What is a Holistic License?

Step #1″ is to avoid ignorance! The courts declare, “There is NO excuse not to know the law!” This pronouncement often causes displeasure among medical, allied medical, complementary health providers, and ministers in general.

It never ceases to amaze me how little knowledge healing arts practitioners have regarding the law in general and the specifics of the legislation upon which they and their families depend for survival and financial stability. I aim to assist in resolving the matter, if feasible, and, more importantly, by the conclusion of this article, present tangible resolutions that will illuminate your legal obscurity! I will instruct you on legal fundamentals and, based on your level of expertise, proceed to more complex topics.

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What is a certificate in Thai Yoga, Traditional Thai Massage, or any other Holistic modality?
Describe a massage license.
In what way do they diverge?
Where and when are they required?
How are they obtained?
What is required to practice Holistic, Traditional Indigenous medicine or Thai Healing Arts in the United States legally?

All the explanations are located right here! Be informed beforehand, as the topic merits a thoughtful reply. This is a lengthy post that may require multiple readings.

Legal aspects of traditional and SomaVeda® Thai yoga, traditional Thai massage or Religious Therapeutics, and Holistic Services

Particularly in the United States, numerous Holistic therapists ardently advocate for licensing. However, this article is solely about the legal implications of traditional Thai yoga massage versus massage, spiritual/energetically based, religious therapeutics, and the Holistic healing arts in general; it has nothing to do with personal opinions or preferences. This list is not comprehensive as we include many Holistic Services and Humanitarian Service Aid Medical Ministries Under our Legal Shield authorizations.

Every practitioner of a Holistic therapeutic healing art rooted in religion must be sure of their understanding of the practice’s legal foundation.

N.A.I.C. (Native American Indigenous Church Inc. Tribal Organization: N.A.I.C. Legal Shield Licensing program) can provide the information you require and a legal framework to practice wherever you choose.

Comparing certification to licensing

Before proceeding, it is essential to distinguish between certification and licensing.

Certification: the act or procedure of furnishing an official document attesting to a particular status or accomplishment: a prerequisite for organic certification | the certification of educators.• graduates desiring to obtain industry-recognized credentials, an official document attesting to a particular status or level of accomplishment. – grants certification for a portion or the entirety of the subsequent:

You meet the prerequisites to engage in Holistic Services, Therapeutic Modalities, Native American-indigenous Medicine, and our specialties of Traditional Thai massage or Thai Yoga Therapy.
You possess the requisite competencies and understanding (knowledge).
You have completed a minimum quantity of training; thus, the bare minimum requirements apply.

Certification pertains exclusively to credentials, expertise, and education. It does not confer upon you the legal authority to engage in ANY form of therapeutic, medical, or medicinal art, whether Thai or not.

“Licensing” is defined as “an authorization granted by a governing body to possess or utilize a specific item, engage in a particular activity, or operate a business (particularly in the alcoholic beverage industry): a firearm license; vehicle license fees; formal or official authorization to perform a task; logging is authorized with the assistance of the Forest Service; medical and allied medical and massage licenses, among others.”

Numerous individuals hold the erroneous belief that healing work can only be performed by those who are “Licensed” by the state. “Massage Therapists” and state massage boards frequently propagate this fallacy. Legally, massage is characterized as “Rubbing for Money,” notwithstanding purported advantages. Massage organizations and state massage boards assert that the practice is highly hazardous and that practitioners must be restricted and licensed by the respective states. Kindly note that not all states have such regulations.

In general, licenses are issued by legal entities such as state licensing boards. Nevertheless, this massage therapy practice, as an example of allied medical practice under many state laws, is subject to strict definitions and statutory scope of practice conditions. Therefore, in jurisdictions where licensing laws exist (though not universally applicable), a massage license grants the practitioner the lawful authority to engage in money-making massage.

It bears repeating that certain states continue to have no licensing requirements whatsoever for massage. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that these states may have county, city, or other local jurisdictional codes or regulations that function similarly to a massage ordinance.

Further, each of these laws is subject to frequent change.

The Fly In The Legal Ointment!

