Kim Shotola—Holistic Animal Care & Communication

Helping Your Animals with Healing Energy

Sacred Animal Spirit Alchemy Zoom Class in May

Kim Shotola
Mar – Apr 2024 • Vol 4, No 9

We all have this amazing life force inside of us that can help animals and people. Because we all are matter and matter is energy, methods that utilize energy have the ability to heal on a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual level. For animals, energy work has the ability to:

  • Release and heal emotions from traumatic situations such as abuse, neglect, accident, or injury.
  • Resolve behavioral issues by providing relaxation and reducing stress and anxiety.
  • Heal illness and injuries more quickly.
  • Require less anesthesia, so animals recover more easily from sedation.
  • Bring comfort and peace to you and your pet when they cross the rainbow bridge.
  • Open the doorway to animal communication. (Energy work can deepen your heart and soul connection.)

It is only natural to place your hand over an injured area of your body. Most people have no idea why they have this innate response. Here’s how you can offer basic healing energy to your pet:

  1. Sit on the floor (or furniture if needed) about 5–10 feet from your pet. It is best to start off with some distance as some animals are sensitive to energy.
  2. Set your intention to send healing energy to your pet for their greatest good, that your pet should only take whatever amount of energy they want to, and what they don’t use goes where it’s needed in the universe.
  3. Tap the center of your chest and your collarbone with your fingertips to awaken the energy. Rub your palms together.
  4. Let your arms hang naturally. Place your hands next to one another with your palms angled towards your pet. Allow energy to flow from your hands.
  5. If your pet moves away, stay where you are and send energy from the greater distance. In time, they will probably seek the energy and want to be close. It is never necessary to touch them, though. Let your animal show you how much energy they desire.

I taught Reiki and other energy work for many years. I was then guided by the animals and Saint Francis of Assisi to create an energy-work program they wanted people to learn called Sacred Animal Spirit Alchemy (SASA.) It took two, patient years to receive the curriculum from them, and since early 2016, we have taught SASA to students from all over the world. SASA is energy in its purest, natural form. The animals and nature help you to:

  • Strengthen your connection with them by raising your frequency.
  • Receive their ancient wisdom and knowledge.
  • Become in tune with them by enhancing your innate abilities.
  • Nurture and direct the sacred energy within yourself.
  • Offer healing for animals, people, and situations based on their guidance.

Energy work helps you to become more grounded and in tune with yourself, others, and animals. Know that you are a beacon of light and love, connected to the animals and nature. SASA helps to raise your spiritual awareness so that you may impact the universe and bring joy and healing to all living things. The animals and nature come together to teach you profound and life-changing energy work.

Consider offering basic healing energy to the animals in your care. See the difference you can make. Perhaps you will be inspired to explore and learn more!

Kim is teaching Sacred Animal Spirit Alchemy Zoom Class on the 5 Wednesdays in May, 2024. The 5-part class will be recorded if you can’t attend live. Learn these incredible skills from the comfort of your home. Go to: TheLightfootWay.com/sacred-animal-spirit-alchemy-zoom-class to learn more and to register.

Kim Shotola is a professional animal communicator, animal wellness instructor, and author who has taught animal communication since 2006. Students receive weekly intuition and spiritual development articles.

To receive weekly articles, archive access, updates on classes and events, and gifts for our readers, get on our email list at: TheLightfootWay.com/join-our-email-list/.  When you sign up, you’ll receive our audio chakra meditation to help enhance your intuitive abilities. 

2024-02-29T10:11:47-07:00Animal & Pets|

The Language of Love

Between Animals & Humans

Kim Shotola
July – August 2022 • Vol 3, No 122

While pets desire a forever home filled with love, they also long for the ability for humans and animals to understand one another on a profound heart and soul level.

Animals want to assist you with expanding your consciousness. Those from your past, your present, and even from the wild come to you with messages that reveal their ancient wisdom and can ignite your soul purpose. This awareness can even help you and your animals heal in body, mind and spirit.

Animals can teach you many life lessons and how to take action. They can help you magnify your inner wisdom and sacred connection to all. Animals can show you how to utilize your innate abilities and Mother Earth’s medicine chest.

How do you help animals accomplish their mission that many people don’t realize? Besides providing unconditional love to them, they would be forever grateful if people could learn the language of love through interspecies communication. Other life forms already know how to do this, and animals are excited about the growing numbers of people that are taking this crucial step in humanity’s evolution.

