By Kathy Bilous, Owner and Reiki Master of Paws for Wellness www.pawsforwellness.ca
Published in Ki Awareness Magazine, November 2010
Animals are intuitive. They sense our pain and they are in tune with our emotions. Have you ever had a stomach ache and found your furry friend lying across your stomach to soothe your pain? Animals are sensitive and our issues can play a part in determining the health and well being of our furry best friend.
Our pets will often mirror our own personal issues. Our pets are our teachers. When your pet is ill, it is often very insightful to take a look at what is going on inside ourselves. Do you have unresolved issues? Stress at home or your workplace? Sometimes these issues are buried so deep that they are in our subconscious and we are not even aware of them.
Just as a baby will cry when her mother is feeling stressed and overwhelmed, our pets can pick up on our emotions as well. This unbalanced energy can cause emotional upset and illness in you and in your pet. Your emotional issues, if not resolved, can create physical and emotional conditions within you and your pets. By becoming aware, and beginning to deal with these issues by changing your thought patterns, you can play an integral role in the process of healing your pet.
Every living thing has life force energy. If this life force energy is blocked, it will result in physical, mental or emotional upset, injury or illness. Reiki practitioners are attuned to this energy to enable them to guide it and to facilitate healing. During a Reiki treatment, the pet controls the amount of healing energy they wish to receive and then Reiki flows to where it is needed most.
Reiki is a Japanese holistic energy healing system that is thousands of years old. It is gentle, non-invasive and provides powerful results for the body, mind and spirit. The practitioner sets an intention to facilitate the healing process of the client and allows Reiki to flow. A subtle energy flows from the hands of the practitioner into the client, and it’s this life force energy that creates the healing effect. Reiki can be done either with hands-on, hands slightly above, from a distance, or a combination of these methods so that the pet is comfortable with the treatment.
Reiki helps with anxiety and fearfulness in our pets, it balances the pet’s energy, reduces stress and promotes relaxation. A feeling of overall wellbeing is experienced in the pet as toxic energy is cleared. Animals who have been physically or emotionally abused benefit from regular Reiki treatments as layers of past trauma are peeled away one layer at a time. Separation anxiety, lack of appetite and homesickness in boarding dogs, phobias, injuries and ailments are all issues where pets can benefit from Reiki. Pets will benefit from Reiki for virtually every situation as Reiki heals at all levels (mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually). When it’s an animal’s time to cross over, Reiki will ease any pain and discomfort in your pet and make the transition more peaceful for the pet and the person.
Although Reiki is a very powerful and effective treatment, it is not a replacement for veterinary care. Reiki is a complimentary treatment. A Reiki practitioner does not diagnose or prescribe. As with any modality, healing takes time. The body has the ability to heal itself and Reiki helps facilitate this. Sometimes several sessions are needed to get to the root of the issue.
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