If…

The ability to practice holistic services, massage, or any indigenous traditional therapeutic art, including Thai Yoga or Traditional Thai Massage, is contingent upon certification.
If required, a license grants the practitioner legal authorization to perform massage.

The issue is that religious-based therapeutics or Holistic Services, including examples such as Traditional Thai Yoga (SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapy) and Traditional Thai Massage, do not, as legally defined, constitute massage or massage therapy.

For example, Specific Regulations Apply to Thai Yoga Therapy and Traditional Thai Massage.

Depending on the definition of bodywork or massage in a particular state, there are specific factors to contemplate in Thai Yoga. If Thai Yoga is indistinguishable from massage or massage therapy, it is an entirely different species. Thai Traditional Yoga Therapy (“Ryksaa Thang Nuad Phaen Boran Thai-Reussi Dotton“) is an integral component of Thai Traditional Medicine and Thai Ayurveda. It is the manipulative branch of Thai Ayurveda.

Consider the State of Florida

State Medical Board of Florida Exemptions

1) State Medical Statute Title XXXII chapter 490 “Psychological Services” Section 490.014 Exemptions.

2) (f) A rabbi, priest, minister, or member of the clergy of a religious denomination or sect may not be charged for activities performed in the course of their regular or specialized ministerial duties or under the auspices or sponsorship of an established and legally recognized church, denomination, or sect, either individually or in collaboration with others, when such activities are conducted, or when such activities are conducted with or without charge, for or under the auspices or sponsorship of said institution.

State Medical Practice: Title XXXII chapter 458 “Medical Practice “Section 458.303 Provisions not applicable to another practitioner; exceptions, etc. (e) Any individual providing emergency medical assistance. (f) The domestic administration of recognized family remedies. (g) The practice of religious tenets of any church within this state.

and

The massage definition of the state of Massachusetts warrants consideration.

Massachusetts Massage Law (Click the link to view the complete statute.)

“Nothing in this section shall prevent or restrict the practice of a person who uses touch, words or directed movement to deepen awareness of patterns of motion in the body, or the affectation of the human energy system or acupoints or Qi meridians of the human body while engaged within the scope of practice of a profession with established standards and ethics, but such services shall not be designated or implied to be massage or massage therapy.

Such practices shall include, but not be limited to, the Feldenkrais Method; Reflexology; The Trager Approach; Ayurvedic Therapies, Rolf Structural Integration, Polarity or Polarity Therapy; Polarity Therapy Bodywork; Asian Bodywork Therapy that does not constitute massage as defined in this chapter; Acupressure; Jin Shin Do; Qi Gong; Tui Na; Shiatsu; Body-Mind Centering and Reiki. These exempt practitioners may use the terms” bodywork,” bodyworker,” and” bodywork therapist” in their promotional literature. ”

In the first example, if you’re a religious practitioner meeting the qualification required, you not only do not have to have a license, but you are expressly exempted from the legal requirement!

In the Massachusetts instance, an implication of an exception is permissible under the secular rule; however, no explicit mention of such an exception is made… Additionally, since it is a material statute, it is subject to modification at any moment!

This is not only perplexing, but it also fails to address whether a license is required to practice other Holistic services or any traditional healing or therapy art such as “Religious Therapeutics,” “Holistic Health Services,” or “Traditional Thai Medicine.”

Possibly, our inquiry may be misguided. The question does not pertain to the necessity of a license but rather to the legal pretext under which one may practice without one.

The inquiry into “Thai” is critical because it illustrates a legal ambiguity. It originates from our community’s adoption of Thai Yoga Therapy (Traditional Thai Massage) and Classical and Traditional Ayurvedic medicine of Thailand as genuine, spiritually grounded therapeutic modalities or systems appropriate for our Native American or Indigenous Church, tribal organization, and its members to engage in. Decades have passed since we began researching this issue and query as a Native Tribal and Indigenous Tribal Organization (Tribal Church-Faith-Based Religious Organization) and Aboriginal community. Numerous experts and brilliant minds have commented on our legal rights to practice.

We now impart this wisdom to you.

If you obtain a massage license before defining or calling your profession massage or massage therapy (monetary pressure on individuals).

