Images from My Journey as a Reiki Healer

Over my years of practicing Reiki I have collected many animal and human friends and clients. Here’s a nod to my journey told in images. Thank you to all of those who have allowed me to share my love of reiki.

The 5 Reiki principals to live by

The five Reiki principals to live by are: Just for today, I will not be angry, I will not worry, I will be grateful, I will do my work honestly, I will be kind to all living things!

King

One of my beloved spiritual teacher’s, King, during a Reiki session. Horses are so sensitive to energy and love Reiki and have been great teachers for me. Not sure who was giving the Reiki session here. As soon as he placed his beautiful big head against my heart, I felt his Reiki energy connect with mine! I believe his message to me was he was the teacher and I was the student. He was right! He taught me many things, including, quiet is not a sign of weakness but inner strength, knowing your true self, and above all being present. Heart to heart connections, are always the best. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to be with him for very long but I felt a strong connection to him, whenever I visited. King, transitioned last year, which made me very sad, but Reiki has given me a better understanding of the law of energy and that it never dies only transforms. That has helped me cope with loss of dear ones and physical form. King will always live in my heart because he was always there.

Peaceful Visitor

This beautiful girl, found her way into the barn while I was sharing Reiki with another goat, as if to ask me to share Reiki with her, to help with her arthritis, which I gladly did. She is such a sweetheart, a gentle soul, and I felt a special connection with her. I love being with the animals and the special connections I am making with them. I feel truly blessed. They are great teachers. They are aware of the energy of all things around them and are open to Reiki. I am learning so much from them.

Reiki from the heart

Reiki does not come from the hands but comes from the heart. You do not have to have a "hands on experience" with an animal. When you meditate and open up your "heart space" to the animal, he/she will show you signs of that connection. Something as simple as a horse grazing nearby is a sign that your horse is connected, relaxed, and enjoying the Reiki energy.

Student Session

One of my student's practicing Reiki techniques. Simply stated, "Reiki is a technique for deep relaxation. When our bodies are fully relaxed they can heal themselves more quickly." Jennifer Brodigan

Jasmine

My dog, Jasmine, loves receiving Reiki. Animals are much more intuitive than we are, and know a good thing when they feel it!

The Cape

While visiting one of the beautiful beaches on the Cape this summer with my daughter, we learned that because of the growing seal population, the shark population is growing too. I decided one morning to send Reiki out to the ocean, to bless the Cape seals and protect them from the sharks. How exciting it was for me, when two seals appeared in the surf and hung out for a little while, to soak up the Reiki Rays!

All animals love Reiki! Inside we are all the same. "We are all connected. Always have been, always will be!"

Nickels Naps

Another happy client, Nickels, enjoying his Reiki nap. His owner couldn't believe how relaxed his was!

Molly loves Reiki

Joint Reiki Session

People and Animals can share a Reiki session, together. Both will feel a sense of inner peace and complete relaxation that only Reiki energy creates.

SARA

I am so honored to be a Teacher and Leader with (SARA) Shelter Animal Reiki Association, 501(c)3, and teach the “Let Animals Lead®” method for Animal Reiki. My teacher, Kathleen Prasad, and Leah D’Ambrosio formed Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA) in 2008, with the goal of educating the world about the healing benefits of Reiki for rescued animals and their caregivers. Shelter Animal Reiki Association practices and teaches the world’s first specialized, extensive and professional curriculum in Animal Reiki. Practitioners and teachers only use the ethical and effective Let Animals Lead® approach, created by Kathleen Prasad, the world’s renowned Animal Reiki expert. SARA members passionately believe that Reiki meditation provides powerful healing connections with animals, and Kathleen’s teachings provide a clear and easy path from “doing” Reiki, to “being” Reiki with them. Please contact me for more information on how this method and teaching can help your staff and animals

What is Reiki and where does Reiki energy come from?

The practice of Reiki is a Japanese technique of meditation that causes a feeling of deep relaxation. When the body is in a fully relaxed state, all healing can take place. The word Reiki is composed from two Japanese words, Rei and Ki.  Rei can be described as a higher intelligence that guides us and Ki is the non-physical energy that animates all living things.  Together, Reiki has been described as a "Spiritually guided life-force energy."  It is not a religion.  It is a form of healing using the energy around us. We are all made from energy.  Energy flows in all living things, and around  all of us.  When our energy or "Ki" is high, we feel strong, happy, and well.  When it is low, we can feel weak, sad, out of balance,  sick.  Ki is all around us.  We receive it from the air we breathe, from food, from the sun and moon, and from sleep. Everything on our planet is made from energy. People, animals, plants, and other living things, are all made up of energy.  Reiki is a form of non-physical energy made up of the life force energy around us.  Reiki seems to have an intelligence of its own. Reiki will know the condition of the client and can only do good.  It flows where it is needed from the practitioner's hands into the client to promote healing where needed.  As Reiki flows through a sick or blocked area, it breaks it up and washes away any conscious or unconscious negative thoughts and/or feelings (energy), allowing a normal healthy flow of energy to resume. As this happens your body becomes properly "fed" with good energy or Ki and begins functioning in a balanced, healthy way. 

Reiki will always work in a good, positive way.  It will never cause harm.  You can never receive too much Reiki. It can never be misused as it always creates a healing effect.  The source of healing comes from the energy or Ki that flows through and around us.

Everyone who receives a Reiki treatment has a different experience.  However, most feel very relaxed, balanced, refreshed,  and experience a feeling of  "inner peace." Reiki energy can cause you to fall asleep because it so relaxing!