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JOURNEY TO SEDONA

​​For more info on Ricochet's healing abilities, please visit her Paws-on Healing page. ​
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​At the beginning of May, 2015 I took Rina and Ricochet on a journey to Sedona, Arizona. It's strikingly beautiful with its red sandstone formations. But, it's intensely spiritual as well - some say even sacred. New age and mystical people believe the area is the center of energy vortexes that radiate the earth's power.

We went right after Rina's colon tumor surgery so she could continue her healing among the energy of the vortexes. Plus, I wanted to see how Ricochet would respond to the energy. I figured it would be a good way for her to re-energize too. The visit was more insightful than I expected, and Ricochet came back stronger and more powerful than ever! It was like we were being called there so Ricochet could experience a whole new level of her healing capacity. Her work is shifting.

We met with several Sedona healers and practitioners who validated many of the thoughts I already had about Ricochet's gift of healing. Listed below are some of the insights I gained while there.
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​Mesmerized by the energy

The video below shows how Ricochet was mesmerized by the energy of Sedona. Can she see things we can't? Is she able to see the energy of the vortexes? She certainly sees something! Some may say she's looking at squirrels, but I know how she acts around them, and it's not like this! The only time I've seen this behavior is in Sedona. 

Actually, one day when we were at a vortex, I was sitting on a bench. Out in the trees, I saw this white figure... kind of opaque and flowing. It was only there for a moment. But, I'm pretty sure Ricochet was seeing all kinds of them. Just by the way her eyes and head move in wonder. She was definitely connected.

The Sedona healers said she was feeling and drawing on the energy, taking it all in. The energy was helping her... anchoring her and grounding her. They said she was connecting with the many metaphysical beings that live there. She definitely had a spiritual connection! ​

​When Ricochet is out in the ocean, she does something similar to what she was doing in this video. I just never understood what she was doing until now. While waiting for a wave, she'll look out in the horizon, like she is intently looking at something. I have never seen anything. But, now I know she sees the energy of the ocean too. She knows that energy well. And now she knows the energy of the land as well. 

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​Reiki practitioner

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​Until we went to Sedona, I didn't realize that Ricochet had the power to heal people from a distance. I always thought the energy of her viral
 SURFice dog video is what brought people to tears. But now I'm thinking it's because she has always had the power to heal from a distance. So, while we were in Sedona, we met with Bay Blue Farm and Ricochet had a Reiki attunement... an initiation to universal life energy. As a result, she is now an official level II Reiki practitioner. 

​The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei, which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki, which is "life force energy". So, Reiki is actually spiritually guided life force energy for healing and self-improvement. She uses this energy to heal those in need. 
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​Aura reading

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​Ricochet had her aura read by Jamie from 
The Center for New Age. This is what it revealed...

She is an old soul. An advanced soul. She is psychic and intuitive. She has advanced healing powers. 

She has a very powerful violet flame on either side of her, which means she is a master healer shaman. This energy is what flows out of her and onto other people. It's what attracts people to her. People resonate with her and are drawn to her. It's the violet flame that is pulling them in. They sense that she is a healer.  

She is able to heal others just through her presence and energy. She's able to transform their blockages, painful memories and physical ailments. She can dissolve their pain and trauma. She releases their fear. 

She has no ego and leads a selfless path of service. 


  • ​​​Indigo: healing ability, kindness, reticence, seriousness, caution, integrity
  • Turquoise: loving, healing aspect of the heart, generosity of life, teacher
  • Lavender: mysticism, magic, profound, intolerance, psychic abilities.
  • Violet: intuitive, artistic, creative, faith, imagination, reticence, mysteriousness
  • Magenta: spiritually perceptive
  • White: psychic, spirituality, oneness, open to channel

To watch video footage of the reading, click here


​Animal communication

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​Ricochet had an animal communication reading with Nancy Windheart. This is what was said...

Ricochet sees the world as multi-sensory. She was able to see the energy of the vortexes. In fact, she was mesmerized by it. She stood for long periods of time, just taking it all in. Looking up, down, to the right, to the left. Scanning, and quickly looking away to catch a glimpse of something that appeared.

She sees energy as color, pulsing waves. She can feel it. It's multi-sensory to her. 

She’s an angelic being who is on this earth for a specific reason and purpose.

