With Animals In Mind

08/05/2025

Last night, I spoke in my Connecting Beyond Words call about soul contracts.
We explored our own souls, the progression through different lifetimes, and the lessons we need to learn in each one in order to move forward.

We also talked about animal souls—the reasons they come into our lives, and how we can support them in fulfilling their own soul purpose.

And it got me reflecting on my journey with Honey.

Soul contracts aren’t always easy.
The lessons we came here to learn often aren’t comfortable—but they’re always here for a reason.

With Honey, it’s been a constant evolution.
From working with her trauma to navigating her health issues over the past few years, it’s been a deep dive into learning, researching, adapting, and finding new ways to support her. I’ve learnt a lot and I’ve grown as a person in unimaginable ways. She’s even the reason for my current career path.

It’s been a beautiful journey—but not an easy one.

Today marked a new stepping stone.
I read a fascinating article from EquiNatural and suddenly so many pieces fell into place.
Why Honey has been so grass sensitive for years… showing laminitic symptoms but without EMS or Cushing’s.

To be clear—I have researched to the hills and back over the years, and she’s 99% better in so many ways. As many know we keep a track system, as natural as possible, hay year round the works..
Happy, healthy, thriving even.

But at this time of year, when the grass grows, there are still those little niggles of “even with all of this…”
She’s not quite herself.
And it’s hard—when you’ve done so much, and there’s still more to figure out.

When I know something’s off… even if it’s not obvious to the blind eye.

That constant feeling of needing to defend her when people say, “Oh, she’s just being lazy,”
But I know she’s not. When there’s no obvious sign there’s anything wrong.

What’s really interesting is that I was drawn to that post after my intuition kept nudging me.
A certain product they stocked kept popping into my head—as if from nowhere.
Even though it didn’t seem related to any of Honey’s current health things, it was the breadcrumb I needed.
The nudge that pulled me in deeper to explore their pages properly.

And that’s how spirit works.
How the universe, the collective, our soul’s guidance shows up for us—
Dropping little breadcrumbs for us to follow.

We just have to be willing to listen.

I had a beautiful chat with Kim from EquiNatural and I just felt so thankful.

Thankful for this journey Honey and I have shared.
For all it’s taught me.
For the way it’s pushed me to trust my gut, to think outside the box, and to go against the grain when everyone else insists it must be X, Y or Z.

Animals are not here to make things easy—they’re here to make things meaningful.

So this is your reminder:
If your animal feels like a challenge sometimes…
If they push you outside your comfort zone…
It’s probably because your souls have great evolution to do together.

And maybe, 10 years from now, you’ll look back and think—
I wouldn’t have it any other way x

07/05/2025

I’m just going to jump on the AI announcement bandwagon and be 100% clear that I absolutely love how Chat GPT helps me in my business… I think as a conscious person when used in the right way.. it can really help us have to spend less time in front of a screen and more time serving the communities we want to serve.. how we chose to do that with dignity and integrity is up to each of us as an individual, as a creator and as a person. We have to stand behind what we put out there..In my courses I teach about our clair senses, our own unique spiritual styles and abilities… people who work with me know I am Clair Audient primarily. I deal in words in my brain not pictures.. I have something called Aphantasia which means my brain doesn’t make pictures.. I’ve realised that this also affects my spelling and grammar and over the years it’s always been something I’ve struggled with.. several times I’ve had my brother or a client even messaging me to correct really obvious spelling errors on posts .. my website you will likely see is full of them.. I choose to do admin quickly and spend more time with my clients.. I don’t rush sessions with animals.. I do rush socials at times I’m afraid. It’s not a space I find easy to spend time while keeping my vibration high.. it’s a work in progress. My content and my courses are always created by me, usually channeled with my higher self … chat gpt spell checks and does grammar for me.. and as well as being thankful.. I’m sure my brother is too from not having to constantly edit my posts for me 🥰🤣 ps this particular post was not checked so likely reads as one huge sentence 🤣🥰

01/05/2025

I'm just putting the final touches on the course materials for this months animal communication intensive- Connecting Beyond Words!

I'm really looking forward to this weekend and the month that will follow and I cannot wait to see how we all grow and develop together on this course!

Doors will close tomorrow am, so last chance if anyone has been considering it!

🌀 Day 1 – Setting the Foundations

This course has been designed with both new and returning students in mind. So on Day 1, we’ll be revisiting some of the core intro material then we will follow into more advanced learning.

