Welcome to the Animal Reiki Source Blog!

There are far too many animals in shelters around the world, and all of them could benefit from the healing power of Reiki. In the U.S....

As animal lovers, it’s easy to get so immersed in caring for our cats and dogs that sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves. It’s...

As caregivers for our animals, we work hard to keep them healthy—with vet visits, healthy food, regular brushings and the like. But...

Do you love animals? Are you interested in holistic modalities? Have you ever tried meditation? If you answered “yes” to any of these...

Loving our animals just comes naturally. No matter what kind of day we’ve had, they always lift our spirits and help us to forget our...

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” –Aristotle We all have bad days—those days when everything seems to go wrong. Even when we strive to...

Tomorrow is April 22—and millions of people worldwide will come together to celebrate Earth Day, the annual event born in 1970 to...

Animals today face a host of threats—to their habitats, their health, their very survival. And unfortunately, most of the problems they...

Do you love documentaries as much as I do? I especially love animal-centered narratives that educate as much as entertain. In our...

So you’ve bought your meditation cushion and chosen your favorite meditation position. You’ve contemplated and picked your mantra or...

“We all are so deeply interconnected; we have no option but to love all. Be kind and do good for any one and that will be reflected. The...

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nominated Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize. In his letter...

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”—Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden Although I like to...

Happy Valentine’s Day to my tribe! What are your plans this weekend? No matter if it’s dinner, dancing or a snuggle on the couch,...

As residents and cities still try to dig their way out of the blizzard of 2016, which dumped more than three feet of snow on parts of the...

One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time. —Madeleine L’Engle Humility, as a human character trait, is a virtue sorely...

“With love and patience, nothing is impossible.” –Daisaku Ikeda The animals of the world face many challenges these days. As much as I...

What always restores my faith in humanity? When I see humans going out of their way—and sometimes even putting their own lives at risk—to...

It’s a new year—which means an opportunity for new beginnings. You may have put a lot of thought into your own personal resolutions this...

With the new year just around the corner—in a few hours it will be 2016!—it got me thinking about my hopes for the coming year. 2015 was...