NEW AGE / SPIRITUALITY "My Swedish Warmblood stallion named L.A. Baltic Inspiration is greatly improved from a longstanding problem, which seemed to have no apparent solution. More important, he is physically fit, healthy, and happy with his life. I am very grateful to Laila and her guides for their assistance." --Gail Hoff-Carmona, Ph.D., Los Alamos Dressage Center When Laila del Monte was a child growing up on the Balearic island of Formentera, she experienced a special bond with the animals that were a part of her life. Later, as she became entirely focused on her career as a flamenco dancer, she resisted those who told her that her true vocation was as a healer. But when her own health challenges jeopardized her dancing career, the healing energies she received from both her human and animal teachers raised her consciousness about the important insights animals have to offer on the state of our physical and emotional well-being. In this book Laila del Monte reveals how the unconditionally loving nature of animals very often leads them to take on the physical pains and negative emotional experiences of the human beings in their lives. The animals absorb negative emotions such as guilt, anger, jealousy, and other issues that stop people from moving forward and reflect these back in their animal behavior. Through her work with countless animals suffering from behavioral disorders or who have been sick or injured, del Monte learned that the physical healing of the animals is directly tied to the emotional healing of the people they are close to. The stories and situations she shares in this book demonstrate that learning what animals have to teach us about our lives does not require any magical formula or laborious training--it is part of our natural birthright. We need only to revive our own deep intuition to restore this connection. The authenticity and loving nature of del Monte's approach is not only testimony to her dedication and amazing abilities but also shows us the way we can follow the same path simply and honestly. LAILA del MONTE earned a master's degree in the history of religion from the Sorbonne before becoming an acclaimed flamenco dancer. She teaches animal communication in the United States and in Europe, her specialty being "problem horses" and healing sick and injured animals. She lives in Los Angeles and Paris.