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Oct 5, 2023
6 min

10 Easy and Inspiring Acts of Kindness for Animals

10 Easy and Inspiring Acts of Kindness for Animals In 2015, I wrote about random acts of kindness for humans that are good for the soul...

Jul 30, 2019
2 min

Learning to be animal-centric in my approach to Reiki

Who are the animals who teach you the most about Reiki? My very first Reiki teacher was my sweet dog, Dakota – an Aussie-mix and the...

Jul 18, 2018
6 min

Reiki Meditation to Help Your Dog Through Orthopedic Issues

Almost all of us who have dogs have experienced working with them through orthopedic injuries or ailments at one time or another. Many of...

Dec 21, 2016
2 min

The amazing ways animals help holiday travelers

Crowds, long lines, delays, lost luggage: Navigating a busy airport can be stressful in the best of circumstances—and it’s even worse...

Dec 1, 2016
1 min

Ultimate holiday gift guide for dog and cat lovers

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? Me either! In case you’re still searching for that perfect gift for the cat or dog lover in...

Nov 6, 2016
2 min

Why animals make meditation look so easy

Animals make the best meditation partners. It’s true! Their natural, calming presence helps to anchor us “in the now,” and they approach...

Aug 24, 2016
3 min

How to help animal victims of the Louisiana floods

The Louisiana flood of 2016—the most catastrophic natural disaster in the U.S. since Hurricane Sandy—displaced thousands of people from...

Aug 3, 2016
3 min

Incredible photos of animals loving Reiki you need to see

One of the best things about Reiki is how deeply it relaxes animals, even those that are incredibly anxious, depressed or sick....

May 4, 2016
2 min

3 simple ways Reiki helps animals with cancer

Here are some sobering statistics for you: In companion animals, about 50 percent of all disease-related deaths are attributed to cancer....

Apr 27, 2016
3 min

6 powerful love lessons to learn from your animal

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...

Apr 20, 2016
4 min

10 fun ways to spread happiness to animals

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

Apr 18, 2016
1 min

How to go green with your dog this Earth Day

Today is Earth Day—but as lovers of animals and the environment know, every day can (and should) be Earth Day. That’s because every...

Mar 30, 2016
3 min

8 recent documentaries that will open your heart

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

Mar 28, 2016
3 min

How to transform every dog walk into a meditation

After practicing meditation daily for many years, I made a startling discovery: Meditation doesn’t require one to light a candle and sit...

Mar 14, 2016
2 min

31 of the most adorable office dogs ever

With awesome benefits like stress reduction, better communication and reduced employee absenteeism, it’s no wonder more businesses are...

Mar 2, 2016
2 min

10 awesome animal charities you might not know about

Some animal charities get all the attention—Best Friends Animal Society, The Gentle Barn, the WWF—and for good reason. But there are also...

Jan 27, 2016
3 min

The most adorable animal stories from the blizzard of 2016

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...

Dec 2, 2015
1 min

Ultimate holiday gift guide for dog and cat lovers

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? I’ve only just begun! In case you’re still searching for that special something, here’s my...

Sep 28, 2015
2 min

10 smart ways to “save the planet in four words”

Last week, the hashtag #SaveThePlanetIn4Words was trending on Twitter—and the Twitterverse came up with so many wonderful, insightful and...

Sep 23, 2015
3 min

How to transform skeptics into believers

When I started my animal Reiki business out of my living room 11 years ago, one of my biggest challenges to building my new business was...