Reiki Lungta, 6 Hopetoun Grange, Aberdeen (2025)

25/08/2025

Sports visualisation is a fascinating area, and I have recently read a couple of articles where top riders have spoken about using visualisation as part of their competition preparation.

Visualisation is a powerful tool and training aid within sport which involves using images and associations to remember the past and imagine the future.

By bringing these images to mind, and the feelings associated with them we can refine them into a desired outcome.

It also allows us to work through different scenarios along with the outcome that we would like to achieve within a safe environment.

For example, with a spooky horse we can visualise a situation where our horse has a spook and then work through the feeling of remaining calm, relaxed while also working through the reactions that we would like to employ to bring our horse back to a place of safety and calmness.

Visualisation backs up neural pathways in the brain so the better we are able to imagine doing a specific skill internally, the better control and accuracy we are likely to have when doing the task externally.

This means that visualisation is an excellent additional training tool for dressage, jumping, cross country or any other equestrian sports setting.

Visualisation can also be used in many day-to-day equestrian situations, and the lovely thing is that we can all give it a go.

We have a saying within Reiki that where the mind goes the energy flows and since Reiki energy can bring calm and balance to a situation, using Reiki along with visualisation brings a lovely additional boost of positive supportive energy to aid us when we are working towards an outcome that we would like.

If you would like to find out more about Reiki along with visualisation or Reiki in general, please get in touch or visit my website at Reiki-Lungta.co.uk

Tanya Leiper
Reiki Master

24/07/2025

Equine Mindfulness Mentors

Recently after having been away on holiday, I was really looking forward to seeing my lovely equine friend, Tequila, and so I was delighted to get back to the yard to spend some time with her.

After doing the usual routine of mucking out her stable and tacking up, we went for a ride in one of the outdoor arenas and we were lucky that the coastal harr meant that we had lovely cool air for our ride.

Since Tequila is an older lady, I quite like an in-hand walk to cool down at the end of a riding session and while we were walking around the arena, I found my mind starting to wander onto the other tasks that I wanted to do that morning.

I had to smile because each time that that my mind wandered Tequila nudged my arm to bring me back to the present and to my walk with her. We had not spent time together for a week and Tequila was making it clear that she wanted me to be mentally as well as physically present while walking with her.

I must admit that Tequila was perfectly correct since if my mind was in the future thinking about what I wanted to do next I was not properly present in the arena with her and since I had missed Tequila during the previous week not spending proper relaxed time together would have been a shame for both of us.

Since then, Tequila has made me really think about how great horses are as mindfulness mentors since to connect with them and get the very best out of our time and relationship with them, they need us to be mentally present. So not thinking about whatever happened at work that day, or as I was, thinking about tasks I wanted to do in the future.

Being mindful and in the present moment is also a great wellness exercise for us since our lives tend to be so busy these days being mentally present allows us to just take a lovely break and helps us to mentally relax and reset.

The additional benefit for our horses is that they can have more confidence in us as leaders and protectors since if we are mentally present, they know that we are more aware of what is going on in the environment around us.

So, thank you, Tequila, my mindfulness mentor for reminding me that our time together is valuable and that I should be mentally as well as physically present when we are together.

Tanya Leiper
Reiki Master

18/06/2025

Another success story! Well done Tanya!

Thank you, Hayfield.

I am over the moon to have passed my BHS Stage 2 Care and Lunge exams.

A huge thank you to Lorna, Caroline and the whole team at Hayfield for the great training, help and support I received while I was working through the Stage 2 syllabus, it was very much appreciated.

I can’t praise the supportive learning environment at Hayfield highly enough and I would urge anyone who wants to learn more about horses to speak to the staff there about the different courses and learning options available.

Tanya Leiper

11/06/2025

Thank you Sarah Berrisford for a wonderful Reiki retreat, it went in much too quickly. Also thank you to you and Beau for a lovely Riding with Reiki session. As always I have learned lots and met wonderful people and animals and look forward to my next visit.

