This is an extraordinary video of a chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas, filmed near Bwindi National Park, Uganda. Enjoy!

http://www.coolestone.com/media/2874/Touched-by-a-Wild-Mountain-Gorilla—HD/

As you might imagine given my name, I have a special relationship with hummingbirds. About 15 years ago, while sitting in circle with a Native American elder, we were asked to pull an animal medicine card as our totem animal (the card deck and book are entitled “Medicine Cards” by Jamie Sams & David Carson). I received hummingbird and its message was about Joy! Over the years, I’ve come across a number of books, cards, posters etc. that convey similar messages. However, it has been in watching and communicating with hummingbirds directly that I have received the deepest messages. Some years ago when I felt it was time to choose my last name (to replace the surname I had at the time), I said a prayer asking for assistance and guidance. Three visits from hummingbird hovering right in front of my face made the choice obvious. Whenever I am visited by hummingbirds, I always feel joy and uplifted. In fact, as I have been typing this post now, a little hummingbird has hummed her song and hovered at the glass feeder outside of my office window while enjoying the sweet drink. What a gift!

If you have not already connected with a particular animal as a totem or helper in your life, perhaps you might like to consider asking for one as a way to assist you along your path.

Following is an excerpt from the Medicine Card book to learn more about the medicine of Hummingbird:

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I am offering a new teleclass workshop beginning on September 6th. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your intuitive abilities and learn to communicate with animals. I hope you’ll join me!

Details & Registration

This is a 6 hour workshop scheduled in four 90-minute classes
Tuesdays, September 6, 13, 20, 27

7:00pm to 8:30pm U.S. Eastern Time
Registration: $135.00; Early registration incentive of $10 off through August 15th: $125.00
Payable online. Simply click on the Rates Page on my website to be connected with the Paypal link: www.rainhummingbird.com/ratesandpayment/ .

Course Description

Telepathic Animal Communication is a natural way of communicating between all living beings…and everyone can learn how – all it takes is training and practice!

This class will teach you about the nature of intuition and telepathic communication, and key steps you can practice at home.  Most of us who love animals are already experiencing this amazing connection with the animals in our lives, and we simply need to become aware and open our hearts to deeper understanding.

• Learn how to quiet and focus your attention.
• Practice opening the channel to transmit messages with animals and to receive what they communicate telepathically in thoughts, images, impressions, feelings, messages.
• Discover blocks to communicating with animals and how to overcome them.
• Enjoy exercises that open your heart, increase your awareness and understanding of animals and your receptivity to telepathic communication.
• Learn how to experience animals’ perspectives, how you may have already communicated telepathically with animals, and how to expand on that.
• Discover how nurturing a heart-centered connection can enhance your relationships with your animal companions, bringing clearer understanding about their needs, behaviors, wishes, humor, wisdom and purpose in our lives.

Experience what it is like to expand into an entirely new level of communicating with your animal friends. I invite you to open your heart and mind to this natural and intuitive connection!  This class is appropriate for everyone ~ won’t you join us?

What is a Teleclass?

This is a live, interactive class conducted over the phone, on a conference call line which enables you to learn from anywhere in the world without the cost and inconvenience of travel. Once you have registered for the class, you will receive an email confirmation with the teleclass access codes and other pertinent details.

Optional Post-Class Follow Up Session with Rain

Schedule a one hour individual phone consultation with Rain to assist you personally with deepening your intuitive and animal communication abilities. Post class discount $70; normally $85.

For questions or more information, please contact Rain directly at 828-337-4686 or rain@rainhummingbird.com.

I am so excited to share this information with all animal lovers. Would you please help me spread the word to friends and family? Thank you! Just click “Share This” button below.

This is an inspiring, feel good video of humans helping free a humpback whale that was entangled in a fishing net. Absolutely lovely human-animal connection here. Hope you enjoy this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBYPlcSD490&feature=share

Here’s a story about learning compassion for all animals from a child’s perspective. This was written by an unknown author. The photo is courtesy of Jon Read http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilikefish/207861606/:

My toddler son witnessed a violent attack upon a bat by some other children. He was extremely upset and wept uncontrollably. As I held and comforted him, I initially mistook his compassion for fear, assuming he was too young to experience such feelings. It was during a quiet dialogue with the tiny boy on my lap that the empathy for animals I had suppressed for many years resurfaced. The conversation went like this:

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My YouTube video is out! An Introduction to Animal Communication. I’m very excited to share this with you. Please let me know what you think. And please “Share This” with friends and family to help spread the word about the joy of understanding our animals more deeply. It’s an honor and a privilege to do this work.

Please visit and subscribe to my new YouTube channel too!

This link is to a short youtube video of a sweet interaction between a woman and an elephant seal. Hope this makes you smile. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SHF6J6hUuE&feature=related