TTouch and Reiki with Edie

Edie is a gorgeous, sweet cat who originally came to us after having been in a car accident. Her tail did not function, so the vet thought it best to amputate the tail.

A couple of days after Edie returned from surgery, I decided to do some gentle TTouch and Reiki with Edie to hopefully help ease any discomfort she may have had after the surgery, as well as to help her have awareness along her spine, right down to where her tail used to be.

To contain Edie, I did the TTouch reverse-superman cape which is really more like a bib, where the towel is held together behind her head, and her legs remain free and on the ground.

I did connected clouded leopard touches down each side of Edie's spine, and could feel her really relax into the touch, as she laid down and I could feel her back stretch out. I was using a gentle pressure with these TTouches.

I also spent some time offering Reiki to her, doing a few hand positions (holding for a while in each position) gradually going down her back. I could feel heat passing from my hands to her body and that she was absorbing the Reiki.

We all noticed as Edie was recovering from her surgery that she seemed much more sure of herself and her eyes even seemed brighter. I'm sure the surgery helped her confidence as well since she was able to be cleaner. Soon after this picture was taken and we had done another session or two together, she was adopted by a very sweet woman. I wish her all the best in her new home!!

Update on Shy Kitten Bobbi

I have been continuing to work with kittens Bobbi and Joie at Social Tees shelter. They are still a little frightened but are really coming along. Bobbi is a little more timid than Joie. You can see when I start to work on her here, her back is a bit hunched up. It begins to relax as I work on her, and she starts to stretch out and relax. I start out doing TTouch on her head and then work my way down her body. In the second video clip, you will see me doing what I have showed before, where I very gently press the skin, working my way down one side of the back and then the other, to give the kitten more awareness of its whole spine. Bobbi used to meow as though she was really scared when I picked her up to take her out of her cage, and now she is still a bit scared to be picked up but I feel her body in a much less tense position even to start with. In the videos you will hear further explanation of the touches etc. It is very strange to be working on these two cuties, their markings are very similar to my cat Garbanzo, but they are female and little kittens, whereas he is a big adult boy.

I look forward to working with these kittens further and am really pleased to see them more relaxed. They are more at ease with the other kittens who are in the cage with them too, and I see them snuggling with other kittens as well as each other (they are in a cage with two other kittens, who are both from different litters than Bobbi and Joie.