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2023-12-27T13:25:27-07:00Animal & Pets|

EFT TAPPING for Animals & People

Effectively Addressing Emotional Causes and Energy Disruptions

Kim Shotola
Sept – Oct 2023 • Vol 4, No 6

EFT is also known as Emotional Freedom Technique and Tapping. An energy method that started in psychotherapy practices, EFT practitioners noticed that amazing physical healings were also occurring. They found the reason this was happening was because EFT can address emotional causes or energy disruptions in the body, and traditional medicine does not focus on this aspect.

Just as in people, animals can have emotional problems that are expressed through disruptive behaviors or health issues. EFT has helped animals that have been through

a traumatic experience, such as a fire, hurricane, car accident, mental or physical abuse, or loss of a beloved human or animal friend.

EFT has the ability to help animals diminish or eliminate issues such as:

  • Anxiety due to being separated, going to the vet, etc.
  • Known or suspected past mental or physical abuse
  • Known fears such as thunderstorms or fireworks
  • Unknown fears
  • Aggression towards people and other animals
  • Depression and grief
  • Health issues such as pain, allergies and sensitivities
  • Lack of harmony with other animals and people
  • Training and focus problems

Most people are familiar with the terms acupuncture and acupressure, where certain points are stimulated on the body of people and animals. EFT is done by tapping on energy meridian points with your finger tips that tie in with particular emotions and organs.

People can easily learn EFT to help conditions they are facing along with learning how to assist animals and other people with their challenges. The traditional way of doing EFT is to tap on particular points on the body and say particular phrases. There is a wonderful intuitive way of doing this.

Because animals are so sensitive, holistic methods, including EFT, should be adjusted accordingly. We created an EFT Muscle Testing Flow Chart to determine if EFT will benefit an animal and if so, the ideal way and then the proper method of delivery, such as tapping on a person for the animal, tapping on a stuffed animal for the animal, or tapping directly on the animal. The last rarely is the best delivery method since it can be uncomfortable for the animal or cause distress. The amount of sessions an animal needs can also be determined, knowing that animals often respond more quickly than humans to all kinds of energy work.

An incredible benefit of EFT is that when a human does tap on their own body to help another person or an animal, the tapping has the ability to also help them. This commonly occurs and is called “borrowed benefits.” For instance, a lady in a small class I was teaching was doing EFT to help other ladies in the group. When it came her time for those in the group to tap for her, the tremendous pain in her leg where before even a subtle touch was excruciating was totally gone—she could slap her leg repeatedly with her hand and felt no pain at all.

EFT is a beautiful, energetic modality that can assist many, including animals. If you don’t know how to do it, perhaps you’ll consider learning it.

Since 2006, Kim has been a holistic animal wellness instructor and professional animal communicator, offering classes, programs and consultations. She’s teaching an EFT for Animals and People Zoom Class on September 13 and 20. Attend live or watch the recordings. Earn your certificate. To register for this class, go to: https://www.thelightfootway.com/eft-tapping-for-animals-people-zoom-class/.

2023-12-27T13:30:12-07:00Animal & Pets|

Animals Have Messages for You

They’re in Your Life for a Reason!

Kim Shotola
July – August 2023 • Vol 4, No 5

Animals are in your life for a reason. Sometimes you have to look on a deeper level for the truth to be revealed.

What health conditions may mean:
It may be similar to an issue you have. For instance, you may have pain in your right hip, and they do, too. You may have had it first, and they are trying to take it from you in order to help you.

Flip side. They may have had the pain first and because of your connection, you have taken it on.

Animals may also be asking you to take a closer look at your own health and by them be-coming ill, they give you an opportunity to learn how to help heal them. Many animals want you to explore ways to help them AND yourself with nutrition, holistic methods, and spending time together.

Look closer at behavioral issues:
Ask yourself why this could be happening. Anxiety or depression may be a result of your animal not realizing you are returning home. If they aren’t told they have a forever home, they may wonder, when you leave, if this is the last time they’ll see you. Tell them they have a forever home out loud.

Tell them when you leave and when you will be back. Some animals feel they have no purpose and need to be given responsibility. Tell them what their role is in your life and what that specifically means.

