Jenny Schneidewent, LMT/NCTMB

Our animal companions can benefit greatly from Reiki treatment. In my experience, animals are very open and in tune with the flow of Reiki energy - they seem to know instinctively of its power to help them heal. While it should not take the place of medical care from a licensed veterinarian or homeopath, it is an excellent and safe complement to standard/Western medicine and all other forms of healing.

Here are just a few of the things that Reiki can do for your animal:

• promote relaxation, contentment and an overall sense of well-being

• accelerate post-surgical recovery

• help relieve pain and discomfort

• alleviate symptoms of disease and side-effects of medications/treatments

• help calm aggressive or fearful animals

• improve emotional and behavioral problems

• provide comfort and support to dying animals

HOW DOES AN ANIMAL REIKI SESSION WORK?

There are two different ways of offering Reiki to your animal. The first is with an in-person, hands-on session. I place my hands gently on or just above your animal companion's body and then intend for Reiki to flow to wherever they need it most - be it for physical, mental, emotional or spiritual healing/balancing.

If an in-person session is not possible, due to location, accessibility or otherwise, the 'Distant' method is an excellent alternative. I can send Reiki to the other side of a kennel/cage door, to an animal across the room from me, or to one in a different part of the country! Again, Reiki - life force energy- knows no bounds.

INTUITIVE COMMUNICATION

I firmly believe in the power of Reiki to help with any kind of healing process. As with any of my human clients however, our animal friends have a choice as to whether they will accept it. At this time, I am not doing full-on animal communication work. However, I do use the intuitive skills I have developed to connect on a much deeper level with my animal clients. I will always 'check in' with your companion before beginning a session. I need to find out how they are feeling - on all levels, and to ask for their permission to enter their 'space' and perform a body scan or do a Reiki treatment. In my experience though, animals are almost always willing to receive this type of help and healing.

Related Training/Experience:

• The Animal Reiki Workshop (teleclass), Kathleen Prasad, RM/T, Animal Reiki Source, San Rafael, CA

• Animal/Interspecies Communication, Tera Thomas, Hummingbird Farm, Pittsboro, NC:
  -Basic Animal Communication
  -Embracing All Species as Members  of Our Family
  -Celebrating Our Connection
  -Living in Partnership

• volunteered Reiki services at Orange County Animal Shelter, Chapel Hill, NC & at the Piedmont Wildlife Center, Durham, NC
• 10 years experience working in the animal health & wellness field (veterinary hospital, doggie daycare & dog-walking/pet-sitting)