Let’s face it, this is one of the collectively weirdest times ever. Maybe it’s not the weirdest time ever, but it’s the most connected weird time because we all check in with the interwebs! Our animals are aware of our discomfort when we give into it.
Believe it or not, some of the things we naturally do would fall into the category of “energy healing for animals”. Animals read energy better than anyone. Their instinct is built to survive and reading energy is part of that survival. In fact, I’d call it their superpower.
Our first mission should be to walk in the door as the calm, cool, collected emotional leader. We want to leave all of our troubles behind, or at least at the door. You can pick them up later if you need them! When we are “off” or in a mood, animals know it. And if they happen to be “off” or anxious, we are simply compounding their situation.
Check your polarity
Polarity is one of the universal laws. Everything has a polarity, it could be defined as the law opposites or contrasts. It’s also described as the relevant direction of the poles, the direction of the electric and magnetic current. Certain things throw our polarity off.
Walking into a strange house to see an animal for the first time could make you nervous and therefore, you are a little “off”. Add in the fact that you just drove in a car, you may wear glasses and have earpods in your ears because you’re listening to a podcast between clients, you have been thrown into a world of EMF’s (electric magnetic fields) that are often producing radiation and therefore are harmful to our body/beingness. And our animals.
Because they read energy, this particular electrical vibration would put them at ill ease. There is a simple technique you can do to balance and ground:
If you see the animal is uneasy and your are safe to touch the animal on the head, you could ground their polarity also by:
Take your first two fingers and swipe across their forehead from left to right if you are facing them, if you are standing above them in the same direction as they are, then you would swipe from right to left as you have done on yourself.
Rocks in my pocket
Of course, rocks are grounding, they are from the earth! If you wanted to amplify that grounded feeling or even give a little intention around an animal that needs healing or assurance, you could use Crystals. Crystals are formed in the earth and are often found combined with other minerals. Crystals hold energy, memory, and even technology.
Many use crystals to bring animals back into their body. Crystals can help to amplify good behavior, improve communication, and promote well-being. Crystals can be used to treat physical symptoms as well, such as inflammation, migraines, muscle soreness, backaches.
You could carry them in your pocket, you could set them out on the coffee table if you were there for a brief in home visit.
rose quartz for emotional balance
citrine for self-esteem (help that shy cat come out or get the timid dog out the door)
calcite to support change
rose quartz will help with heart healing and tranquility
amethyst for healing in general and initiates wisdom and intuition
Bladder sweep
The bladder sweep utilizes the “bladder meridian” that runs all the way from the inside of each eye, over the top of the head, down the neck, along the back (parallel to the spine) to the outside toe on each hind leg. Obviously, unless you are a yogi, you won’t be elegantly doing this on yourself, but, you can do it no the animal that is jumping all around and too excited to go outside or anxious.
The bladder sweep evens out the animal’s energy, and with practice, your hands will get a feel for any heat, coolness, or energy disturbances. A bladder sweep is just as it sounds: you slowly sweep your hand along the meridian, from the forehead all the way to the base of the spine and then down each leg. On the first sweep, take your hand from the top of the head across the back and follow the left hind leg on down to the foot. On the second sweep, start at the forehead and sweep along the meridian down the right leg to the foot. The third sweep starts at the forehead too, but this time, simply follow along the bladder meridian out the end of the tail. (If the animal has a missing limb or a docked tail, sweep down to the end of where the limb or tail would be.)
The Bladder Sweep Grounding Exercise - YouTube
Just Being
Easier said than done, “just being” with our animals is one of the most profound things you can do. Take a moment to drop into your heart, feeling your heart chakra, noticing your breath and allowing the day to slide off will have amazing benefits for and with the animals in your care. Eventually, they will settle. I often use the word “Settle” when I am in this meditative, quiet space.
Just Being With Your Animals - YouTube
EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique a.k.a. tapping
EFT is a healing method that quiets the nervous system, spurs emotional healing, helps alleviate physical pain, and lessens performance anxiety. The technique involves tapping with the fingers on very specific acupressure points that are known to calm or ease the being. Each acupressure point is associated with a meridian and the meridian is associated with an organ system. Each organ is associated with an emotion. Therefore, the tapping on these points has a calming if not healing affect.
Essentially, you are reviewing the bad story with feel good points. Eventually, it mitigates the triggers. The memory is still there but the relaxation level is high enough the person or animal can make different decisions.
There are a multitude of uses for EFT, including anxiety, fear, aggression, and more. I have many classes on the subject in my Communication with all Life University. This simple video is something you can follow along with to get an idea. You can replace the words with words that have more meaning for the specific animal you are working with.
EFT Tapping for Animals with a Fear of Fireworks - YouTube
Since everything is energy, it’s how you use your energy that counts. Hopefully, these tips will help you soften your energy when need be and step into emotional leadership.
Joan Ranquet is an Animal communicator, TEDx speaker, Hay House and Sounds True author, educator, and Founder of Communication with all Life University. MSN has deemed her one of the “Top 25 People Who Do What They Love.” She lives with her 3 dogs, 4 cats and 3 horses on her farm in Santa Clarita, CA.
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