Welcome to the Animal Reiki Source Blog!

Happy National Walk Your Dog Week, everyone! This yearly celebration, which runs October 1-7, originated in 2010 to highlight the growing...

Animals are capable of so much more than humankind often gives them credit for. Things like intelligence. Love. A moral compass. And even...

Last week I finally launched my newly redesigned Animal Reiki Source website (yay!). I’ve wanted to do this for years, but I kept putting...

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....

There are far too many animals in shelters around the world, and all of them could benefit from the healing power of Reiki. In the U.S....

If you’re like me, dogs have always been the loves of your life and at the center of your heart. They never live long enough, and as they...

As animal lovers, it’s easy to get so immersed in caring for our cats and dogs that sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves. It’s...

Sometimes when I work with shelter cats, my first instinct is to fall inside the sadness of the animals’ situations. But thankfully, in...

“My little old dog … a heartbeat at my feet.” —Edith Wharton Anyone who’s loved a cat or dog into his or her golden years understands the...

“Pray to understand what man has forgotten.” —Native American proverb It’s been a tough several days of news for animal lovers. Right on...

It’s not easy to quiet our burdened minds. Life gets chaotic, we run out of time, seemingly insurmountable challenges continue to block...

Do you love animals? Are you interested in holistic modalities? Have you ever tried meditation? If you answered “yes” to any of these...

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

Unless your favorite animal companion is a tortoise or a macaw, you know that when you bring home a new dog or cat, that they will...

Last year, I wrote “How to Transform Skeptics Into Believers,” an article about my five best tips for breaking down barriers when...

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves,...

Today I want to share with you the story of a very special dog named Bailey, who found his way from the mean streets of Taiwan to the...

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

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. —Anais Nin Some of my most difficult sleepless nights have been spent attempting...