05/04/2025

In October 2024, my pony Violet sustained a significant tear to her right hind suspensory ligament, along with some lesser damage to her left hind suspensory ligament. I was very worried about how Violet would cope with box rest, which our vet had advised would be for a minimum of 6 months, possibly 12 months and there was a chance she may not return to ridden work… this was devastating news… Violet is such a fun, forward girl who loves to work and learn and I’d only had her 6 months.

I’m very lucky to know Tanya through seeing her at the yard and, whilst I knew she did Reiki, I didn’t really understand what it was. Tanya explained that it could assist Violet to balance her energy and help her cope with box rest, so I immediately contacted our vet, who gave the all clear to go ahead.

Alongside significant vet treatment, including shockwave therapy and steroid injections as well as Osteopathy, homeopathic medicines and a comprehensive rehab plan, Violet started fortnightly Reiki sessions with Tanya.

Fast forward to February 25 and our vet confirmed via ultrasound (and with great surprise it has to be said!) that Violet’s tear had completely healed and that she was deemed sound enough to return to some light ridden work as part of her ongoing rehab!!

Throughout the whole process, Tanya has been nothing short of wonderful, she gives me a very detailed report after each session and I relay any stand out information to our vet and vice versa, I keep Tanya informed after each vet visit.

Violet gets such a lot from her sessions, which are now done in her field since she can be turned out as long as she likes, another milestone I was very worried would never come.

Whilst I still don’t fully understand Tanya’s amazing gift, I can see how much Violet enjoys it and even shares it with her many friends, it’s truly incredible and I’ve no doubt at all that it’s been a valuable part of her astounding recovery.

I’ve chosen to keep going with monthly sessions, Violet deserves the world and more and I love the fact that Tanya is able to share Reiki wherever Violet happens to be on the day.

I cannot more highly recommend having at least a chat with Tanya to anyone, whether your pet is injured or not and I tell anyone who will listen of the benefits Violet has enjoyed.

Thank you, Tanya, for everything from listening to me wail in the early part of this journey, to allowing me to sit in and share a session, which I also found hugely beneficial, you’re truly amazing!

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Thank you so much Judith for your kind words, Violet truly is a kind and caring pony. She is a very special soul, and a pleasure to work with.

Tanya Leiper
Reiki Master

29/03/2025

Equine or Animal Reiki? - Don’t forget to contact your vet first

Clients are often surprised when I ask them to contact their vet to obtain permission before booking equine or animal Reiki treatments, so I thought I would take some time to speak about this.

Firstly, and most importantly is to recognise that your vet is the trained medical professional, whereas we Reiki practitioners are most definitely not.

Reiki practitioners are trained to share Reiki safely, and in a manner that best meets the needs of the animal and that is it.

Secondly, there may be a very good reason why your vet considers that Reiki or any other therapy is not the best treatment option for your animal at that time.

Vets are much more open to Reiki and other complementary therapies these days and since different treatment options for animals are becoming available all the time, your vet is the best person to have a discussion with about the best holistic treatment options for your animal.

It is also worth remembering that Reiki is a complementary therapy which works well alongside veterinary and other treatments.

So, what about Reiki for behavioural issues, well veterinary contact and permission is still a requirement which I make since animals sometimes express pain through changes in their behaviour.

Horses for example can hide pain very well since it is built into their DNA not to show weakness or injury in case there are predators about. Pain can therefore be displayed by horses and indeed other animals in other ways.

A good example of this is head shaking in horses, which could be a behavioural issue, but it could also be a whole host of things other things including dental issues, skull fractures or injury, allergies, inner or middle ear infection, ear mites, eye problems, or arthritis and so on.

This is why, if your animal has a change in behaviour, the first stop should be your vet to rule out a medical issue.

I know that I always want the best for my own animals, so if things are not right my first stop is my own local vet, because I know that Reiki is a therapy which is always additional to medical care, never instead of it.

