Testimonials

I first heard about Healing Touch for Animals® about 3 years ago and knew nothing about HTA. I actually thought it was some type of massage therapy so I signed up for my first class. At first I was a bit skeptical. Being a veterinarian we learn to be very scientific about things and this was a new way of thinking. But after I completed Level 1, I was excited about the possibilities and about learning more. I have now gone through level 3 and am even more excited about using the essential oils.

My technicians have also taken the HTA course work and we use HTA in my practice before and after surgeries. I have found that animals awake faster and smoother using the HTA techniques. We also are using the techniques during euthanasias and now with the knowledge of essential oils we will be using HTA more in everyday practice. The clients we have exposed HTA to have been very open to it, especially for euthanasias.

I have used the oils on my family members and children. My son loves it. He is so relaxed and is in awe of how I know what he needs and where. My mother has cancer and she is very open to using the oils to boost her immune system and overall sense of well being. Thanks Carol for opening a new door for me.

Dawn L. Bookmyer, DVM, Columbus, OH

I wanted to thank you and Kathy for such an interesting day. I have to admit, I was skeptical about the whole thing as I really did not know much about it. After seeing the horses and their reactions and behavior, I could see a difference. It was especially noticable the next day when we rode. Even my students saw and felt a difference. I enjoyed having you all at the farm.

Jill Kirsch (and the horses), Fox Creek Stable, North Canton, Ohio

Life-changing only begins to describe what this has meant to us. It helped me comfort Sandy, our 6-year-old Golden Retriever, in his final days with terminal cancer. During the same period, it transformed our other Golden, Fancy (pictured to the right), from a terrified, shy animal into a confident, loving companion and partner, and in return fostered a heart connection between us that we’d never had before.

— Ellen Lipps, Registered Dental Hygienist, Midlothian, VA

In my opinion, equine massage is the mechanics of healing therapy; similar to taking your car into the garage for preventative maintenance. Massage is preventative maintenance for muscles so they don’t get strains, sprains and tears. It is at the energy work level where the real healing takes place, because we are allowing the horse to heal himself. It is by our intention for the highest and best purpose and acting as a conduit for the energy-force that it can flow to wherever the horse needs it. In human terms, it is like going to church, praying for the best good for all, and feeding your soul. I enjoyed the quality and pacing of your clinic. Since I’m an equine person, Friday night’s activities were great (working with humans). The techniques portion of your clinic was very good -- I will be able to use all of what you taught me in my practice.

— Jackie Nairn, Horses & Hands, Colorado

I can’t say enough about Carol Komitor’s Healing Touch for Animals^® program. I have taken all four levels of the training. I know that my sweet 16 year old Persian, Victoria, is alive today because of this energy work. She has had kidney disease for 3 years, and the last time I had her blood work done her kidneys were functioning within the normal range!!! Traditional veterinary care predicted Victoria to be dead by February 2003. Carol is a gifted healer and has created an exquisite curriculum for learning how to support our animals. I have also taken 5 levels of the humans’ Healing Touch curriculum. I find the Komitor Healing Method, Inc.™ techniques (taught in the Healing Touch for Animals^® classes) to be hugely beneficial to my human clients as well as animals. I highly recommend these classes to anyone who loves animals. Expect miracles. With this training, you can be a part of miracles every day.

— Florence Gans, Life Coach, EFT, HTP, Raleigh, NC

For instructor Kathy Veder and coordinator Judy Phillips: I want to thank both of you for one of the best weekends I have spent in quite some time. I continue to feel the blessings of exuberance, peace, and hope from the time spent with you and with the animals. I thought the experience was so compassionately and professionally planned and presented, and I cannot wait to be a part of further trainings. I have been applying my learnings in my relationships with my animals and with other human loved ones. We are all very excited and reassured by the experiences. Until I see you next, I send to both of you my deep appreciation for the work you do and for the people you are.

— Jasmine Edwards, Ohio

It is not possible to attend a Healing Touch for Animals^® workshop and leave without knowing that you have changed. You will never experience an animal like you have in the past, you will never touch an animal the same way you did before, and you will never interact with an animal in the same manner. I have changed, my energy has changed and my appreciation for animals has entered a new and different dimension. When I was doing the Etheric Heartbeat™ technique and had both my hands on Jury, a horse with a leg injury, I experienced such a powerful energy flowing between us. I felt his head over my shoulder gently pressing me against his chest — an exchange of love, trust and oneness. He gave healing as well as received it. Although I have always been aware of the healing power of dogs, to stand in front of a very large 1200 pound horse is something else again. It happens that I am at a point in my life where I have to make some decisions about the direction my work needs to go in. Jury validated that it will be in the direction of working with animals — a journey that I have always wanted to go on. Because of this weekend's experience and what has now been identified as my passion for animals, I have the courage to pursue it.

Try being in a room full of dogs of all sizes, and breeds and in various states of physical, emotional and spiritual conditions. One would think it would be chaotic, but it wasn't; quite the contrary. They all were calm, and at peace. Here were animals that had endured all kinds of stress, abuse, and injury. The dogs allowed us to enter their souls, they showed us what courage was, they trusted us to show them how to self heal, and in return, they gave back to us.

You will leave these workshops with the tools you went for, but you will also leave with far more. You will be integrated with the energy of animals: you will carry it forward; you will continue to feel it within your soul and share it with your animal friends. The next time you look into a set of animal eyes, or you stroke an animal, or when you experience the animal’s energy field, you will feel a connection with the universe.

