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As a child I wasn’t allowed to have animals; something I quickly remedied when I started graduate school. I adopted a fluffy chow mix puppy I named Sunshine and I haven’t been without an animal since!

I was 34 years old the first time I heard an animal talk to me.

Since that time I have learned everything I can about animal communication. I adore talking with animals and assisting others to do the same. I am passionate about helping people build deeper and more harmonious relationships with their animals and I believe that this simple act can shift every area of our lives into a calmer and happier journey.

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To say Astrid loved animals as a kid is an understatement. Astrid is one of Joan’s virtual assistants. She is personable and ready to help answer administrative questions or give website tutorials!

Astrid can be reached at assist@joanranquet.com.

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Carrie always had pets growing up and animals have always been a part of her live.

She is the Graphic Designer for Team Joan and works to make sure everything is on brand and consistent.

Carrie enjoys finding images that capture a feeling or the personality of each animal.

Team Member & CWALU Teacher

Claudia was born with a strong connection to animals. According to her mom, her first laugh was while watching our family dogs dancing for me. At age 6, I started rescuing strays or abandoned dogs and finding them homes.

Claudia Goodman is an Animal Communicator and Energy Healer. Claudia grew up knowing that her life purpose would always involve animals and their well-being. She has made it her mission to help people connect with their own animals and, in turn, deepen their connection to all animals and inspire compassion for all living beings. Throughout her adult life, she has volunteered with many different rescue organizations and sanctuaries, but she didn’t feel she was truly fulfilling her purpose until she met Joan Ranquet, Animal Communicator, Energy Healer, author, TedX speaker and founder of Communication with All Live University (CWALU). Claudia has been studying Animal Communication and Energy Healing under the guidance of Joan Ranquet since October 2018. In that time, she has connected with over 200 animals.

She has helped a lost chicken by describing, in detail, where the chicken was and how she got to where they found her. She has helped a client discover that their service dog had injured his lower back, even though the manifestation of the pain appeared to be in his hind leg; this was, later, confirmed by the veterinarian. Claudia has, also, with the use of the energy healing modalities she has learned, helped a cat with anxiety based behaviors become more at ease in her foster home and in turn, the behaviors have improved, significantly.

Claudia has a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA, is a certified yoga instructor and bilingual and bi-literate in, both, English and Spanish.

Claudia lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two kids, three dogs and three cats.

Claudia can be reached at customercare@joanranquet.com.

CWALU Teacher

Animals have always been a part of Cynthia’s life. When she was growing up they had a menagerie of animals! A dog, several cats, (her mom was always taking in the strays), hamsters, rats, a bird and fish. She  always knew working with animals was something she wanted to do.

Cynthia is a graduate of CWALU Animal Mastery Program. Also a graduate of Healing Hands School of Holistic Health in 2007, receiving her LMT and HHP certification . During that time Cynthia studied a wide variety of holistic and energy based healing modalities, including, chakra balancing, reiki, EFT, scalar wave, and many more. Now being an animal communicator she is able to use those skills to help animals. “Working with animals is a dream come true. I can’t imagine doing anything else!

Cynthia also enjoys donating her time and services to animal rescues and fosters as well as a local animal shelter. She
currently lives in Southern California with her cat Sasha.

Team Member & CWALU Teacher

Diedra’s been active in helping animals for as long as she can remember.

She lives with a few (~60) animals that were down and out on their luck, either needing a home or rehabilitation, and she has served on an equine rescue group board for about 9 years. Diedra is an equine barefoot practitioner, equine massage therapist, and animal communicator and is now shifting her efforts to focus on a different species, homo sapiens, to help our furry, feathered, scaly, and exoskeleton friends.

As a love and empowerment coach, Diedra believes that if we can raise the collective vibration to love, we as a group, will have more empathy towards animals and our planet creating a more harmonious place for all.

Diedra can be reached at animalmasteryprogram@cwalu.com.

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Growing up near the beach sparked an interest in marine life at a young age.

Julz has a working knowledge of online marketing and a clear understanding of the major marketing channels. She lives in Southern California with her husband and daughter.

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Kat has loved the ocean ever since she can remember and was especially fond of seals and dolphins as a child. She and her mom used to travel from their home in Ohio to Monterey, California a lot and she remembers she couldn’t wait to get that first scent of salt and the chance to see seals & dolphins again.

Currently living the life of a digital nomad, Kat is working as a project manager and content creator for Joan virtually. She’s also a musician, yoga teacher, naturalist, and world traveler (currently in love with South Africa:). Ever since childhood she’s been roaming around in creeks and woods and wild places as well as having rich experiences being involved in the performing arts.

Kat runs a yearly yoga, nature, culture retreat in Ireland and is working towards getting her FGASA Level 1 Nature Guide certification in South Africa!

