Seattle TTouch Intro Class for Healthier, Happier Animals

Rose De Dan and Puma

I became interested in Tellington TTouch, a long time ago, but that interest kind of got sidelined while focusing on my shamanic training.

Recently I read some very impressive stories by a long-time animal communicator that fanned that interest back into action, especially since I have wanted some additional assistance for Puma, my wonderful dog companion, as he enters his senior years. And lo, and behold, Shannon Finch’s name crossed my path. So, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing is now hosting a TTouch class in Seattle for the very first time! (And I believe there will be a live demo with said dog, and perhaps one of my cats who is shy of being handled – I may borrow a video camera for that!)

INTRODUCTION TO TELLINGTON TTOUCH CLASS

• Do you have a shy or aggressive dog?
• A cat who is getting along in years?
• A bird who squawks incessently?
• Are you interested in enhancing the bond with your animals?

Then this hands-on workshop is for you.

For more information on TTouch see What is TTouch?

You’ll learn how to improve your animal’s health and wellbeing with several TTouch techniques that release the tension, fear and anxiety that lead to behavior problems. You’ll learn how to ease the ailments associated with aging as well as first aid measures that can save your animal’s life. While TTouch can assist the healing of injuries and illness, and help change undesirable behaviors, it also builds a deeper rapport between humans and animals, so your critter doesn’t have to have a problem in order to benefit from this class.

Please do not bring your animal to the workshop, we’ll be practicing on willing stuffies (stuffed animals) this time around!

When: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 9:30am-12:30pm
Where: Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing, Alki, Seattle, WA
Cost: $95 per person

Registration: Class size is limited to a small number of participants. If interested send me an email, and I will provide you with payment information.

TEACHER
Shannon Finch is owner of The AnimalKind Company in Stanwood, focusing on positive training for all species. She is a certified Tellington Touch practitioner for both companion animals and horses. She has worked with of animals of many species, from dogs, cats, and horses, to birds, reptiles, rabbits and pocket pets, and even farm critters such as cows, goats, and chickens.

Shannon has taught TTouch all over the west, including Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and the Hawaii Humane Society, has given presentations for numerous local animal welfare groups, including PAWS, the Alternative Humane Society of Bellingham, Hooterville, (now Homeward Bound), Canines for Citizens’ Independence, Pasado’s Safe Haven, Purrfect Pals, Skagit Humane Society, and the Monroe Pet Expo. She’s also taught animal behavior and TTouch classes for Everett Community College. She is currently working on her thesis for a Master’s Degree in Humane Education.

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Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a paq’o and mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero Andean Medicine Tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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Carnival of Healing #215: Explorations

Catch a Tiger by His Toe... Rose De Dan©2009

Welcome to Carnival of Healing #215!

Last week the Carnival was hosted by Janet Dagley Dagley at The Reiki Digest.

This is the second time the Carnival has been hosted here on the Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing Blog, and once again I had a great time exploring new articles, insights, and perspectives from other bloggers around the world. It is kind of like going on a virtual adventure for mind, body and spirit. I hope you find them as inspiring as I did!

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FOR ANIMAL LOVERS

In this issue we are blessed with an abundance of great stories and articles about animals, animal teachers, and animal healing.

Our first post is actually a photo submitted by Maggi at Cottage Reiki of a hen receiving Reiki after being attacked by a buzzard, proving that Reiki is not just for urban animals!

Did you know that what you think can influence your animal? Lena McCullough, DVM of A Path with Paws explores how the power of intention can affect your animal companion, and offers three easy-to-use exercises to improve healing in You Are What You Think.

And animal communicator Danielle Tremblay shares the story of a dog who became ill and how he was able to supply information for the vets that ultimately contributed to his diagnosis and complete recovery in William and the ‘River Rock’: A Health Story.

If you have ever loved and lost an animal companion you will be touched by the experiences that Maureen Burkley of Healing Animal Truths and her dog Lucky share in the final stages of Lucky’s hospice care. Lucky still had something to teach Maureen, and was not leaving until she did. Read Lucky Rose Burkley 7/12/95-10/15/09, and keep the tissues handy.

Of course I love Reiki stories about animals, and this one comes from John Sawyer of Critter Reiki, animal shelter volunteer. Learn how Reiki can facilitate trust and relaxation for one sweet little Pomeranian with neurological issues in Reiki At AID: Allie.

