Level 1 Online Course Overview

Healing Touch for Animals® is for anyone interested in improving the lives of animals through energy therapy. In Level 1, you’ll learn the foundations of HTA, including energy therapy techniques for animals and how both animals and people respond physiologically to energy work.

You’ll explore how to assess the energy field using both touch and non-touch methods, followed by 12 essential techniques that can be used on any species—including dogs, cats, birds, horses, reptiles, aquatics, and exotics.

This self-paced online course includes:

  • 30 step-by-step instructional videos

  • A comprehensive 120-page digital workbook

  • Video-aligned reading sections

  • Open-book knowledge checks

  • Bonus content

  • Electronic Certificate of Completion

Guided by HTA Founder Carol Komitor, each technique is demonstrated with clear purpose and intent, shown on a person (when applicable), a dog, and a horse. Lessons can be paused, replayed, or restarted at any time for flexible, in-depth learning.

Upon completion, students receive a Certificate of Completion and are eligible to advance to Level 2 or begin the Healing Touch for Animals® Certification Program.

Level 1 Online Course Objectives

Concepts

Foundation Energy Facilitation

Physiological Response to Energy Therapy

Animal vs. Human Energy Systems

Energy Presence

Blending Energy

Practitioner Professionalism

Different Species Factors

Energy Assessments

Techniques

Chakra Balance™

Magnetic Clearing for Animals™

Bridging™

Double Hand Boost

Ultrasound

Vibrational Grooming™

Laser

Bridging with Behavioral Change™

Etheric Heartbeat™

Self-Chakra Balance™

Activate Your Energy Hands

Energy Facilitation with a Person

Online Learning Options

Online Training Options – Levels 1 to 3

We offer two flexible ways to take our courses online:

Self-Paced Training
Progress through the material on your own schedule—ideal for students balancing personal or professional commitments.

Live Group Training
Follow a structured, four-week schedule with weekly live video sessions led by a Certified Healing Touch for Animals® Instructor. Includes guided lessons and real-time support.
 Click “Live Group Learning” for upcoming course dates.

Level 1 Online Lesson/Video Descriptions

Lesson 1 - Introduction to Healing Touch for Animals®

An invitation to explore energy therapy through Healing Touch for Animals® is offered.

Lesson 2 - Activate Your Energy Hands
Easy applications to open the awareness of how energy flows within your hands.

Lesson 3 - Energy Facilitation with a Person
Learn how to create balance for a person to support self-healing.

Lesson 4- Human / Animal Energy Field
The human energy field works differently than the animals' energy field. This lesson will provide an understanding of the contrasts. This knowledge is vital to be able to work with animals.

Lesson 5 - Chakra Introduction
The chakra system, in a balanced state, supports health on many levels. Understanding how the body's energy centers (chakras) provides a great foundation to support a healthy body and self-healing.

Lesson 6 - Self-Care
The more we care for ourselves, the more we can assist someone else with healing. This lesson explains the "whys" of energy facilitation and how it supports you as you help another.

Lesson 7 - Self-Chakra Balance
This lesson provides a simple application and technique to support your self-healing.

Lesson 8 - Energy Presence
Five steps are needed to provide focus while facilitating energy therapy.

Lesson 9 - Meditation
This guided meditation helps support you in your everyday life. A balance of your body, mind, and spirit will come through to help you become more grounded and centered.

Lesson 10 - Assessment & Pendulum
This lesson will demonstrate how to be neutral to determine energy patterns and flow throughout the energy system.

Hand Assessment
Assessment with the hands will provide a tactile experience to determine how energy patterns are flowing through the body.

Lesson 11 - Chakra Balance for Animals™
A full-body balancing technique, Chakra Balance for Animals™ is considered a foundational application to provide health.

Chakra Balance for Animals™ (Horse Demo)

Lesson 12 - Physiological Response
Learn the simplicity of how the body functions when energy therapy is applied. Relaxation is only the beginning. This lesson explains the mechanics of the energy system support and how the body helps to heal itself. Relaxation to regulate the immune system provides the best support for the body.

Lesson 13 - Magnetic Clearing for Animals™
Magnetic Clearing for Animals™ has been adapted from the human technique to better clear and balance the animal's energy system.

Magnetic Clearing for Animals™ (Horse Demo)

Lesson 14 - Double Hand Boost
The Double Hand Boost technique will teach how to apply a more focused energy balance to one area of the body.

Double Hand Boost (Horse Demo)

Lesson 15 - Vibrational Grooming™
Vibrational Grooming™ provides a balancing technique to use while petting an animal. The technique also demonstrates how to use energy balance with an animal while grooming.

Vibrational Grooming™ (Horse Demo)

Lesson 16 - Ultrasound
Ultrasound is a clearing technique to release energetic congestion from a designated area of the body.

Ultrasound (Horse Demo)

Lesson 17 - Laser
Laser provides a full energy balance deep into the body for a short time.

Laser (Horse Demo)

Lesson 18 - Bridging™
Bridging™ will provide a full-body balancing using only the throat and heart chakras.

Bridging™ (Horse Demo)

Lesson 19 - Bridging with Behavioral Change™
When a behavioral issue looming, Bridging with Behavioral Change™ can assist an animal in making changes through energetic balance and the use of a 5-step process.

Lesson 20 - Etheric Heartbeat™
Etheric Heartbeat™ is a high-frequency technique that works long after the healing session.

Etheric Heartbeat™ (Horse Demo)

Lesson 21 - Etheric Heartbeat™ for Humans
Etheric Heartbeat™ can easily be used on humans to support their energetic balance and strength. The concepts are the same, but a new application is used with humans.

Introduction to Aroma Therapy
Introduction to aroma therapy using essential oils.

Closing Video