My Philosophy
Throughout the website I refer to animals not as pets but rather as companions and friends. To me, the term "pet" doesn't fully reflect the strong bond and companionship animals bring to our lives. I also avoid referring to people as "owners" since I don't see animals as property but rather as important family members. Animals embody unconditional love and the bond between animals and their people are so much more than between a person and a piece of property.
My goal is to help strengthen that bond through the healing process.
My Career
In 1990 I graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in Mathematics and began my career working for the Department of Defense and then various Information Technology companies, which lasted over 13 years. After moving to North Carolina, I started volunteering for the SPCA of Wake County and greatly enjoyed working with all of the wonderful animals who had so much love to give and just wanted to find their very own homes. After seeing the emotional and sometimes physical pain the animals suffered from their time before they came to the SPCA, I knew I wanted to find a career in which I could help these, and other, animals heal. Thus began my new career in animal massage and energetic healing.
My Training
I have completed over 1500 hours of training in animal massage, animal bodywork, energy work (for animals and humans), and animal communications from the following institutions:
- Pet First Aid & CPR from the American Red Cross
- Equine Sports Massage Certification from Equissage-NC
- Canine Massage Certification, Water Works, & Energy Work from PetMassage
- Canine Sports Massage Certification from Equissage
- Feline Massage Certification from Integrated Touch Therapy
- Introduction to Acupressure for Small Animals from Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute
- Canine Massage Training from The Lang Institute for Canine Massage
- Healing Touch for Animals (HTA) Practitioner (passed certification in 2006) and Advanced HTA from Healing Touch for Animals (Komitor Healing Method)
- Basic Animal Communications from Tera Thomas of Hummingbird Farm
- Introductory Animal Communication Workshop from The Gurney Institute of Animal Communication
- Introductory Animal Communication Workshop from Dr. Evelyn Elkin Giefer of Moonbeam Mobile Veterinary Energy Therapies
- Reiki I, II, and III from Tera Thomas of Hummingbird Farm
- Kinesiology for Pets from U.S. Kinesiology Training Institute
- EmoTrance Practitioner from The Sidereus Foundation
- Medical Intuitive Training, Levels 1 & 2 from Seer Holistic Health
- Healing Touch, Level 1 from Healing Touch Program
- Energetic Transformations from Sinnett Holistic Health
- Cyndi Dale's Apprenticeship Program