Animal Reiki Resources 2010
Quick Links
Animal Groups & Services:
The Animal Communication Book Club: http://animalcommunicationbookclub.blogspot.com/
Facilitated by Maureen Harmonay, this site includes reviews and recommendations for your animal communication library. Monthly interviews with authors of new and noteworthy books about interspecies animal communication, animal behavior, and our relationships with animals, available on live teleconference or on podcast. Lots of animal Reiki stories too! Membership is free.
BrightHaven:
www.brighthaven.org
Brighthaven is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of senior and special needs animals. Kathleen had the honor of teaching Reiki to the wonderful staff and volunteers of Brighthaven in 2005, and has given monthly Reiki classes there to the public ever since! Visit their website to learn more about their residents, natural nutrition for cats and dogs, hospice care and more. Click on their products link to order their educational booklets: "As Time Goes By" for senior animal care, and "Into the Light" detailing end of life support for your animal.
Berkeley Animal Care Services: www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/animalservices/
The city shelter where Kathleen has volunteered Reiki for several years, and a great place to adopt an animal.
www.elephants.com
The nation's single natural habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. In 2002, Kathleen traveled to Tennessee and taught the sanctuary's staff Reiki I.
www.gorgeousguineas.com
Gorgeous Guineas provides guinea pig healthcare information, skin care products, great pictures, lots of guinea pig links and more.
www.guidedogs.com
Provides Guide Dogs and training in their use to visually impaired people throughout the United States and Canada. Since 2003, Kathleen has taught Reiki classes for the employees of the California campus, and she continues to volunteer Reiki for the dogs in training.
www.handicappedpets.com
Products, services, and support for elderly, disabled, and handicapped animals.
www.katberard.com
Katalyst for Animal Wholeness, Inc. Kat Berard is an animal communicator, flower essences practitioner and holistic care consultant. Kat's informative website includes an extensive list of resources and articles on communication, health care (holistic, general, and behavioral), flower essences, rescue work and much more. She is also host of the weekly Internet radio show, Animal Corner, which features well-known experts in animal wellness.
www.naturalhorsetalk.com
If Your Horse Could Talk is now celebrating over five years of educating horse owners to a more natural approach to their horses. They have an extensive website, the If Your Horse Could Talk show, clinics, consultations, a variety of articles, and a natural product store.
www.petcarenaturally.com
Dr. Shawn Messonnier's site for information on natural, holistic, health care as well as natural, nutritional supplementation. Check out Dr. Shawn's radio show on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio.
www.saveadog.org.au
Save-A-Dog Scheme Inc. is located in Australia, and was established in 1985 to offer a humane alternative to the killing of unwanted dogs, especially dogs of good temperament, that would otherwise be destroyed at pounds and shelters. They save hundreds of dogs each year and seek, by example, to provide a better way of treating non-human animals. Visit their website to view animals for adoption and to find out how you can help.
www.safehavenrr.org
Safe Haven Rabbit Rescue, Inc. was founded in the spring of 2003 by a dedicated group of volunteers in the state of New Jersey. The main purposes of Safe Haven are: to rescue abandoned, stray or abused rabbits, and find permanent indoor homes for them with caring owners, to educate the public about the unique qualities of rabbits, to educate rabbit owners and humane societies as to the care and maintenance of rabbits, and to promote and raise awareness of rabbits as indoor companion pets. They also promote Reiki for rabbits, including regular Animal Wellness Reiki Benefits.
www.saveabunny.com
SaveABunny is a nonprofit, volunteer-oriented animal rescue organization based in Mill Valley, California. SaveABunny proudly integrates the urgency, passion and dedication of front line animal rescue work with the grounded professionalism and expertise of highly skilled volunteers--- many of whom are leaders in their businesses and communities.
www.team4k9.com
Team 4 K9 - Megumi is a trained veterinary technician in the Santa Rosa, CA area offering private services such as animal Reiki, senior dog boarding and day care, in home pet hospice care and pet nutrition counseling.
