There are moments with our animals when leaning into trust feels the most difficult. Often, it’s when we’re sitting with our own animals, the ones we love so deeply. Their pain feels like our pain. We want so much to take it away, to fix it, to help them feel better as quickly as possible. And in those moments, it’s so easy to slip into a fix-it mentality, or even into emotional panic. We start to worry. We feel fear. We feel urgency. And without even realizing it, those emotions take us out...

Some of the most common questions I receive about the work that I do is specifically about distance Animal Reiki. People ask, “Is distance Reiki real? How can it possibly work if you’re not physically with the animal?” It’s an honest question. We live in a world that measures effectiveness by proximity. We assume that healing must involve touch, medication, or physical presence. If we cannot see something moving from point A to point B, we wonder if anything is happening at all. And yet, when...

One of the most common questions people ask me is, “How do animals ask for Reiki?” To answer this question, I often shape my responses around signs of relaxation and connection. For example, I might tell a story about how a fearful animal climbed into my lap during a Reiki session. Or the way a horse grazed near me, occasionally reaching out and touching my hands with his muzzle.  Other animals may not come close, but relax nearby, their breathing becoming slow and easy. Or, one of my...