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10 Easy and Inspiring Acts of Kindness for Animals In 2015, I wrote about random acts of kindness for humans that are good for the soul...

Who are the animals who teach you the most about Reiki? My very first Reiki teacher was my sweet dog, Dakota – an Aussie-mix and the...

Almost all of us who have dogs have experienced working with them through orthopedic injuries or ailments at one time or another. Many of...

Crowds, long lines, delays, lost luggage: Navigating a busy airport can be stressful in the best of circumstances—and it’s even worse...

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? Me either! In case you’re still searching for that perfect gift for the cat or dog lover in...

Animals make the best meditation partners. It’s true! Their natural, calming presence helps to anchor us “in the now,” and they approach...

The Louisiana flood of 2016—the most catastrophic natural disaster in the U.S. since Hurricane Sandy—displaced thousands of people from...

One of the best things about Reiki is how deeply it relaxes animals, even those that are incredibly anxious, depressed or sick....

Here are some sobering statistics for you: In companion animals, about 50 percent of all disease-related deaths are attributed to cancer....

Loving our animals just comes naturally. No matter what kind of day we’ve had, they always lift our spirits and help us to forget our...

Tomorrow is April 22—and millions of people worldwide will come together to celebrate Earth Day, the annual event born in 1970 to...

Today is Earth Day—but as lovers of animals and the environment know, every day can (and should) be Earth Day. That’s because every...

Do you love documentaries as much as I do? I especially love animal-centered narratives that educate as much as entertain. In our...

After practicing meditation daily for many years, I made a startling discovery: Meditation doesn’t require one to light a candle and sit...

With awesome benefits like stress reduction, better communication and reduced employee absenteeism, it’s no wonder more businesses are...

Some animal charities get all the attention—Best Friends Animal Society, The Gentle Barn, the WWF—and for good reason. But there are also...

As residents and cities still try to dig their way out of the blizzard of 2016, which dumped more than three feet of snow on parts of the...

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? I’ve only just begun! In case you’re still searching for that special something, here’s my...

Last week, the hashtag #SaveThePlanetIn4Words was trending on Twitter—and the Twitterverse came up with so many wonderful, insightful and...

When I started my animal Reiki business out of my living room 11 years ago, one of my biggest challenges to building my new business was...