own perfect time, we are invited into this moment just as it is, letting go of expectation and resting in what is. Beneath its branches, we learn to soften, to listen, to simply be, creating a gentle space where animals may come and go in their own way, in their own time.
Reiki flows like sunlight through the leaves, touching all beings, near and far, without effort or expectation.
Around this shared space, we gather in The Living Circle, a community of open hearts, practicing together across distance and time. And as the blossoms drift on the breeze, the seeds of compassion are carried outward, taking root wherever they are needed, growing a more peaceful world for animals and all beings.
Together, we support animals
This work goes beyond teaching—it’s a shared commitment to creating a more compassionate world for animals.
Through Animal Reiki Source, we support sanctuaries and nonprofit organizations devoted to rescue, healing, and advocacy, including the Shelter Animal Reiki Association, The CARE Foundation, Charlie’s Acres Farm Sanctuary, and Elephant Aid International.
Together, our global community is creating calm, grounded spaces where animals can feel safe enough to relax and heal.
We also offer free distant healing support for animals and their people around the world.
We believe that every being—human or animal—possesses unique gifts and deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.
We honor the inherent worth of all individuals, embracing diversity and fostering a community grounded in kindness and love. Guided by the principles of the Let Animals Lead® Method of Animal Reiki, we strive to create a safe, welcoming space where every person and animal can thrive and be supported on their journey.