Reiki and Seals

Last week, I decided to treat myself to an afternoon stroll on the beach.  It's one of the best ways for me to recharge my batteries and as luck would have it, it was about 70 degrees that day - perfect weather for walking along the ocean.

Shortly after I started out, I came across a young seal who obviously wasn't feeling well as he could barely hold himself up.  I sat down on the sand a little ways away from him and began sending him Reiki.  I wasn't sure what else to do and I hoped it would help him feel better.

A lady wandered over to me and inquired about the seal, wondering what we could do to help him. She asked if I thought we should call the Marine Mammal Center to get their help.  I asked her if she was familiar with energy healing and she said, "Yes, I am a Reiki master"  I smiled knowing I wouldn't have to explain what I was doing, and told her I was sending him Reiki. She said, "What a wonderful idea, I can tell he is soaking it up."  We decided it would still be a good idea to call the Marine Mammal Center.

About twenty minutes into his Reiki treatment, my new Reiki master friend, Christy, was attempting to take a picture of him so the Marine Mammal folks would know where he was and all of the sudden he sat up, looked around and then jumped in the water and began to swim.  We were both so happy - hoping the energy had assisted him. Since she was still on the phone with the Marine Mammal folks, she let them know that we didn't need them after all.

We said goodbye and I continued on my walk.  I hadn't made it very far . . . long enough to find a couple pieces of sea glass but not long enough to get more than ten yards down the beach . . . when I noticed two other gals we had met earlier trying to flag me down.  As I got closer to them, I saw our little seal friend, back up on the beach.

I ran back to Christy and asked her to call the Marine Mammal center again.  Then, for the next few hours, Christy and I stood on guard, one of us on either side of our little seal, protecting him from dogs, runners and walkers, and sending him additional Reiki.  After several hours, I had to go.  It broke my heart to leave without knowing if he was going to be ok but I couldn't wait any longer for the Marine Mammal folks to show up.  I met a nice gal as I was about to leave and asked her if she would be willing to keep watch over him and keep dogs away and she said she would.  Interestingly, her name was Christy also.

After saying goodbye to my two new friends named Christy, I headed back down the beach.  It made me sad to leave, but I held out hope that the energy assisted him.  If nothing else, I felt honored to be able to connect with him that way, even if it only resulted in giving him a little peace and comfort.