We are energy bodies. Energy surrounds us in layers and runs through us in pathways that form the foundation for our health. Like oxygen and blood, energy needs to flow though the body in order to sustain our health. Sometimes these energy fields or paths are blocked or compromised and the energy is stagnate.

Using heightened physical and intuitive sensitivity, the energy practitioner will act as a conduit or channel for energy to the client. They will help the body clear away energy that is no longer needed or help to move the energy to restore its flow. The energy used comes from the universe (God) and the earth, not from the practitioners own source of energy. The practitioner uses a heart-centered, focused intention for the client's highest good.

It is believed that we are all connected energetically to each other and to the earth. This is what enables the practitioner to "tune in" to the body's energy needs. The body is designed to heal itself and proper energy flow can jumpstart that process.

• "Our healing abilities still reside in our ancestral bones, our healing hands, our compassionate hearts, and our intuitive brains."  
                                                            —Donna Eden, Energy Medicine
   
• "Einstein showed through physics what the sages have taught for thousands of years: everything in our material world--animate and inanimate-- is made of energy, and everything radiates energy...He concluded that the continuously unfolding and dynamic nature of the universe could only be understood as the work of a higher guiding intelligence of another dimension"
                                                           
                                                            —William Collinge, Subtle Energy

2. Are there immediate benefits following an energy session?
 

Sometimes, yes. Often you will feel lighter (emotionally and stress-wise) and relaxed. If you come into the session in a relaxed state and feeling good, you may not notice much of a change, although I can assure you that you have benefited. If you have physical ailments at the time of the session you may notice a decrease in pain or soreness, or the pain may go away completely.

"Repairs" in your energy field can be made during a session. A disruption can be detected in the aura and can be addressed. Everything that happens to us physically shows itself in the auric field prior to manifesting in the physical body. It is possible to energetically adjust the outer body field which, in turn, would prevent a physical malady. In other words, energy work can fix it before it's broken.
 

3. Isn't Reiki the same as "faith healing"? Do I have to believe it will work?

No. Faith healing depends on the recipient of the healing believing a certain way and heavily participating in the healing by having enough faith for it to happen. Reiki uses the focused intention of the practitioner only and requires nothing of the recipient. That being said, if the recipient is somehow put in the position of attending a session under duress, it is possible for them to willfully block the flow of energy. 

I understand your doubt - I've been there. But, it doesn't matter what you believe. Of course, being open to the work will enhance your experience with it and you will be more attuned to your body's responses to the energy movement. From personal experience, I can tell you that being in "allow" mode during a session opens your body and spirit up to receive everything good that wants to come in.

4. What will I feel in a session?

Certainly, everyone is different. You will usually experience deep relaxation which will begin a self-healing process in your body. You may feel heat or tingling, whether it is at the site where hands are placed or elsewhere in the body. The energy moves where it needs to. For example, it is not uncommon to feel sensations in your legs or arms when my hands are placed on your feet or head. Sometimes the relaxation will give in to a sort of "floating" feeling. This is a good thing and should be enjoyed, not feared. You heightened relaxation will increase the benefits to your body. 

I use tuning forks for clearing energy and for sound therapy (people and animals). When these are sounded you can feel this through your body as the sound resonates with your body. It is believed that movement created by the pure fifth interval (the frequency of the tuning forks) will enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse by moving the cerebral spinal fluid.

Therapeutic grade essential oils may be used for relaxation, pain relief or many other emotional or stress issues. Some of these can be physically applied to the body, or will simply be inhaled. 

5. How often should I schedule a session?

As often as you would like. Monthly sessions are nice for maintaining your energies. Sometimes one session will do the trick and is all you may need. If you are addressing a pain situation or surgery it may be a good idea to do weekly sessions.

Healing Touch and Reiki is great for pre and post surgery, especially for promoting quick healing of surgical sites and clearing both the physical body and energy body from the effects of anesthesia. This would apply to both you and your pets.