📆 A Month at a Glance

Weekend – Day 1: 10am-12 and 12.30-2.30Intro to Animal Communication (Refreshed and revisited)

Weekend – Day 2: 10am-12 and 12.30-2.30Animal communication in daily life. Tuning inwards & tuning outwards – mastering energy for communication and personal wellbeing

Weekly Themes:

Week 1🌟 Soul Contracts & Development – Finding the truth in life

Week 2🌟 Trauma & Transitions – Supporting animals when they need us most

Week 3🌟 Afterlife, Mediumship and Working with our Guides

Week 4🌟 Our Animal’s Health – Trusting your intuition, what to ask & body scanning techniques

🐴 Mondays – Meditation with Your Own Animal

Each week we’ll connect with one of your own animals through guided meditation.

🗣 Wednesdays – Group Call & Reflection

Wednesday evening calls are our topic time, but also to share what’s coming up, ask questions, and explore your learning together. Please try to make these if you can—they’re where a lot of the magic happens.

🐾 Weekend Practice

Each week, you’ll be asked to practice with at least one other animal. This can be through the group or via the Practice Sanctuary FB Group. If you’re feeling keen, practice with more!

✨ Weekly Wellness Themes

Alongside the core teachings, I’ll be setting little health & energy practice challenges to support your clarity and flow—think: grounding, hydration, nature time, etc.

What if your animals could speak to you beyond words?What if the key to hearing them clearly was not just about learning a skill—but about learning to trust yourself?

01/05/2025

For anyone who's just dying to see the full morning routine video I did the other day.. complete with communications with Ellie and Honey- It's finally up on YouTube (I may have had to make a new YouTube Channel after I lost access to my original one).

So this is me on YouTube:

Guiding You to a Deeper Connection and Understanding—With Yourself and Your Animals, Through Communication and Compassion Animal Communicator | Intuitive | Compassion Key Facilitator | Educator www.rachelsartain.com

25/04/2025

23/04/2025

✨ The Spiritual Life of Animals – Now Available on Replay! ✨

I finally outwitted my website host (phew!) and I’m thrilled to say the replay of my Spiritual Life of Animals Webinar is now available to download! 🎉

We had such an incredible evening together—with over 50 beautiful souls joining live and another 20 watching the replay already! We explored: 🌟 Animal communication
🌟 Mediumship & connecting beyond the veil
🌟 Soul contracts between humans and animals..and a whole lot of magic in between.

Did you make it along? I’d love to hear what resonated most for you?💌

✨ Missed it live? No worries! You can now grab the replay via my website or Linktree.

And if it sparks something in you—if you felt the pull, the goosebumps, or the deep knowing that your connection with animals is meant to go deeper—then you’ll want to check out my full course Connecting Beyond Words, which weaves these topics into a life-changing journey. 💫
(There are just a few spots left... hint hint 😉)

18/04/2025

Her name is Coca.
And in a single session, this little cat reminded me what love truly is.
Not soft and fluffy (though she is a bit fluffy).

But brave.
Solid.
And completely, utterly open—in a way most people rarely allow themselves to be.

A love that holds space through pain, change, and healing.

During our session, she sent a feeling straight into my heart—an energetic activation. I was trying to find the words to describe it, and what kept coming to me was:
Grace.

There was a grace with which she approached life.
A lightness. An ease that only comes when one is truly open—body, mind, and soul.

But Coca also showed me something important—something many of us spiritual beings forget.
That even when we are radiating love, holding space, and doing our healing work…
We still need to care for ourselves.

She told me how some of her recent little health things might be linked to this: to spending too much time in the ethers, and not enough grounding into her own body. She’d been sending love out so freely that she'd sometimes forgotten to replenish her own cup.

We talked about it. She agreed to start focusing on building her energy back up again—on tending to her needs for a while.

She is a truly remarkable little soul.
And honestly, this session stayed with me long after we finished.

💗 These moments—these sacred animal mirrors—are why I do what I do.
Thank you, Coca, for showing me just how far a heart can radiate.

(And yes—she was the inspiration behind last week’s meditation and topic in the Creating Sanctuary group: Heart Opening.)

✨ Do you have a super spiritual animal in your life?
Would you love to deepen that connection, to understand the energetic ways they support you?
We’ll be exploring all of this and more in Connecting Beyond Words this May! If you'd like to find out more you can check it out here: https://www.rachelsartain.com/connecting-beyond-words-online

15/04/2025

**Something’s shifted in me lately.**
A real, tangible shift in the depth of the animal communications I’ve been experiencing.

Don’t get me wrong—they’ve always been deep.
But *this*… this is different.

Maybe it’s me.
Maybe it’s the intense, wild, healing journey I’ve been on recently.
Maybe it’s the planet shifting.
Maybe it’s all of it.

But the animals?
They’ve always been awake.
And now, they’re *waking up to the fact that we are awake too.*

Since I came back to work in February—after a small but very needed health reset—*every single session* has been next-level.
Insanely deep.
Profound in ways that leave me just sitting there, jaw dropped, heart blown open, whispering “thank you” into the ether.