— Marion "Moe" Moeller, Hermitage, TN, founder of SHARE-Siberian Husky Alliance for Rescue & Education

I’d like to thank Carol for the integrity she holds as a teacher of Healing Touch for Animals^®. I’ve had many teachers in my life and have only found a small few that I learned from. Carol is one from which I not only learned a lot from, but it extended out beyond her classroom. She has a true respect and gratitude for the animals, and that is obvious in how she presents HTA. After the first day with the dogs, I felt confident in my ability to use the work immediately. Working with the horses the next day was amazing! We were able to see and feel exactly what Carol was teaching us. HTA is focused and direct and doesn’t leave you wondering if it really works. I appreciate what Carol stands for and the bridge she is building between humans and animals. I look forward to being a part of HTA and carrying on this work with animals. There is no doubt in my mind that I have finally found my passion!

— Lisa Lysaght, Ashland, MA

Each class brings a greater level of awareness to my practice and my own consciousness. I find Carol and her HTA Techniques to be a valuable asset in my practice and in my life. I have attended and thoroughly enjoy Carol’s HTA classes. I have incorporated many of the techniques that Carol has developed for animals into my human practice with very successful results. Frequently my two-legged clients bring their four-legged companions to their treatments. There seems to be a direct correlation and connection between the human’s well-being and the well-being of their animal companion.

– Denise Muchna, Muskegon, MI

I wanted to take this belated opportunity to thank you for coming to Schenectady NY to do a HTA workshop. It was an event that has altered the direction of my life, and that will continually shape the work I do and define the reasons why I do it. You arrived with your HTA methods at a time when I was searching for direction and meaning in my life. I felt that I was being "called" to do healing work with both humans and animals, but didn't quite know where to begin that journey, or which "energy" technique would best suit my purposes.

Having graduated from (human) massage therapy school in May, I knew there were a number of energy based therapies to choose from, but wanted techniques that I could use on animals, too, since I am also an LVT. Healing Touch provides energetic techniques that I can use on either the massage table or the surgery table. I am very grateful.

— Eileen M. Hebert, LVT, New York

I have been teaching Healing Touch in the Charlotte area for the past 2 years and always had some students asking for a class for animals. I have promised my students that I would bring Carol Komitor here at some point for HTA. That finally took place in May, 2003. It was wonderful! Always having a love for animals but not "owning" any at this time I thought I was doing this for my students and other animal lovers in the area. What started out as a task of coordinating the class turned into a very special journey for me. Not only did I connect with so many wonderful animal lovers but also met some pretty wonderful animals who were in need of this work. It impacted my life in a way I didn't expect. We now have a group that volunteers at the Horse Protection Society and works with previously neglected horses, and my own private practice now includes the animals of my two legged clients. Carol has a wonderful gift for teaching this work. I highly recommend this class to both beginners and to those who have been involved in energy work. What a joy!

— Joanne McMurtrie, RN, MS, HNC, HTCP/I

I wanted to express my thanks and gratitude to you for the awesome workshop held in Sebastapol. I felt very inspired and more importantly a fire was rekindled within me, along with a sense of hope. I said in class that I am an RVT and practiced in the hospital for only one year. It was an incredibly difficult experience for me for many reasons. I have always known I was to work with the animals and now feel I have found a way that resonates with every cell of my body. I have previously experienced doubt with regard to the idea of a healing animal practice, thinking it not possible for whatever reason. But through your HTA workshop alone I have a knowingness that all is possible!

So I am most grateful for your work and commitment to healing with such reverence for the wonderful living beings we call animals. Thank You Again. Roy also is appreciative of having experienced the workshop. We are both changed and moved by our experience.

— Debbie Criddle and Roy Mittleider

I had a wonderful time at the Level I seminar in Cincinnati, Ohio ... it was well worth the drive from Kansas City, Missouri and I'm looking forward to the Level II seminar. Your teaching style and winning personality made it so easy to absorb the information. I was particularly impressed by the way you bonded 60 strangers into friends in such a short time - working together to learn so much in such a short time. I had some concern about working with horses but that turned out to be especially rewarding.

I believe Healing Touch for Animals^® is just what I was searching for and will assist me in many ways in caring for my beloved dogs.

— Deanna Vick, Kansas City, MO

I had such a wonderful time and learning experience. I have done the Bridging Technique™ on my other dog, Herriott, who has residual cognitive deficits from an accident years ago. There was an impressive response to this technique.

– Jane Packard Bryant, Williston, VT

The very week after the workshop, I started using it at a private shelter for abused, neglected and aged animals. The Bridging™ technique alone has worked wonders, and the animals have responded with phenomenal speed.

— Jeanne Savoie, Ed.S., LMHC, DeLand, FL

I had the opportunity to use this on an exotic bird with an injured tail, and was just amazed by the animal’s visible acceptance of the healing. Although it was in a large fenced enclosure, the bird voluntarily settled its backside against the fence where my hands were and calmly watched me over its shoulder for the duration of the session.

— Steve Anderson, RN, BSN, HNC, HTCP/I, San Diego, CA

I wanted to take this belated opportunity to thank you for coming to Schenectady NY to do a HTA workshop. It was an event that has altered the direction of my life, and that will continually shape the work I do and define the reasons why I do it. You arrived with your HTA methods at a time when I was searching for direction and meaning in my life. I felt that I was being "called" to do healing work with both humans and animals, but didn't quite know where to begin that journey, or which "energy" technique would best suit my purposes.

Having graduated from (human) massage therapy school in May, I knew there were a number of energy based therapies to choose from, but wanted techniques that I could use on animals, too, since I am also an LVT. Healing Touch provides energetic techniques that I can use on either the massage table or the surgery table. I am very grateful.

— Eileen M. Hebert, LVT, New York

The experience of connecting with a horse through Healing Touch for Animals^® moved me deeply, and in unexpected ways.  I probably received as much healing as the horse did. Maybe more.

— Karen S. Bentley, M.A., Clayton, GA