Review by Josslyn Streett Reiki Master/Teacher for Rain Shadow Reiki
I am currently reading a wonderful Reiki book about using Reiki on our beloved pets and even wild animals, Animal Reiki. (Please work on wild animals from a very safe distance.) The book is excellent in explaining all the basics of how to do Reiki on animals and why, but my favorite part is the stories about the animals themselves and how they benefit from the Reiki. I teach in stories and I learn in stories so this book is wonderful for me. The authors, through their words, you can tell, are animal lovers and put the animals first and foremost in their work with them and Reiki. The animals’ wishes are put first and all animals are treated with great respect. The authors remind you gently many times to ASK the animal if you can do Reiki on them and to OFFER for the animal to take only what they choose to take. I would expect nothing less from Reiki people, but to write about it, share it with the world so that others can also learn to care for and respect animals in a similar fashion is a wonderful service they have provided.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves animals, who wants to do Reiki on animals or who just wants to expand their heart chakra to be more compassionate towards animals. Working with animals and Reiki is a wonderful way to accomplish all these goals. I’ve been reading the book to my 12-year-old son who adores his most precious cat, Half-Pint, more than any boy I’ve ever seen. While she sleeps in his bed with him many nights he talks to her, listens to her and does Reiki on her too. Their connection is quite deep. While I’m reading the stories out loud to him about the pets who get Reiki he cries for them when they are abused, laughs at their anecdotes and shakes and giggles with joy when they are healed or adopted. I would highly recommend you read this book out loud to your Reiki kids to instill compassion in them for pets as well. Who knows, maybe they’ll want to learn Reiki just to work on their special pet. This book is a tiny treasure, easy to read and such a joy.
Please continue to read below for one of my favorite animal stories in the book. There are many.
In Love and Light of our Divine Source,
Please ask YOUR pet if you can do Reiki on them, and wait to hear their answer. I bet they say YES!
Josslyn, Rain Shadow Reiki, Master/Teacher
Book Excerpt from “Animal Reiki” by Elizabeth Fulton and Kathleen Prasad pg. 40 & 41
“Nanuk Finds Her Perfect Place –
Nanuk was a lovely seven-month-old Malamute dog who had been turned into a local shelter as a stray. She was transferred to the local Northern breed rescue organization, where two volunteers, Laura and Adam, committed themselves to helping her to heal and find the right home. However, Nanuk had no training of any kind, was terrified of people and any indoor or enclosed space, including cars, and would immediately attack another dog. She was exceptionally intelligent and an accomplished escape artist. When she first arrived, she was severely underweight and had no familiarity with food, bowls or leashes. Laura and Adam deduced from her behavior that she had lived outside and been almost totally isolated and neglected. When I met her, Laura and Adam were the only people with whom she was comfortable. They asked me to give her a series of three treatments in the hope that her chances of adoption would be increased.
During the first treatment I sat just outside Nanuk’s run and offered her Reiki, asking her, as always, to take only the amount of energy with which she was comfortable. The initial thin flow of energy became a moderate one, but otherwise I could barely tell that she knew I was there. She continued her usual habit of circling rapidly around her run, jumping onto the roof of her shelter and back down repeatedly, while constantly scanning for Adam and sniffed almost imperceptibly at my hands once as she sped by in her circling. I was otherwise completely ignored.
Undaunted, and knowing from the flow of Reiki through me that she had accepted the treatment, I returned the following day for the second treatment. This time, when I arrived, Nanuk looked directly into my eyes for a moment and circled for five or ten minutes with less agitation. Then she lay down with her head on her paws and slept deeply for about 25 minutes. An especially loud noise woke her, and she got up and did a quick circle of her run, but then she lay down again and slept for another 15 minutes or so. I sensed a strong flow of energy and was pulled deeply into the treatment until a nearby voice said, “What did you do to them? I’ve never seen them so quiet!” I looked up and noticed that all the dogs in that area were asleep despite the high noise level in the facility. After Nanuk awoke the second time, she went back to circling and searching for Adam with no further signs of interest in Reiki. The flow of energy greatly decreased, and I knew she was finished with the treatment. When I started to leave, she tried to follow me, which surprised both Laura and me.
The third treatment was uneventful. Nanuk took a moderate amount of energy, but it felt superfluous, almost as though the work that Reiki was undertaking, whatever that might be, had been accomplished in the second treatment. When I left, Nanuk made sustained eye contact, but it was not clear what the results of the treatments had been.
Two days later the rescue organization received an email from a couple who had seen Nanuk’s photo and story on the internet and had fallen in love with her. They realized that she would need a lot of love, patience and help and felt that she would teach them many things while they worked with her.
They lived in an area of California known for it’s year-round cool climate (perfect for a Malamute), in a beautiful home set among trees on many acres and surrounded by protected forest. The house had floor-to-ceiling windows throughout, and all of the interior materials were natural wood or stone, so that being inside was as much like being outside as possible. The couple had no children or other animals, worked at home, and immediately built her a large run so they could work on introducing her to indoor spaces as slowly as necessary. Within 20 minutes of meeting them, Nanuk bonded with the husband and stayed by his side as Laura and Adam departed.
The couple had a scare the first full day she spent with them: Nanuk slipped her leash during a walk and ran off into the forest, but hours later she returned and walked right back up to them. After hearing the story, I felt that Reiki had truly brought the perfect home to Nanuk. – Elizabeth”
If you are interested in having Josslyn do Reiki on your pet local or long distance you can contact her at 360-460-7829 or email her at rainshadowreiki@gmail.com
