Animals
Lynne says her greyhounds have enjoyed and benefited from Anne’s Reiki session
Emotional wellbeing for animals You talk to your dog, don’t you? You chat to your cat, or you whisper to your horse? All of us who have animals do talk to them as if they understand what we are saying. Imagine your surprise if you asked your animal a question and heard an answer! That is exactly what happened to me. My horse seemed to be sulking and would not come into the yard for his feed. After calling him several times I walked up to him saying out loud, “What is the matter with you Dallas?” I heard this loud, deep voice say, “Why did you get another horse? Wasn’t I good enough?” I was stunned and the bolt of pain I felt in my heart was overwhelming. I burst into tears, realising I had heard an expression of his feelings and what I felt was his emotional pain. I had indeed bought another horse who had been getting more of my attention and Dallas, my first horse, obviously didn’t like it. This was when I realised that I could hear what animals are feeling. It started me on a journey that led to courses and workshops
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with others who are in the business of hearing animals’ thoughts and feelings. I studied with an international animal communicator and undertook energy healing workshops with animal healers from around Australia. I was already working as a counsellor, specialising in dream therapy and symbol work to help people resolve their emotional issues. As I heard from more animals about the emotional issues they have, or the emotional issues they take-on from their owners, I became determined to help as many animals as I could. There are so many animals out there who are not understood. It is fascinating to see how often animals reflect to their owners the emotional issues they pick up from being around them. It is often the case that to help your animal get over a particular emotion you may need to resolve it in yourself too. That is where the combination of my skills as a qualified counsellor works in conjunction with my gift of being able to hear and sense animals’ thoughts and feelings. Animals also have their own issues, which may even be ancestral, and they experience the same sort of pain and confusion as we do. I have the ability to get in tune with the animal and hear, see or feel what they have to say. I then use energetic healing to help resolve the issue. Sometimes the resolution is immediate, sometimes it takes a few sessions. So … if your life is being dominated by a 4kg bundle of fur, your dog’s behaviour has suddenly changed, your horse is sulking, or you just want to know what your animal would like to tell you maybe I can help. Anne Winning, Reiki practitioner and animal communicator