The Power of Reiki for Your Pet’s Natural Health Care

Reiki is a healing treatment that is painless and gentle.  Additionally, it delivers a powerful healing punch to humans and animals alike.  In fact, animal Reiki is possibly more effective on pets than people because animals have a higher energy frequency in their bodies than people.

What is Reiki?

The word Reiki is derived from two Japanese words, Rei (ray) translating to “universal consciousness” and Ki (key) meaning “life energy.”  The ancient method was restored to practice in Japan and is now gaining popularity in the Western world, as well.

Animal Reiki is a versatile treatment with the ability to treat both chronic and acute physical pain, mental instability and emotional trauma.  Reiki treatment is based on the idea that there is a line of energy running through every living thing.  This means that Reiki can provide help to anything that is alive.  Areas of energy gather into metaphorical pools in certain areas of the body, known as chakras.  Humans have seven chakras while animals share these seven with an additional eighth chakra.  Physical, mental or emotional pain and trauma can block off chakras, inhibiting the flow of energy to other areas of the body.  Reiki is a treatment designed to open up these blocked channels and restore balance to the flow of energy throughout the body.

The benefits of an animal reiki healing session for your pet

The benefits of animal Reiki can be seen immediately, even during the session itself.  The animals can become relaxed during treatment.  They may even fall asleep!  Sometimes the opposite effect takes place and the animal is energized and invigorated from the treatment.  Different reactions are the result of each specific animal and the problem that is incapacitating them.  A Reiki healing session can vary in length from only five or ten minutes to well over an hour.  The difference depends on how much healing the animal needs and how responsive they are to the treatment.

An animal reiki healing session ends when the animal has absorbed all the energy it instinctively knows it needs and slowly gets up and walks away.  Many times an animal that has just completed treatment will say “thanks” with a nose nuzzle or gentle lick.  It is truly fascinating to watch a session and observe the flows of energy opening up and being restored to a healthy level.  Remember that while the benefits of animal Reiki are undeniable and are sure to support the best natural heath of your pet, it should be used as a complimentary remedy alongside regular veterinary care.

Share your experiences with animal reiki for pet in the comment section below.

Read more about alternative healing for pets.

May you and your pet enjoy your best natural health.

Val Lovejoy
Reiki and Animal Reiki Master
www.ThriveNaturalHealth.com

Pets and animals benefit from natural health and alternative healing modalities, too. 

Animal alternative health practices of acupuncture, chiropractic, acupressure, massage, reiki, energy healing, herbs, homeopathy, flower essences and essential oils are all used with animals and pets.
  
Animal chiropractic, acupuncture and possibly acupressure and massage will usually be restricted by state law to a licensed professional. Some states may also regulate reiki, animal reiki, energy healing, herbs, homeopathy, flower essences and essential oils and any other animal alternative health practice. Check your state for its requirements.

  
Animal reiki and animal healing energy are the focus of this article. 

 
Many animals respond quite well to reiki and energy healing. Animal reiki and animal healing energy have been used positively on dogs, cats, birds, fish, horses and all sorts of other pets and exotic animals.

 
Look for a trained reiki practitioner, reiki master or energy healer with experience working with animals.

  
Generally, animals need less reiki and energy work than humans do. This is primarily due to several influences:

• Animals are usually more aware of and sensitive to energy. Many people have lost their conscious awareness of energy.
• Animals are usually aligned with the energy in their lives and in their environment. For example, horses, being prey animals, are very sensitive and exquisitely attuned to the energy around them. Animals naturally move in concert with the energy around them. Humans often override the energy around them and live in opposition to it.
• Animals make good use of the reiki and healing energy they receive and don’t try to subconsciously undo its beneficial effects the way some humans do.
•  Some very small animals have smaller energy systems, although animal size is not usually a significant factor in the amount of reiki or energy work needed.

 
So, when working with animals energetically, less is usually good. 

The primary factor in giving energy to pets and animals is to let the animal do the guiding. I cannot stress that enough.

 
Offer reiki and energy healing

The practitioner should offer reiki and energy healing to an animal. Don’t force it! Offer it. If the animal moves away, they should wait a few minutes and offer it again. The pet might just be wondering what you are doing. If the animal moves away on the second offering, he or she probably does not want or need the healing energy at this time. Honor your pet’s wisdom!

Reiki- hands on or hands above the body?

 
The animal may accept the healing touch physically or may prefer reiki be given above their body with no physical touch.  Both are equally effective.
 
Birds often don’t like to be touched, some cats don’t, and even some dogs don’t. Wild animals should usually not be given direct physical touch. And certainly, if aggression seems like a possibility with any animal, don’t give direct physical touch. The healing energy works fine from a distance.

Don’t get too physically close to wild animals.

Wild animals can behave unpredictably when hurt or ill. You don’t want to get hurt, either. Distant reiki (given by a reiki Level 2 practitioner or reiki master) can work very well with wild animals as the practitioner can be as far away as need be and still be effective.

Follow your intuition

 
The practitioner should let intuition and your pet be the guide as to where to place the hands around their body.
 
Let the animal choose to end the healing session or, if you or the practitioner feel intuitively that the session needs to be stopped sooner, do so.

After the session observe your pet.

Make sure they have fresh water available and can rest or sleep if they want to. They may need to go to the toilet. Or, they may ask for food. You can give them a small amount.
 

Also note how you feel in your body and any thoughts, images, or feelings that arise in you during and after sessions. Sometimes, you can receive communication from them about their needs. Or you may get guidance from spiritual reality. Ask the practitioner to share any information they may have received.

 
Your practitioner should be willing to answer any questions you may have before, during and after sessions.

Keep a journal of the energy work with animals. Note reactions and effects during and after sessions.
 

Lastly- and most importantly- always, always, always consult your licensed veterinary professional for all your pet’s health issues. We love vets. This material is not designed to diagnose or treat disease. It is not a substitute for veterinary care.

 
For more information see-

What is Reiki?

 
What have been your experiences with reiki and healing with pets and animals?

I’m very interested to hear your stories. Please leave them in a comments below.

Here’s to your pet’s very best natural health and happiness,
 
Val Lovejoy
Reiki Master
www.thrivenaturalhealth.com