Finally, a well-written article from Beth Lowell at Mysterious Beautiful entitled Algae – Why I recommend this superfood for every pet…and every pet owner. After reading the information that Beth shared, I am inspired to obtain some and try it on my cat, Kiya, who has suffered for years from chronic sinus issues. As someone who also works holistically with animals clients, I like the fact that the four algae work with the body’s master glands to encourage self-healing, and am interested in the possible benefits for other clients with autoimmune issues, seizures, etc.

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PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT

Elizabeth Harper creates a weekly video “ColorScope” blog, essentially an intuitive oracle. Each week she offers three colors with imaginative names, and then invites people to intuitively select one of them using their intuition. Once selected they listen to the message she has created for that color. For the week of November 9 she was inspired by the animals in her life and the messages they bring, perfect for Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing! So, are you “Golden Retriever Orange, “Tabby Cat Calico” or “Barred Owl Brown”? Visit Sealed with Love to find out.

Daylle Deanna Schwartz (from the well-named blog Lessons from A Recovering DoorMat) explores the ways in which your perspective on a situation can make a difference in whether you attract positive or negative things into your life, and offers examples of how to shift negative thoughts in Law of Attraction in Action: Perspective.

I truly enjoyed reading Sacred Sounds by Anne McCrady of InSpiritry, and no wonder, she is a poet and storyteller as well as an inspirational speaker. She vividly invokes a rich landscape, weaving a lovely tapestry from the autumn season and the dance of the winds and wind chimes; taking the reader on an inspirational journey.

The flu, or influenza as it is formally known, is all the news these days. But did you know that it is also old news? Rheanni Lightwater of Emotional Healing Circle poses a truly interesting question, “What does the flu and religious intolerance have in common?” Read Under the Influenza and explore how you can learn to neutralize the negative energy of paranoia and intolerance through intuitive learning.

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

Want to decrease your stress levels, keep your immune system supported, and feel like you have a balanced life? Jenny Shih of Rising Sun Coaching Blog gives you four clues for when It’s Time to Play Hooky.

Jennifer Manion of Heal Pain Naturally writes movingly of her four-year struggle to prove the doctors wrong, and of the insights and tools that finally made all the difference in Don’t Give Up — Surrender Instead to Heal and Move Forward.

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS IN A HEALTHY WAY

We all know how healing laughter is, and it is even better when we can laugh at ourselves. As the holidays approach, Madeleine Begun Kane has some humorous suggestions for making life easier for couples in her Mad Gift Giving Guide.

At Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong, Shauna Johnson, Culinary Instructor at Wellspring Weight Loss Camps, shares her tips on how to get to where you need to be without putting on those extra pounds in Healthy Holiday Travel.

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WELLNESS

Sometimes we need a reminder of the basics in our busy lives, and John’s Healthy Lifestyle does just that with Some Simple Golden Rules for Nutrition and Health.

WP Ho of The Conscious Life presents a through and well written article exploring How to Get the Most Out of Omega-3 Fats. Learn how to tilt the omega fats balance in your favor and turn your body into a powerful anti-inflammatory machine.

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HOLISTIC HEALING

Anyone suffering from fibromyalgia will appreciate this first in a four-part series by Sherrie Sisk of The Tramadol Diaries on beating “fibro fog” – that diminished mental capacity that sometimes accompanies it. How To Beat Fibro-Fog and Get Your Brain Back in Gear examines its various manifestations and some possible causes. It also provides an overview of a three-phased approach to combating it.

Melissa a.k.a. The Cellulite Analyst, struggled with adult acne for years until her lymph drainage specialist, also a trained psychotherapist, helped her uncover a healing insight in The Mind-Body Connection in Action: How a Single Psychotherapy Session Healed My Cystic Acne.

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YOGA FOR CHILDREN

Yoga is for all stages of life, and what better time to lay the foundations of a healthy lifestyle than during childhood? Adam Pedley of Natural Parenting Tips explains the benefits of Yoga for Children, promoting positive family time, and offers a tip on where to find a DVD that teaches the ABCs through yoga poses!

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And that concludes this issue of Carnival of Healing #215, I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as I did presenting it. Next week’s host for Carnival of Healing #216 is Cari Cambell at Your Joyous Life, and I invite you to submit an article.

