
INTERSPECIES COMMUNICATION & REIKI for ALL SPECIES BLOG

Louie the Wonder Cat
This week, I’m sharing a personal story from my animal family that was a bit too tender and raw to share until now. Those of you who have taken my classes or followed me for awhile know my beloved cat Louie, who is now 17 years young. Louie is one of the wisest, most...

Southern Resident Orcas Celebrate Talequah’s New Calf
In this difficult, challenging time for all species on our Earth, it's important to celebrate the joy and beauty that continues to unfold, even in the face of great hardship. Earlier this month, Talequah (J35), of the Southern Resident population of orcas (killer...

How Science and Intuition Can Work Together
I have a special treat to share with you! Katy Quayle, who was completing the Animal Communication Professional Certification Program with me during this time, gave this fantastic interview for a local radio station on animal communication. In it, she talks about her...

A Blessing From The Bighorn Sheep
Last week, I went hiking in the Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, New Mexico. The day ended up being even more magical and special than I could have imagined. I hiked alone, in quiet contemplation and meditation, as I usually do. The day was beautiful, and I was alone on...

Live Online Communication Retreat
Early this year, I was so excited to announce our first-ever New Mexico Animal and Interspecies Communication Retreat, to be held in November at a beautiful ranch near my home. As you may know, I returned to in-person retreat teaching in 2019, after taking a few years...

Discover Shamanic Tools For Navigating Darkness & Initiating New Ways Of Being
A few weeks ago, I let you know about the wonderful online course offered by a shamanic teacher who I deeply respect, Sandra Ingerman: The Healing Power of Shamanic Journeying: How to Access Inner Guidance from Helping Spirits Shortly after I sent that announcement, I...

During These Weird, Wild and Wonderful Times
How are you doing in this time? My experience is that it's weird, and wild, and wonderful in certain ways, and really, really challenging in others. How about you? Grief, loss, uncertainty. Inspiration, creativity, a feeling of a "pause" that is ongoing. These are...

Honoring Maraya
It's been a sad time in our household. My beautiful, dear, and quirky cat friend, Maraya, died a couple of weeks ago, and the other animals and I are slowly adjusting to the Maraya-sized energetic hole in our household. Maraya was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer...

I Failed as a Dog Groomer
The dogs and I had our first big adventure since New Mexico has eased slowly into the first stages of reopening: a visit to Taos to our wonderful dog groomer, one of the first businesses to be allowed to reopen with COVID-safe practices. Let me just say that this was...

Coronavirus: Connection and Communication, Part 3
Three years ago, in early 2017, my whale teachers communicated to me: "Three years. Three years of human time until there is a dramatic shift in the human world and on our Earth." When the whales shared this with me, I didn't know what to make of it. I knew about the...

Coronavirus: Connection and Communication, Part 2
Last week, in Coronavirus: Connection and Communication, Part 1, I shared some of the understanding and communications I have received about the global coronavirus pandemic from the virus itself, as well as from my meditations in this time. In this post, I'll share...

Coronavirus: Connection and Communication, Part 1
In these last weeks, we as a human species have had our lives and "business as usual" worlds dramatically altered by the corona virus, and the disease that it can cause in humans, COVID-19. During this time, I have been listening deeply, moving back and forth between...