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Massage Therapy - Equine and Canine
Conditions resulting from Muscle Problems with the Equine Athlete:
Bad attitude
“OFF” for no apparent reason
Loss of performance
Refusing or resisting leads
Bucking
Bending problems
Girth discomfort
Shortened strides
Sore back
Head tossing
Tail swishing
Head bobbing
Pinned ears
Unexplained lameness
Biting
Just to name a few…
Massage has direct psychological and physiological benefits.
Physically, massage increases metabolism, hastens healing, relaxes and refreshes the muscles, and improves the detoxifying functions of the lymphatic system. Massage helps to prevent muscle cramps and spasms, assists the digestive process and assimilation of nutrients, as well as improving the circulation of blood to all body systems.
Psychologically, massage relieves fatigue, reduces tension, calms the nervous systems and promotes a sense of relaxation and renewed energy.
Benefits of Massage:
1. Improves circulation which promotes rapid healing of injuries.
2. Enhances muscle tone and increases range of motion.
3. Eases muscle spasm.
4. Reduces inflammation and swelling in the joints, reducing pain.
5. Relieves tension.
6. Stimulates circulation in the lymphatic system and hastens the elimination of waste products and other toxins.
7. Lengthens connective tissue and prevents the formation of adhesions.
8. Generally improves the disposition of the animal.
The Extras:
1. Maintains the entire body in better physical condition.
2. Aids in preventing injuries and loss of mobility.
3. Boosts athletic performance and endurance.
4. Restores mobility to injured muscle tissue.
5. Promotes better overall health of the animal, and extends the animal’s athletic career.
Pre-Event – warms up muscles causing increased blood supply. This enables athlete to reach his/her peak performance earlier in the event and to maintain that performance longer.
Post-Event – cleans out metabolic residue caused by the intense effort of the Body. Prevents soreness and reduces the time for the Body to recover from exertion.
Maintenance – relieves areas of stress that carry high risk of injury. Breaks down muscle spasms, promoting more muscle power, better circulation, increased mobility and flexibility. To have better performance with less chance of injury.
Massage therapy is not intended as a substitute for veterinarian diagnosis or treatment. Your veterinarian is trained in aspects of equine health care and should be consulted for any injury or emergency.
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A key factor in maintaining health...reestablish communications between all the systems and body parts. The body can synchronize and adapt to the stresses of life, and heal.
Consideration...recognize that the health of your animal's unique bodymind needs to be addressed at the level most suited to his or her needs and level of understanding.
BodyTalk for Animals
Why BodyTalk for Animals?
The bonds between us and our animals are tremendous. As part of their unconditional love for us, our animals will choose to take on any physical or emotional issues as a way of helping us to cope. Animals will often mirror their human companions. Addressing issues of our animals will often help enhance the general health and well-being of their human companion, as well as themselves.
Animals have a natural desire for health and well-being, but domesticated animals are easily affected by the stresses of living in human environments or competitive elements of the show world. An animal’s behavior is usually an outward manifestation of something deeper inside. When the BodyTalk practitioner facilitates deep balancing, often behavioral issues are addressed as well. BodyTalk will assist the animal in letting go of their burdens and embrace physical, emotional, behavioral and energetic health and balance.
The BodyTalk System
The BodyTalk System is a safe, non-invasive, fast and effective health care modality that addresses the body in a truly integrative and holistic way.
The BodyTalk practitioner recognizes that the bodymind complex functions as a synchronicity and acknowledges that poor health is an indication that the body’s innate wisdom, to heal and maintain synchronicity within the body, is in need of enhancement.
BodyTalk sessions for animals balance the bodymind complex and address underlying issues that are typically not addressed through veterinary care. It can be seamlessly integrated into any health care system, increasing its effectiveness and promoting faster healing. BodyTalk’s major assets are simplicity, safety, speed of results and effectiveness.
How BodyTalk Works
The BodyTalk System recognizes that within each of us there lies an innate knowing of who we are and what makes our bodies work, referred to as the innate wisdom. This innate wisdom carries the answers to our physical and mental dilemmas and is addressed in the following way:
- The BodyTalk System facilitates communication with the innate wisdom of the body by using neuromuscular biofeedback. The innate wisdom thus provides accurate guidelines with regards to the bodymind complex’s requirements for optimum health.