I hope you enjoyed the many articles by inspiring writers featured here!

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For past editions of the Carnival of Healing visit Archives.

Attention Bloggers: If you think you might be interested in hosting an edition of The Carnival of Healing on your blog please review the basic hosting guidelines.

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Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a paq’o and mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero Andean Medicine Tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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Been Raining Toadstools

Toadstool in Cityscape, Rose De Dan©2009

Okay, I know I live in Seattle, a place renowned for rainy weather nine months of the year, and should be used to inclement weather, but today I felt way overdue for sunshine.

Usually the rain is gentle. The heavy downpours I knew back East are relatively unknown here, but that pattern seemed to change recently when we endured what I would have called a Nor’easter, had I still been living in Massachusetts — several days of heavy rain, strong, gusty winds, hail, etc.

My dog, Puma, and I were forced to take our usual walk during one particularly heavy rainfall, and were soaked by the time we had gone two blocks. Poor Puma expressed his displeasure with the whole soggy mess by laying his ears flat against his head to keep the rain out. Halfway through our usual circuit he volunteered to cut the length of our walk in half by trying to drag me in the direction of home. We compromised by cutting the walk short by a few blocks.

We even had thunder, a very rare phenomenon here, unlike South Jersey where I grew up. So rare that while in session with a client I thought at first the sound I heard was a neighbor dragging out their garbage can. It was only when the volume and vibration continued to increase that I recognized it as an isolated peal of thunder.

The topper was the hail. One minute I am sitting on the couch, reading quietly, the next the peace is shattered by what sounds like stones hitting the windows. Winds were driving the hail sideways into the ancient glass, and the noise was so loud all the animals, even Puma, looked panicked.

The hailstorm picked up in intensity, and despite sending Reiki and positive feelings of safety and comfort to the animals, they were uneasily moving away from the windows and gathering in the center of the house, all the time casting glances at me for cues. Keeping up a running dialogue of reassurance, I eyed the windows with some concern (I joke to people that I think the original 1924 glass is only held in place only by the glazing pins), and tried to think what we would do if one of them gave way.

Listening to the winds I suddenly had an idea. In the course of my shamanic training we had been told that a practitioner can work with weather. Now it is my understanding that it is usually an altomesayoq that can do that, a higher level than I am, but an experience I had very early in my training made me feel that  it could not hurt to make a request. There was no time to reach for rattle and Florida Water, I simply turned to each of the four directions, and very simply asked the winds to be gentle with us, and thinking of all the birds, animals and plants enduring the onslaught, added a request on their behalf. As soon as I finished speaking, the hail stopped. Completely.

I imagine that my request simply coincided with the natural cessation of the hailstorm, but I was not taking any chances. It would be impolite not to say “thank you” no matter what the reason for the end of the storm. This time, with rattle in hand, proper offerings of Florida Water and deep gratitude from my heart, I gave thanks to all four directions, all four winds.

And today I gave thanks for the appearance of the Sun, feeling the warmth on my face, watching my cats basking, I felt my spirits lift in response. Sometimes I guess you just need a reminder that the elements of nature are truly powerful, humbling and miraculous in their splendor.

P.S. This past week may not have been fit weather for woman nor beast, but it has been great for the fungi family. Toadstools have been popping up all over the place. The image appearing with this article is one that sprang out of the ground alongside the city street on which I live. In the background you can see the store lights reflected in the puddle underneath a parked car.

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Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a paq’o and mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero Andean Medicine Tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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Seeking Blog Posts for Carnival of Healing #215

Giraffe, Rose De Dan©2009

I enjoyed hosting the Carnival of Healing so much last time that I am doing it again! On November 14, 2009 the Carnival of Healing #215 will pitch their tents right here on Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing Blog.

A brief explanation, the Carnival of Healing is a weekly roundup of personal blog posts on the topics of holistic health, wellness, spirituality, and self empowerment. The Carnival travels constantly through cyberspace, landing at a different host site each Saturday. Last week the Carnival was set up at Janet Dagley Dagley at The Reiki Digest. Carnival founder and organizer is Phylameana lila Desy, About.com’s guide to Holistic Healing. (Phylameana also happens to be a Reiki practitioner, as are many other Carnival participants.)

