Brandy Lovingier, a SARA practitioner is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is an Animal Reiki Practitioner/business owner where she provides Reiki along with sound therapy and vibrational healing. Brandy is currently training to become an Animal Reiki Teacher. For some time now, twice a month, she volunteers at Windy’s Ranch and Rescue. Brandy loves spending time with animals and works closely with parrots, bunnies, cats, dogs, pigs, chickens, horses, goats, donkey’s and ducks. In her spare time she loves being outdoors with nature and wild animals, as well as painting. She aims to bring animal awareness and animal respect to her community and to all she encounters. Distant healing and in person treatments are available.
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Elizabeth Dunn
Elizabeth is a SARA practitioner from Stevensville, Montana. Her path to reiki began many years ago, and her beloved cat, Miss Kitty, was her first teacher. A personal healing journey further affirmed her ability to work with the dynamic aspects of universal energy.
Elizabeth was led to reiki certification for animals and people while volunteering at the Humane Society of Western Montana in Missoula. Becoming a certified reiki practitioner was the perfect way to blend her deep connection and love for animals and nature with her passion to benefit others as a healer.
Elizabeth brings years of experience as a licensed veterinary technician to her work with both small and large animals. She offers pet-sitting services, in-person reiki sessions, and provides reiki for animals at area rescue organizations. She enjoys hiking, backpacking, trekking in Nepal, yoga, travel, and Tibetan Buddhist study and meditation.
Judy Clucas
Judy Clucas became a SARA Practitioner in January 2020 and is based in Missoula, MT. She spends her extra time volunteering with AniMeals Shelter and Food Bank in Missoula, MT. AniMeals is a non-profit organization that provides shelter to abandoned animals and finds them their forever homes. AniMeals also provides food to animals whose owners cannot afford to feed them as well as helping neglected and abused animals, critical care for homeless animals, assistance for families in crisis, animal foster programs, assistance for the homebound and disabled pet owners, seniors program, spay and neuter program, and hospice program.
Judy likes to travel and is always happy to go anywhere there are animals. During her travels she likes to volunteer her animal Reiki abilities while promoting animal welfare. She lives in Missoula, MT. with her husband Tom and all her neighborhood fur babies.
Lauren Scott
Lauren Scott is a SARA practitioner that owns a business in Rochester, Michigan. They do Reiki, Animal Reiki, and Reiki classes. She takes her membership at SARA very seriously and is available for volunteer Shelter Animal Reiki in person or virtual.
Annie Matias
She offers distant and in-person Reiki sessions to all animals, as well as people and the land. She has been honored to offer Reiki for her friends and family’s rescue animals, as well as for pets who are in the dying process. She loves walking in the forest where she lives and offering Reiki to any wildlife and nature beings that wish to receive the energy.
Annie is also a certified Shamanic Light Healer, Shamanic Reiki Master Practitioner, and Qigong Healer. She lives with her husband Derek and her rescue dog Gracie.
Karen Satz
Karen Satz is a SARA practitioner who practices in both Massachusetts and Florida. She began her Reiki journey when her beloved cat, Decaf responded well to Reiki. She has studied with Kathleen Presad of Animal Reiki Source and Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki. She volunteers at Angell Memorial MSPCA in Boston.
Suz Letschin
Suz Letschin is an animal Reiki practitioner from Forest Hill, Maryland. She trained with Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki and with Kathleen Prasad. She has volunteered with a local Greyhound rescue group for the past 20 years. Six years ago, she and her husband started a program at their local hospital gifting Reiki to cancer patients.
Jess Hoffman
Jess Hoffman is a dedicated SARA Practitioner based in Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond her professional practice, she volunteers passionately at the Kentucky Humane Society, where she applies her Animal Chaplaincy skills and practices the Let Animals Lead® Reiki method. Her commitment extends to caring for dogs, cats, and soon, horses, focusing on holistic healing and spiritual support. Jess’s journey is guided by a deep love for Reiki and Animal Chaplaincy, aiming to mend both animal and human hearts as a spiritual companion. Her advocacy spans spirituality, ritual, and fostering communities that embrace and support animals and their guardians. In addition to her advocacy work, Jess is an outspoken advocate against horse racing and is involved in wildlife management reform. Her animal family includes a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois named Merlin, along with two cats, Mystic and Magic. As a student of A Course in Miracles and in training through Religious Science as a new thought practitioner, Jess continues to deepen her spiritual practice while actively contributing to animal welfare and community support in Louisville and beyond.
