It was weirder because each time I taught important bits, like "This is how to feel for a negative energy spot," or "This is how to increase amplitude," he'd say, "I must turn the oven on to heat", or ""Give me a moment to pop the pizza in the oven!"
Animal healing is often easier than healing people. Perhaps animals don't have the innate scepticism of humans. Palliative care, including healing pain, is easier with animals than humans - much science says healing helps palliative care...
I remember amazing animal successes like a large 6-year old dog whose joints had gone. It crawled on it's "knees and elbows", and was due to be put down in two days. After one session it was running around again.
And I remember an elephant in the Welsh Mountain Zoo was due to be put down due to a foot problem that vets couldn't heal. One of my students asked me how she could help. She cured the elephant, and it wasn't put down.
Guinea pigs are tiny, so need tiny amounts of energy. I suggested 5 or 10 minutes, with a break for 1-2 hours to let the energies integrate. Then to increase to 10 or 15 minutes if needed.
Many more suggestions, and half an hour of crash course basic tuition later, I asked "How do you feel about trying to heal Michael later?"
"Fine," came the confident reply. "I've friends coming to share pizza. I'll teach them to heal Michael too."
I didn't disagree. Whether this raw beginner healer helps or not, we'll soon find out. The essence of what we do as healers is mind-bogglingly simple. "But," I explained, "I'll teach your friends fuller information when we meet. It takes much learning to be professional."
If you have a spare prayer, perhaps Michael Jackson, the guinea pig, would appreciate it?