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How to Create affirmations to help animals Did you know that you can create affirmations to help animals in your life or in your work? Do...

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” –Jane Goodall I love this quote by...

I just got back from several days in Scotland with my family. What a beautiful country; we enjoyed every minute! Feels good to be back in...

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

I‘d like to take a moment to honor a very special teacher of mine who recently passed away: a black leopard named Makoto, who lived at...

The 6 Pillars of the Let Animals Lead® Method of Animal Reiki In the Let Animals Lead® method, Animal Reiki is defined as animal-guided...

Happy Valentine’s Day, animal lovers! While this holiday is often thought of in terms of romantic love, I’d like to celebrate it this...

I learned to practice Reiki in 1998. When my dog Dakota came over and sat on top of my feet during my first Reiki self-treatment, I had...

What does your daily Reiki practice look like? Chances are, it looks and feels exactly the same as it did last year. But why should it?...

Have you heard of The Devoted Barn? This very special animal sanctuary may be less than five years old, but it’s already made a huge...

These days, with our busy, multitasking lives and so many distractions in the media pulling our attention toward worry, there’s no better...

One of my favorite things about sanctuary animals is their incredible ability to live in the moment. No matter their past, no matter...

Goodbye, frosty mornings and puffy parkas. Hello, baby animals and blooms! To most of us, spring represents a time of new beginnings and...

Wednesday, March 1, was National Pig Day—and whenever I think of pigs, I cannot help but remember Harley, an amazing pig who touched my...

This past Sunday, February 5, was our second-annual World Animal Reiki Day—and the day was a massive global success! Thank you to...

Horses have always been the great loves of my life. Even as a small child, I could feel the healing power of just being in their majestic...

I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions—but a new year does always feel like a fresh start in some ways and an opportunity to check in...

Tonight’s New Moon reminds us that times are a changin’. With 2017 almost here, we know that there are so many new beginnings ahead of...

Have I mentioned how much I love sloths? One of my dreams, in fact, is one day to share Reiki with a sloth. (If only I could be so...

With Reiki increasingly gaining acceptance—not just in the U.S. but across the world—I’m seeing more and more animal organizations not...