Have you got any questions or experiences you'd like to share, about Reiki for Animals? I started sharing Reiki with my RSPCA foster cat, Tigger, during the Summer of 2020, and was blown away by how quickly it helped him de-escalate from anxiety and panic, and start to feel safe. I remember one time, sitting at the top of the stairs with him, giving him hands-off Reiki but directly for the first time, and at a certain point he just melted - rolled onto his back, purring and showing me his tummy, like a contented little kitten! After seeing how it helped his physical symptoms too (sensitive stomach) as well as his jumpiness and reactivity, I started to offer treatments to the animals at the RSPCA shelter Tigger came from.
A few of the ways Reiki has helped rescue animals I've worked with
Helps them to feel more relaxed
Helps them to feel safe, and in a held, comfortable energy
Helps them feel seen, connected with and understood
Helps them to process and release trauma, worries, confusion and anxiety, in a safe, gentle way, at their own speed
Empowers them to use the energy to heal in their own way, with no judgement, no expectation and no performance required from them.
Have you got any questions about animal Reiki, or Reiki for shelter animals? If so, ask away on this forum! Volunteering with the RSPCA was an incredible learning experience for me - in all kinds of unexpected ways, and I believe it has helped my work as a Complementary Therapist for humans, as well as for my work in Reiki for Animals.
Here's a link, if you'd like to book a treatment for your companion animal.
And before you go, it'd be great to hear whether you know about or are interested in Reiki for Animals, in the Poll below, as well as on the forum! So go ahead and click below - as many options as are relevant to you. And if you want to join in the conversation on the forum, you're very welcome!
What's your Knowledge/Experience of Reiki for Animals, right now?
Interested in learning about courses, so I can do it myself
New to Animal Reiki, and interested in finding out more
New to Reiki for Animals but not that interested
I'd like to hear more Case Studies about Reiki for Animals
You can vote for more than one answer.
I have a beloved animal companion, a ferret called Wicket. He is a rescue but was quite young when I adopted him and he is bonded to me. He is elderly now and living with lymphoma, which is an unfortunately common illness in ferrets. However, I believe Animal Reiki (in conjunction with good clinical veterinary care) is contributing to his continuing high quality of life. We are enjoying many more months together than would be expected for an animal with this diagnosis and he is living a very good life. We are fortunate. Reiki and Animal Reiki is helping me be well and cherish every day with him and is helping him to get the most out of his little-old-man stage of life :-D