6. I have a pet parrot. Can he have a Healing Touch for Animals ^®

Absolutely! If your parrot likes to be touched, it would be slightly different from working on a cat or dog, but hands or fingers could be put on the body during the same techniques. Because HTA can be administered without actually touching, this makes it possible to apply energy techniques to any animal, wild, tame, fish or fowl. As amazing as it sounds, energy follows thought. If the intention is there, the energy will apply itself without physical touch.

7. Why do Healing Touch practitioners use a pendulum?

The pendulum is a tool, much like a dowsing rod used to detect water underground. It lets us know if there are energy blockages or whether or not to use particular techniques. It is a form of 'applied kinesiology', which uses muscle testing. The body's spirit responds to thoughts and words and uses the energy to move the pendulum to answer questions. It is a physical response reading of the practitioner's heightened intuition.
 

8. How is distant healing possible?

The best way to describe how distant healing works is to compare the energetic connection we all have to other long-distance transfers of energy, such as satellite or radio waves. The practitioner can use these waves of energy to connect to the client, as a radio frequency is picked up by a radio tuner. Distance is not relevant to the work being done.

Energy follows thought and it is sent, by focused intent, to the client for their highest good. Even though we can't see the waves of energy we need to remember that everything is made of energy and that there is a higher universal intelligence guiding the work. For me, this is God.

I know it sounds impossible, but it is real and I've seen (and felt) it happen.

9. If energy work causes my body to relax, of course it feels good. This isn't actual healing, is it?

Ah, but what is relaxation - really? How often has your doctor told you to go home and relax? Relaxation is the best state in which your body is capable of healing.

Carol Komitor, founder of Healing Touch for Animals^®  has ingenuously developed a chart that references the effects that relaxation has on the body. Please take a look at the link of her chart below.

I have paraphrased the sequence for you:

1.   A relaxed body releases endorphins in the brain
2.   Endorphins serve to further relax the muscles
3.   When muscles relax they contract, which allows increased circulation of blood
4.   Increased circulation of blood raises the oxygen level in the body
5.   Elevated oxygen and increased blood circulation carries nutrients through the body, allowing absorption
6.   Enzymes build, as a result
7.   Hormones are regulated
8.   Toxins are released
9.   Healthy cell growth is promoted by the release of toxins
10. Healthy cells and your body's overall sense of well being promote healing
11. All process above will automatically regulate the immune system

Carol Komitor's chart, The Physiological Response of Energy Healing - copyright 2006 Komitor Healing Method, Inc.
Healing Touch for Animals ^®

10. Can Healing Touch or Reiki cure diseases, including cancer?
 

There are reported cases where energy applications have brought about miraculous recovery from all kinds of disease. I have heard and read of tumors shrinking (or disappearing completely) in both animals and humans.
Yet, whether it's HTA, Reiki or any other type of energy modality, it is important to understand that it is the body that has naturally healed in response to the energy work. I do "healing work", but it is up to the client's own body to do the actual healing. I am just a facilitator for the energy. Further, I do not medically diagnose or treat illness and the energy work is an enhancement to your traditional medical care.

Also, "curing" and "healing" are two different things. You can be healed in many different ways and it's not always the cure that we're looking for.

Healing will always be for the highest good of the client. As a practitioner, I have to take myself out of the final outcome, regardless of what you and I may be asking for in the healing. You may be healed in ways that you are not even aware of and not necessarily where you think you need it.  Illness and death can be our greatest teachers in life and fixing some of those things may not be to your best interest. Even if we eat right, take care of ourselves and do all we can to prevent illness, doesn't it still show up in our lives? Everything is good, and everything is in God's plan.

I believe that if you are seeking healing in the first place, then the healing has something wonderful for you. You have come to this web page for a reason. Every healing session is a new experience and can even give you more than you are asking for.

 I got into healing work out of a desperate attempt to find healing for my cat, Bowie. He benefited greatly by the work and his quality of life improved, but he was not cured. He passed away several months later, yet, I believe his passing was easier because of the energy work. I felt good about giving him that precious gift.

Was a cure to his disease in his or my best interest? No. Otherwise, he would have recovered. Did it teach me anything? Not only did it teach me, but it totally changed my life.  Animals are, by far, our GREATEST teachers. When they come into your life, consider yourself blessed...and pay attention. They have something to offer you.