If you would like more information about Reiki, please get in touch, or visit my website at Reiki-Lungta.co.uk.

Tanya Leiper
Reiki Master

19/02/2025

Working with Positive Mindful Energy

Horses are wonderful teachers when it comes to mindfulness and energy.

When we are thinking about events in the future or the past, we are not fully engaging and existing in the present moment and the present moment is where horses feel most comfortable.

This means that if your mind is elsewhere when working with horses, they can become disengaged, and who can blame them since if you are not fully showing up and engaging in what you are doing why should they. This is not a great place to be in if you are trying to achieve something together.

Many horses can be quite forgiving and tolerant of our buzzy minds as they are constantly jump backwards and forwards, but it can become more of an issue if we are in a negative thought cycle since this produces negative energy which we share with our horse and horses pick up on negative energy very quickly.

It can be quite unrealistic for us to expect our horses to be lovely and relaxed if we are at the same time contradicting ourselves by sharing negative energy with them.

I have heard the phrase ‘work on the self’ quite a bit recently and once I stopped to realise it I have found that this has been an excellent phrase to reflect upon. It never ceases to amaze me that sometimes when you are looking for an answer, it can be right there, and you just need to be still enough to see it.

I am currently doing groundwork with a horse, and we have been a bit stuck taking one step forward and then one step back.

After thinking about all the things that are nothing to do with me that I could do to make progress I stopped and thought about the phrase ‘work on the self’ and realised that the horse has actually been telling me that my energy has not been in the right place for us to make progress.

The reason for this is that I have been anticipating him spooking and consequently I have been working with him while carrying tension both in my body and my mind which has not been particularly comfortable for either of us.

Around horses, things happen, and things go wrong, so working with a positive mindful energy means that we can also work on developing the ability to mentally step back from whatever is happening and find our inner zero. By calming and centring ourselves we can then think and move more easily, with less tension while also sharing lovely calm reassuring energy with our equine partners.

During my last groundwork session, the exercise I set was all about working on the self, and my task was to maintain a calm positive energy. Part of this was changing my though pattern so instead of thinking, ‘is he going to spook here or will it be at the next corner?’, I changed the thought pattern to, ‘what a pleasant place this is to be’ and I thought about the feeling of walking in a lovely field on a sunny day.

And yes, during the session the horse did have a spook, but he settled quickly, and I also took time to reset my thought pattern by thinking, ‘that’s all right’ before we continued and although the session was not perfect, I came away feeling much more positive about the way forward.

I am a great believer in mind, body and energy and that all three should be in balance for us to be in the best possible place.

Horses are much more astute regarding our mind energy than we give them credit for, and the great thing is that we can make changes to move our mind energy into a better place which has great benefit for ourselves as well as our horses.

If you would like further information, please get in touch or visit my website at Reiki-Lungta.co.uk.

Tanya Leiper
Reiki Master

07/02/2025

January has been a busy month both with work and with puppy adventures which has meant that I have fallen behind with my social media posts. Grace is a joy to have around, and her puppy antics just makes me smile.

01/01/2025

An amazing light show to start the year, I can’t wait to see what happens next in 2025.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year, I hope that you all have a wonderful year.

Finlay and I had a lovely sunrise walk at Keiss Beach this morning and there was no rain which was a nice bonus. We are having such a wonderful time catching up with friends and family in Caithness.

18/12/2024

I have the best job in the world, and I have been truly blessed this year with all the wonderful people and animals that I have had the privilege and opportunity to work with.

Thank you for all your wonderful support.

Tanya x

09/12/2024

Hi, I just wanted to let everyone know that my prices will be going up as of January 2025.

The new prices will be as follows -

Equine Reiki session - £50

Equine distance Reiki session - £45

Pet Reiki Session - £40

Pet distance Reiki session - £35

I still have some appointment spaces available in December if you want to make a booking before my prices change.

Tanya Leiper
Reiki Master

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