- By following a comprehensive protocol of questions, the BodyTalk practitioner can establish exactly what balancing the body needs in order to harmonize bodymind function. This involves finding out which organs, endocrines, or body parts need to be connected to heal communication between them at the physiological, biochemical, circulatory, nervous, emotional and or energy levels.
- When an imbalance is found, the areas are contacted by the animal’s human companion and/or practitioner’s hand. While the links are being held, the practitioner gently taps on the head, and then over the heart complex. Tapping on the head enables the innate wisdom to register these links to the brain, which enhances the overall integral functioning and communication within the body. Tapping on the heart complex stores these changes, which ensures that the new balance is held in deep memory and is therefore lasting.
The innate wisdom and healing function inherent in the body is enhanced on all levels-physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Clinical results have shown that once the communication systems of the body have been re-established and the bodymind complex synchronized, the body is capable of healing itself at a deep and lasting level.
What BodyTalk Helps
BodyTalk has proven to be very effective in addressing many common, and some not so common, diseases. As the body becomes “balanced”, functions of every part of the body and mind improve. This means that the immune system will start to eliminate chronic and acute viruses, bacteria, parasites and toxins. Re-establishment of the mind / body balance reduces and can eliminate allergies and emotional and psychological disorders. It also improves posture and coordination, digestion and elimination, brain functions, learning disorders, and states of distorted consciousness in the form of negative attitudes.
BodyTalk is not intended as a substitute for veterinarian diagnosis or treatment. Your veterinarian is trained in aspects of equine health care and should be consulted for any injury or emergency.
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Why Reiki for Animals?
The bonds between us and our animals are tremendous. As part of their unconditional love for us, our animals will choose to take on any physical or emotional issues as a way of helping us to cope. Animals will often mirror their human companions. Addressing issues of our animals will often help enhance the general health and well-being of their human companion as well as themselves.
Animals have a natural desire for health and well-being, but domesticated animals are easily affected by the stresses of living in human environments or competitive elements of the show world. An animal’s behavior is usually an outward manifestation of something deeper inside. When the Reiki practitioner facilitates deep balancing, often behavioral issues are addressed as well. Reiki will assist the animal in letting go of their burdens and embrace physical, emotional, behavioral and energetic health and balance.
Reiki energy is a “universal life-force energy” and is extremely powerful healing energy. As the Reiki Practitioner holds her hands at various parts of the body, she directs the energy through the seven main chakras to enhance physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.
It can be used as a stand alone or complimentary modality. It does not interfere with traditional medical treatment or conflict with any other health care modality, but enhances the results. Reiki speeds the healing process.
Seven Main Chakras
The seven main chakras are the energy centers located along the center of the animal's body. Through the seven chakras, animals give off and receive essential energy between the physical and subtle bodies. An animal’s feelings filter down through the chakras to the physical body, where they become outer manifestations. Chakras influence, emotionally and physically, every part and function of the animal. Each chakra governs a gland in the physical body, controlling specific physical organs as well as all aspects of consciousness. Therefore, it is possible to see how physical symptoms relate to potential areas of energy imbalance.
Example:
Heart Chakra
Influences: Heart, blood circulation, lower lungs, chest, thorasic vertebrae, immune system
Healing benefits: Helps to alleviate heart and circulatory problems, immune system dysfunction, emotional instability, anger. Energizes the blood and circulation. Instills harmony, balance, contentment, peace, happiness. Helps with other problems associated with the areas mentioned under influences.
A balance within the chakras results in optimal health and vitality. It is through the chakra network that the animal’s mind, body and spirit interacts as one holistic system. Damage to one of the chakras through trauma, injury, emotional conflict or other means, manifests as dysfunction in the related areas of the physical body. Thus, diseases are caused.
All chakras are based on sensitivity to subtle energy. This idea of subtle energy is becoming more widely recognized and accepted within Western medicine. As a matter of fact, there is an organization called the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy Medicine, whose membership is made up of medical doctors, veterinarians, scientists and alternative healers who work specifically with subtle energy. These types and ideas of healing include acupuncture, reiki and homeopathy.
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The Results:
A happy, healthy and balanced animal!
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To schedule an appointment or ask questions:
Contact Terri Sharpe of Equilibrium at TerriSharpe@webtv.net or by phone (281) 356-3740.
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