11. I like to receive Reiki. Can I overdo it?

Generally, no. But if your sessions are too close together your body may not have a chance to catch up with the healing process that was started on the table. If you experience a healing reaction, you will need time to let your body recover.

Because Reiki is guided by God-Consciousness, it can never do harm.

12. Can everyone learn Reiki or Healing Touch? How are they different?

Yes! Reiki is the easiest to learn and can be used right away. The different thing about Reiki is that the ability to use it is passed on to the student by the Reiki Master Teacher. It is a very pure, beautiful process and will increase one's spiritual awareness.

With HTA and HTP there are several precise techniques taught, but they are also easy to learn. You can become a certified practitioner after completing four levels of HTA and five levels of HTP. There are several certification requirements which are outlined in their websites. Like Reiki, the work in either Healing Touch program is also very spiritual.

Healing Touch for Animals ^® is different in that it uses tuning forks and essential oils.

With either modality, the energy is coming from the same place and the intent to heal on the part of the practitioner is of the utmost importance.

13. Why does the distant healing cost the same as a personal appointment?

The time allotted to you for the session is the same. I will be going through the motions and processes of an actual session and it will take just as long as it would if I saw you in person. Often,  it's nice for the client to be able to relax at home and not have to leave the house.

14. How do your tuning forks work?

Through Healing Touch for Animals ^® I was introduced to the 'OM Tuners' , which were developed by Arden and Jack Wilken of INNER SOUND.

I have not studied sound therapy in depth, but I have learned enough to use these gentle, sound emitting forks on both people and animal clients.

Tuning forks emit a pure sound and are manufactured to reproduce specific frequencies. Sounding two forks at once sound the "pure fifth interval", which is the second most important interval used in sound healing.

The cerebral spinal fluid, which is throughout the brain and the spinal cord is thought to be moved by the pure fifth interval. This fluid flows with a rhythmic impulse and is a major healing mechanism of the body. This is the basis behind CranioSacral Therapy.
Also, the "OM" sound emitted by these forks is said to match the resonation of the earth itself. This is why people meditate to the chant of "om". 

By activating the forks and holding them to the ears, a sense of relaxation and calming can occur. Animals are very attuned to this and I have seen people have an immediate physical reaction to hearing the tones.

Placed at the level of the heart, the pure fifth interval is a wonderful enhancement to any meditation and I use them often to help me focus and ground before doing healing work. They can be used to clear the energy in a treatment room or in the whole house.

The forks are also used on the body, vibrating and resonating through the bones, on a joint or simply along the energy pathways. They can be used to stimulate healing of wounds and fractures.   

 

15. I had energy work and felt sick the next day. What happened?

You may have experienced what is known as a "healing reaction" or "healing crisis". This is usually an indication that your body is preparing to heal by detoxifying. Following a session, you could develop a headache or fatigue, etc. It's a good idea to drink plenty of water following a session in order to flush out toxins in your system. Sometimes symptoms worsen before they get better.
 

16. Do you have to know what's wrong with my pet in order to work on him?

It helps for the animal caretaker to tell me as much as possible, but not entirely necessary. The energy field can allude to some ailments. Also, the energy channeled by the practitioner will go where it is needed in the body and will be taken in by the animal to help where there is a problem. Specific information helps me when it comes to communicating to the pet and focusing on a particular area, but I do not have to be working on a particular area for the energy to move and begin the healing process. 

17. My puppy is excitable and would never stand still for a session. Can you help her?

Yes. I can do a distant session from another location, or I can be in the same room and do the work "hands-off". She will still receive the benefits and may even settle down during the session. It is impossible to keep my hands on an excited pet, and it causes undue stress to the pet. Since I don't have to actually place my hands on the body, it still works!

18. If my pet is worked on, why would I need it, too? I'm a happy person.

It's great when we're happy and things are going well in our lives. You may not need work. But, be aware that our pets can pick up on our stresses, even when we are not with them. If we are having a bad day at work, they can sense it because they are connected to us energetically, no matter where we are. Even if we don't "tell" them our problems, they know what's happening with us. If your pet has energy work done and keeps reverting back to the same behavior or previous condition, it may be that they are dealing with your issues and not theirs.
 

