Holistic Therapy Can Heal and Calm Animals

The owner of an aging horse has discovered that holistic therapy does a lot of good for the old animal. Travis, the horse, used to race a lot and he still has the drive to run for days. However, the 27-year-old horse has a frail body with many tumor that have put his running days to an end.

However, the owner, Stephani Kames, began to use the power of touch to try and heal Travis. "He likes this," Kames mentioned. Travis is currently at Fox Creek Stables in Lake Township, which is owned by Jill Kirsch.

Mrs. Kames gently touches Travis with tuning forks so that they vibrate and tingle on his chest, back and ears. This causes the horse to lower his head, become flatulent, and release the tension from his lips. Kames believes that this behavior means that Travis has found harmony.

Carol Komitor, the founder and director of Komitor Healing Methods, teaches holistic therapy methods that involve touch and she recently held a class at Fox Creek to demonstrate how pet owners can heal and calm their pets with these techniques. This 4 level program is called Healing Touch for Animals, and using tuning forks is just one of the many methods that are taught.

"When you keep the energy system in balance it allows for a deep relaxation to come in, and when we're relaxed - whether it is people or animals - it allows for correct physiology," Komitor mentioned. She previously was a veterinary technician.

Komitor also mentioned that holistic therapy can help provide treatment for general illnesses, allow for effective training, decrease anxiety and behavioral issues and maintain the immune system in various animals.