Why become a certified Lightfoot Holistic Animal Care Consultant?The field of holistic animal care is growing as more pet owners and animal professionals are turning to natural health care for the animals in their care. As a holistic animal care consultant, you can help fill this vital role by providing quality care that helps animals on a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual level to live happier, healthier, and longer lives.What will this program help me to accomplish?As a certified Lightfoot Holistic Animal Care Consultant (LHACC), you can:With your own practice, many of your consultations can be done from the comfort of your home. If you presently have a full-time job, you can easily have a part-time practice and if you desire to do so, transition to a full-time practice. If you already have an animal related business, you can earn additional income by offering consultation services. You may also choose to work for a holistic veterinarian, trainer, groomer, boarding facility, or shelter/sanctuary. What does the consultant program consist of?The Lightfoot Holistic Animal Care Consultant program consists of 7 hands on workshops and 4 correspondence courses covering:The 50+ hours of hands on workshops provide a quality and intimate learning experience due to the small workshop size. The 150+ hour home study curriculum continues the learning experience by providing you with the additional skills and support you need to become a professional consultant. When I complete the program, what will I be able to do?After completion of the program, which provides a solid foundation in holistic animal care, you will be able to provide in person and distance consultations in nutrition/kinesiology, animal communication, reiki/energy work, and your elective.Who is the instructor of this program?Kim Shotola is the founder of The Lightfoot Way. She has worked with animals at the Houston Zoo for over 17 years. She has been a supervisor for over 14 years, helping manage the care of over 1,000 domestic, livestock, wildlife, and exotic animals in the Children's Zoo. She is a holistic animal instructor and practitioner and has a private practice that is not affiliated with the zoo. In addition to teaching workshops, Kim provides in person and distance consultations. While she loves helping animals, her passion is teaching. Sharing the knowledge with others so they can help animals is a true blessing for her. She realizes the value of holistic animal care consultants and has designed this affordable program to meet the needs of this growing field. To learn more about Kim, please click here.How do I find out more about the certification program?Contact Kim today for more information about the certified Lightfoot Holistic Animal Care Consultant program.Below are examples of how you can utilize the skills learned in the holistic animal care consultant program:Animal CommunicationBeing able to communicate with animals can help you understand them better. You can use your intuitive abilities to assist you with the animal’s general care, handling, training, or any of the holistic modalities you offer. Many people are familiar with animal communication and have the desire to have their animals communicated with. You may decide you are interested in becoming a professional animal communicator and offer sessions for your clients. Click here to learn more about animal communication. 
Reiki This energy work that originated in Japan has helped many people and animals. It is being offered in more hospitals so people are becoming more aware of it. It is a wonderful modality that can help reduce or eliminate pain and illness or help calm animals during difficult times. Click here to learn more about reiki. 
EFT Emotional Freedom Technique is not as well known as energy work such as reiki but one day will probably be a preferred choice of treatment with animals. This technique was originally developed by psychotherapists to help clients and can have amazing results with animals by releasing emotional blockages. Click here to learn more about EFT. 
Muscle Testing Muscle testing is also referred to as kinesiology. If you are going to work with animals in a holistic manner, learning this technique is vital to the health of the animal. Some animals are allergic to certain foods and products and this tool offers you the knowledge to determine what is best for an animal. This is such a valuable tool to have that Kim teaches basic kinesiology in all of her workshops. The nutrition/kinesiology workshop is an all day workshop dedicated to learning about muscle testing and nutrition. Click here to learn more about muscle testing. 
Flower Essences There are a variety of companies that make flower essences but the Bach Flower Remedies are the most well known. Dr. Bach originally created them to help his clients but many animal communicators and holistic animal consultants offer consultations. Click here to learn more about Bach flower essences. 
Aromatherapy Essential oils have the ability to help on various levels. They are used by equine massage practitioners during massage. Groomers and holistic vets use them to help calm animals. Aromatherapy is used in natural animal products such as fly spray, flea treatments, wound care, shampoos, and conditioners. Click here to learn more about aromatherapy. 
Homeopathy Homeopathy is used by holistic vets, homeopathic practitioners, and pet owners to help resolve health issues. Homeopathy companies make kits for animals containing the most common remedies for pets and some animal businesses offer these kits for sale. The tiny pills are easy to administer as they dissolve and are tasteless. Some animal professionals specialize in homeopathy and offer consultations. Click here to learn more about homeopathy. Crystals Even though crystals have been around for a long time, only more recently are pet owners considering their healing properties. As a consultant, you can utilize and offer crystal pendulums for energy work, crystals for massage, and crystal pendants for animals. Click here to learn more about crystals. 
MassageCanine and equine massage practitioners are becoming more well known. Whether someone has a sport horse, competitive dog, or an aging animal, pet owners are realizing the value of massage. An animal massage practitioner can enhance their services by offering other modalities to their clients in addition to massage. Click here to learn more about massage. E-book Kim's free e-book offers more detailed information on all of these modalities. Click here to sign up for The Lightfoot Way: 10 Secrets to Holistic Animal Care. 
Workshops Kim offers workshops in all of these modalities. Certificates are awarded for all workshops. You can become a certified Holistic Animal Care Consultant by taking the 7 workshops and 4 correspondence courses covering nutrition, applied kinesiology, animal communication, reiki/energy work, and one elective (aromatherapy, crystal healing, EFT, flower essences, and health/homeopathy.) While a one day workshop is available in either canine massage or equine massage, animal massage is not part of the Lightfoot Consultant program. The one day workshop is designed to provide animal professionals with the opportunity to see if they want to pursue more extensive training in this field. To see Kim's 2009 schedule of holistic animal workshops,
please click here.
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