19. My pet has separation anxiety. What good will HTA do?

Some HTA techniques involve communication with you pet. This can help them to understand where it is you are going and assure them that you'll return. A balanced energy system can also keep them more "grounded" and less likely to get out of whack when you leave the house. Essential oils can assist with aroma therapy as well. Please do not hesitate to take them into your veterinarian for a check up as these problems can be emotional manifestations of physical problems. If your pet is put on behavior medication, HTA can work with your animal until the behavior can be modified and the medication discontinued.

20. If my pet has to be euthanized, how can energy work help?

Aside from the comfort and peace energy work can give an animal during health and sickness, balancing the energy system can help them in their transition. Sometimes pets get stuck in the physical longer than they would like to be, especially because of their ties to us. They are not letting go because we often don't want to let go. Working with the energy that connects them to the universe and God can help them to know that it is OK for them to pass on from their physical bodies. Opening up the flow of energy most always heightens spiritual connections in the animals and the practitioner.

I can use energy work to communicate with them that you love them and only want what is in their highest good. An energy session can aid in helping you and your pet to say good-bye.

21. What is an aura? I can't see it or feel it.

The aura is a field of energy patters that surround all living things and is ever changing. The aura has several layers that start outside of the body and move inward.  There are lights and colors associated with the aura and they change dependent on our health, mood, state of mind, etc.

The aura interacts with the earth's atmosphere and a healthy aura filters out and protects you from energy pollutants in the environment as well as vibrations and energies from other people.

Have you ever met or been near someone who makes you feel uncomfortable for no apparent reason? Chances are they are angry, ill or depressed and you are absorbing negative energy from them. On the flip side, someone who radiates positive energy, or "lights up a room" has an aura that is expanded with positive energies and your aura has picked up on it. Generally, ill health or depression can deplete your auric field and collapse it on your body. A healthy auric field is an important key to maintaining physical health.  

22. What are chakras and meridians?

Chakra is a Sanscrit term meaning "wheel". They are areas on the physical body that act as portals for energy. The are spinning vortexes that extend out from the body, transporting energy to and from the body. The energy that is pulled in comes from the environment and from other people. The body has seven major chakras, each one is associated with various organs of the body and levels of spiritual and physical energy. Each chakra is energetically coded with your life history as well as an aspect of your personality. Everything you are is reflected in your chakras. Animals have chakras as well.

The chart shows the basic areas of each chakra. As you move up from the base to the crown, the energies and organs associated with the chakras move from physical to spiritual. The heart chakra is the center chakra and is considered the transformational point between the physical and spiritual.
Light and colors also move through each chakra. The colors that are represented are the ones that are often seen and associated with the particular areas, although these change all the time. Colors are vibrations of energy, each holding a different vibration and purpose.

There are also numerous minor chakras on the physical body. They are on the palms of the hands, the feet and in each joint.

In energy medicine, the chakras are a main focus because if the energy is not flowing within the chakras, the associated organs or physical areas suffer. Compare it to your cells not receiving blood or oxygen. Although lack of blood or oxygen is certain death, the disruption of energy flow to the body can be the forerunner of disease, ill spiritual heath and poor life balance. Every malady that effects our physical bodies in often preceded by a disruption in our energy body. All life experiences, including trauma, is held in our energy fields. Energy work can release and restore balance and health.

Meridians are energy pathways that run through the physical body, which also serve as acupuncture points. Basically, acupuncture and acupressure use needles or physical pressure to stimulate the flow of energy or to release or redistribute it. In Reiki or Healing Touch, these pathways are affected by the energy flow connection from the practitioner. Blocked pathways can be opened up and restored.

The meridians also travel in specific directions and serve various organs and  physiology systems.

23. My mother needs healing work, but she would never agree to a Reiki session. Can I pay you to have a distant session with her without her knowing?

There is something that I refer to as "energy etiquette". In other words, imposing energy is, to me, personal invasion of privacy and I would not do it. There are exceptions. If you are your mother's caretaker and she is unable to make the decision on her own, or unconscious, as in an emergency situation, I would do the work. She would still benefit. 

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