You will be good if you adhere to the “ethics” and limited definitions of the “scope of practice,” refrain from cheating, and do not violate the limited scope of practice once you obtain your license.

This is true for any state medical or allied medical licensing for anything! Suppose the traditional, indigenous, holistic service of any kind or type is not expressly listed and described in your state-mandated scope of practice or medical peer-reviewed scope of practice. In that case, you are NOT protected by your license!

However, legal authorization is sufficient to practice Thai Yoga/Thai Massage in the United States without a license. Do you recall the Florida Code and the exemptions above? In every state, a religious exemption to practice is “on the books.” However, certain expressed, written, or codified conditions must be met to qualify for exemption. We can, nevertheless, demonstrate the intricacies of this procedure.

There are NO loopholes! In the morning, ascend to the light and advance your medical practice and career. Avoid putting your family and yourself at risk by working “under the table,” through loopholes, etc.

It is time to transition to N.A.I.C. Legal Shield!

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N.A.I.C. Legal Shield: You must become an active Member of N.A.I.C. in accordance with your authorized scope of practice to continue practicing spiritually or energetically based indigenous, traditional, natural, or native healing and wellness services, Ayurveda, Thai Yoga, Thai Massage, or anything related to it. You are putting yourself at risk if you engage in alternative, complementary, or spiritually-based healing work without a valid license or exceeding your authorized scope of practice. Numerous states enact legislation restricting the use of natural, indigenous, traditional, and energy-based healing and energy practices. Consider the newly enacted Maryland legislation HB 1156 as an illustration:

A Change.org article discusses this astoundingly intrusive new M.D. law.Stop-sb-817 and HB-1156 can be found at http://www.change.org/petitions/state-sen-jennie-forehand-allow-Maryland-citizens-to-SSELF-DESIST.

Nationwide, this abusive and unconstitutional law is being proposed and enforced!

N.A.I.C. Inc. does not bear legal liability for the actions of nonmembers, including former students, practitioners, or teachers, in exchange for services rendered. Active N.A.I.C. membership is a prerequisite for receiving legal protection under our jurisdiction.

The individual’s prior training and certifications from T.H.A.I., I.T.T.A., Thai Yoga Center, Yoga Alliance, N.C.B.T.M.B., I.A.Y.T., Y.A., A.B.M.P., A.M.T.A., Clayton, N.A.M.A., A.A.P.N.A., and various state medical boards, including allied medical boards, are accrediting bodies. DO NOT automatically grant legal protection for any form of healing that you perform. Nonetheless, you may be eligible for N.A.I.C. Legal Shield Licentiate or License.

Concerning the Elephant in the Room!

The elephant in the room is, without a doubt, your scope of practice. Regardless of possessing a medical or allied medical license issued by a specific jurisdiction, you may not legally practice any Holistic or non-NIH, C.D.C., A.M.A., or Health Board-approved Holistic service or modality. The limitations of practice certainly include any spiritual, religious, or Faith-Based healing services, ministry, or modalities. !

Consider the following: Does this (your) license authorize me to perform my duties? In other words, do you try to engage in the practice of traditional, indigenous, natural, or Holistic medicine?

You risk violating numerous stipulations of your license and daily citations, violations, or criminal proceedings if you do so. The enforcement of violations of the scope of practice is capricious; therefore, your absence of a breach does not exempt you from citation, fine, or criminal proceedings! It is more common than you think to see good-hearted people doing what they believe is the right thing in an excellent way to be prosecuted because, at the time of service or ministry, they did not have a legal basis for what they were doing.

As I stated at the beginning of this post, “Ignorance of the law is NO excuse.”

In light of the prevailing legal climate and discourse of panic surrounding all healthcare practices, particularly those rooted in tradition or indigenous influence, this analysis will focus on “holistic,” “alternative,” or “complementary” healing or medical methods.