Some animals exhibit behaviors because they want you to work on yourself. Do you worry or stress too much? You may even display similar behaviors, and they are feeding off of you, trying to get your attention. Remember, most illness and behavioral problems are a result of unresolved emotional issues. Healing emotions means a happier, healthier and longer life for both of you.

Spirit animals have messages for you, too:
If your beloved animal has passed, did you know they can visit you? Chances are, they have been with you before, perhaps as a childhood animal.

Animals can provide guidance in your life about more than you realize. With Rainbow Bridge animals, this information can be more in depth and meaningful.

Many animals want to return to their pet parent in a new body to continue the life they had with them.

Simple but profound steps you can take with your animals:
Acknowledge that you realize who they really are —your teacher, your guide, your friend. Have faith and believe in the power—of their purpose, your relationship, their messages.

Do what you can to deepen your bond and understand them – spend more time with them, talk to them out loud, learn to ‘hear’ them.

If you don’t know how to speak telepathically to animals, please know that you are capable of awakening this innate ability within you in just one day. No matter what, animals are your teachers. If you determine what their messages are for you, it will change your life forever. Perhaps you will be inspired to do just that.

Kim is a professional communicator, animal wellness instructor and author that’s taught animal communication since 2006. Students receive weekly intuitive and spiritual development articles. Kim is teaching an animal communication teleclass on July 22. Visit: em>TheLightfootWay.com/animal-communication-teleclass/

To receive weekly articles, archive access, updates on classes and events, and gifts for our readers, get on our email list at: TheLightfootWay.com/join-our-email-list/

When you sign up, you’ll receive our audio chakra meditation to help enhance your intuitive abilities. For upcoming, long-distance and in-person classes, visit: TheLightfootWay.com/classes/

2023-12-27T13:30:15-07:00Animal & Pets|

Is the Wolf Calling You

Actual Wolves Provide Guidance—Intensive Retreat in Bozeman

Kim Shotola
May – June 2023 • Vol 4, No 4

Do you know how magical the wolf is? Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. It is called the star of the celestial wolf, referring to the wolf coming and going between this world and the spirit world. The Milky Way is referred to as the Wolf Road or Wolf Trail, making reference to the road to Heaven. The wolf can help you connect more deeply with those who have crossed over. The wolf has many amazing qualities that are revered by many and they want you to know how they can help your life journey.

The wolf is a great teacher and pathfinder:

  • Think of the teachings and abilities of the wolf as Wolf Speak, Wolf Wisdom, and Wolf Medicine.
  • Wolf is intuitive and holds ancient wisdom. Their guidance has been ongoing for generations.
  • They can assist you to becoming in touch with your body’s own innate wisdom.
  • The wolf can help guide you on your life path, take control, and find your sacred direction.
  • Wolf medicine evokes courage, strength, protection, and healing.
  • They can show you how to raise your vibrational frequency and block undesirable energy.
  • The wolf can teach you how to communicate telepathically with animals, nature, and Mother Earth.

The wolf can help you discover yourself, through their eyes:

  • The wolf is associated with the throat chakra and can assist with speaking your truth and letting your authentic self shine.
  • They can enable you to open your eyes to a profound awareness, where you view life in a whole new way.
  • Wolf helps you to heal heart wounds and fully expand your heart to all there is.
  • They can show you how to utilize your strengths as a lone wolf and part of a pack.
  • The wolf can assist you with understanding how you can nurture your entire being, while also serving others.
  • They can empower you to believe in yourself and have the confidence to share your knowledge.
  • Wolf can enable you to find harmony and balance within yourself and all of life.

Is Wolf asking you to find a new path, reach for the stars, or take control of your life?

Call on the wolf to help guide you:

  • You can meditate and ask the wolf to come forward to help you. A wolf guide will present itself to you. Be specific in the questions you want to ask.
  • Go into nature or visit a sanctuary or zoo to connect with a wolf, if you have the opportunity.
  • Ask the wolf to give you guidance through signs. For instance, ask for three signs in five days to guide you for a specific question you have. The signs can indicate a positive or negative response to your question. Pay close attention so that you don’t miss the signs that can come in many forms, such as a radio bl­­urb, magazine photo, street sign, TV commercial, or bumper sticker.
  • Search online to learn more about wolf guidance or look into books that speak of the spiritual qualities of the wolf.
  • Attend a wolf retreat where actual wolves provide guidance. Kim is offering The Call of the Wolf, a 4-day intensive retreat on November 9–12, 2023, where the wolves of Howlers Inn B&B and Wolf Sanctuary in Bozeman, Montana will transform your body, mind, and spirit, and your heart and soul connection will be illuminated with wolves and all of life. To register for early-bird pricing, visit: TheLightfootWay.com/wolf-retreat.

