A Day of Animal Reiki Therapy

I started my day in the field with one cow. I set up my chair in her view, introduced myself, explained that I was there to offer her Reiki and she need only take what she wanted. I rested my hands on my knees, palms up and began to channel Reiki. As I began, she stopped grazing and stared directly into my eyes. After a few moments, she went back to grazing. While the cow appeared to be disinterested in the whole affair, I could feel a strong pull on my palms. I stayed with her for fifteen minutes, then she turned and walked away. I thanked the cow for accepting the Reiki and thanked the Reiki for giving me the opportunity to help the cow.

 

Next, I went to a different part of the meadow where the rest of the herd was resting and grazing. I sat in full view, introduced myself, explained that I was there to offer Reiki to anyone who wish to receive it and that they need only take what they wanted. I rested my hands on my knees, palms up and began to channel Reiki. Immediately, the bull raised up to a standing position and stared at me. He remained facing me as two cows and a calf also took interest in what I was doing. After about fifteen minutes, one of the cows turned and walked behind the bull, cutting off direct access to the Reiki. The Bull, the other cow and the calf continued to watch me, while another cow came forward to be more directly in the energy path. I stayed with the herd about thirty minutes. I thanked the cattle for accepting the Reiki and thanked the Reiki for giving me the opportunity to help them.

I then went to where the horses were grazing. As I walked away, several of the cows followed my passing. As I walked up to the first horse, I introduced myself, explained that I was there to offer her Reiki and she need only take what she wanted. I rested my hands on her neck and shoulder and began to channel Reiki. She flinched and walked away. I continued to offer her Reiki at a distance and, after a few minutes, she came back for hands-on treatment. She enjoyed this for several minutes, then moved away, breaking the connection. I thanked the horse for accepting the Reiki and thanked the Reiki for giving me the opportunity to help the horse.

My next opportunity was a burro. I introduced myself and explained that I was there to offer Reiki to anyone who was interested. She came over, sniffed my hands and walked off.                                                  At this point we took our chairs over to the shade of a tree and sat down to watch. As we sat, the herd wandered over to the section of the meadow we were occupying. After a few minutes, Nick whispered “The bull is coming up behind us.” I sat and waited for his next move. He walked up just four feet to my left and stood looking at me for a minute or two (long enough for a photo op) then wandered another six feet away.

Shortly thereafter, the burro came back and lay down several feet away. I decided to try again and, this time, she was receptive to the idea. I was only able to do hands-on from her neck to the middle of her back before Sadie, the horse who runs the ranch, chased the burro off. I still thanked the burro, from a distance, for accepting the Reiki and thanked the Reiki for giving me the opportunity to help the burro, if only slightly.
 As dusk was settling on the ranch, we went to feed the poultry. This actually turned out to be my best-received opportunity of the day. I first offered Reiki to two turkeys. They had come over to show off for me so I told them why I was there. As I offered them Reiki, they strutted around me in extremely slow motion watching me intently. I stayed with them as long as my legs could bear my squat position. When I stood, they moved off. I thanked them and the Reiki.
I then went to the peacock pen, where a one-eyed peahen had been watching me intently. I explained what I was doing and offered her Reiki. She stood very still on her perch for several minutes, then hopped down to peck a bit, then hopped back up to stare some more. I stayed with her for ten minutes, then thanked her and the Reiki and moved on to the chicken roost.

There had been quite a ruckus going on but when I walked up, they silenced. I explained what I was doing and began to offer them Reiki. The brown chicken on my left stared intently at me, despite the chicken to his left occasionally pecking at him. Two of the chickens on the back perch dosed comfortably and the rest of them just seemed fascinated. After I had stood there for ten minutes, I noticed that, at least two of them were making a kind of purring noise. I stayed with them for twenty minutes, then thanked them and the Reiki.
I went to sit on the bench and watch the pond. I glanced to the right of the pond and noticed a pair of Egyptian Geese. I noticed that the female appeared to have her foot caught on something and I went over to get a closer look. At this point, I could see that her left leg was quite swollen. (I later learned that she had been injured in a fight.) I squatted down two feet from her, and explained that I wished to offer Reiki to help with her leg. She was quite nervous but in too much pain to move away. As I began to channel Reiki she locked eyes with me. After about three minutes, she stood up and pointed her beak, twice, at her swollen leg. She then shifted her position to where her leg was facing toward my hands and locked eyes with me again. I worked with her for half an hour. About ten minutes into this session the whole poultry yard erupted into a cacophony of squawks, honks, cackles and gobbles. I think it would translate into “What is she doing to her? Can you feel that? It’s amazing. She’s helping her.” etc. Then they quieted down again. The male Egyptian had been watching his hen intently and hissing softly. I worked with her for at least half an hour, then thanked her and the Reiki.
After that I went back to the bench to sit for a minute and three American geese came over and started “shouting” to me. I turned and looked over the back of the bench at them. One broke from the group, came over to the bench to look at me, then went back to the group to “shout.” It was getting late, so I left the poultry to settle in for the night.