Michele Shigihara
Michele Shigihara is a SARA Practitioner based in Chicago, Illinois and has been a certified dog groomer since 2010 specializing in seniors and special needs animals. She graduated from the Academy of Dog Grooming Arts and continues her education at various pet trade shows and online studies. She is certified in Shoden & Animal Reiki Level 1 and Okuden & Animal Reiki Level 2 by Elaine McCarty, of the Animal Reiki Source Academy in the Let Animal Lead method by Kathleen Prasad. Michele is currently enrolled in Holistic Animal Studies at Angels Animals and is working towards certification in Myofascial Release for Animals. She is looking forward to volunteering at the Red Door Animal Shelter in Chicago and spends her time with Piggy, her rescued Siberian Dwarf Hamster.
Denise Adleman
Denise Adleman is a SARA Practitioner based in Northern Illinois. She spends her extra time volunteering with Katie’s Lane Animal Rehab and Rescue. Katie’s Lane is a place for any animal to come that needs rescue, rehab or sanctuary. A safe place to help animals in the community to recover and become healthy, happy, and ready to live their best life ever! Denise has been actively studying and practicing energy therapies for more than 25 years. She lives in Roscoe, IL with her three extremely spoiled rescue mutts.
Candace Solyst
Candace Solyst is a SARA Practitioner based in Gainesville, Georgia. She began her Reiki training with Kathleen Prasad at The C.A.R.E. Foundation in 2011 and completed her level 3 with Kathleen at BrightHaven in 2016.
She is the owner of a business which offers excursions and island Reiki sessions. Her passion is to provide enrichment and stress reduction for shelter dogs and the people who serve them by providing free rescue rides, a unique opportunity for the dogs and shelter staff/volunteers to take a short boat ride to an uninhabited island where they can explore, swim or simply relax with a Let Animals Lead® Reiki session.
Melissa Sherman
Melissa Sherman is a SARA Practitioner based in Osteen, Florida. She spends her extra time volunteering at a parrot sanctuary in Geneva, Florida. Seminole County Parrot Rescue and Sanctuary is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing homes for parrots and other pet bird species that have to be relinquished. Melissa is a business owner of a holistic pet health practice. She is passionate in being a voice for animals and promoting animal welfare. She lives on a farm in Florida with her partner, surrounded by loving animals.
Karen Yelk
Karen Yelk is a SARA Practitioner located in Port Charlotte, Florida. Her journey started with helping people, but her love for animals started when she was born. Last year the opportunity popped up in her Facebook feed about the Let Animals Lead® method of Animal Reiki. She was both thrilled and drawn in with the chance to work with animals especially horses. She jumped in and completed level one and level two and also did the 21-day meditation challenge by Kathleen Prasad, which really transformed her. She connected even more deeply to the animals by listening, allowing and observing what they have to share and honoring their acceptance of that journey. For Karen, the meditations help her calm her mind and as a result, she is more relaxed and going with the flow of life, knowing that everything is as it should be.
Kala Hall
Kala Hall is a SARA practitioner based in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Kala has worked with farm animals and companion animals. She owns a business offering Animal Reiki sessions both in-person and distantly.
She spends her extra time volunteering with Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, sharing Reiki with rehabilitating animals before they’re available for adoption. Kala also likes to ride horses and explore the nature preserves that surround her home. She resides in Loxahatchee, Florida with her two dogs and two goats.
Dr. Laurie Nadel
Dr. Laurie has been practicing animal Reiki since 2010. Her cat Bogart was a Reiki Level One practitioner who is now a Reiki guide in spirit. She offers distant Reiki to animals around the world with gratitude and humility.
Lisa Whitehouse
Lisa Whitehouse is a SARA Practitioner, Animal Communicator, Companion Animal End of Life Doula, and a Grief Support Educator offering peer to peer suppoort.
Her passion is her volunteer service working with animals. Lisa volunteers at Ct Humane Society in Ct and at Our Kid’s Farm in Canterbury, Ct. Lisa and her husband are both members and volunteers with Best Friends Animal Society – visiting the Sanctuary in Kanub, Utah.
Offering both distance and in person Reiki to all species of animals.
Lisa resides in Waterford, Ct with her husband and beautiful cat, Maya Mae. She says that Maya Mae has been her greatest teacher in life and her Reiki practice.
Cathy Malkin
Cathy Malkin is a SARA Practitioner, Animal Reiki Teacher/Practitioner, Animal Communicator, Pet Loss Grief Counselor and Humane Educator. In addition, Cathy writes a blog about her work with animals.
For over 25 years, Cathy has dedicated her life to helping animals including supporting animal rescue organizations around the world with Animal Reiki, Animal Communication, and Humane Education. Cathy holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Education and has studied holistic health for people and animals for over 40 years. She shares her life with her two cats, Mona Marie and Elvis.
Cathy is available for distant and in-person Reiki sessions. All Species Welcome!