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I am an Animal Communicator and Energy Healer, more than excited to bring my dream of working with animals to life. It is also my mission to help the Animal Kingdom become more connected with humanity.

After attending a 4-day conference with Joan Ranquet, I discovered that I, too, could learn how to communicate with animals telepathically! I am now a graduate of CWALU’s Animal Mastery Program, and an enthusiastic teacher for the school.

Communicating with animals in this new way has transformed the way I relate to and interact with them, and the world of Energy Healing has totally changed my perception of healing. Combining Communication with the Energy Healing modalities of EFT Tapping and Scalar Wave, I can truly make a difference in the lives of both animals and their humans, improving their relationships with each other in the process.

I transitioned to this new career after having been a professional musician for nearly 40 years. I am retired from the U.S. Air Force, and have traveled and lived all around the world. I also have over 20 years of teaching experience with both youth and adults. Although music has been the driving force in my adult life, my heart has always been with the animals, seeking them out in every country I visit, which has included Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Ethiopia, Australia, New Zealand and many more!  

I had always envisioned opening a cat sanctuary, but as I reflect on my life, I realized that’s exactly what I did, but in an informal manner. For 23 years, I had a consistent population of 8-10 cats that lived with me, primarily coming from environments of abuse or neglect. In fact, it is the subject of my upcoming book. 

From this background, I draw upon my experience. I particularly love helping animals who have had a rough start in life to heal from their early trauma, which often causes behavioral issues later in their lives. I love EFT Tapping and how effective it has been for me to use particularly with animals from this background.

In addition to my love for animals, I’m a Soul Growth Junkie, constantly looking for ways to transform myself, learn about the world, and add to my skills as an Animal Communicator and Healer. Some of the training I’ve had includes The Silva Method, TTouch for Companion Animals, and Acupressure and Meridian Healing. The list continues, as there are many others–it is an ongoing process, full of adventures, which I hope I never grow tired of!

My love is not limited to just cats, but also extends to other animals. I’ve been a horse mom for 13 years, and if I had the space, I would probably also bring home every dog, duck, and squirrel I see at the local park where I take my daily walks!

I currently live with my three cats, Fuji the matriarch calico, Pumpkin the fluffy, golden greeter and comic relief custodian, and Lilli the newest member, a 12-year-old, beautiful, blind Norwegian Forest Cat who is teaching me to see life differently. Nelly, my horse, lives about 10 minutes away at a barn that is adjacent to the George Washington National Forest. She is the best trail horse ever! All four animals are happy to communicate with students at CWALU.

I’m very excited to bring all my experience and skills to CWALU as a teacher, and I look forward to connecting with you and your furry friends!

You can reach me at: www.thepetconnector.com

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Marissa’s mom’s nickname was “Sadie Mae”, because she was always rescuing lost animals. Marissa grew up with several animals in the household and loved every minute of it.

With a degree in Exotic Animal Training and Management, Marissa has experience in animal training, husbandry, nutrition, and more! She is passionate about all animals, wildlife connection and education, energy healing, and leaving the world a better place.

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Stephanie spent most of her childhood living at her grandmother’s house surrounded by all kinds of animals from dogs, birds, and parrots to turtles, chickens, and rabbits.

She has a passion for travel and an extremely soft spot in her heart for penguins hoping to one day combine the two.

Stephanie currently lives in Madison, AL with her fiance and dog, Hank, happily supporting the Joan Ranquet team and students and striving to provide the student experience we all envision at CWALU.

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Julie grew up with 2 cats (Elfie and Crabby) and 1 dog (Daisy). She has only had great experiences with animals and loves them all. She currently has 2 cats (Farkis and Gill) and just lost her family lab retriever (Buddy) of 13 years.

Julie focuses mostly on providing customer service to the fellow animal lovers that work with Joan and students of CWALU.

CWALU Teacher

Karen grew up with a house full of cats and several dogs who were always her best friends. She started connecting with them when she was very young and by the age of seven was volunteering with the puppies in a local animal shelter. It was at that age Karen knew in her soul that was her great passion.

Karen Thomas, animal communicator and energy healer, is working with clients in their homes and remotely using animal communication and offering solutions with energy healing modalities on such things as health issues, behavior issues, stress/anxiety, end of life transitions and more. She is passionate about helping to heal animals in shelters, sanctuaries and rescue organizations. In addition, Karen has been volunteering with her local rescue organization, FKSPCA in Marathon, Florida since 2003. In 2014 she implemented the use of calming music and the diffusing of therapeutic-grade essential oils to promote relaxation and healing in the indoor kennel area.

Karen is a graduate and faculty member of Communication with all Life University, and teaches animal communication through the program. She is a Healing Touch for Animals Certified Practitioner and in her former life, she worked full time as a Registered Nurse. Karen lives in South Florida with
the loves of her life, her two dogs. Find out more about Karen and her work at www.pawsitivetouch.org

CWALU Teacher

When Marie Christine was a child she used to spend all her free time outside climbing trees and talking to frogs, birds and every animal she would encounter. Her family had a cat whom she adored and used to sleep with. She also had turtles and fish.

