Animal Reiki: Using Energy to Heal the Animals in Your Life
February 2006, Ulysses Press
Paperback, 240 pages, with black and white photos

Description:
Kathleen has co-authored this thorough introduction to Reiki for animals, which includes step-by-step instructions and photos for treating different kinds of animals such as dogs, cats, horses, small animals, farm animals, birds, senior and special-needs animals, wild animals, and dying animals. Along the way, the authors relate stories drawn from their years of healing animals to show the power of this holistic energy healing system.

Animal Reiki reveals how Reiki treatments make animals active partners in the healing process, how working with animals differs from working with humans, how Reiki helps to develop the practitioner's intuition, and how Reiki deepens the bond between humans and animals. Animal Reiki offers noninvasive, gentle treatments for animals while helping humans deepen their understanding of and ability to communicate with animals.

The foreward has been written by Cheryl Schwarz, D.V.M. who has been a practicing veterinarian for more than 25 years, specializing in the use of Chinese medical diagnosis, acupuncture and Chinese herbs for small animals. She is also founder of the East-West Animal Care Center in Oakland, CA, author of Four Paws, Five Directions: A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats & Dogs, and a columnist for Healthy Living Magazine. Contact her at the East-West Animal Care Center at 510) 534-3924.

The photographer is Kendra Luck, founder of Dogumentarian: Professional Portraits of Dogs and Their People in Albany CA. Inspired by her rescued dog, Gladys, Kendra left her career as an award-winning photojournalist at the San Francisco Chronicle in 2001 to devote her photographic attention to dogs. Visit her website at www.dogumentarian.com.

Endorsements:
“While there are many ways for us to teach and to heal other animal beings, this forward-looking book offers an often overlooked hands-on way for us to develop and maintain close social bonds with our animal kin. I learned a lot from reading Animal Reiki and highly recommend it to a wide audience.”

“How appropriate to offer Reiki to the animals in our lives! The cats in my life (and a few very sensitive dogs) have been performing Reiki on me for years. It’s time to return the favor. Fulton and Prasad have created a much needed guide to a method of helping animals heal that is gentle, intuitive, safe, and powerful. Learn it . . . then use it.”

“Elizabeth Fulton and Kathleen Prasad inspire with their stories and impress with the breadth and depth of their experience. Animals and the people who love them will benefit from the wisdom in this insightful book.”

“In this remarkable book, we can learn how to deepen our connection to all animals, as well as ourselves. With careful detail and inspiring examples, authors Elizabeth Fulton and Kathleen Prasad give us all the tools we need to try out this holistic healing system with the animals in our lives.”

“The authors of Animal Reiki have demystified their subject in an objective and clear way, rendering this much-neglected healing art more accessible to readers and, more importantly, to our wonderful animal friends.”

“Animal Reiki is a great introduction to the growing field of energy medicine. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book will be enjoyed by animal guardians and veterinarians alike. Anyone who wants to learn about holistic therapy can now add another modality to the list of possible treatments.

“This beautiful introduction to healing animals with Reiki speaks a language of love and light that knows no species boundary. The format is thorough enough for the professional yet accessible to all. Compassion flows from every page.”

“What a wonderful gift Elizabeth Fulton and Kathleen Prasad have given to humans and in turn the animals of the world. This inspirational work takes the mystery out of Reiki, thereby empowering animal lovers to offer unconditional love, understanding and healing to the animals who have given us so much.”

“Animal Reiki is an excellent resource for everyone interested in healing animals. This book is a powerful reminder of the wider uses of the system of Reiki and how humanity can be of purposeful benefit to all.”