Have you written a new or previous blog on these topics: mind body spirit, wellness, empowerment, spirituality, holistic healing, healthy living? Carnival of Healing is seeking blog posts that feature healing articles, empowerment stories, innovative healing ideas, remedy tips, announcements of newsy health topics, etc. What are your opinions? What are you writing about in your blogs about wellness, complementary medicine, holistic healing, spirituality, and healthy lifestyles for people of animals?

Submit your blog post no later than Thursday, November 12, 2009 to be included in the Carnival of Healing #215 appearing on November 14. I look forward to seeing you all there!

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Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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Reiki Classes: Change for Life for People and Animals

Rose De Dan and Dino ©2005

Are you an animal lover?

Do you have pets or animal companions of any species?

Do you volunteer at a shelter or work in a vet office?

If so, taking a Reiki class can help you, help them.

Training in Reiki can also assist you in restoring or maintaining your good health and spiritual and emotional growth. And the benefits don’t stop there, after taking a class in Reiki you will also be able to assist family members, friends, and other loved ones with their challenges – mental, emotional, physical and spiritual.

“What A Wonderful Experience” – Reiki for the Whole Family
“My husband and I took this class together. Friends referred me to Rose and I am so very grateful that they did. Rose is patient, kind and loving as a person and a teacher…I use Reiki on myself and have done a couple of sessions on our son and on our dogs. We also have two guinea pigs who are very chatty when we come into the room now. Our dogs seem to want to be with us more and more and love to just lay at our feet now more than before. It also seems that more wildlife comes to our yard than before the class. It was a great experience and I am looking forward to more classes with Rose.”
—Sandra Gleason, Port Orchard, WA

Reiki is the gift that keeps on giving, with benefits that last a lifetime. Imagine being able to accelerate healing when sick, being able to relieve the pain of an injury, heal feelings of anger, fear, grief, or decrease discomfort after surgery!

“The Reiki Revolution” – Reiki for People and Animals
“Working with Rose De Dan has been a revolutionary force in the life of my family, which includes me, my husband, and our three cats. I started seeing Rose when I had then-undiagnosed chronic Lyme disease. The disease was affecting our entire household. I was sick, my husband was caring for me, and our cats were really stressed out.

“All of us–humans and animals–have greatly benefited by sessions with Rose. I’ve been able to better understand my feline companions, and we’ve figured out ways of making this difficult time easier on everyone.

“My husband and I, having seen the benefits of Reiki, also have taken Reiki I – III classes. I would without hesitation say that the energetic healing this has brought into our lives has been the most helpful component of my healing journey. The applications are far-reaching. Sometimes we use Reiki to address an immediate problem–if I’m too nauseated to eat, for example. Ten minutes of Reiki is often all it takes to have me up and nibbling on dinner! My husband frequently says that he’s so happy to have Reiki, because he can actually do something to help me when I’m ill, instead of just watching me suffer.

“Reiki has also been wonderful to address the the more macroscopic issues of chronic illness. It’s brought emotional balancing to our lives, and we are able to offer it to our cats as well–thereby greatly decreasing the amount of stress-related behaviors, like spraying. We use Reiki to energetically clean and balance the house, to help us focus on making difficult decisions, and to bring a healing element to everyday actions. In short, we use Reiki all the time, in many facets of our lives. It’s fantastic to have it literally at our fingertips!”
—Anna Lesiecki and Family, Seattle, WA

Reiki Classes in Seattle
Our next class in Seattle is offered Friday, November 13 from 7-9pm, and Saturday, November 14, 9am-5pm. In this class you will learn the basics of energy healing as well as how to create a soul to soul connection with animals. Visit our website for more information on the benefits of Reiki or to register.

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Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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Peruvian Ayni Despacho Ceremony tonight

A prayer is blown into the kintu
© Rhonda Hanley 2009

When: Friday, October 16, 6:30pm
Where: Alki, Seattle, WA – directions sent at time of registration. For those with allergies please note that there will be animals present.

