K.A.L., Pittsford, NY: When my 17 year old cat, Tiger, got ill, Jean was recommended. Both the vet and I sat in amazement watching her at work. Tiger was unable to move his bowels. Jean sensed that Tiger did not want her hands on him, so she held them at a distance. Each time she'd raise her hands, Tiger, laying on his side, would start to undulate his pelvic region. When Jean lowered her hands, Tiger would stop. Slowly, without the use of harsh drugs, everything moved down through his system.

Jean continued to work with Tiger up until his death. She was able to give him the strength and relief from pain to allow him to die on his own terms. She gave me the piece of mind to let him do just that. Jean's nurturing skills and intuition were a God-send.

Because of this, I have now asked Jean to work with my dog, Kane, who just had hip replacement surgery. His recovery had started to regress, but, by the end of Jean's first session with him, he showed remarkable improvement. Now, with each visit, Kane is getting stronger and more flexible. The changes are incredible.

Jean has been a blessing to my family. Her skills and dedication are a gift to everyone.

Sky was a young pony that did not suit my needs and I was wondering why I ended up with her. With no warning, she would suddenly be in panic mode as if she were having flashbacks of past abuse. She responded well to the energy work and especially loved the acupressure. She was on her way to becoming more stable in her behavior when I discovered she was pregnent! Further investigation revealed that she was "accidently" bred to a horse....the resulting colt being too large for her. You could actually see it moving in her belly from 50 feet away!

With the energy work helping her along, she was able to have a healthy colt...the only problem being a retained placenta which the vet took care of. Sky's colt is 8 hours old in this photo [right]. She has now found a new home where she is a happy mom.

Now I know why she ended up with me for an extended visit!

Jean

B.M.B, San Diego, CA: The first time I was introduced to Reiki I was very skeptical and was not interested in giving it a chance. I was a person who carried a lot of stress, and because of it, I developed a serious medical problem that caused extreme fatigue. Reading self-help books to reduce the stress level became a hobby and none of the information seemed to work for me or even motivate me to want to try harder.

I had become very interested in yoga and was drawn to learning more. That's when I decided to give energy work a chance. With Jean's help I was able to understand my emotional issues, and after a few sessions I gained more energy, both physically and mentally. Along with this came the ability to relax and I was able to reduce my stress level and physically feel better.

I feel that all the medicine in the world could not have done what energy work did. I saw quick results in my mental and physical state, along with my spiritual state too. I now understand the human body differently and realize that the whole body is one and every part is related to all the other parts. Every physical symptom our body encounters is connected to an emotion that has been harbored from our past. That means that any illness is formed from an emotion that was stored from our past or handed down from other generations. I only wish that more people would give energy work a chance and realize that we have the power from within to cure ourselves.

H.R. Rochester, NY: There I was, 21 years old, in the middle of a quarter at college working towards my BS in Engineering, and I had job responsibilities, horseback riding obligations, a husband, etc, etc, and I could hardly walk. Sitting was the most painful thing of all. There’s a very long story to this, and if you would like to inquire further, Jean can have me contact you.

Here's the shorter version of the story: I was on HEAVY drugs. I had an anti-inflammatory, a painkiller, and another prescription to reduce my back spasms. What’s so scary is, I was very drugged constantly and still had very persistent pain. It NEVER went away. With every step forward of my leg, I had a severe shooting pain in my lower back. Me, a young and healthy 21 year old, being passed by seniors at a walk. A young woman who loves moving, living life, loves to challenge her body to make it strong, and I couldn’t do anything I enjoyed. My mind was too gone on the drugs that were trying to relieve the pain for me to be able to recall TV, or novels, or any of the studying I tried so hard to accomplish (I would spend HOURS reading, studying, and by the next day I would have to re-read or re-study everything. I didn’t even know where I had begun and left off).

I’m lucky enough to have an excellent chiropractor who I trust and have gone to ever since I was 10 years old. She had told me that one of my vertebrae had spun 90° and smooshed my disc (not good). I was seeing her every other day and she would physically move it back into place, with us hoping it would eventually stay there. However, our hopes were not forthcoming. I was scheduled to visit a neurosurgeon to discuss back surgery that Friday.

I knew Jean did energy work, so I made an appointment for Wednesday before the neurosurgeon visit. I spent 4 hours on her couch. She never physically touched me, but I felt rippling through me, and strange sensations as if there truly was energy flowing through me and I felt young and powerful again. That’s because there was, and I was. When I got up, I felt like I had run a marathon. I was exhausted and my legs were jelly, so I knew something happened!. Jean said that she had done a lot of work; so much was needed to strengthen my ligaments and tendons to hold the work in place. She said to be extremely careful for 48 hours; that it would take that long to be totally complete. I felt 300% better after seeing her.

Ok, so you’re thinking, well, the mind’s a powerful thing. And so it is. What proof does this really give us? Because in our society you need to see it to believe it. Well, guess what? The next day, Thursday, I had another appointment with my chiropractor. She ran her hands over my back to see how out of place I was. The vertebrae was in place. I never had to see the neurosurgeon. I immediately started weaning myself from my drugs. I see my chiropractor every week or week and a half now, and I have had no relapse. I can do everything I used to be able to do, and I will soon be back into my usual high exercise routine; I have been able to horseback ride, something I didn’t know if I would ever be able to do again. I can dance with my husband again, something I had cried over losing during those long painful days, for I could not even have him hold me close because of so much pain. I can ride in a car with no problem. I even did some cartwheels and handsprings before one of my chiropractor appointments and my vertebrae was doing just fine.

Thanks to Jean a lot of things have changed in my life, and keep changing, for the better. There still is a path of light. We’ve just gotten too good at burying it. Medical research has shown that so many illnesses and injuries are linked to stress. You can push yourself and lose yourself, but one way or another your body, mind or spirit will let you know (more like your spirit will tell you through ways of the mind or body). If you really have to STOP, and you don’t think you have time, think again. Like I said, I had everything going on in my life. I didn’t have time for anything. Well, I had tons of time to "think" while I was lying in bed in agony…I was able to think about everything I couldn’t do, and how very fragile the spine and the body is, when it isn’t taken care of or is hurt. I realized very quickly how the spine is the entire center of the body, and how many things are linked to it. Now even my mind has sharpened; I’ve always been a slow reader, needing to read every single word to feel satisfaction. I just finished a novel in a week that would have taken me 2 months previously.

Here’s to your love, light, and laughter, Jean. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and all those who love and depend on me. H.R.