MY SUN BEAR STORY
MISSION
Through my conservation work with the endangered sun bears of Borneo, I’ve found a deep purpose of helping captive rescued wild animals heal from their trauma, so they may live a more peaceful life after all they have been through.
HOW I WORK
Speaking with the bear care coordinator and the onsite vet, we look at the bears they would like me to work with. Each bear has different needs, so using the knowledge I have and by intuitively connecting with the bear, we look at how to start a session.
Each visit is different as both the bears and I grow in confidence with each other. My last visit I understood that minerals were the key to starting a session as this provided a space where their anxiety or behaviours levels came down and created a space for them to work with the essential oils and waters.
As my experience grew, I could see the bears actively choosing how to support themselves with essential oils that were offered. This approach is called Applied Zoopharmacognosy or IMIM (Ingraham Method of Innate Medicine) coined by Caroline Ingraham. With this method we have seen huge behaviour changes in the most anxious of bears. If the sun bear is open then an energy healing session may take place. While I am not in Borneo, distance energy healing sessions are how I support the bears quite often they will reach out to me so I know they require support.