“The despacho ceremony was very powerful, and things are already beginning to heal. Thank you for the shamanic healing service you provide, it is much appreciated!”—C.A., Seattle

An Ayni Despacho is an ancient ceremony that melds the assembling of consensual reality (the world we all agree exists here and now) with offerings and prayers to the Spirit World for the creation of ayni (balance and harmony) in our lives, healing and release of energies that are standing in the way of our fully stepping into who we are becoming–our limitless possibilities. It is also helps reconnect us with, and offer healing for, the earth. When the despacho is completed the paq’o (one trained in the Andean Medicine tradition) gives it to the fire and the spirits to consume, releasing the energies and the prayers.

The ceremony can assist with all aspects of your life: relationship, business, career, family, home, companion animals, spiritual, etc. This ceremony will also include prayers for the healing of the earth and to support All Our Relations as they deal with the challenges of climate change and global warming. The ceremony itself is approximately 2 to 2.5 hours in length.

Click here to register for the ceremony.

“Thank you for a wonderful experience. This was my first despacho and it was so beautiful!”—Holly H., Seattle, WA

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Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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Halloween Fun: Ghosts at the Movies, Witch Dogs and Panther Cats

Panther Prowl
©Rose De Dan 2009

Looking for some unusual Halloween Greeting Cards or 2010 Wall Calendars?

Panther Prowl greeting card shows the true primal nature of the housecat as reflected in her shadow (card is available in single or 10-pack.). Photography model is Jewell, a neighbor-cat of mine who is a lot more friendly than she looks in this image. Jewell adores my dog, Puma, and rushes to greet him whenever we walk by, throwing herself at his feet and rolling in ecstasy. Most of the time Puma politely ignores her, but occasionally (I think when he thinks other dogs aren’t looking) he will give her a hello sniff. Panther Prowl also appears in the calendar series Cats: Urban Tigers. Shadow art was done by artist Alex Guillotte.

Adorable Yorkie Witch Dog is portrayed by Yorkshire Terrier Cody, who has a complete closet of outfits which he was patient enough to model for in A Yorkie for All Seasons Calendar, and for the greeting cards (available in single or 10-pack). For this sitting Cody gave the cow skull a nervous glance at first, but after that he sat like a pro for his portrait.

Ghosts at the Movies greeting card combines a photo that I took many years ago in a Boston cemetery with a really humorous poem inside by Dean Blehert. Cards are available in single or 10-pack. Another of Dean’s short poems appears on Lucy Cat from the calendar series Cats: Urban Tigers.

Happy Halloween!

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Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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Carnival of Healing #210: Connections

Carnival Swirl, Gardenia Blossom ©Rose De Dan 2009

Welcome to Carnival of Healing #210! Last week’s Carnival was hosted by Rosanna C Rogacion of Melisma. This is the first time the Carnival has been hosted here on the Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing blog, but it won’t be the last. I have so enjoyed reading, and putting together so many inspirational, educational and just plain fun links to the numerous articles submitted, that I plan to do it again.

On this Carnival you will find articles on many topics, submitted by writers from different countries, gathered together here in a virtual global village. All with one unifying purpose, the nurturance of connections—whether support for our physical bodies, awareness of connections to others of our species, or the connections that we all share in the Wheel of Life —and the ability of those connections to inspire.

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PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT

One of the first articles that I received illustrated that concept beautifully, presenting me with the unique opportunity to feature two for one. Sue Tanida submitted All of Creation, where she shares her insights gained by reading a blog post written by someone else. Sue says, “The author really sees the great Mystery of interconnectedness of life on this planet. He really gets that the sacred isn’t just found in the ‘beauty’ or ‘tranquility’ or whatever else people describe nature as. The sacred is found in the larger patterns that nature forms.” Sue’s article contains an excerpt to the post written by J. Williams Harkins at the Episcopal Café entitled Loaves, fishes, salmon in particular, which I highly encourage you to read in its entirety as his writing truly reflects the inspiration and sacredness to be found in awareness of our connection to nature.

Lisa Illiachmann is a gardener wrestling with the removal of one stubborn plant. She uses that struggle to effectively make an empowering connection to the greater struggle we all face in our lives in The Weed.

And the quality of writing continues in Carrying and Leaving where Jessica Nagel shares an effective technique for opening up to stillness as a doorway to healing not only ourselves, but also the planet.

If I were handing out awards for Best Blog Title it would go to Lessons from a Recovering Doormat: Tips, Tools and Perspective for Being More Empowered. And Daylle Deanna Schwartz does exactly that in her helpful post Law of Attraction in Action: Positive Words.

