Intuitive Animal
Usui Reiki
For pets, equines, livestock,
sanctuary & foster pets, wildlife,
aquatic life, zoo residents, birds,
insects, reptiles, amphibians.
About Intuitive Reiki for Animals
Reiki is a Japanese energy-healing practice based around the concept of ki — life-force energy. My approach to Animal Reiki combines Usui Reiki with intuitive awareness, always respecting the individual animal and their choice in how they engage with the treatment.
My clients come in all shapes and sizes: from a poorly bee to a stranded whale!
Which Species Do You Help?
I love connecting with animals of all species, and I don't view certain species as “vermin.”
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Pets, foster animals and animals living in shelters
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Livestock and farm animals
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Zoo and sanctuary residents
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Wildlife visitors and casualties
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Wild birds — from pigeons to peregrines
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Aquatic animals
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Insects, reptiles and amphibians
How Can Reiki Help Animals?
Animals come to Reiki for many different reasons. Sometimes there is an obvious physical concern, such as discomfort, illness, injury or recovery from veterinary treatment. At other times, a guardian may notice emotional or behavioural changes — anxiety, fearfulness, difficulty settling, reluctance to do something previously enjoyed, heightened vigilance, or simply that their animal seems unlike their usual self.
Physical, emotional and behavioural wellbeing can overlap. An animal experiencing discomfort may behave differently, while fear, past experiences, changes within the home or periods of prolonged stress may also influence behaviour.
Reiki offers gentle, non-invasive support for the whole animal, without requiring me to determine the cause of a behaviour before I can work with them.
During some treatments I may spontaneously receive an intuitive or psychic impression relating to what the animal is experiencing. This might take the form of a feeling, image, word, sensation or other impression, which I can share with you afterwards for your consideration.
This does not happen during every treatment and it isn't something I try to force or seek on demand. Intuitive information is an occasional part of my Reiki work, rather than a promised outcome of a session. My role is first and foremost to offer Reiki and allow the animal to receive it in their own way.
Energy healing is gentle, respectful and often deeply relaxing, yet its effects can sometimes feel profound.
In my experience, an animal's healing journey may unfold gradually and in layers. Not everything needs to happen at once; sometimes a shift seems to occur only when the animal is ready for that next stage.
Guardians often tell me how deeply relaxed their animal seems following Reiki. Some also notice subtle physical changes — perhaps their movement appears a little easier or more fluid, or they simply seem more comfortable and settled in themselves.
And then there are those lovely moments that are much harder to put into words. You may find your pet — or an animal you have been caring for — looking deeply into your eyes in one of those quiet, heart-to-heart moments when you feel you somehow know what they are saying:
“I love you. Thank you for taking care of me.”
How Many Sessions Will My Pet Need?
There is no fixed treatment schedule. Every animal is different, and the timing of future Reiki sessions can be considered individually rather than booking a predetermined course.
When deciding when another session may be appropriate, I take into account:
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How your animal responds after each treatment — including any changes you observe in their physical comfort, emotional wellbeing or behaviour.
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Other treatments and activities — your animal may already be receiving veterinary care, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, behavioural support or other complementary therapies. I prefer to consider Reiki as part of the wider picture rather than crowding an animal's schedule with too many interventions at once.
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Rest and recovery time — depending on the individual animal and their circumstances, it may be helpful to leave some quiet time between Reiki and other therapies, strenuous exercise, agility, training or shows.
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How your animal feels afterwards — some animals simply sleep deeply and appear very relaxed following Reiki. If you notice anything unusual or concerning after a session, please let me know. New or persistent physical symptoms should not automatically be attributed to Reiki and may need veterinary advice.
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Your budget — this matters too. I understand that animal guardians may already be balancing veterinary bills, medication, rehabilitation, therapies, specialist diets and other costs. I will never encourage you to book Reiki more frequently than feels manageable or appropriate.
If your animal is already receiving other forms of healthcare or complementary therapy, please let me know when booking so that we can take this into consideration. 🐎
Making Reiki More Accessible
I know that many people will go without things themselves in order to provide the best care they can for an animal they love, particularly following injury or surgery, during rehabilitation, or as an animal grows older.
My reduced-cost Thursday Fursday distant Reiki sessions are available for animal guardians experiencing financial difficulty. Please see the Services page for further details.
What happens during a Reiki session and how do you work?
During a Reiki session, I think of myself as holding the space energetically for the animal, rather than simply “giving” them a treatment. I work quietly and intuitively, allowing the animal to participate in the session in their own way.
Choice and Agency
Animals have agency, and respecting their boundaries is an important part of my practice. During an in-person treatment I will usually begin by sitting quietly nearby in a meditative, mindful state rather than immediately approaching or touching them.
I only move towards hands-on contact if I sense that the animal is comfortable with, or actively seeking, a closer connection.
A treatment can remain completely hands-off if that is what the animal prefers.
I take the same respectful approach during distant Reiki. I may work with a soft toy animal as a proxy, which gives me a physical representation of the animal's body while they remain comfortably in their own home or environment. 🐈
Working Alongside Other Forms of Care
I believe in looking at the wider picture of an animal's wellbeing.
Reiki does not have to be an either/or choice. Your animal may also be receiving veterinary treatment, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, behavioural support, nutritional guidance or other appropriate forms of care.
I welcome this multidisciplinary approach. My role is not to ask you to choose Reiki instead of another form of support, but to consider where Reiki may sit comfortably alongside the care your animal is already receiving.
