Let's get started....Code of Ethics

To say I am a little excited at the fact that I am now 'blogging' is an understatement and I think my opening line gives away my novice status in the blogging world. I am not a trained journo', my grammar and spelling have continued to decline at a steady rate since leaving school many eons ago and to be honest I'm not sure if anyone will even read this!! haha. Yet here I am, blogging away.
But all lame jokes aside, before I get carried away on imparting my thoughts to the blogging world, I need to cover some basics regarding energy healing, receiving treatments and readings. So lets get to the serious stuff.

As the energy healing and wellness industry is unregulated I feel it is important to be associated with quality communities or governing bodies that try to implement the highest standards. I take pride in creating a professional and reputable service and I choose to associate with organisations that are lobbying to create regulation in this industry. I am a member of, and recommend, the following organisations:

• Institute of Inner Studies
• Pranic Healing Victoria
• Reiki Australia
• Tarot Guild Australia

In Pranic Healing, the institute created a set of guidelines that I will share here and also elaborate on a code of ethics that I adhere to that covers Reiki and Tarot.

Pranic Healing guidelines:

1. Pranic Healing is not intended to replace allopathic medicine, but rather to compliment it. If symptoms persist or the ailment is severe, please immediately consult a medical doctor and a Certified Pranic Healer.
2. Pranic Healers are not medical doctors, but medical doctors can be Pranic Healers.
3. Pranic Healers should not make medical diagnosis.
4. Pranic Healers should not prescribe medications and/or medical treatments.
5. Pranic Healers should not interfere with the prescribed medications and/or with medical treatments.
6. These Pranic Healing Guidelines must be posted in all Pranic Healing Centres.

IARP Code of Ethics for Reiki Practitioners and Reiki Master Teachers:

1. Abide by a vow of confidentiality. Any information that is discussed within the context of a Reiki session is confidential between the client and practitioner.
2. Provide a safe and comfortable area for sessions or classes and work to provide an empowering and supportive environment for clients and students.
3. Always treat clients and students with the utmost respect and honor.
4. Have a pure and clear intention to offer your services for the highest healing good of the client and highest potential of the student.
5. Provide a brief oral or written description of what happens during a session and what to expect before a client’s initial session. Provide a clear written description of subjects to be taught during each level of Reiki prior to class and list what the student will be able to do after taking the class.
6. Be respectful of all others’ Reiki views and paths.
7. Educate clients/students on the value of Reiki and explain that sessions do not guarantee a cure, nor are they a substitute for qualified medical or professional care. Reiki is one part of an integrative healing or wellness program.
8. Suggest a consultation or referral for clients to qualified licensed professionals (medical doctor, licensed therapist, etc.) when appropriate.
9. Never diagnose or prescribe. Never suggest that the client/student change prescribed treatment or interfere with the treatment of a licensed health care provider.
10. Be sensitive to the boundary needs of individual clients and students.
11. Never ask clients to disrobe (unless in the context of a licensed massage therapy session at the client’s option). Do not touch the genital area or breasts. Practice hands-off healing of these areas if treatment is needed.
12. Be working to create harmony and friendly cooperation between Reiki Practitioners/ Master Teachers in the community and represent the Reiki industry in a most professional manner.
13. Act as a beacon in your community by doing the best job possible.
14. Work to empower your students to heal themselves and to encourage and assist them in the development of their work with Reiki or their Reiki practices.
15. Be actively working on your own healing so as to embody and fully express the essence of Reiki in everything that you do.

As a professional Tarot reader these are my Code of Ethics:

1. The purpose of my readings is to empower the client.
I don’t believe that we all live our lives on a fixed path. Although there are some aspects of our lives that we just can’t change, we can direct the path that our life takes by the decisions that we make. The Tarot is a powerful tool in this respect. The cards can show us things that we don’t know about ourselves, or things that we know but don’t want to see. The cards can help us to understand ourselves, they are a mirror that can help us see what we really want and what will really make us happy, and how to make that happen. The Tarot can help to free you from limiting patterns of behavior. The Tarot can show you what your future may be like as a result of your decisions and your current actions and attitudes, not because we are bound by fate. If you are seeking a purely predictive Tarot reading, you may wish to contact a different style of reader.
2. I will read the cards to the best of my ability, I will conduct the reading with honesty and openness, and if I cannot interpret the cards clearly I will tell you that.
3. I will keep everything a client tells me and everything that is revealed in a reading confidential, unless the situation is possibly life-threatening.
4. My readings are non-judgmental, and I welcome clients of all cultures, religions, spiritual paths, sexual orientations and gender identity.
5. I will not do a reading for anyone under 18 years old without the permission of a parent or guardian.
6. I will strive to give my client positive direction and guidance, to help them to find practical and empowering courses of action.
7. I will not give advice in areas for which I am not qualified. If the client needs a physician, psychologist, lawyer, financial advisor, accountant, or any other professional service for which I am not qualified, I will encourage them to seek such service from someone who is qualified in that area.
8. I will constantly strive to improve my Tarot reading skills, and to always be learning and growing.
9. My intention when doing a reading is to serve the best interests of the client and all concerned without causing harm or wishing to deceive.
10. I reserve the right to refuse to do a reading for a question that I feel I cannot answer, or one that goes against my code of ethics.

Liability Disclaimer:
By booking a Tarot service with Sarah Ellingworth of Meraki Holistic Healing, you explicitly acknowledge that all Tarot readings and advice arising therefrom are provided and intended for the sole purpose of entertainment.