Blog Musings

Too often we adopt a rescue dog and hope that the love in our hearts and comfort on our couches is enough. But there’s so much more to helping them grow, empowering them and letting go of their past. Learn how to “Rescue Them the Rest of the Way”!

The path we take and the roles we play with our pets in their journey with us changes every step of the way. Learn the many roles you will play, how to most powerfully and lovingly fulfill them… and ultimately how to cope with the hardest role of all on the hardest day of all.

Do you wish to communicate more gently with your dog, yet have them respond to your guidance for their safety even more effectively?

I love guiding folks to move past the idea of “control & conquer” from old-school training styles and into the ideas of “communicate, cue & coach” in newer relationship building experiences.

Learn to trade out old ideas and negative semantics for fresher perspectives and mindful words as we approach guiding our pets in gentler ways. How exciting to imagine your relationship with your pet in an even more magical way!

“The eating of meat extinguishes the seed of great compassion.” - Buddha

Spiritual growth happens more fully through a vegan path when what we consume does not hold the energy of suffering, fear and pain. Discover with me how a vegan path nurtures spiritual growth & peace.

Connecting to animals by looking in their eyes, knowing their names and touching their warm bodies allows us a new way to realize their sentience.

Reaching outside of ourselves and meeting the living being behind the burger opens our hearts to compassion.

Feeling compassion for another being leads to more awareness, understanding of another’s life and and a gentler way to relate to all beings. Compassion takes our hearts into the heart of another.

“Sit with animals quietly and they will show you their hearts. Sit with them kindly and they will help you locate yours.” - author unknown

There is so much to learn from actively observing animals, connecting with their energies and understanding our hearts’ reactions to them.

Let me lead you into a deeper awareness of animals, hearing their hearts and understanding the messages they have to offer about our connections together.

In my experience as a “dog trainer” (a term I no longer use), I have found the hardest thing about working with dogs is working with their owners. I love it, but the biggest challenge is to help them see the deeper parts of their dog… the soul, the personality, the needs and the heart. Being open to this can be challenging for some.

I’ve found that it’s my deepest desire to help people move past the old, outdated ways of seeing animals and open up to the depths of an animal’s sentience, heart and soul.

These depths belong to all animals. I invite you to discard old beliefs and challenge yourself to see with new eyes…I’m happily here to help you do that!

Our animals (pets as well as those living wild in Nature) are here as great guides & teachers. The can be mirrors to us of our best traits and be reminders to us of our challenges as well.

We can learn about ourselves and others through a willingness to open to an animal and rediscover parts of our heart that might be sleeping.

Waking up and experiencing life through an animal’s reflection can be exciting and moving. I’d love to guide you to that new place of awareness & joy!

Nature speaks in whispers from Spirit. It’s exhilarating to experiencing the power of a sunset, the musical songs of the birds at dusk or the winds dancing upon your back. Their messages can soothe and calm your soul, removing stress from your mind and enhancing your soul’s wellness.

Learn how to tune out “the busy” and tune into the quiet of our soul & Nature’s beautiful song.