Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface
A Visit from a Stag
Why We Focus on Animals
How Reiki Can Help Animals
Why Reiki is Ideal for Healing Animals
Creating a Powerful Healing Partnership
Who Can Benfit from Learning Reiki with Animals
Basic Reiki Can Be Learned Easily and Quickly
Our Goal in Writing This Book

Part One: A Basic Understanding of Reiki

Chapter 1: An Introduction of Reiki
What is Reiki and What Does It Do?
The History of Reiki and Its Spread to the West
The Five Principles of Reiki
Many Schools of Reiki
Creative Uses for Reiki in Daily Life
Stories

Chapter 2: Learning Reiki
How to Use This Book
The Reiki Attunements
Learning a New "Language of Energy"
Three Levels of Reiki Practice
Scope of Practice
Finding A Reiki Teacher

Chapter 3: An Overview of the Reiki Treatment
Human Treatment
Adapting Treatments for Working with Animals
What Happens During a Reiki Treatment
Results of a Treatment
Healing Reactions
The Healing Timeline
Healing May Not Mean Cure
Reiki and Personal Growth
Stories

Chapter 4: Self-Treatment and the Treatment of Humans

Part Two: General Guidelines for the Treatment of Animals

Chapter 5: Getting Ready for the Treatment
Preparing Oneself
Communicating with the Animal's Human Companion
Communicating with the Animal
Meeting the Animal for the First Time
Length of the Treatment
The Practitioner's Comfort
The Treatment Space

Chapter 6: Starting the Treatment
Anne Teaches Us to Treat Animals with Reiki
Creating a Healing Partnership: Our Goal in Treating Animals with Reiki
Respecting Boundaries
Starting the Treatment
The Power of Choice
Freedom of Movement
How to Tell if an Animal Does Not Want a Treatment
Trusting Reiki's Innate Wisdom
Signs of Acceptance
A Word about Small Animals
Working with Aggressive Animals
Stories

Chapter 7: Hands-on Treatment
How to Know Whether a Hands-on Treatment is Appropriate
Indicators of Animal's Preference
Advantages of Hands-on Treatments
Suggestions about Hand Positions for a Hands-on Treatment
Indicators that Reiki from a Short Distance is Needed
A Reminder about Small Animals
Stories

Chapter 8: Insights During the Treatment
The Meaning of Physical Sensations
Emotional Information
Enhancing Intuition and the Ability to Communicate with Animals
Communicating Insights to an Animal's Human Companion
Stories

Chapter 9: Ending the Treatment
How to Tell When a Treatment is Coming to an End
Indicators that an Animal is Ready to End the Treatment
Example of an End to a Typical Treatment
Giving Thanks
After the Treatment
Frequency and Duration of Subsequent Treatments
Accepting the Results of a Treatment
Stories

Part Three: Advanced Reiki

Chapter 10: Level 2 Reiki
The Power Symbol
The Mental Healing Symbol
The Distant Symbol
Benefits to Animals
Deepening Your Bond with Your Animal
Stories

Chapter 11: General Guidelines for Using Level 2 Reiki with Animals
Getting Ready
Starting the Treatment
Reiki's Innate Wisdom
Signs of Acceptance
Hand Positions
Ending the Treatment
Stories

Chapter 12: Personal Healing and Transformation
The Practitioner's Own Treatments
Spiritual Aspects of Reiki
Personal Challenges
Stories

Part Four: Additional Ways to Help Animals with Reiki

Chapter 13: Reiki in Shelters, Sanctuaries, and Rescue Organizations
Broadening Your Experience
Finding the Right Place to Volunteer
Fitting into the Organization's Environment
Getting Started
Stories

Chapter 14: Reiki with Wild Creatures
Stories

Chapter 15: Reiki with Dying Animals
Stories

Conclusion: Healing the Human/Animal Bond
"The Word is Out!"
Our Vision: Healing the Human/Animal Bond

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About the Author

Kathleen Prasad has been an educator since 1993, a Reiki practitioner since 1998 and a Reiki Master since 2001. Initially learning Reiki as a tool for self-healing, Kathleen rapidly discovered that animals of all species were drawn to the healing power of Reiki energy. Elizabeth Fulton is a Reiki Master and animal communicator who has had a deep connection to animals all her life.