On The Farm
September brings a taste of fall, my favorite season. I love the smells and the energy of fall and I get excited about fresh apple cider with those lovely, greasy, crunchy cinnamon sugar donuts. Once I’ve had my first donut (the only one of the year) and a cup of cider, I know it’s officially fall.
I just returned from a magical trip to Scotland. This year, I went with a shamanic group to visit the faery places. The land in Scotland is very special. Huge vistas of mountains, streams, waterfalls, rainbows and meadows. It is a small country where the landscape allows full expansion of a person’s spirit.
Magical moments included visiting the Isle of Skye to hike the Quairaing, a wild expanse in the north of the island. We visited the Callanish standing stones on Isle of Lewis at night with only stars in attendance, where Jaime Meyer, our leader, did a beautiful shamanic ceremony with the stones. The trip ended with a visit to a reindeer preserve. What beautiful animals! So sweet and generous to us. It rained, but I could have spent the whole wet day with them. These gems were interspersed with beautiful experiences, meeting group members that I know will be lifelong friends, and deep shifts as I did my own ceremonies and offerings along the way. I felt deeply supported by the stones underlying all of Scotland, especially on Lewis.
I think it’s so important to identify the magic in our lives and to experience the unique energy that comes to us when we open to nature. What magic is coming in for you? It might be as simple as a rainbow, a gentle wind when you need it, or an unexpected meeting with a beautiful animal or tree. Notice how it makes your spirit feel. Capture the magical moments.
FYI, GUT ISSUES IN DOGS
I use gut products from Adored Beast, for Stitch and Ernie and have been very pleased with the results. The website has a wonderful blog that their team of experts contributes to that is full of ideas, information and documented research on the gut issues of dogs, cats and horses.
Recently, they put out a blog that I found so helpful, that addressed some myths and common errors made with digestive upsets and diarrhea, including the use of Pepto Bismol for animals. You can find a detailed description of SAFER ALTERNATIVES FOR DIGESTIVE UPSET IN DOGS, as well as many other articles at https://blog.adoredbeast.com.
BOOKSHELF
PATH TO PET WELLNESS, by Dr. Jeff Feinman, DVM
I first met Dr. Jeff when he appeared to teach my animal chaplain training cohort. Veterinarian turned holistic pioneer Dr. Jeff Feinman has spent four decades revolutionizing pet healthcare by bridging conventional medicine with natural healing approaches. After successfully treating thousands of pets in conventional practice, Dr. Feinman discovered that many chronic conditions required a deeper approach. His exploration of homeopathy, herbal medicine, and acupuncture led to breakthrough results with cases that hadn’t responded to traditional treatments.
Path to Pet Wellness is a guide for those seeking a spiritual connection with their beloved animal companions through a “whole-istic” approach to animal care. This guidebook introduces pet parents to the concept that an animal’s physical symptoms are more than just signs of illness—they are messages from the body, revealing the flow of energy and the deep connection to spirit. By focusing on optimizing BEAM (Behavior, Energy, Appetite, and Mood) and enhancing the overall quality of life, Dr. Jeff encourages a shift away from limiting beliefs about symptoms, diseases, and diagnoses that often hinder happiness and health. Instead, it advocates for a more conscious, heart-centered approach to pet parenting, integrating the power of love as a healing energy.
Path to Pet Wellness is part of the growing movement toward Animal-Centered Treatments (ACT), aiming to restore the spiritual essence to holistic veterinary medicine and empower pet guardians to nurture their animals with deeper awareness and compassion.
I subscribe to HolisticActions.com (a collective of 14 wholistic veterinarians) because they have such depth to their information about animal wellness, and a strong mission that aligns with my own to empower pet parents and to introduce a spiritual aspect to animal companionship and healing. Dr. Jeff’s monthly blog is a real gem, so full of practical, useful perspectives on caring for beloved animal companions with an emphasis on the animal’s spirit and joy in the life of both the animal and their person.
Just to give you a taste of what HolisticActions.com has to offer, here’s their 2025 calendar of webinars. They offer a theme each month and explore it in depth weekly for the month. With a paid membership, the webinars are free and you have access to all previous webinars as well. With a free membership, you can pick and choose the sessions you want to attend (or access when recorded) for only $27. PLUS, you can sign up for Dr. Jeff’s free monthly blog.
JANUARY | Conscious Pet Parenting
FEBRUARY | Intuiting Your Pet’s Needs
MARCH | Energy Healing
APRIL | Feeding for Health & Sustainability
MAY | Resolving Behavior Challenges
JUNE | Enhancing Shelter Well-Being
JULY | Health Wisdom from the Elders
AUGUST | Skin, Ears, & Allergies
SEPTEMBER | Fun with Dogs & Cats
OCTOBER | Supporting Neurological Health
Neurological issues like seizures, mobility challenges, and cognitive decline can be daunting. Learn how holistic therapies, nutrition, and integrative care can support brain and nervous system health.
