Discover the Power of Your Breath

At my most recent breath and mindfulness mini-retreat, several participants shared a surprising realization: they really don’t breathe—or at least, not deeply or effectively. It got me thinking about how breathing, something we do every millisecond of our day, is often overlooked. Most of us breathe shallowly into our chests, a pattern associated with stress…

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Why Dog Massage?

dog receiving a massage post surgery at an animal shelter

As a licensed massage therapist trained in canine massage, many people raise an eyebrow. “Really, there is such a thing as dog massage?” is the main question. Canine massage was even referenced humorously in an episode of Mad About You (Season 4, episode 6, 1996). Kidding aside, dogs have similar requirements to their human counterparts…

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Animal Meditation

Reiki with Kona

Today I started reading 5 Powerful Meditations to Help Heal Your Animals by Kathleen Prasad.  Meditation is hard for me as my brain is non stop flitting from here to there and everywhere. I still try. And the moving meditations like Tai Chi and some of the Qi Gong exercises suit me. However I wanted…

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The Gift Of Reiki

Horsing around reiki

In 2014 I became a Reiki Practitioner. I went to Vero beach for a two day course for Reiki 1 and Reiki 2. It was a tremendous experience which never would have happened without my twin sister Amy. Amy was the inspiration behind my becoming a Reiki Practitioner. She was living in Peru with cancer…

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