First, do no harm

Confidentiality must be a rule. Nothing leaves the room unless they sign a paper that names the other practice. You do not even name that they came, if that is the keep. If a client found out that you had divulged anything, they would likely feel deeply exposed and betrayed. You would have caused an even deeper injury to someone who came to you for healing. The medical motto is a good one: First, do no harm. Keep their secrets. A couple is two sessions. Often it is better to have people come in without their spouse — they would be freer to discuss issues between them. Some people feel reassured to have their spouse there. Ask the body. If the visitor becomes intrusive and makes remarks, you must stop him. You need a private connection with the person on the table. Little kids usually need to be held. They don’t have to lie down on the table unless they want to — and they generally don’t want to. When the mother holds them, she is not going to skew the readings, because you can tell the kid’s biofield to project only its own personal vibration, and it will. Running meridians on a baby that is being held is tricky. It can be brief. You have to just think, OK, we’ve got field conditions, we’ll work around it. It still will work. Animals need the reassurance of their human friend too. Dogs and cats often need to be restrained. They want to jump off the table because they see the pictures of the old memories very clearly. After the clearings their anxiety subsides, and they lie down and relax. Sometimes they drift off into a blissful sleep. Then you know you have done it right. If you don’t like your client: never let your tone convey impatience or contempt. Whatever he does that feels irritating, keep in mind that this is how he does his fear. If the client awakens unresolved feelings of yours, sign up with a colleague. “Oh, but then they might see my imperfections, and judge me for it, I will lose status as an enlightened BBC practitioner!” To repeat: we all have our stuff. It’s his appointment.