Wayne C Allen puts an amusing and insightful spin on the Law of Attraction with his 10 Zen Principles to Help You Live Life Better as interpreted through the great Yogi-isms of baseball legend Yogi Berra.

Ingrid King, of The Conscious Cat, offers further insights with From Fear to Hope and Love. And of course the advice I loved best and agree wholeheartedly with is, “Pet your cat or dog! Being with your animals is one of the best ways I know to instantly shift your vibration from negative to positive. It’s impossible to be fearful and worried when you have a happy dog licking your face or a purring cat in your lap.”

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FOR ANIMALS

Moving out of the realm of individual human empowerment, our next virtual stop is energy healing for animals.

Gina McCulloch D.C. EBW shares her experiences as a chiropractor working in tandem with an Animal Reiki Therapist in the UK in Animal Reiki & Animal Chiropractic for Cats; Dogs, Horses and other Pets – An Ideal Natural Healing Combination!.

And Jackie Branagan also shares energy healing stories about her cat Misty and rescued cat Bowser. In my experience it is very true that the animals know exactly what they need and are drawn to it as Bowser was with Jackie’s mesa. I tell my Reiki students that if they think they are animal magnets before taking a Reiki class, wait until after! (And yes, I am the Rose mentioned in the story.)

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SUPPORT

Compassion is a quality that should permeate all healing modalities, whether for animals or people. Shiatsu practitioner Gina Loree’ Marks explores a very important aspect of the relationship between caregiver and client in The Morality of Healing.

And what connection is more important to each of us than that to our families? Carol Brown submitted Dr. Mom: 92 Tools to Help you Take Better Care of Your Family, helpful resources to ensure your family is on the right track for nutrition, exercise, injury and much more.

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YOGA FOR YOU AND YOUR KIDS

This article was as much fun to read as the yoga poses will be for you and your kids to do. KidsYogaOnline presents Hatha yoga for kids: float like a butterfly, hum like a bee. And because as a shamanic practitioner I am currently in the process of working Serpent energy I just had to include Animal yoga for kids: the hiss of the serpent, where you can “get slithery with kids yoga when you slide into the cobra yoga pose. As one of the most animated kids yoga exercises, the cobra posture brings flexibility to your spine and strength to your back. Best of all, you get to hisss, just like a real snake!”

And for adults Mary Jones presents 50 Excellent Yoga Moves to Cure Any Kind of Pain or Problem, an article that I found personally helpful, with tips that I plan on using daily.

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WELLNESS

I can’t say I have tried it, but I have seen the benefits for others who have. Karthik Raj G presents The real benefits of fasting – both physical and spiritual.

This next submission came from Japan (don’t you love the internet?), and it not only taught me something new, but it was also fun to immerse myself (pun intended) in the Japanese culture and beautiful photos. You may not have heard of this therapeutic modality, but Tony Alexander offers an introduction in Kono Ha No Yu: Balneotherapy.

And last, but not least, WP Ho presents Inflammation: Essential Facts You Need to Know, which explores many of the factors that contribute to chronic inflammation.

And you will see WP Ho again, as he will be hosting next week’s Carnival of Healing #211 on Oct. 17, 2009 at The Conscious Life, and I invite you to submit an article.

I hope you enjoyed your virtual trip around the world and the many articles by inspiring writers featured here!

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For past editions of the Carnival of Healing visit Archives.

Attention Bloggers: If you think you might be interested in hosting an edition of The Carnival of Healing on your blog please review the basic hosting guidelines.

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THINK OUTSIDE THE CAGE

Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author of the acclaimed book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, and creator of Animal and Reiki Art. As an animal shaman, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.

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A Walk Between Worlds, Truth is Beauty, The Q’ero by Denise Kinch

In July I conducted a series of three audio interviews with Denise Kinch, Pachamama Healing Center, practitioner and teacher of the Andean Healing Traditions. It is not well known, but Denise is the only western shamanic teacher to have had the privilege of staying at Don Manuel’s village year after year, hosting him in her home with her family, and in the process learning the truth about the Q’ero and this wonderful lineage that we share.

Not long after the interviews, Denise surprised me with an advance proof of A Walk Between Worlds, Truth is Beauty, The Q’ero, a book that took her nearly 18 years to write and which contains 200 full-color professional photographs documenting her time with the Q’ero, and with Don Manuel. A book that was written to honor his dying request — sharing the truth of the Q’ero, their history and their traditions; clearing up the myths and misconceptions that are so prevalent today among students of his tradition.