Consider calling on the wolf to help nourish your soul and become all that you are meant to be.

Kim Shotola is a professional animal communicator, instructor, coach and author who has journeyed with the wolf for many years. To receive weekly articles, archive access, updates on classes and events, and gifts for our readers, get on our email list at: TheLightfootWay.com/join-our-email-list/. When you sign up, you’ll receive our audio chakra meditation to help enhance your intuitive abilities. For upcoming, long-distance and in-person classes, visit: TheLightfootWay.com/classes/.

2023-04-30T17:15:41-06:00Animal & Pets|

Helping Your Animals with Healing Energy

Animals and Nature Can Teach Life-Changing Energy Work

Kim Shotola
March – April 2023 • Vol 4, No 3

We all have this amazing life force inside of us that can help animals and people. Because we all are matter, and matter is energy, methods that utilize energy have the ability to heal on a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual level. For animals, energy work has the ability to:

  • Release and heal emotions from traumatic situations such as abuse, neglect, accident, or injury.
  • Resolve behavioral issues by providing relaxation and reducing stress and anxiety.
  • Heal illness and injuries more quickly.
  • Require less anesthesia, so animals recover more easily from sedation.
  • Bring comfort and peace to you and your pet when they cross the rainbow bridge.
  • Open the doorway to animal communication. (Energy work can deepen your heart and soul connection.)

It is only natural to place your hand over an injured area of your body. Most people have no idea why they have this innate response. Here’s how you can offer basic healing energy to your pet:

  1. Sit on the floor (or furniture if needed) about 5–10 feet from your pet. It is best to start off with some distance as some animals are sensitive to energy.
  2. Set your intention to send healing energy to your pet for their greatest good, that your pet should only take whatever amount of energy they want to, and what they don’t use goes where it’s needed in the universe.
  3. Tap the center of your chest and your collarbone with your fingertips to awaken the energy. Rub your palms together.
  4. Let your arms hang naturally. Place your hands next to one another with your palms angled towards your pet. Allow energy to flow from your hands.
  5. If your pet moves away, stay where you are and send energy from the greater distance. In time, they will probably seek the energy and want to be close. It is never necessary to touch them, though. Let your animal show you how much energy they desire.

I taught Reiki and other energy work for many years. I was then guided by the animals and St. Francis of Assisi to create an energy-work program they wanted people to learn called Sacred Animal Spirit Alchemy (SASA.) It took two, patient years to receive the curriculum from them, and since early 2016, we have taught SASA to students from all over the world. SASA is energy in its purest, natural form. The animals and nature help you to:

  • Strengthen your connection with them by raising your frequency.
  • Receive their ancient wisdom and knowledge.
  • Become in tune with them by enhancing your innate abilities.
  • Nurture and direct the sacred energy within yourself.
  • Offer healing for animals, people, and situations based on their guidance.

Energy work helps you to become more grounded and in tune with yourself, others and animals. Know that you are a beacon of light and love, connected to the animals and nature. SASA helps to raise your spiritual awareness so that you may impact the universe and bring joy and healing to all living things. The animals and nature come together to teach you profound and life-changing energy work.

Consider offering basic healing energy to the animals in your care. See the difference you can make. Perhaps you will be inspired to explore and learn more!

To receive weekly articles, archive access, updates on classes and events, and gifts for our readers, get on our email list at: TheLightfootWay.com/join-our-email-list/. When you sign up, you’ll receive our audio chakra meditation to help enhance your intuitive abilities. For upcoming long-distance and in-person classes, visit: TheLightfootWay.com/classes/.

Kim is teaching Sacred Animal Spirit Alchemy Zoom Class on five Wednesdays in May. The five-part class will be recorded if you can’t attend live. Learn from the comfort of your home. Visit TheLightfootWay.com/sacred-animal-spirit-alchemy-zoom-class/ to learn more.

