about

My greatest contribution and passion in life is caring for animals and their emotional and physical wellbeing.  I chose animal bodywork as a means to honor this passion because I realized, through  firsthand experiences in working with my friends’ and my own animals, that challenging, mystery ailments were solved and behaviors and vitality improved, all with trained touch and a holistic mindset.  As time went on, I realized I spent many hours of the day reading, learning about, and practicing animal bodywork.   Since then, in deciding to start my own practice, I have committed to attentively working with each and every animal in my care.  I have also committed to a lifetime of reading and attending classes with the desire to get to the source of issues ever more efficiently and effectively.

My approach to bodywork essentially includes acupressure and various types of massage and energy work. Applying these together serve four main purposes:

• Discover potential issues sooner to prevent them from escalating.

• Work on areas where the body is compensating, either from lameness, illness, or the side effects of medications or surgery, in order to reduce pain, regain freedom of motion, and improve the fluid functioning of organs and tissues in the body.

• Calm the mind, balance behaviors, and increase vitality.

• Stimulate the body to heal itself.

The most basic core in all of my work is seeing the soul of each animal beyond their ailments, behaviors, and traumas, and connecting with them with the utmost respect and authenticity.  This connection, at the base of it all, is what then allows me to best utilize my hands-on bodywork skills.  Witnessing how animals respond, and positively affected by this kind of work, is my greatest gift to both the animals and their guardians.