I am in constant awe.
These incredible beings we share our lives with…
They are our teachers.
Our mirrors.
Our greatest supporters.
And they don’t just love us—they *guide* us.

Most of my clients already *feel* this.
They know their animals are here for more than companionship.
They sense there’s a deeper purpose—a sacred contract.
And for those who haven’t realised it yet?
The moment they hear from their animal’s heart directly…
Everything shifts.

Lately, I’ve been walking around in this near-constant state of thankfulness.
That *this* is my job.
That I get to be the messenger.
That I get to translate the frequency of these souls so they can be felt, heard, understood.

They have SO much to share.

And honestly? Someone please remind me to start writing a page of a book at the end of every session because…
💬 My memory is rubbish.
💫 Their wisdom is *insane*.
📖 And it *deserves* to be heard and remembered.

Today in the Creating Sanctuary group we will be giving thanks to all animals on this earth and dedicating our meditation time to them ❤️❤️ If you'd like you can join us at 12 today for our monthly meditation and discussion group. Sign up through the page bellow and be emailed the zoom link automatically to join us!

https://www.rachelsartain.com/creating-sanctuary-learning-hub

13/04/2025

Animal communication isn’t just for big, deep sessions.
It’s part of my everyday life.

Like…

🐴 Honey likes a full pre-hack briefing.
“Where are we going? How long? Will there be snacks?”
She told me she appreciates knowing the route before we leave—
AND that she’d like a proper haynet beforehand, so she doesn’t end up snacking on bushes like a wild forager on the go.
Fair enough. 👑

🐾 Ellie needs a heads up when we’re leaving the house.
She’s not clingy—she just likes to know when we’ll be back.
A simple, “We’ll be home by 4,” and she’s chill.
No stress. No pacing. Just trust.
(Easiest relationship I’ve ever had, tbh.)

🦄 Luna, being the new girl, has had a lot to say.
She wanted to be very clear:
“I’m staying here, right? This is home?”
So we had that chat. I reassure her.
Now she knows—this is her forever place.
And you can feel the difference in her energy, she settled so quickly.

But here’s the funny thing…
Even though this is my job—my life—
I still catch myself thinking,
“Agh, if only they could just tell us things!”

…Oh yeah.
Doh.
They can.
And they do. 😅

Honey and Ellie both have this signature move now—
They get right in front of me and just stare intently when they’ve got something to say.
Like, “Excuse me, psychic human? Hello? We’re talking now.”
Luna hasn’t mastered the stare yet…
But she practically lives in your pocket anyway—curious, bright, always listening.

✨

Have you ever had that feeling… like your animal is trying to tell you something?
Do you wish you could understand what they’re really saying?
What if you could actually learn to hear them—clearly, intuitively, lovingly?

In Connecting Beyond Words, that’s exactly what we explore.
Because animal communication isn’t just for “special people.”
It’s for all of us.
You already have the ability.
It’s just waiting to be remembered-this is my truth- this is what I know to be true- I've lived it, I've learnt and I absolutely love supporting people to take that journey of self discovery!

11/04/2025

Last week I had the honour of traveling to South Lanarkshire and visiting two beautiful horses (actually 4, but the other 2 will get their own post)

Princess and George—who couldn’t have been more different in personality.

Let’s start with Princess.
Some might call her “sassy” or even a bit of a “diva,” but what I felt was something deeper—an honest, unapologetic reflection of so many horses I meet.

She wasn’t trying to be difficult-they never are. She was clear.
Every part of her energy spoke truth. She’s the kind of horse who feels everything—and if something’s off, she’ll be the first to show it.

But oh, when she’s in sync with her person? She’s beautiful.
So tuned in. So ready to work together.
She had so many beautiful ideas for how they could deepen their bond—and such deep gratitude for a person who’s willing to take the time to truly understand her.

Princess is one of those horses who’s been sent to push all the buttons…
So we can grow. (And yes—I know those horses too well. 😅)

Then there was George.
A gentle giant with a heart of pure gold. 💛
George took a little longer to open up. He showed me that he didn’t always know it was okay to have opinions, to take up space, or to express himself.

He’d been through a lot—especially with his health—and had been on rest for a long time. But he wanted me to know how much better he was feeling, and how thankful he was to his family for supporting his healing.

We spoke about some grumpy faces he’d been giving to a younger family member, and he helped me understand why—it was a reaction rooted in memories from his past home.

So I explained:
This home is different.
He won’t be rushed.
He gets to go slow. To heal. To trust in his own time.

And in that moment, something in him relaxed.
His person later told me he’s been letting that family member in now—without the same reaction. They've been having grooming time together and he's opening up to them more.

✨ Two very different horses.
Both wise, both sensitive, both offering such deep, soul-level truth.

Every time I sit with animals like this, I’m reminded…
We don’t have to guess what’s going on.
We can ask.
And we can listen.