In effect the saying of this word by both parties meant that whatever the rules that wore followed before, the new rules were now the rules of the universe of the parties. For those clients with specific religious backgrounds we would modify the prayer for the comfort of the individual. Catholics often prefer The Blessed Mother, for example. If you check the other sections of the site you will find that we give the client chocolate after the session, because we have found that it grounds them better than most things. If the client has had a tremendous emotional release of anger or grief then we might use grounding techniques taught to initiates to insure the energy stability of the client.
Some clients stay perfectly silent listening to the music that is played during the work.
Others give a running commentary on the visions they are having, or the colors, or the sensations occurring in the body. It s up to them entirely. The practitioner is trained to go with the flow and to help without invading the privacy, mental or physical, of the client. It is my experience that sensitive clients, particularly those who are themselves energy workers, can easily distinguish the effect of energy that flows when Reiki symbols are visualized from that which flows when Dar Shem symbols are visualized. Some express preferences.