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Hi,
I have just taken Reiki 2 and am going to start by offering free Reiki to build up experience. I am female, 47 and live in Canada with my teeanage son.

I was wondering if other practicioners have their clients sign a disclaimer or something. My teacher gave me a standard Client Information Form which includes a includes these words:

"..the Reiki session given is for the purpose of stress reduction and relaxation. I understand very clearly that a Reiki session is not a substitue for medical, or psychological diagnosis and treatment....".

I don't think its correct that the session is just for stress reduction and relaxation, so I was thinking of substituting something about ULE, but I was wondering what others say, if anything.

Thanks,

lakewillow,

Hi.

How quick are folks likely to sue in Canada?

:)

Yes, there are those who come away from reiki sessions anything but relaxed at least in the sort term. So that is a bit tricky to make an unqualified claim that 'relaxation and stress reduction' are the results of Reiki sessions.

If you have an easily understandible and palatable way to mention ULE in your disclaimer (waiver of liability) I suspect there are quite a few others around here who would gladly have your thoughts on the matter.

lol

For myself? Don't use a written disclaimer. A verbal contract for Reiki with "no guarantees" of anything specific does pretty well. But with people in the States suing at the drop of a hat (on their toes) the part about Reiki not being a substitute for any proprer medical treatment is a good one.

Good Luck.

Cheers,

RC

Otoharo!

When I got reiki, I knew nothing about it nor what it did. I was brave enough to take a fifteen minute sample of reiki from a person I knew (who is also a medical doctor). It felt so good to me, that I wanted it, whatever it was! I signed up for classes, still not knowing a thing about it except how the energy felt to me. Had I been needing treatment for something, and this person had asked if I would like to see whether this energy would help me, I would have wanted it right away. with no expectations since I did not know what it was and what it could do. I would have been brave enough to want to try it out.

None of my experience has offered me anything else. When I advertized in the paper, I said, hands on healing. I made no claims, no one ever asked me anything. There were always those who came. No a whole lot here in this area, but some always came. Americans in general know that Jesus did hands on healing or healing just by the touch of his garment as the case may be. We know these stories whether we are Christians or not. So all of us have some idea what a hands on healing would be about. and would be open to find out what would heal. Perhaps my generation is somewhat more trusting.

So I have never even thought about making a disclaimer. A disclaimer means I already know that someone is out to sue me if they could and I do not think in those terms. I trust reiki. I make no claims to anyone what is going to heal. Becasue I do not know what is going to heal. I simply be reiki. And find out.

finality

Hi there,

A simular question was broght up last nite by my spouce. I'm planning to start a reiki practice from home. He asked me if I needed to get special insurance. And then I did think about some kind of disclaimer.

Finality, I love what you said " I trust reiki. "

As for me I am going to check into the insurance thing just in case someone falls or something like that. And for the disclaimer I think a verbal statement will do for me but I will also check into that more.

Thank You for bringing this up :)

Let love and light guide you today and always,
voodoodoll

people don't sue in Canada nearly as much as in the States, but they ocasionally do. I would never suggest to anyone Reiki could do anything specific. I guess I worry more than I need to about some things.

Hi Voodoo
Sadly thou if something goes wrong it would be your word against the clients.
That is if anything did ever go wrong, which hopefully it never will.
I have never used a disclaimer, but then I have never charged for Reiki. I do think that if you intend to set up a professional practice, that it makes sense to cover yourself.

Namaste

Rob
Truth is not a property of language because language has not been able to express abstract ideas as efficiently as concrete items

hello lakewillow

I practice Reiki in the England and i always have a form on which i take down some basic information such as name, address phone no etc. After talking to the client and explaining that Reiki works on our energy system and therefore can affect us on all levels i.e mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually and can help to create balance and harmony within a person but should should not be thought of as a replacement for any medical treatment. I also make sure they understand that it is a hands on treatment, then at the bottom of the form i have written.."The process of Reiki natural healing has been explained to me and i am willing to accept the treatment", and ask them to sign the form.
Any pratitioner here in england should also have a public liability insurance as a safeguard not only against people suing you for any wrong doing but also against clients coming to your home or practice place and tripping over carpets or falling off the treatment couch etc.

hope this helps (also hope it makes sense as its early hours of the morning here)

Omshanti (Mike)

Hi Mike,

Makes complete sense. Thank You :)

Let love and light guide you today and always,
voodoodoll