Eagerly I read her book cover to cover in one sitting, at times moved to tears. When finished, I sat, filled with the warmth of Don Manuel’s energy and words once again. The book brought him, his village, family and traditions to life for me.

In reading I reconnected with the feelings that had inspired “A Shaman’s Legacy,” concerning Don Manuel’s last visit to the U.S., receiving clear validation of the beauty and simplicity of the Q’ero tradition. A tradition that has been complicated and distorted by overlaid Western ideas and practices that often did not resonate with me.

Reading Denise’s book also changed how I taught the last class of four classes to my Spirited Living students, inspiring me to reach deeper during the weekend of teaching that followed, and fueled more of my own personal healing.

While I had been to Peru, I had never visited a Q’ero village. Seeing the stark simplicity of their lives set amongst the breathtaking and harsh reality of life at 17,000 feet put the entire tradition into perspective and placed it in context. Filled with photos of Chua Chua, the village where Don Manuel Quispe and his family lived, and with stories about community and the Peruvian shamanic traditions, Denise takes you into the heart of the village and shows you exactly what daily life entails.

The following is an excerpt from the book’s description:

“The Q’ero people do not ‘have’ a spiritual tradition, they ‘are’ their spiritual tradition. Living at such high altitudes they are completely dependant on their relationship with each other and their environment. They understand that every element is an integral component of the whole picture, a necessity for survival. That to live in balance with their land they must be in ‘ayni’ with all their relations. Ayni is a Quechua word for reciprocity. To come into Ayni with something means to be in an equal exchange of energy. Don Manuel Quispe embodied this tradition, incorporating it into his healing work and his teachings. Reminding us that we are not separate from spirit, that we do not need a ‘go-between’, and that we too are a part of the whole picture.”

Thanks to Denise Kinch’s quest to discover the roots of the healing tradition she was studying in the U.S., readers can walk alongside her on a personal journey that is often physically and emotionally wrenching—a journey guided by faith and Don Manuel.

This book is a gift beyond price—not only is it a window into a world and tradition that is quickly disappearing, it also affords us loving and humorous glimpses of a very special relationship between a determined woman who followed where Spirit led, and Don Manuel Quispe, one of the most respected and revered elders of the Q’ero nation, thought by some to be the last of the great Altomesayoks.

A Walk Between the Worlds, Truth is Beauty, The Q’ero is one book that every student of the Andean Medicine Tradition, indeed of any shamanic tradition, should have in their personal collection.

Note: You can order a signed and personalized hardcover copy of A Walk Between the Worlds, Truth is Beauty, The Q’ero from Denise Kinch at Pachamama Healing Center. The book is also available at Xlibris.

Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a mesa carrier and Pampamesayoq in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. In addition she is also a Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, artist, and author of Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism.

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What Do Squirrels Do on Sunny Days?

A Maple Seed, Some Sun, and Thou
©Rose De Dan 2009

My kitchen window affords some fine photo opportunities, and this sunny day was especially fun.

Two young sibling squirrels found themselves a great place to catch some rays—my garage roof. Covered in black asphalt tiles it soaks up warmth, and with a huge maple tree within easy jumping distance they could let down their guard and kick back for a bit.

I just loved watching the sequence of events (you can see all the photos on Flickr). Squirrel 1, on the left, was more cautious about lying down, waiting a bit, and making sure that the crazy paparazzi woman (me) was just curious. Squirrel 2 was comfy, but needed something to nibble and play with. A nearby maple seed appeared to work just fine and then, of course, Squirrel 1 had to see what Squirrel 2 had.

In sorting through the many photos I took it was tough to choose favorites, one is a later photo (shown above) where Squirrel 2 is propped on his elbows while Squirrel 1 relaxes. Reminded me of squirrel bedtime reading.

Squirrel 1 finally settled down for a bit, until he got too warm and headed for shade, but Squirrel 2 stayed, chasing the maple seed down the roof on his belly in very slow motion. The photo where he stretches out one front paw is just too cute for words.

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Rose De Dan
Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC
building bridges between people and animals
Website: www.reikishamanic.com
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