The following are frequent instances where competent yet uninformed practitioners encounter opposition from state medical or massage boards:

Do your consultations or services include the provision of health advice? Concerning weight loss, supplementation, food, eating, nutrition, or any other health condition or issue?
Do you ever evaluate diagnosed illnesses or provide specific recommendations for alleviation, reduction, improvement, remediation, control, or management?
Do you recommend or participate in any treatments, sessions, or programs for a diagnosed health or medical condition, or do you perform any such treatments, sessions, or programs yourself?
Do you use any adjunct, mechanical aid, tool, vibration, light, sound, water, mechanical vibrator, or electroacupuncture device?
Do you provide wellness, emotional, psychological, or mental health counseling? Tapping, E.F.T., A.O. Scan, B.E.T., T.F.T., “Energy Psychology,” and any other treatment or frequency body scan are included.
Do any of your healing, therapy, or wellness services incorporate or incorporate Native American rituals, sacraments, ceremonies, herbs, essential oils, and traditional indigenous medicines (Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy, Nature Cure, Yoga Therapy, or fitness recommendations)?
Regarding your rights to practice or work, are you subject to draconian and unreasonable “Mandates, Suggested Guidelines” from the State Health Department? Suggested guidelines and mandates are not law. Neither the Governor nor the Health Department have the authority to enact or unilaterally decree ANY legislation. Doing so constitutes a breach of their Oath of Office. However, what are your rights regarding therapeutic work, ministry, and practice?

Presently or in the future, would you like to perform or utilize any of those mentioned above?
I have a few additional inquiries:

Ask yourself:

Were your healing and natural medicine training apprentice style?
Did you learn Thai Yoga or Thai Massage practice in Thailand and now want to practice in the U.S. legally?
Was your training in Native American and or Indigenous Medicine?
Do you have a current license but are having issues with your full scope of practice?
Do you practice Ayurveda, Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Thai Yoga and or Thai Massage, Indigenous Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupressure, or Shiatsu?
Do you practice Reiki, Pranic healing, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Spiritual Massage, or “Crystal” healing?
Do you counsel and or advise on nutrition, food, diet, eating lifestyle, supplementation, nutrients, or another regimen to enhance wellness or address illness?
Do you practice detoxification programs such as Pancha Karma?
Do you practice emotional healing, energy psychology, traditional naturopathy, holistic psychology, or psychotherapy?
Want to get out of the Massage Therapy licensing/ Taxed therapy “gerbil wheel?”
Do you use or recommend Herbs, sacraments,s and unconventional herbal therapies for healing?
Need legal protection and freedom from expensive liability insurance issues?
Do you practice Homeopathy, Radionics, Rife, or other energy-based healing?
Do you carry or use Native American Sacrament, Sacred Plant Medicine, or Birds of Prey parts or feathers in your healing work for yourself or others?
Do you believe Holistic Services, healing, therapy, Humanitarian Aid, and wellness are human rights and constitutional rights?
Are you concerned about laws and governmental authorities limiting you and your family’s access to health care?
Are you concerned about mandatory vaccination or endless “booster” issues for yourself or your children?
Have you been hiding your healing work? Keeping it on the “Down Low,” avoiding marketing or advertising because of fear?

If any of the aforementioned is true, then…

By now, you ought to have the answer! You need help.

We can assist you!
It is now time to step into the light!

There are no loopholes.

Loopholes can be changed and can be closed. Let us show you how to safely bring your healing work and natural medicine into the light as an N.A.I.C. Medicine Licentiate-license holder. Don’t base or plan the future of your practice, your life, and your family’s future on a legal basis that can be taken away from you on short notice. More than this that may be used against you in court.

To be eligible for the legal safeguards provided by the Authorized Blessed Medicine Cards Program or N.A.I.C. L.C.H.T. Licentiate-license and Membership Program, further education or N.A.I.C. Certification may be necessary. You MUST comply with N.A.I.C. Legal Shield requirements and standards in addition to our policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.

STEP One: Training prerequisite programs and seminars that qualify for N.A.I.C. membership

N.A.I.C. provides Four Unique Levels of Blessed Authorized Memberships Available to Assist You.