Marie Christine is an Animal Communicator and Energy Bodyworker. Her mission is to help animals and the humans who love them. She has been a Massage Therapist and Energy Bodyworker for humans since 1994. In 2002, Marie Christine learned Canine Massage and started to massage dogs and teach the techniques to their guardians. In 2012, she studied Small Animal Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Once she started to do more Energy Bodywork with various animals, learning animal communication was a natural next step. It has enhanced  immensely her Energy Bodywork practice. She has been an animal communicator since 2017 and offers a variety of services to enhance animals’ happiness and health and to strengthen the bond between them and their guardians. She has worked with cats, dogs, horses, birds, cows, pigs, turkeys live and remotely. She does pro bono healing bodywork with a cat rescue group which specializes in rescuing cats suffering from physical trauma and abuse.

Marie Christine is an active advocate in her community for TNVR (trap-neuter-vaccinate-return) for outdoor cats. In early 2017, she co-founded CPAW NJ, a 501c3 organization dedicated to the welfare of outdoor cats. She loves all animals and helping them gives Marie Christine tremendous joy. She is the proud Mom of two cats, Asia and Cannelle.

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I can’t remember a time I didn’t have animals in my life. My parents had a dog named Swizzle when I was born and then even when we had apartments or townhouses that wouldn’t accept dogs, I had a bird Pepé, and some hermit crabs. Then, when I was almost 6, I got my very own dog Muffin, an adorable yellow Lab with a pink nose that helped me deal with childhood and teenage stress! I have never lived without a dog since and had continued to add to my animal family, with ferrets, cats and horses!!

Animals have always been a main theme of Shannon’s life. As a child, she even wanted to be a Veterinarian when she grew up. Although that wasn’t the path she chose, it is her mission to improve the health and well-being of all animals, and help better the relationship of humans with their animal family. Due to injuries and unexpected illnesses with her own animals throughout the years, she was, and is, driven to find better answers to each situation. Happily, in 2004, she fulfilled her childhood dream of having enough land to expand her animal family of dogs and cats, to include 3 horses at her home Sacred Acres. That began her quest to learn to better communicate with, and care for, her new horses. As the Universe should have it, she met and sought the help of animal communicator and author Joan Ranquet. Shannon was not only amazed at the accuracy of the information about each horse’s personality, but Joan’s insight helped resolve physical and nutritional issues as well as corrected dangerous behaviors under saddle.

Shannon was captivated, and decided to attend animal communication classes with Joan in 2006. In 2008 she enrolled in Ranquet’s Communication with All Life University Certification Program. In early 2010, she graduated from the University with a degree in Basic and Advanced Animal Communication. Included in the degree was the successful completion of courses in Death, Dying, and Lost Animals, and also Energy Healing For Animals (Scalar wave technique plus chakra balancing, EFT, and medical intuition), as well as other specialty courses.

Shannon continued to expand her knowledge and follow her passion for nutrition! She completed numerous classes in Animal Nutrition and Animal Wellness, which included crucial work in reading “between the lines” on pet food labels, the hazards associated with vaccinations, the efficacy of alternative healing modalities and much more. She studied equine nutrition with Dr. Regan Golob of Dynamite Specialty Products. Shannon also completed a course in “Ancient Wisdom” as it applies to the healthy life of the horse through reflexology, acupressure points, safe stretches and proper vitamin and mineral dosage. And most recently, she completed an Introduction to Animal Acupressure with Dr. Jill Todd, DVM. And to better support the humans, she graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2012, and is Board Certified with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.

In addition, Shannon went on to get certified in Healing Touch Level 1, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with Dr. Garland Landrith (whose work was sited in the movie “What The Bleep”) and in Level 1 Chakra Awakening Using Crystals, Colors and Aromatherapy with Margaret Ann Lembo.

She is able to help provide answers to behavioral, nutritional, physical and emotional issues to help create a more harmonious living arrangement for animals and their humans. She has witnessed the transformation of many animals (including her own) by communicating with the animal about their health issues and has literally saved their lives by knowing what steps to take through nutrition, energy work, and other alternative modalities.

Shannon also communicates with animals and their humans to help them both prepare for the animal’s passing. She assists people with achieving closure and to connect with their beloved pets after they have crossed over.

When she’s not assisting humans and their animals to improve their health and well-being, she can be found enjoying her dog, 4 cats and 3 horses, and all the wildlife; such as eagles, hawks, owls, wild turkeys, ravens, wild boar, deer, rabbits, gopher tortises, snakes, bobcats, dragonflies, fairies and all the spectacular trees, stream and ponds on Sacred Acres. (And her soulmate dog Titan, with his purple ball, are never far from her side.)