Doing a Distant Session from a Close Proximity

Every week that I volunteer at PACC, there is some new wonderful lesson or experience to share.  I asked my Volunteer coordinator to confirm that it was okay for me to go into a kennel with a dog whose color rating was a ‘blue’ instead of a ‘green’ that I am eligible to work with.  One dog in particular had been referred by other volunteers as a special needs girl who would benefit from extra massage/Reiki and TLC.  I was told that due to liability issues, I could not yet work directly with blue or orange graded dogs in their kennels but instead could get a pillow and sit outside the kennels sending Reiki to them.  I of course made my initial contact thru my heart and eyes and soon added on my voice telling her/him that I loved them.  I sat perhaps for 15 minutes each time directing Reiki with my hands thru each kennel cage.  I added on some Karuna chanting, Metta and even a little Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. One little gal relaxed so much that she began to eat her breakfast and to drink some water.  I was tickled to learn that she was adopted a day or two later…and was so glad to be part of her healing.  In terms of humans, sometimes one can be in the room with another human and it is best to send Reiki; to give an example, years ago a precious older Reiki group member and client had her husband in ICU for 4 months.  She tried to work on him with hands on but would get very fatigued standing on her feet; I encouraged her to sit near his bed and send Reiki to him.  By being mindful of the special circumstances, she respected her own needs as well as honoring his.