About the Reiki Council

The Reiki Council was formally founded by Rick and Connie Vrenios in 1998 as an extension of their private practice and classes.  While many students of Reiki around the Chicago area felt abandoned by their teachers until the next paid class, Rick and Connie taught much more in an apprenticeship style.  As people started to hear about the ongoing benefits of studying this way, they began to contact Rick and Connie to see if they could participate.

Rather than take students away from their teachers, Rick and Connie formed the Reiki Council as an association to provide a pathway for people all over the area to participate and benefit.  Soon people were coming from Indiana, Wisconsin and across Illinois to join in on events.  Inquiries started to flow in from as far away as Washington state seeking options for participation.  In 1999, the Reiki Council became a national membership organization.

On January 1, 2000, the Reiki Council became the first U.S. Reiki organization to be able to offer professional liability insurance for its members.  While we made a strategic decision not to continue the program in 2003, we opened the doors for several other organizations to pick up where we left off.

Over the years, Rick and Connie and the Reiki Council continued as visionaries and innovators developing three systems of healing, known as Reiki-ssage, Reiki-Reflex system of Reflexology, and the Reiki Facelift.  They empowered the Reiki Council as the exclusive, world-wide governing agency for those systems of natural therapy to ensure the integrity and continuation of these systems of bodywork.

The creative innovations continued with the writing of 2 books, 8 healing message art prints, 8 audio CD programs, and the Reiki Council became a fully credentialed publisher.

As an educational organization, we are credentialed, approved, or accepted by several national and state agencies, associations, and organizations.