My Animal Care & Rehabilitation Background
Alongside my Reiki training, I hold a professional qualification in Small Animal Hydrotherapy, with training that included canine gait analysis, anatomy and physiology, and animal first aid.
This background gives me a useful understanding of animal anatomy and movement, including how discomfort, injury or reduced mobility can influence gait, stance, balance and the way an animal moves through everyday life.
During a home visit, I may therefore notice how an animal walks, stands, changes position or rises from sitting or lying down. This is observation rather than veterinary assessment or diagnosis, but it can contribute to the wider picture of how an animal is managing.
My training also helps me to communicate more precisely in Reiki feedback reports. For example, if my attention is repeatedly drawn towards a particular joint or muscle during Reiki, I may be able to describe that anatomical area more specifically.
Where appropriate, I may also suggest that you ask your vet whether another form of support — such as hydrotherapy, veterinary physiotherapy or appropriately qualified canine massage — might be suitable for your animal. These therapies have their own professional scopes of practice. If I suggest that hydrotherapy, veterinary physiotherapy, red light therapy, acupuncture, or therapeutic massage may be worth exploring for your animal, I will always encourage you to discuss this with your vet, as veterinary referral and consent are required.
My additional animal-care training does not turn a Reiki session into a veterinary, hydrotherapy or gait-assessment appointment, and I do not use Reiki impressions to diagnose injury or disease.
It does, however, give me a broader understanding of the animal in front of me and of the other forms of care that may sometimes sit alongside Reiki.
Where something falls outside my own role or expertise, I am happy to encourage you towards an appropriately qualified professional.
The aim is always the same: to support the individual animal's wellbeing and quality of life.
What Do I Experience During Reiki?
Reiki can sometimes produce quite noticeable responses in my own body while I am working. I may yawn, sigh, take deep outward breaths, stretch, or experience involuntary abdominal contractions. I experience these as part of the energetic release and movement that can occur during a treatment.
At other times, my attention may suddenly be drawn towards a particular part of the animal's body — perhaps an organ, limb, muscle, joint, paw, ear or one of the energy centres known as chakras.
Occasionally this information arrives intuitively or psychically. I might hear a word or short phrase, see an image, or experience a distinct sensation in the corresponding area of my own body — perhaps a twinge in a muscle, an ache around the teeth or gums, or a sudden sensation around an ear.
These impressions arise spontaneously. They don't occur during every treatment, and I don't try to force or summon them. When something seems relevant, I may include it in your feedback afterwards as an intuitive observation for your consideration, rather than as a veterinary diagnosis.
Following the Animal
Although I generally work systematically from the head through the body towards the hindquarters, Reiki isn't a rigid sequence for me. I include the major energy centres, limbs, joints, paws, ears and tail, while remaining responsive to wherever my attention is drawn. Sometimes my palms seem particularly attracted to one area. I call these “hungry points” because they seem to draw or absorb my attention and the Reiki more strongly than surrounding areas.
I may therefore spend considerably longer with one area before moving on, or return to it later in the treatment.
I also work intuitively with guidance from my SGT — my Spiritual Guide Team. Occasionally I may receive a word or impression relating to a particular body system or biological process. If, for example, I received an impression relating to the digestive system or gut flora, my intention would be to offer Reiki to support, harmonise and rebalance that area.
I don't interpret these impressions as medical findings. If something arises that I feel is appropriate to share, I will describe what
I experienced in your feedback so that you may consider it alongside your own observations and, where necessary, appropriate veterinary advice.
The Animal Can Say “Enough”
Animals often communicate very clearly when they have received enough Reiki for the moment.
An animal may get up and wander away, have a drink and perhaps return for more. They may change position, stretch, yawn, settle more deeply, seek contact with their guardian, or simply move away from the treatment space.
Some animals become deeply relaxed and fall asleep.
I don't regard an animal moving away as a failed treatment. Choice remains part of the session from beginning to end. If an animal indicates that they have had enough, I respect that. 🦔
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After the Session
After Reiki, I recommend giving your animal some quiet time to rest and allowing them easy access to fresh water. Some animals sleep deeply following a treatment, while others simply return to their normal routine.
Where practical, avoid immediately following Reiki with a long walk, strenuous exercise or another demanding activity. Let your animal guide you — they may want to sleep, stretch, drink, eat, go outside or simply enjoy some quiet time.
Your Feedback Report
Following a distant treatment, you will receive a feedback report describing the areas that particularly drew my attention or appeared to receive more Reiki during the session.
I may also include relevant intuitive impressions or guidance I received from my SGT. These might relate to an area of the body, an energy centre, an emotion or a biological process that came to my attention.
An area appearing in your report does not mean that I believe there is disease or illness there. It simply means that the area drew my attention during Reiki or seemed to benefit from additional energetic support.
Where appropriate, I may describe the Reiki as working to support, harmonise or rebalance an area or process. These descriptions relate to my experience of the Reiki treatment and are not veterinary diagnoses.
Sometimes changes are noticed quite quickly; at other times they may be subtle or unfold gradually. I encourage guardians to observe their animal without feeling that they need to look for a particular response.
If your animal develops a new, persistent or concerning physical or behavioural symptom, please seek appropriate veterinary advice rather than assuming that it is a response to Reiki.
Your feedback report will be sent via email with a PDF copy attached. Please allow up to 2 working days for your report.