In the Let Animals Lead® method, we want to give animals room to have agency, self-determination and choice. We want to honor their own unique experience of energy: if they want to connect to us, or if they don’t – and if they do, what does that look like? The…

A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported our SARA Fundraiser 🙂 We surpassed our goals for both shirts! For our classic design, we sold 277 shirts – our goal was 200, so this was amazing! This means SARA raised $2,730.92! For our kitty love design, we sold 147 shirts…

One of the things that makes the Let Animals Lead® method unique, is the acknowledgement and honoring of animals as teachers and healers in their own right. Entering into the Animal Reiki relationship is not a one-way street, it is a partnership. In fact, when animals choose to enter into…

There are many definitions of the word “Reiki.” Some of the more common ones are: spiritual energylife force energyuniversal life energy My Reiki teacher Hyakuten Inamoto explained to me once that the words “Rei” and “Ki” in Japanese both really mean energy. However “Rei” is more the energy of heaven…

Over the years, I’ve written a lot on the topic of holding space for animals. For me, this is a central teaching in the Let Animals Lead® method because we see ourselves as having a very passive role in the Animal Reiki relationship. Rather than focusing on “fixing” this or…

The Let Animals Lead® Method has a solid foundation, being grounded in three guiding teachings. These teachings can help us as practitioners find our way when we may be facing a very difficult situation. If we approach the situation through the lens of these teachings, it becomes much easier to…

Spending so much time at home during the pandemic has made me appreciate the quiet spaces in my home even more! And so, as a slow-moving project, over the past few months I’ve been redoing my home office. I’ve been trying to decide what to put on the wall across…

This is a big week for my family: My daughter, Indigo is starting High School! It’s kind of crazy how time flies 🙂 I still remember taking her to school on her first day of Kindergarten. With everything happening throughout this pandemic, we’re so grateful that the learning will be…

This past week was a very challenging one for me personally! My parents were evacuated due to the River Fire (thank goodness they are safe and were able to return to their home without damage). At the same time that was happening, a nearby sanctuary to them where my student…