2023-02-27T10:15:09-07:00Animal & Pets, Energy Medicine|

New Approach to the New Year with Your Animals

WELLNESS: It’s Never Too Late

Kim Shotola
January – February 2023 • Vol 4, No 2

Start the New Year off right with your animals on a body, mind, and spirit level. First, be more physically and mentally active together:

  • Don’t just do a ‘sidewalk’ walk or walk from point A to point B. Go where you can close your eyes and just listen. Feel texture of bark and tree needles. Feel the caressing breeze on your face. Sit down on a bench with your animal. Smell the aroma of the evergreens and other scents. Hear the muffled silence in snow, the gentle sound of a stream, or birds chirping.
  • Utilize various scents. Place drops of essential oils or sprinkles of herbs in various places. For example, take peppermint oil or mint leaves and place it be-hind a bush. You could put lavender oil or fresh lavender under a tree. Spread the scents out over a nice walking radius. Embrace the aromas as you apply them. Aim for 3–7 scents and when you are ready, enjoy your time together as your animal goes on a guided sniffing exploration.
  • Try a new activity or a new twist on an old one that makes each of you think. Would your animal be interested in going somewhere new like the beach or a road trip?

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2023-02-01T13:39:52-07:00Animal & Pets|

The Heart and Soul of Animal Communication

Animals Are the Windows to Your Soul

Kim Shotola
November – December 2022 • Vol 4, No 1
What Is Animal Communication?
When some people think of animal communication, the words animal behavior and body language come to mind. Animal communication goes much deeper than that. We can learn how to communicate with animals, and they can communicate with us. Animals use interspecies communication. They communicate with one another telepathically.

This can be a hard concept to grasp, but did you know that you’re intuitive, too? Have you thought about a person and the phone rang, and it was them? Have you been in the middle of doing something and suddenly you remembered you needed to take your dog for a walk or feed them?
You may think this was just a coincidence but in reality, you were using your intuitive abilities even if you were not aware that you were doing it. This is an innate ability we ALL have inside of us.

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2022-10-29T11:49:30-06:00Animal & Pets|

Holistic Animal Care…

Why Go Natural?

Kim Shotola
September – October 2022 • Vol 3, No 123

Holistic animal care (HAC) focuses on the whole animal—body, mind and soul. Just like humans, holistic care can prevent and resolve physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues, resulting in a happier, healthier and longer life.

What Are the Benefits of HAC?

  • Can help any kind of animal of any age from the comfort of their home.
  • Helps with physical conditions such as arthritis, pain relief, digestive issues, allergies, and ear problems.
  • Aids emotional and behavioral issues such as anxiety, fear, aggression, hyperactivity, and low confidence.
  • On a spiritual level, you can find out an animal’s meaning in your life and assist those ready to cross over, knowing you have an everlasting connection.
  • Easy to learn—fun and simple for children and adults.
  • Can be done by distance because HAC is energy based.
  • Able to save you time, money and your animal’s well-being

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2022-09-14T09:39:42-06:00Animal & Pets|

The Wolf as Teacher, Guide and Pathfinder

Is the Wolf Calling You?

Kim Shotola
May – June 2022 • Vol 3, No 121

Do you know how magical the wolf is? Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. It is called the star of the celestial wolf, referring to the wolf coming and going between this world and the spirit world. The Milky Way is referred to as the Wolf Road or Wolf Trail, making reference to the road to Heaven. The wolf can help you connect more deeply with those who have crossed over. The wolf has many amazing qualities that are revered by many. Wolves want you to know how they can help you on your life’s journey. The wolf is a great teacher and path-
finder. here are some reasons why:

  • Think of the teachings and abilities of the wolf as Wolf Speak, Wolf Wisdom, and Wolf Medicine.
  • Wolf is intuitive and holds ancient wisdom. Their guidance has been ongoing for generations.
  • They can assist you to become in touch with your body’s own innate wisdom.
  • The wolf can help guide you on your life path, to take control, and find your sacred direction.
  • Wolf medicine evokes courage, strength, protection, and healing.
  • They can show you how to raise your vibrational frequency and block undesirable energy.
  • The wolf can teach you how to communicate telepathically with animals, nature, and Mother Earth.

Read full article »

2022-09-14T09:39:47-06:00Animal & Pets|
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