About Me

I’m Rebecca, lover of animals, art, community and the healing arts…

Originally from Wisconsin, I moved to Florida in 1999.  My career has been as a certified urban planner over the last 20+ years.

Over a decade ago, as I searched for ways to give back to my community, I was led to H.A.L.O. No-Kill Rescue in Sebastian and began fostering cats and kittens for the shelter. Hundreds of fosters later, I still enjoy raising kittens and socializing cats who need it in order to prepare them for the best chance at adoption.

I first learned about Animal Reiki and the Let Animals Lead (LAL) teaching from Elaine McCarty, the Animal Reiki Lady.  The LAL method originated from Kathleen Prasad, founder of Animal Reiki Source® (ARS). Kathleen is also the President and co-founder of Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA) a non-profit organization dedicated to pairing Shelters with Reiki practitioners.

In the summer of 2020, I became a certified Animal Reiki Practitioner.  After completing the coursework and becoming certified, I have been lending my skills to various family and friends, as well as at our local no-kill rescue. In the summer of 2021, I completed my Reiki Master Certification and I became a SARA member this year and continue to build my practice both with rescues and private practice.

I became a SARA Practitioner member shortly after and continue to build my practice.  I am looking forward to taking my level 3 course this summer (2021) and becoming a Reiki Master. 

I started my own business for pet-centric Reiki in the start of 2021, building on an idea that had formed several months earlier. My business includes offering Reiki sessions, both in person and distance reiki, for pets and the people who love them to help them tap into the universal energy that is Reiki.  I will also be offering Reiki workshops to help teach Animal Reiki and support local rescues.