NOVEMBER | Cancer & Homeopathy
Holistic and homeopathic approaches can provide valuable support. Learn about gentle, integrative therapies that enhance quality of life and resilience.
DECEMBER | Quality of Life
From puppies to seniors, explore how conscious caregiving, pain management, and emotional well-being contribute to a long, joyful life.
EMOTIONAL CODE FOR ANIMALS
I’m always on the lookout for viable therapies that animal clients might benefit from. Some time ago, I experienced an energy healing modality from Lisa Rose, a former student in animal communication. She helped me with low energy that I had been experiencing. I was pleasantly surprised after the remote session that I was pretty much back to normal. Without any detail from me, she was able to identify the energetic source of my fatigue and resolve it.
Lisa was using the Emotion Code, and its affiliate practices the Body Code and the Belief Code. The core premise of the Emotion Code is that when intense emotions from past experiences are not fully processed, their energy remains "trapped" in the body's energy field. These trapped emotional energies can create blockages and distortions in the body's natural energy flow. Releasing these energies restores energetic balance, allowing the body's natural healing abilities to function optimally. There are six main categories which can be addressed: energy, circuits/systems, toxins, pathogens, misalignments and nutrition/lifestyle. The work also releases subconscious sabotaging beliefs and faulty belief systems.
Although she does work with humans, Lisa’s primary focus for her practice is animals. She assists animals by removing unbalanced energy that contributes to an animal’s emotional and physical issues. Using the Emotion Code, Body Code and Belief Code as part of a complete protocol that includes animal communication and veterinary care, Lisa supports animals to connect to their own innate self-healing wisdom. This healing modality is excellent for animal ptsd and for healing both emotional and physical symptoms of trauma.
Lisa Loiacano is a certified practitioner who can be reached at email thegentlepathllc@gmail.com or her website.
Many animals are preparing for the winter.
If you see a wild animal who needs help, go to ANIMALHELPNOW to find a wildlife rehab center near you.
UPCOMING CLASSES
Find full descriptions and costs of the classes and events on the website - https://JudyRamsey.net. Registrations are on the website. Please note: “Repeat Student” means that you have already taken a particular class once. If repeating a class, you will be eligible for reduced tuition in most cases. Once registered, a Zoom invitation will be sent to register to receive the meeting link. If you want to attend a journey circle, please contact Judy at info@judyramsey.net. Journey circles are held the first and third Thursday of each month. All classes and journey circles are recorded for your convenience. All class times listed are eastern time.
SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2025
Basic Shamanic Journeying— The shamanic journey is an easy and powerful tool we can use to access spiritual information. In this class you will meet and begin to develop a relationship with a compassionate spirit or power animal who is coming forward to help you at this time in your life. You will learn techniques to help you develop a self-directed practice of empowerment, allowing you to move safely, intentionally through the world in a balanced way.This class is a prerequisite to ongoing and more advanced shamanic studies.
The class will be taught online via ZOOM.
$180 per person, $90 for repeating students
9am-3pm each day (consideration may be made for west coast students with starting time at 10am-4pm)
OCTOBER 18-19, NOVEMBER 22-23, DECEMBER 20-21, 2025
Soul Retrieval— This is an advanced class limited to 6 persons. When a person experiences trauma, there is a loss of soul essence. The person’s spirit is fragmented, causing disease, mental illness, or personality and behavioral shifts. In this training, deepen your connection to your helping spirits and learn to work with them to restore a soul’s essence. Expand your ‘tool chest’ of ways to help a client integrate a soul retrieval session, and experience as well, soul retrieval of body parts and of places in nature/landscape. Initiation and ceremony will anchor your learning. Prerequisites: Medicine For the Earth/Healing With Spiritual Light and Extraction. Suggested reading: Soul Retrieval and Welcome Home by Sandra Ingerman.
The class will be taught online via ZOOM.
$600 per person, $350 for repeating students
9am-4pm each day (consideration may be made for west coast students with starting time at
10am-5pm)
Attendance at all sessions is required. Optional mentoring sessions will be held November 17
and December 1, 2024, at 7pm eastern time.
NOVEMBER 6 & 20, 2025
Journey Circle—Journey circle meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, exploring themes that support your inner work. Your first circle is free. Pre-requisite: shamanic journeying skills.
Held online via ZOOM
$25 per session or $40 per month
7pm-8:30pm est
Contact Judy for registration and payment.
DECEMBER 4 & 18, 2025
Journey Circle—Journey circle meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, exploring themes that support your inner work. Your first circle is free. Pre-requisite: shamanic journeying skills.
Held online via ZOOM
$25 per session or $40 per month
7pm-8:30pm est
STAY TUNED FOR THE 2026 CLASS SCHEDULE.
IT WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE BY OCTOBER 31, 2025.