Hi, I’m Katie The Kat Lady based in Liverpool and a Reiki Let Animals Lead® Practitioner. I run my own business as a holistic mobile master cat groomer covering the North West also studying Zoopharmacognosy, Animal Acupressure and Feline Behaviour. I am a foster carer for my local cat charity, Garston Animal Rescue and do some grooming for them as well. I am in the process of setting up regular Reiki sessions for the cats in their care and am basically all about cats! I live with 4 cats of my own plus at the moment a foster cat called Shiva as well. I love to travel, read, craft and go to the cinema when I have a spare minute. I also can’t resist stationary, especially notebooks and pastel highlighters!
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Amanda Davy
Amanda Davy is a SARA Animal Reiki Practitioner based in Surrey, England. Amanda started practicing Reiki in 2008 but it wasn’t until one of her cats was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2009 that her Animal Reiki journey began. She completed her training with Kathleen at the CARE foundation in Florida and, whilst her love for animals keeps her open to all kinds, big and small, it is horses that have found their way most into her life. Amanda also practices Equine Shiatsu and Craniosacral therapy and enjoys combining this with her Reiki practice and seeing how well the therapies complement each other.
Samantha Roe
Samantha Roe is a SARA Teacher based in the South West of the UK. She spends her extra time volunteering at the St Giles Animal Rescue Centre in Taunton, Somerset. St Giles is a rescue centre who care for abandoned and abused dogs, cats and small animals. Samantha is a business owner providing a service of reiki treatments (in person and distant) and reiki teachings. She loves to visit Big Cat Sanctuaries and has even travelled to Mexico to spend precious time with Tigers, Lions, Jaguars and Leopards at a foundation. She also supports several animal foundations throughout the world. Samantha happily lives with her partner of over 25 years, Janson. And currently has 2 cats, Lilly and Miesha, though that number may grow in the future.
Kimberly Leilehua Digmon
Kimberly is a Sara Teacher/ Practitioner in London. She started her Animal Reiki journey in 2008 and has studied with Kathleen Prasad since 2009. In 2010 Kimberly was certified as a Reiki Master Teacher in Usui Reiki Ryoho. She loves working with domestic and wild animals and supports several animal foundations around the world. In addition, Kimberly has a holistic animal business that provides Reiki treatments (in person and distant), Homeopathy, Animal Communication, Scenar therapy and Photo-Led Therapy. When she is not working, she loves to travel and continues her education in healing modalities. She is a fur parent to two cats called Nanea and Mana.
Alison McKinnon
Alison McKinnon is the SARA International Operations Director and member of the Board. She has studied animal Reiki for the past few years with Kathleen Prasad. Alison had practiced Reiki before studying with Kathleen but found the results with Kathleen’s techniques were instant. She is very proud to be able to pass those techniques on to her students. Alison has many years experience in the field of complementary healthcare and natural therapy including aromatherapy. Her experiences working with essential oils led her to explore other subtle healing systems and energy work including Reiki. Her own animal family always benefited from her therapies, but in 2002, she decided to begin offering therapies for animals on a wider scale and set up a business to offer holistic healing to pets which led her to become involved with The Tree of Life for Animals (Tolfa) in India several years ago. Alison has taught the Tolfa staff and volunteers Animal Reiki. We are proud to say Tolfa as an official SARA shelter. Alison offers classes and retreats in the UK, India and Egypt. Alison lives in College Milto, East Kilbride, Scotland where she offers in person and distant Animal Reiki.
Ali Carrington
Ali Carrington is a SARA Teacher based in London and Sussex, UK. When not working she can be found in the garden or enjoying natural surroundings further afield with her husband and two boxer dogs, Chili and Ludo. Ali is a big supporter of dog rescue organisations in the UK, in particular Home Counties Boxer Welfare and Saving Balkan Boxer Dogs, two wonderful organisations whose seriously hard work is always for the best life quality for each and every dog that comes through their doors. Ali always begins getting to know a new dog in shelter through Reiki first, and then supports that dog’s behavioural progress throughout the rehoming process and beyond. She is the owner of a business that offers Reiki treatments, Reiki training and also natural dog behaviour coaching.