Heather O’Lear
Heather O’Lear is a SARA Practitioner based in Denver, Colorado. She volunteers at Denver Animal Protection (DAP) and PawsCo. DAP provides animal care and protection services for Denver county and is committed to providing humane care to companion animals, adopting pets to loving homes and educating the public about animals and their needs. PawsCo is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation with a comprehensive approach including spay/neuter programs, pet food drives and adoptions. Heather also enjoys photography and uses her passion at DAP and PawsCo to capture the unique and individual personalities of animals so they can connect with their future forever families. She combines Reiki and photography to provide inspiration, connection, love and healing and to bring depth and understanding to the relationships between animals and humans. Heather offers distance treatments and in-person treatments in the Denver metro area to animals and their human companions. She lives in Denver with her dog Owen.
Jacqueline Jones Bahr
Jacqueline is a Reiki practitioner residing in the Boulder/Longmont Colorado area. Her ever-faithful pack of rescue and foster dogs keeps her busy and connected to her Reiki roots. She offers long distance and in-person animal Reiki treatments. She has volunteered Reiki to the cats and dogs at Longmont Colorado Humane Society. Additional spare time is spent as a volunteer for numerous rescue groups around the Midwest, including Wag-N-Train Terrier Rescue, Hearts United and Animal Rescue of the Rockies. She has a certified Therapy Dog and they visit the local hospital on a regular basis. With her Masters of Education degree, her passion is to spread the knowledge of holistic health for animals by offering to speak at different group gatherings to help educate people with an interest in providing full mind-body-spirit care to the animals in their life.
Jessica Amber Barnum
Jessica Amber Barnum is an intuitive life coach, yoga instructor, writer and Reiki & Animal Reiki Practitioner. She lives with her husband and two step-children in Carbondale, Colorado. She volunteers weekly at the Aspen Animal Shelter by offering Animal Reiki for the cats and dogs. She also offers in-person and distance Animal Reiki daily for friends’ and family members’ animals, and dedicates a specific meditation for domestic and wild animals all over the world. She says, “A plethora of animals find their way into my hara, as if they are asking for healing care. Sometimes it’s a bear, sometimes it’s a ladybug, sometimes many appear at once as an energetic frequency that I can only describe as pure light. I embrace them with love and sit humbly, honestly and compassionately in their presence.” The accompanying photo is of Jessica and her cat Snoop, who adopted Jessica’s whole family on one frigid February night and who has been their Animal Reiki teacher ever since. Jessica is available to offer both in-person and distant Reiki and Animal Reiki sessions.
Alaina Sigler
Alaina Sigler is a SARA Practitioner based in Denver, Colorado. She enjoys volunteering at Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary in Erie, Colorado. Luvin Arms is a non-profit organization that provides outstanding lifelong social, emotional, and cognitive support for rescued farmed animals and narrates the residents’ stories to motivate, educate, and encourage others to adopt a more compassionate way of life. Alaina enjoys gardening, cooking, engaging in animal advocacy, and scuba diving in new places. She is an Ordained Interspecies Animal Chaplain and is the small business owner. Alaina lives in Denver, Colorado with two cat family members named Eclipse, and Jasmine, and her partner Dylan.
Robin Skov
Robin Skov is a level 3 Reiki practitioner specializing in senior animals, farm animal, and animals rescued from abuse. She has studied with Kathleen Prasad of Animal Reiki Source and with Frans Stiene of International House of Reiki. Through her organization, she donates a portion of her time to animals living in shelters and sanctuaries in the greater Los Angeles area. She also supports several non-profit animal protection organizations by donating her fees through her pay-it-forward donation program. Animals have been her teachers, friends and companions for as long as she can remember and sharing Reiki with them allows her to give back some of the beauty, joy, and healing they have brought to her life.
Sherry Morgado
Sherry Morgado is a SARA practitioner based in Chico CA. Her passion is volunteering reiki at farm animal sanctuaries, and she regularly shares reiki with the rescued animals at Blackberry Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary. She lives with two kitties, Chai and Haru, and loves to be with animals of all species whenever she can.
Julie Webb
Julie Webb is a SARA Practitioner living in Lake County, California. She is also an animal communicator, energy worker, ordained Lutheran (ELCA) pastor, and Mercy Associate. Pastor Julie loves to help people rediscover their sacred connection with all things, so they can participate in healing the world. In addition to her interspecies ministry and teaching, she serves a Northern California congregation part-time, with the support of two fabulous cats.
Jeri Lawson
Jeri Lawson has had a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California since 1996. She is now a Reiki Practitioner trained in the Japanese Art of Reiki by the International House of Reiki and a SARA Practitioner though Animal Reiki Source. Jeri volunteers at Berkeley Humane and Rattie Ratz. She lives with her dog Berkeley, her boyfriend Geoffrey, and a few spirited foster rats teachers.