“Do you talk casually with your pets?” 

98% of the respondents answered “yes” to the question.

When Mindful readers were asked, 

“What’s the hardest thing about having a pet?” 

Two of their top responses were:

• Not understanding what their pets want or need.

• Not knowing what their pets are thinking.

These answers suggest it’s easier to talk with your pets than it is to listen to them. 

Animals want to be heard and understood just like humans.

It’s frustrating for pets when they don’t feel understood. Plus misunderstandings can lead to unwanted behavioral and emotional issues like inappropriate peeing or increased anxiety. A professional Animal Communicator, like myself, can help eliminate these problems by giving animals a “voice” so they can share their hearts and minds. 

Clear, open communication creates a deeper bond with your pets. Mindful listening conveys to your pets how much you love, honor, and respect them which makes them happy, healthy, and more balanced. 

One way to develop Mindful Listening Skills with your pets is to spend at least 5 minutes daily (the more time, the better) sitting quietly feeling all the love you have in your heart for your animal family. Invite your animal family to join you. Sit with this feeling for at least 5 minutes. If you find your thoughts wandering, take a deep breath and gently return your focus back to your heart center.

Doing this simple exercise will open the door to mindful talking and listening to animals.

Are you having trouble communicating with your pets? 

Want to know what your pet is thinking and feeling? 

Empower your pets and make them happy by giving them a “voice” with my assistance.

Email me or use the contact form below to schedule a phone session to talk with your animal family.

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The Best Present You Can Give Your Pet Is Your Presence. 

It’s easy to forget your animals want something incredibly simple from you: your undivided attention in a mindful way, even if it’s only for five minutes a day.

Throughout the holidays and the rest of the year, we tend to get consumed and overwhelmed by the many distractions life brings. These diversions prevent you from being fully and peacefully Present with your pets. 

Animals consistently tell me that spending quality time with their humans is the best gift they could ever receive because they never get enough quality time with their cherished humans.

Being with your animal family while you’re talking on the phone, watching TV, or surfing the web isn’t the Present your animal family craves. They want you to disconnect from your cell phone, computer, or whatever is preventing you from becoming fully Present in mind, body, and spirit.

If you think about it, your pets are consistently Present as they quietly support you with their Presence. They appreciate it when you reciprocate in kind.

Taking time each day to be quietly Present with your animal brings about many benefits including hearing your intutitive voice and your animals’ voices. Plus it brings deeper awareness, understanding, and balance to your relationship.

Being Present with your pet might look like sitting quietly on the couch together, taking a walk in Nature, or going on a joy-ride to a favorite destination. Or it could be offering Reiki which is an easy way to be fully Present.

Your animal family will thank you for giving them the best Present ever: your Presence.

Looking for a fun meditation to create more mindfulness around your animal family? Click here for an easy meditation from Kathleen Prasad of the Animal Reiki Source.

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