1) Authorized Participant Membership (A.P.M. for Clients, Patients, and Comunicatants) with Blessed
2) Blessed Authorized Full Membership (A.F.M. For Holistic Practitioners at the Entry Level)
3) A license as an Authorized Commissioned Holistic Therapist (L.C.H.T.) is required for practitioners, ministers, and professional holistic physicians.
4) Independent Branch of the N.A.I.C. (Available only to L.C.H.T. Members at an additional fee. Applicable to facilities, clinics, retreat centers, and multidisciplinary institutions. Includes legal incorporation consulting and more.)

Further Clarification: Detox Programs, Bio-Energetic, E.F.T., Bio-Tapping, Massage, Reiki, Herbology, Homeopathy, Flower Remedies, Aroma Therapy, Traditional Naturopathy, Birth and lactation assisting-consulting, Kinesiology, Native American Medicine, Lomi Lomi, Acupressure, Ministerial Counseling, and Psychological Services, Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, Yunani Medicine, SomaVeda®, Thai Yoga, Thai Massage, Pancha Karma, Nutritional and or Food Counseling, Iridology, Frequency, Rife, Quest, A.O. Scan or Scalar energy-based therapy are all possible issues legally. Individuals who engage in such conduct may face legal repercussions, such as prosecutions, censure, and sanctions, imposed by local, state, and federal authorities. Practicing any of these or any similar modalities or practices puts you “at risk.”

Question? What should I do if I possess a license for massage, massage therapy, or another field? Does that not safeguard me?

NO!

Numerous C.A.M. practices and therapies, including but not limited to Ayurveda, Pancha Karma, Detox Programs, Assessments, Psychological and Emotional Therapies, Thai Yoga, Thai Massage, Yoga Therapy, spiritually-based Massage, Food, Eating, and Supplement strategies, personal and spiritual-based psychological counseling, and others, are excluded from the scope of legal practice for massage therapy at the state and national levels. They might even forbid you from doing them expressly! Furthermore, in the event of an accident or claimed injury, your liability insurance will not cover your practices if you practice beyond the legal scope of practice as defined in your state’s massage legislation. The majority of Massage Liability Insurance programs (A.M.T.A., A.B.M.P., etc.) expressly state that the policy is “null and void” in the event of a claim if the practitioner conducts business outside of their S.OP.

The Federal Gov’t and all Licensing States have hired additional investigators precisely to track down, investigate, and prosecute/ persecute so-called “Unlicensed” practitioners. They, the government, and authorities have every legal right and mandate to do so. We recently received reports that unlicensed, out-of-scope-of-practice healers are being prosecuted, fined, convicted, and shut down because they did not have the foresight to plan and establish a legal basis for their healing work.

We should reiterate it… No loopholes! A current N.A.I.C. membership is the only reasonable course of action to avoid legal and liability complications; it enables you to establish and assert your right to practice.

We wish to safeguard the rights of all of our alumni, current students, and former pupils to practice law without apprehension or hindrance. Immediately apply for the appropriate N.A.I.C. Authorized Licentiate-license Membership if you have not already.

Immediately and constructively establish a legal foundation for your rehabilitation work today. Avoid exposing your practice, clients, or personal life to legal risk! Remove yourself from the “Loop Hole” shadows. Cease predicting your future decisions on the possibility that “No one will file a complaint.” or “Hope for the best!”

Contact us today via phone or email if you have any inquiries regarding N.A.I.C. Membership or our Licentiate-license program or if you are uncertain as to whether your particular practice is covered.

Legal Shield by N.A.I.C. is the only option! Every day and around our Nation, the Native American Indigenous Church, our parent organization, and its members are successfully standing up for their constitutional rights under the protective umbrella of N.A.I.C. This protection is showing itself in the exchange of healing and healthcare services, protecting access to indigenous traditional and natural medicine, protecting the right to use prayer, affirmation, energy, and laying on of hands, transporting, receiving, utilizing Sacred Sacraments, and N.A.I.C.independent branches receiving relief from property taxes, etc.

You can only obtain benefits by becoming a member. Membership is the sole prerequisite for accessing the legal protections for one’s rights provided by the N.A.I.C. Membership is the only method to practice and express legitimate natural medicine-based medicine and healing. To ensure access to your practice for family, friends, and clients to become members. Become a member of the N.A.I.C. community immediately!

What are the implications for intentional healing communities, schools, and clinics?

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