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Touch
Plus+ - a ‘toolbox’ towards a
happier & healthier animal
Animals are receptive to the Touch Plus+ healing technique
which uses a combination of hands-on healing (based on the ancient Reiki system)
and massage, and then with observations provided from a psychology and animal
behaviourist standpoint. This
non-invasive technique can provide positive results with very few treatments.
My speciality is the equestrian world (racing, eventing, dressage etc,.)
although I am happy treating many other animals (dogs, cows, birds). Irrespective of the duration of the animal’s problem or
suffering, or even the exact location of the issue under investigation, swift
results are frequently experienced. If
you don’t have time right now to see below, click here to print off a
double-sided A5 leaflet.
Testimonials - a few case-study feedbacks:
● Bolting, biting, kicking, extreme apprehension – “The hands-on healing visibly changed his behaviour; Karen’s feeding suggestions made sense too; I hadn’t realised how it was affecting him. I love that it's a non-invasive 'whole horse' treatment. Even if I don't quite understand how it can all happen so quickly, I just need to see Doobie to know that 'something works wonders'. I cannot recommend this program enough...for horses and humans!” [Click here to see the full text and images]
● Canine Stroke, partial paralysis, loss of will to live, kidney malfunction, loss of eyesight - “My dog was slowly dying - he'd lost the will to live. The results after treatment #1 were amazing. As I watched, his paralysed eyelid started to work and in a few days his sight returned and he was back to chasing foxes! You gave him an extra two months of quality life. I think you have a wonderful gift.” [Click here to see the full text]
● Cushing’s
Syndrome, 23 year old – “The combination of
the food and the Touch Plus+ has definitely helped;
I now have a 23 year old horse teaching himself Parelli!
I put Doobie on the ‘podium at liberty’ & then played some more
games, heard heavy footsteps, turned around and to my amazement saw Bazil stood
on the podium…WOW! Bazil takes an
interest now….he’s definitely found his ‘old’ character.”
[Click here
to see the full text and image]
● Fractured
Pelvis injury – “Who
knows what’s helped but after two treatments she’s had a roll for the first
time in months; she certainly seems
to enjoy the sessions.”
● Extreme
anxiety – “A Buzzard flew out right
beside her but she didn’t bolt as she would have done previously;
then a short while later a crow did the same and she just looked at it;
she’s so much calmer about life.”
●
Sarcoid
- "After one treatment, it went down (reduced by c3 inches)...the Vet's
intrigued!"
● 'Dropped Hip' - "They told me he needed intensive manipulation which I didn’t like the sound of. In only four visits by Karen, my racehorse's hip was corrected - he's now in full training."
● Distant
& anxious behaviour – “How
strange…after the first session I put her in the field and she came back to
say Hello….she’s NEVER done that before.”
● Bad memories of pain/trauma – “My ex racer was deemed ‘mad’ after his accident; since he’s had healing, it seems that all the past emotional tension he was holding suddenly no longer seemed to bother him…..he just let it all go. Being a Farmer’s daughter I’m not easily duped by airy-fairy things…but this method seems wholly welcomed by the horses – I’ve decided I must keep an open mind and let my horses be the judge.”
● Spinning, bucking, napping - "In just one month, he's turned from a dangerous ride to a delight; must try him hunting now!"
To
ensure the treatments are enjoyable and welcomed by the horse (however nervous),
I combine healing with gentle massage so that rather than them mis-understanding
the tingling and/or heat sensations they may experience, they simply relax as
though being groomed. For animals
with extreme anxiety/stress and/or those in pain, they can quickly demonstrate
their acceptance of the therapy by yawning and then ‘nodding off’ (owners
included)!
Although
at times they may look like they’re snoozing, it appears that their bodies are
actually working quite hard by stimulating their innate healing ability
to obtain and/or maintain finely tuned mental tranquility and good health.
Once the horse accepts the healing stimulus (or energetic flow), it
directs the healing and energy re-balancing to where it
needs….not only to where it appears to have a problem.
Because the ‘horse controls’ the flow and direction of the healing
(they know where they need help even if we can’t see it), it can offer huge cost
and time savings to owners – which can be vital especially for high
performance or time-critical animals.
Although my treatment technique uses touch on the skin, the
messages are received both externally and internally and through
the nervous system - healing is not limited by depth, angle or any other
immediate restriction. Conditions
that can respond well to healing include:
·
painful/damaged
backs, sacroiliacs, withers, hocks, knees etc;
undetected pain
· muscle atrophy
· injuries requiring accelerated healing (including tendons) and
reduction in inflammation
· sluggish lymphatic systems
· weakened immune systems
· fear, tension, stress, event anxiety, lethargy, overcoming past
trauma
· ‘bad behaviour’ including napping, rearing, bucking, refusing
to jump, aggression etc
· respiratory and digestive problems
· sarcoids, skin problems and allergies
· stiffness on one rein; canter lead problems
· unexplained issues including general ‘malaise’, a disinterest
in life/training etc, depression, unhealthy coats
Touch
Plus+ sessions appear to have a calming and frequently healing effect on animals
and as with humans, any healing can continue to take place for some days after
each treatment, but without it negatively affecting the animals.
It is good for the animal to spend the rest of the treatment-day
peacefully just as it is preferable when you or I have a massage to return home
and enjoy the ‘mellowness’ to gain maximum effect.
But thereafter, the animal can usually be treated as normal with their
bodies combining any necessary re-balancing alongside getting on with normal
life.
An
initial course of 2-4 treatments is usually advised (c60 minutes each) after
which a maintenance programme of infrequent ‘top-ups’ is usually recommended
to maintain the body in balance. Horses
on strenuous schedules and/or in competition can be treated more often, not only
to deal with one-off incidents but in helping control issues before they have a
lasting detrimental effect on the horse’s performance – I equate it to a car
service where ensuring systems are working at optimum levels, saves pain, money
and trauma in the long term! I am a
strong believer in preventative health care – an analogy I use is as that of a
tanker – better to monitor and adjust its position and thus ensure a safe
passage through demanding waters, rather than take action only when it’s
minutes off hitting the rocks. I
firmly believe that this attitude for protecting ‘good health’ saves money
in the long run.
In
addition to the healing treatments, sometimes I offer ‘observations’
regarding issues that may be stressing or frustrating your horse.
Examples might be that they need more time out in the field (irrespective
of what we think about the weather!), access to mineral and salt licks,
availability of scratching posts, tweaking routines to minimise their stress,
spending a few minutes of dedicated ‘gentle time’ with your horse…where
there’s no agenda other than just being with each other etc,.
By treating the holistic horse, my aim is to offer owners, trainers and
riders a ‘toolbox’ for a happier and healthier animal, which in turn can
save owners money whilst saving horses from avoidable frustration or stress!
For
all the above ‘verbosity and enthusiasm’, nothing is as convincing as the
testimonials and seeing my method in action…!
I can only reiterate my analogy of the Wind (as per the Home page)…just
because you cannot see the wind does NOT mean it is not present…why not let
your horse’s reaction be the judge?!
For
general information on Reiki and its applications within the human (rider)
world, please see the Reiki section.
As
a qualified and professional practitioner and as a member of the UK Reiki
Federation (UKRF), my work is guided by the UKRF Code of Ethics.
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Personally,
I feel that in our pursuit of progress, some things we do around animals are
causing unnecessary damage to them.
Having
grown up with many varieties of animals and lived in some extreme and/or
beautiful locations around the world, I’ve often looked after houses, animals
and homes for people who want special care for their ‘loved ones’(!) whilst
they need to be away.
