Is there something every serious Reiki teacher knows that you don’t?
October 9, 2026
Yes. Many practitioners work in hospitals and hospices as volunteers, and some are paid.
Lots of Reiki practitioners work as volunteers, and some work in a paid situation. As a volunteer you can go along to a hospital and offer your services, the same way you might go along to an animal refuge. Anywhere people need help, feel free to offer. Why not? It is a great thing to do.
As far as the legal side goes, always talk to the hospital or hospice and ask whether you are covered by their insurance, because if someone falls and hurts themselves while they are in your hands, you want to be covered for that.
How does it work?. Hospitals in a number of countries already have complementary therapy programmes, and hands-on healing fits them easily because it asks nothing of the patient and needs no equipment. The obstacles are administrative, not medical.
What to do. Approach the volunteer coordinator, not the medical staff. Describe what you offer in their terms: a relaxation practice, hands resting lightly on the body, no advice, no claims. Bring your own insurance certificate and ask how theirs applies.
When to get help. If a patient asks you about their treatment or their prognosis, that is the moment to fetch a nurse, not to answer. We are not there to advise.
You might also ask: Should a Reiki practitioner have insurance? · I told my doctor I do Reiki and she laughed. · When should you refer a client on?
How to work alongside medical care, and what to say, is part of Shinpiden+.
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