Reiki and Pets Part 2
Published
in the March 1999 issue of "The Messenger"
When treating animals
with Reiki, it is good to remember that all life-forms utilize "
Universal" energy, and that all run optimally when filled with it.
When treating domestic animals (farm and house) it is good to start
the treatment by laying hands at the base of the ears near the neck.
This seems to calm down animals, and as in humans, when the body is
relaxed, energy flows more easily and in greater supply. Then the
animal can be treated systematically (hand positions similar to those
for humans) or simply lay hands on the areas that you sense are in
pain or imbalance. Be guided by your inner sense and feelings as to
where to lay hands and how long to leave them in the positions chosen.
When working on small animals (mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, frogs,
and birds), just cup your hands gently around their bodies, without
pressure. You may experience a rapid heartbeat, but not to worry, the
animal will relax. Obviously, you would not try to place your big
hands on such small animals, but just allow the animal to be
surrounded in Reiki energy within your cupped hands. If you treat
small animals during their sleep cycles, keep the hands just above the
surface of their skin, so not to disturb them. If the case of caged
wild birds or fish in a tank, it is best to place your hands around
the cage or tank and just allow the energy to flow between your hands;
in this case it may be good to treat for 20 to 30 minutes so the
small creatures can have time to absorb the energy they need. The
larger the animal to be worked on, the more positions a practitioner
needs to do in order to give the animal a healthy dose of energy. If
animals are considered poisonous, wild and dangerous, it is best to
treat them by distant techniques (second degree teaching). We do
recommend you keep a journal of your treatment experiences on animals,
and in time you will build a valuable file on how best to treat
animals that are more specific.
It is advisable to secure anatomy
charts of animals that you will be working on regularly, so that you
will know where the most important organs are and can treat them most
efficaciously. The organ placement of dogs and cats are different from
those of human bodies. Here are a few facts that we have found
important in our practice on animals. When treating injured or tame
birds, place their body in one open hand, making sure their wings are
folded back against their body in a natural position. Make sure their
sternum is able to move freely, as this is how they breath. If you are
treating a cat for "feline leukemia", you want to cover the neck area
and under the jaws; this is where their lymph nodes are located. You
will want to work on the chest where the thymus gland sits and on the
belly about 2 inches up from the hind legs on the cats left side
(belly up). This is effective in building up an immunity to the
leukemia. A good hand position would be to have the cat lying on it
belly, and place your thumbs just below the rib cage and the fingers
underneath the cat's body. Just remember to treat the entire body,
with exception to the head, legs and feet. If your cat has a bladder
infection, be sure to place your hands over the pelvic area on top
near the spine. This sends Reiki energy to the spinal nerves that
enervate the bladder. If an animal has a spinal injury, it is
effectively treated by placing the heel of one hand at the base of the
tail, with fingers pointed toward the head, and the heel of the other
hand at the base of the neck, with fingers pointed toward the base of
the spine. Then treat other areas of the body that appear to be
traumatized by the injury.
Just remember a couple of important facts.
..animals, specially wild ones and those that roam freely out-of-doors
can become rabid, and caution must be taken to prevent being bitten.
If you are bitten, take the animal to a veterinarians and describe
what happened. Also, do not force an animal to sit still while you do
Reiki on them; they have their own time to physically transition when
their life's chosen aim and purpose is completed, and as such, they
have free will not to accept energy that would thwart their situation.
Every animal is different and unique, and only by working with them,
and not on them, will you come to appreciate the freedom (not
domination) of animals, and be gifted with true "unconditional love".
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