She wants to teach people about energy. She wants people to see and feel energy like she does.

The rocks in Sedona and the energy of the land do what Ricochet does. It’s like she has a kinship with the energy of the vortexes.


​Shaman - medicine man




​Ricochet was even allowed to chew on a real deer antler in the Shaman's Sacred room!

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Ricochet's intuition

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​If you read
 Ricochet's book, you know that she has intuitively known things. Or at least, that's what I called it. I asked the healers in Sedona how she's able to alert to the triggers, pain and anxiety of the military with PTSD. This is what I was told...

Ricochet can read a person’s whole history in moments. She can read the trauma. She sees the original trauma or traumas in full technicolor. She reads each person like a book. She sees their trauma right in front of her. She knows what the person is reacting to. She can feel it. She can see it.  ​


​Military with PTSD

Ricochet has been alerting to people's emotional and physical issues for many years now. The way she alerts, is to stop and plant. I asked the healers why she does this....

She stops when the person needs to stop. She feels it in her own body empathically. She feels it bubbling up in her gut. She’s clear that it’s not hers, but she’s processing it for the person. She stops to give them a chance to regroup and catch their breath. 

Because she can read their whole history in a matter of moments, she already knows what their triggers are. She can also feel telepathically and energetically what may be a trigger without actually seeing it. As such, she can alert them to a trigger before they even know there is one, which helps prevent an anxiety attack. 

She can handle honest trauma. Honest, raw emotion. She is able to handle difficult and negative energy without taking it on as her own.
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​Children with autism

​Ricochet has always been able to communicate with children who have autism on a very deep level. I asked the healers about this too. This is what they said...

Kids with autism are like Ricochet. They have the same kinds of sensitivities. They see and experience the world in the same way she does. She is able to telepathically communicate with them much easier than us humans can. The kids can hear her and understand her without all of the filters and spoken words. They understand each other and feel energy the same way.


​Spiritual connection

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​​​I have always believed that I was chosen to be Ricochet's guardian on her spiritual path. But, what I learned in Sedona is that I'm more than just her guardian. I am her partner. We both have our own individual missions, but they overlap and we share the same service path.  She came to me as an equal. However, my job is to protect her purity and take care of her gift. 

Together, and with Rina we share a spiritual connection and kinship. We are a soul family. I’m aware of their full potential as souls and treat them as equals. I allow them to make choices and I honor their decisions.

All three of us are here for a higher purpose… to heal lost souls, to be a voice for people who can’t be heard, to make a difference.


​Ricochet's clearing

After four days of being in Sedona, Ricochet came down with a bout of diarrhea. She had to go out every two hours for a couple of days. The day we were leaving, I brought her to the veterinarian. Turns out, she had colitis. Inflammation of her colon.

Rina's cancer was in her colon. I don't think it was coincidence. Since Ricochet is an empath, I believe she took on Rina's illness. That, coupled with the years of taking on other people's emotions and pain, along with the overwhelming energy of Sedona resulted in a cleansing. 

Ricochet typically self cleanses by going in the ocean. Salt water is a natural cleanser. Who knows, maybe that is why Ricochet chose surfing as her mode of healing!


​Rina's experience

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​Rina is sensitive emotionally, but Ricochet protects her. And Rina grounds Ricochet. They are very connected and balance each other well.  They’re both healers and they’re both old souls, but they do it in a different way

Rina is more about comforting (not healing). She has a sense of peace, and sends out a calming vibration to relax people. Rina is the peace maker, and empowers people to trust. She has a more playful energy, like dolphins. She is full of joy, fun, harmony and balance. She keeps things light where Ricochet goes in and does deeper work. But she is the anchor for Ricochet. However, she feels spiritual energy very deeply. 

The energy in Sedona was more energizing for Rina. She had to move, had to explore. She even wandered from our hotel room into someone's backyard. She felt safe in that environment.

And, true to Rina's nature, she always wanted to be outside, even in the rain! 
​Rina gravitated to the chapel. She was extremely happy and felt a feeling of peace. I think she felt comforted in there after all the prayers and positive vibes she received during her cancer surgery. And... her aura reading didn't show any sign of cancer!


Full moon drumming circle

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We joined the Sedona Drum Circle for a world wide
​drumming circle on Cathedral Rock. 





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