Animal Hospice and Loss Support Groups:
The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement:
www.aplb.org/frameset4.htm
Includes helpful information about euthanasia, a bibliography, a list of support groups, a newsletter, and chatroom.
www.bitsweet.org
BitterSweet Animal Hospice and Grief Recovery. Promoting a positive link between families, animals, and the veterinary community by providing education, practical support, and grief recovery services. BitterSweet offers services throughout the US by phone and email, and in-person consultations throughout Marin, Napa and Sonoma Counties in California.
www.blessingthebridge.com
A site to accompany the book of the same name. The author is founder of an animal sanctuary in Virginia, has established a community animal hospice program, and provides individual consulting. This website also has information about animal hospice, and some beautiful stories.
www.petlosssupport.ca
CCPLB provides a database of qualified professional support , articles, resources, and community links.
www.in-memory-of-pets.com
A site whose purpose is to help people with the life, love, and loss of their animal. Includes a message board and a pet-link directory of related support services.
www.hospicenet.org
Hospice Net is a website for human hospice, but has a lot of good information including a section on bereavement.
www.petloss.com
A list of support groups, articles, a candle ceremony, tribute pages, and much more.
www.pet-loss.net
A list of state-by-state support groups, counselors, and articles on bereavement and healing, loss support groups and hotlines.
Holistic Animal Publications:
Animal Wellness Magazine:
www.AnimalWellnessMagazine.com
A magazine devoted to educating the public about holistic care options for animals.
Equine Wellness Magazine:
www.equinewellnessmagazine.com
Educating readers about natural care for horses.
Feline Wellness Magazine:
www.felinewellness.com
Educating readers about natural care for cats.
Holistic Horse Magazine:
www.holistichorse.com
A quarterly publication dedicated to providing information about holistic therapies to equine caretakers, professionals, and practitioners of complementary therapies.
Natural Horse Magazine:
www.naturalhorse.com
A publication focusing on humane and natural care for horses and other animals.
Holistic and Integrative Veterinary Links:
www.alternativesforhealing.com
A national directory of practitioners of alternative and complementary medicine. Also lists holistic seminars, conventions, and schools for continuing education.
www.aava.org
The American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture has a directory of licensed veterinarians who practice acupuncture and/or traditional Chinese medicine.
www.ahvma.org
The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has a directory of holistic veterinarians that practice Reiki and other alternative therapies.
www.altvetmed.com
A site whose purpose is to provide sound, basic information on complementary and alternative therapies in veterinary medicine.
www.avcadoctors.com
The American Veterinary Chiropractic Association has a directory of licensed chiropractors and veterinarians certified in animal chiropractic.
www.drdomore.com
Dr. DoMore for animal healing is a series of DVD documentaries, and other media and educational services, to bring alternative and integrative modalities used in veterinary medical treatment to mainstream veterinary medical care.
www.theavh.org
The Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy has a directory of veterinarians who have been certified as homeopaths by AVH and others who have agreed to practice homeopathy according to the Academy's standards.
www.viim.org
The Veterinary Institute of Integrative Medicine's goal is to raise awareness of the benefits of an integrative approach to animal healthcare.
Reiki Resources:
www.handsontrade.com
Reasonably priced liability insurance for Animal Reiki Practitioners and Teachers.
www.iarp.org
A place for member animal Reiki practitioners to get liability insurance; website also has a worldwide directory to locate a Reiki practitioner near you.
International House of Reiki:
www.reiki.net.au
A comprehensive resource for information about the system of Reiki. Here are a few links to some of my favorite articles:
Distance Reiki Symbol?
Attunements, the Japanese Way
The Deeper Meaning of Hara
A White Sheet of Paper
Precepts: The Foundation of the System of Reiki
Lessons for the Usui Mikao Memorial Stone
Spirit Guides Within the System of Reiki
Breaking the Reiki Code: The Reiki symbols and mantras seen from a Japanese perspective
www.liebertonline.com
Liebert Online delivers electronic access to peer-reviewed journals published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The content exceeds 72,000 articles from more than sixty authoritative journals, all full-text searchable and linked to external bibliographic databases. For peer-reviewed Reiki articles, search, "Reiki."
www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides government-funded clinical and medical research in a variety of areas. Search "Reiki" for a list of current trials being conducted.
http://www.reikiinmedicine.org
Pamela Miles has 30 years experience as a clinician, educator and lecturer in natural healing. Check out the references and resources section for a collection of medical papers about Reiki in PDF format to download.
Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA): www.shelteranimalreikiassociation.org
Supporting Reiki practitioners to implement professional, effective and ethical Animal Reiki programs in their local shelters. Click here for a link to SARA animal organization members: http://shelteranimalreikiassociation.org/sara-founding-shelters.html
Shibumi International Reiki Association:
http://www.shibumireiki.org/
Shibumi is a non-profit professional international Reiki association. It aims to support and promote the Japanese art of the system of Reiki. Provides insurance options and online resources for members.
Spirituality
SF Spiritual Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner
A great column by one of my teachers, Tosha Silver. Tosha's gift, besides being an incredible intuitive, is supporting people's self-empowerment and positive living.
You can also visit Tosha's site here: http://www.toshasilver.com/.
