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Acu-Dog - A Guide To Canine Acupressure

Today’s post is a long overdue review of the latest book by Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute founders Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis. Acu-Dog – A Guide to Canine Acupressure is essentially a new and revised edition of The Well-Connected Dog (which I reviewed here a few years ago), and this version is printed in color [...]

Holistic Animal Health Classes, Courses & Workshops in the US, Canada and UK: January - February 2012

Once again, the holidays are almost behind us and it’s time to get back to business. Workshop activity is picking up a bit again, and I am also in the process of updating the visiting courses for 2012 (listed at the end of each country’s school list). I should be done with that in the [...]

Alternative Cancer Treatments For Pets (And People) - What We Tried With Sadie

After we lost our dog Sadie to cancer earlier this fall, it seems like we hear from friends whose pets (and/or human family members) have been diagnosed with the disease every other day. I knew of course that cancer claims many victims among both humans and animals every year, but it seems like it’s getting [...]

Holistic Animal Health Events & Workshops - USA, Canada & UK - December 2011

This is the shortest events and workshops list we have had here so far. Partly because everyone is taking some much needed time off to focus on the holiday festivities (and hopefully get some rest too), and partly because I decided to adjust the lists so that they run per calendar year. So this list [...]

Healing Crystals

Today’s post is a review of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Crystals by Karen Ryan, who was the featured practitioner in the Crystal Healing for Animals post (also see Using Crystals with Cows for tips from Karen on how to use crystals in barns).

Karen is the founder of The Crystal Tiger in Mississauga, Ontario and [...]

Animal Chiropractic - History, Adjustment Techniques, Tools, Benefits, And Side Effects

Today’s post is about chiropractic in general and animal chiropractic in particular. I know many people who swear by chiropractic as the optimal way to stay healthy (the veterinarian where I did my massage internship used to take the whole family, including her infant, to see a chiropractor regularly). I am also a big fan, [...]

Interview with Carla Meeske – Shamanic Healer And Animal Communicator

Today’s post is an interview with Carla Meeske, shamanic healer and animal communicator. Carla has been a professional Shaman for over 10 years and teaches shamanic healing and animal communication workshops all over the country. She also offers one-on-one training, webinars, and is the author of the book The Calico Shaman and the DVD Speak [...]

Holistic Animal Health Events & Workshops - USA, Canada & UK - October & November 2011

How quickly the summers go by (even if they’re horrible like mine was). Fall is already here and with it, an abundance of classes and workshops.

As always, if you know of an event that belongs on this list, please contact me and I will add it.

October is
Adopt a Dog month (American Humane Association)
Adopt a Shelter [...]

PEMF

Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy, or PEMF, is not a new thing. People started experimenting with using electrical currents on various conditions as far back as the 1700s, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that scientists seriously started researching electricity’s bone-healing properties. PEMF treatment on fractures in people begun in the 1970s – today, it is [...]

Equine Craniosacral

Today’s post is about craniosacral work, a therapy that I have been curious about for a long time now, and just recently tried for myself. I grind my teeth in my sleep (pretty badly, I have cracked several) and wanted to see if craniosacral therapy could help. At the time I’m writing this, I have [...]

Holistic Animal Health Events & Workshops - USA, Canada & UK - June & July 2011

It’s been a cold and rainy spring here in the Northeast, but hopefully the worst of it is over and we can look forward to a warm and dry summer. There are lots of various holistic health training opportunities in the next few months, and as always, if you know of an event that belongs [...]

Cushing’s And Tong Ren - Our Experience

In October of 2009, our Scottie Sadie was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease. It was discovered by chance – she had her yearly checkup in early October and our vet found that she had an inflammation in her mouth and needed to have a few teeth removed. Her blood test showed elevated liver enzymes, which our [...]

Massage Helps A Samoyed Get Back On His Feet And A PBGV With Epilepsy

I think many people don’t realize quite how powerful alternative therapies can be. “Everybody” knows that massage helps relieve stiff and sore muscles and loosen up scar tissue, but it can also be a tremendous help with a slew of other conditions, both physical and psychological.

We have talked about what massage is exactly earlier [...]

Holistic Animal Health Events & Workshops - USA, Canada & UK - April & May 2011

Winter is pretty much done, and I saw the first snowdrops and crocuses just last week. It feels like we’re all coming out of hibernation and there are lots of classes and workshops to choose from all over the US and Canada. And, for the first time, events in the UK are included on the [...]

Healing Touch For Animals

Today’s featured therapy is Healing Touch for Animals, an energy healing modality which at first (and second) glance seems very similar to Reiki, but there are some differences between the two, as you will see further down in the post.

What is Healing Touch for Animals®?

Healing Touch for Animals, or HTA, was created by Carol Komitor [...]

Holistic Animal Health Events & Workshops February - March 2011

With the hoopla of the holidays behind us, other activities are starting up again. Here are the upcoming workshops for the next few months (as always, please let me know if you have an event to add to the list).

I have also updated a few more of the Visiting Classes & Workshops on each of [...]

Introduction To Small Animal Acupressure

Today’s post is a review of a DVD I recently had the pleasure to watch: Introduction to Small Animal Acupressure by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis, founders and owners of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure.

I have been a fan of their book “The Well-Connected Dog” for a long time (and written about it before on this blog, [...]

Holistic Animal Health Events & Workshops December 2010 - January 2011

I know I always say this, but can you believe the holidays are upon us already? I wish they could move Christmas to March so you had more time to enjoy all the lights and festive decorations. I think it would make the snow and darkness more bearable too. Anyway…

As usual, things quiet down on [...]

Tong Ren Energy Healing For Animals

I first heard about Tong Ren a few years ago, when a friend of mine went to a workshop with her Mother. There were many people there with stories of miraculous recovery from various serious illnesses thanks to Tong Ren, and if you look it up online, you’ll find thousands more.

Not too long ago, I [...]

EFT Helps A Dog With Aggression

Today’s featured healing modality is EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique. It is a really interesting and (on the surface at least) easy method to clear up mental and physical issues. I say on the surface, because you have to get to the root of the problem, and figuring out just which stressful event led to [...]