How Can Energy Healers Refresh Their Practice this Spring?

✏️Editor’s Note:
Have you ever paused to review the health of your energy healing practice — not just energetically, but professionally?

When was the last time you checked whether your client forms, technology, or services still align with best practices for safety and protection?

Running a successful healing practice involves more than helping clients shift energy. It also requires thoughtful attention to how your services are delivered, how client information is handled, and how new tools or modalities fit into your scope of practice.

In the article below, Julie Bartrum explores the idea of “spring cleaning” your practice — from clearing your own energy to reviewing your services, technology, and workspace so your practice remains safe, effective, and aligned with your growth as a practitioner.

March is a time of awakening with hints of spring and new growth. Our energy is ready to move into higher gear to see renewed growth and success in our practice, too! As we prepare to make choices and changes for spring, what comes to mind? A new class, new clients, or maybe even some spring cleaning?

Are you the kind of person who loves to dig into a spring clean? As energy healers, we have a special place to address – our own energy. Many of you tell me that you routinely clear and cleanse your energy after working with clients.

However, our industry leaders, like Cyndi Dale and Donna Eden, remind us that energy healers should perform periodic, deeper cleansing of their own energy to maintain their well-being and the integrity of their practice.

This is considered a crucial aspect of self-care and professional efficacy in our energy healing modalities. And there’s no better time than now, as you refresh, regroup, and winter passes behind us.

✨“Your energy is your responsibility.” — Sarah Prout.

Healers Who Embrace the New and Refresh the Old

Cleaning out also clears space for something new – and if you’ve decided that means adding a new modality to your package of services, congratulations! It’s so uplifting to see energy practitioners continually grow and expand as they learn more about the incredible power of energy and its ability to heal. But along with exciting new skills and opportunities comes a little housekeeping:

• Dust off your scope of practice and see what needs to be updated – adding new certifications and/or experience, clear descriptions of your new skills, and any support information that helps clients understand exactly what to expect from your services.
• Determine if changes you’ve made to your practice affect your client intake or informed consent paperwork – you’ll have so much more confidence knowing your communications are up to date.

Conversely, have you struggled with a skill or modality? You can’t seem to connect the way your training implies you should, or you don’t see the results you want for your clients? Clean it out! I’ve always felt that being brilliant at the basics allows our talents and energies to find their own path, one that is naturally a better synergy for our success.

💡 If you’re looking for more details on what kind of paperwork is typically best to have in place for your clients, here’s an article for you: What Paperwork Do You Need for a New Energy Healing Client?

Using Technology and AI in Your Energy Healing Practice Safely

What about utilizing or adding technology to your practice? While that can be a very broad topic, there are one or two areas energy healers would do well to think about carefully.

• AI devices, in relation to energy healing and sound, are in the news. And most of them come with a form of ‘treatment’ – which we know is a medical term and means a licensed healthcare practitioner is required to deliver the treatment.
  
  In the bigger picture for energy healers, other devices may include tools you are using or want to use. Insurance companies that provide specialized professional liability for energy healers have clear distinctions and exclusions about tools and devices.
  
  Tools and devices themselves, if they malfunction, are not covered under liability; that is the responsibility of the product insurance from the manufacturer. Your professional liability insurance is designed specifically to cover your actions of delivering energy services and may not extend to devices. Check thoroughly that you are covered before jumping into a service with a new device.
  
  
• AI to write your marketing? AI is a terrific tool, but think before allowing it to become your voice. No matter how good your AI writing systems can be, you might lose the cadence of your voice, tone, and heart. We suggest using it for ideas, to help outline and organize thoughts, but plan to do some editing so that your content remains ‘you!’
  
  
• Never accept research or other data facts from AI as being true without doing the work to verify that research. If you ask AI to find research claims that end up being inaccurate and, in turn, you repeat them, you are liable for the false claims, not AI.

Protecting Client Data and Technology in Your Healing Practice

A good spring clean may mean vacuuming out the cobwebs in your workspace – or even the network web of your desk and computer. So, let’s polish up a few quick tips on how that might relate to the safe practices of our business.

• Files about your clients are confidential, so throwing them in the trash isn’t a safe way to dispose of them. If you want to be HIPAA compliant and use best safe practices, take them to a facility that has shredding services and be sure they are locked into the shred bin – not left with the store personnel.
  
  
• If the files are electronic, be sure they’re deleted and removed from your computer. Unfortunately, hitting delete and cleaning out the trash or recycle bin isn’t quite enough to ensure files are completely removed. I was fascinated to learn that until that empty space is overwritten with new data, the ‘ghost’ files can still be recovered.
  
  Both Mac and PC experts recommend encrypting the files and backing them up securely on a removable drive in case you make a mistake, then using tools (consider BleachBit or Eraser) which overwrite the files you want to clean out. These programs enable you to target exact files, right-click, and erase.¹  
  
  
• If you’ve decided your spring shopping includes a completely new computer, you want to do more in-depth work to prepare your old computer to sell or dispose of.
  
  PCs involve a fairly robust encryption and reset process, and Macs may start with FileVault for encryption before you can go through ‘system settings’ to finally ‘erase all content.’ We believe it’s best to get a step-by-step tutorial for your specific model and operating platform from the manufacturer of your computer or a trusted user group.²

💡 Check out this article for a better understanding of how energy healers, spiritual coaches, and wellness practitioners can utilize the guidelines of HIPAA: Safe Practice: Embrace HIPAA Compliance

What’s Next: Turning Your Spring Reset into Growth

Everyone feels great after a big clean. Even if it’s just the junk drawer! You’ll find it’s a little bit better when there are no worries about what’s in the trash.

Enjoy your newfound spring freedom to discover new things with a big burst of fresh, clean energy! Here’s to your successful and safe practice.

✏️Editor’s Note:
Taking time to refresh your practice — energetically, professionally, and operationally — helps ensure you can continue serving clients safely and effectively.

Many practitioners may focus on clearing their energy but overlook the practical details of running a healing practice. Updating your scope of practice, protecting client information, and evaluating new tools or modalities all play an important role in reducing risk and strengthening your credibility as a professional.

If you want to better understand how to protect your work and avoid common mistakes when choosing coverage, you may want to review EMPA’s Insurance Buyer’s Guide, which walks you through what energy healers should look for in a policy and the risks many practitioners overlook.

At Energy Medicine Professional Association (EMPA), our mission is to help energy healers build practices that are not only successful, but safe, ethical, and feeling fresh!

This article was originally published in the March/April 2026 issue of Energy Magazine. As part of the ongoing EMPA column by Julie Bartrum and Katherine Krupka, these articles aim to support energy healers with common challenges and encourage clarity and confidence within their practice.

References
¹ Microsoft Community Hub
² Wall Street Journal - “How to Make Sure Information on Your Old Computer is Really, Truly Deleted.” - Sean Captain, June 2025

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, medical, or insurance advice. Laws and coverage vary by state and policy. For legal questions, consult a qualified attorney. For insurance questions, refer to your policy language or provider.