September Gratitude

I am incredibly grateful I was able to participate in two very special events this month to give back to the animals in my community. The images above are at the Modern Mystic (Atlanta) September 16th where the wonderful Kelley Knight (top right photo) and I teamed up to provide donation based mini sessions on the Beltline for animal companions and for their humans. It was a beautiful day. Kelley gave mini tarot readings and I gave mini reiki and communication sessions. I loved meeting such sweet dogs and their loving parents and I was thrilled to be surprised by two lovely dogs & their moms with whom I had sessions earlier this year. It was so meaningful & special to meet them in person, when their energy felt so familiar already! Bacon (top middle) does incredible work helping his mom with her practice and Wynne (top left) is a true miracle pup I have communicated with many times. She has overcome a serious health issue with her mom's dedicated care and as a special treat I have invited Wynne's mom Colleen to write a guest blog post about this journey for us which I will share with you all very soon! When it got too hot to continue working outside we moved into the shop & I believe the dogs loved being surrounded by all the high energy crystals at the Modern Mystic Shop. We raised $257 in just a few hours which we donated to Lifeline Animal Project to help especially with animals that had to evacuate due to the recent storms. Many thanks to all who came! There are more photos from both events on my instagram account @sigrira

The above set of photos is from the Strut your Mutt event by the Atlanta chapter of  Best Friends Animal Society on September 23rd. I was so excited to be invited to do mini readings (I donated all my fees to Best Friends) during this nation wide event! I have been a big fan of Best Friends for 20 years, and it was a joy to support a group who does so much good for animals. I was in a beautiful gazebo which made me think of a fairytale treehouse when I first saw it (top left photo) and I was able to bring in pillows to make it extra cozy. The Body Shop provided great gifts for me to give to those who came for the mini reiki & communication sessions and a wonderful Best Friends volunteer helped me and held space beautifully for the interspecies parents. There were some very emotional readings and I was touched both by the strength of some of the dogs' emotional support for their parents as well as the love shared between them. The dog on the bottom right photo is a certified therapy dog and she wanted to tell her mom that she knows exactly how much time each patient needs with her, it varies a lot, some need a long while and others simply a smile! I also loved that several dogs came into the gazebo of their own initiative to receive reiki, surprising their parents by staying as long as they needed the energy healing for! More photos of this event are on my instagram @Sigrira.