Kathleen Prasad
Animal Reiki Teacher
Founder and Director, Animal Reiki Source
President, Shelter Animal Reiki Association
Kathleen Prasad has been a life-long animal lover and an educator for over fifteen years. After receiving her BA in History from U.C. Berkeley in 1991 and her California Teaching Credential from Sacramento State University in 1993, Kathleen went on to teach History, Social Studies, English, and Drama in the San Francisco public schools for nine years. In the course of these years, she designed curriculum and community projects for her students in animal kindness, encouraging volunteer work in animal shelters. In 1998 she learned Reiki and began regularly volunteering Reiki with local shelter animals.
Inspired by her volunteer experiences, Kathleen decided to dedicate her teaching career to Animal Reiki full-time in 2002. Since then, she has co-authored the books The Animal Reiki Handbook and Animal Reiki: Using Energy to Heal the Animals in Your Life and written many educational articles on animals and Reiki for holistic publications around the world. Her work has been featured in The Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, Animal Fair, The Whole Dog Journal, Dog Fancy, Animal Wellness Magazine, Equine Wellness Magazine and Natural Horse Talk Magazine. She has been featured on several radio shows as well as her local news.
At Animal Reiki Source, Kathleen combines her experience in working with Reiki and animals with her expertise as a teacher to provide students with a one-of-a-kind educational experience. She has taught Reiki to the staff of organizations such as The East Bay SPCA, The Humane Society of Silicon Valley, BrightHaven Healing Arts Center for Animals, Guide Dogs for the Blind, and The Elephant Sanctuary. Her students come from all walks of life and from all over the world. Recently, Kathleen was invited to teach a seminar on Animal Reiki at the 33rd Annual Conference of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association in October of 2008.
In 2007, Kathleen authored the first code of ethics for the profession, The Animal Reiki Practitioner Code of Ethics, which has been published in professional Reiki publications and adopted by practitioners around the world. In addition to offering a worldwide practitioner directory on her website, she self-publishes an informational e-newsletter on Reiki and animals. Her second book, which she both edited and contributed to, Tails from the Source: The Animal Reiki Source Newsletter Collection, Volume I, was published in March 2008.
In May 2008, Kathleen co-founded a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation, The Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA). SARA aims to boost adoption rates in shelters nationwide by reducing stress and supporting healing in homeless animals. The mission will be achieved via a standardized rollout of animal Reiki programs in shelters worldwide and the creation of an unprecedented global information resource for practitioners and facilities that assist animals in need.
Kathleen enjoys life in beautiful Marin County with her husband, daughter, and two horses.
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In 2004, Kathleen participated in a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (conducted jointly by the University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ and the Institute of Frontier Science, Emeryville, CA) on the effects of Reiki treatments on bacterial cultures. Click here for an abstract of this study.
Kathleen is a registered Reiki Teacher with the International Association of Reiki Professionals and a registered Practitioner with the Shibumi International Reiki Association.
Kathleen has studied with:
www.reiki.net.au
The International House of Reiki. Most recently, Kathleen has studied with Frans Stiene, a leading researcher on the Japanese origins of the system of Reiki. Kathleen has completed training and initiation in Shinpiden, or Level III Reiki, with Frans. She now enthusiastically incorporates the Japanese techniques for spiritual development and self-healing that she has learned from Frans into her classes.
www.acupuncturewoman.com
The Colorado Center for of Traditional Medicine. This is the site of Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac., who specializes in teaching people about the energetic connections between their physical health, their emotions or mental state, their history, and their Spirit. Martha initiated Kathleen in Level 1 and Master Level Reiki.
www.reikicentereastbay.com
The Reiki Center of the East Bay. This is the site for Meg Siddheshwari Sullivan, RN, MSN, and offers a wide variety of experiences in Reiki for humans, including Reiki classes, private Reiki treatments, and a low-cost Reiki Clinic. Siddheshwari initiated Kathleen in Level 2 Reiki.
www.toshasilver.com
A professional psychic and astrologer with an international clientele, Tosha offers seminars, teleclasses and CD's to guide people to develop the skills they need in order to trust their own answers from the inside, rather than relying on external sources.
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