THE REIKI NETWORK (TM)
THE REIKI NETWORKTM
R e i k i ,   p u r e   a n d   s i m p l e

The Reiki Network Constitution
 
1. Name
2. Purpose
3. Membership
4. Organisation
5. Finance
6. Property
 
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  1. NAME
    1. The name of the Association is „The Reiki Network“,
      hereafter referred to in this document as (the) „RN“.

       
  2. PURPOSE
    1. Our purpose:
      1. To spread Reiki
      2. To teach Reiki to the highest standard
    2. We do this through
      1. Maintaining supportive links between participating Reiki Masters
      2. Following the standards and content set out in the RN Master´s Training Handbook (also referred to as The Manual) for all levels of Reiki
      3. Following the RN Code of Ethics which will be kept under review
      4. Publishing a members´ newsletter
      5. Holding a biennial conference
      6. The Reiki Network website
      7. Encouraging regular regional meetings

         
  3. MEMBERSHIP
    1. In recognition of their work in founding the RN John and Esther Veltheim are honorary life members. They have full voting rights and are released from paying annual fees.
    2. There are three kinds of Membership: Master, Associate and Retiree
      1. A Master is a Reiki Master (RM) or Reiki Master Teacher (RMT) trained, or retrained, initiated at all appropriate levels and teaching in the RN tradition, all fees paid.
      2. An Associate is a trainee Master in training with a Reiki Master Teacher (RMT) of the RN, all fees paid.
      3. Retiree
        1. A Retiree member will be:
          1. Age 65 years
          2. Have 10 years previous membership from start of Master Training 
          3. Profile on website to state that Member has retired from teaching regularly
          4. An undertaking confirming the foregoing to be given to the Secretary of the RN
        2. Retiree Members will be entitled to:
          1. Pay no membership fee
          2. Receive the RN newsletter
          3. Have access to the Members area of the RN website
          4. Participate in Forum correspondence
          5. Attend and vote at General meetings of the RN and on electronic net voting
    3. Members from outside the RN
      1. New members from  outside the RN must be recommended by a Master Teacher who will have assessed whether all the RN requirements have been met.
      2. Final approval on membership for  non RN Masters, after retraining and recertification as an RN Master by a current RMT, is given by the Committee
    4. Member Profiles
      1. All RMTs will provide date of Master graduation, date of Master Teacher graduation and name of Master Teacher trained with for publication in membership profiles.
    5. Termination of Membership
      1. By request of the member resigning
      2. By written notice from the President or Secretary with the consent of the Committee in the event of
        1. Failure to pay membership fee or
        2. Exclusion by the Committee for breach of RN rules and/or practice

           
  4. ORGANISATION
    1. The affairs of the RN are administered by an elected committee of seven people.
      1. The Committee consists of President, Vice President, Immediate Past President, Secretary and three members
      2. The Committee is elected at the biennial General Meeting
      3. Committee positions are held until the next General Meeting
      4. All candidates for the committee must be proposed and seconded
      5. Nominations will be called for at least four months before the biennial conference for publication in the Newsletter
      6. Nominations will be accepted from the floor of the meeting
      7. The nominees for President, Vice President and Secretary must be present for the election. Absence is taken as withdrawal of the nomination unless there are extenuating circumstances
      8. The President and Vice President must be RMTs
      9. The majority of members must be RMTs
      10. The Committee decisions are by majority voting.
      11. The committee is authorised to appoint
        1. A Treasurer, under the supervision of the Vice President, who may come from outside the membership.
        2. An Editor from the Membership
    2. General Meetings
      1. General Meetings will be held every two years
      2. The Chairman of the General Meeting will be the President or a member appointed by the President
      3. Motions for adoption altering the Constitution, the Manual and the Code of Ethics, will be voted on at the biennial General Meeting.
      4. Motions for adoption under the Constitution, the Manual and the Code of Ethics require a Proposer and a Seconder
      5. Motions, properly proposed and seconded, may be sent to the President four months ahead of the General Meeting for publication in the Newsletter
      6. Motions duly proposed and seconded will be accepted at the General Meeting.
      7. The President will appoint a Minutes Secretary for the General Meeting
      8. The quorum for the General Meeting is 15% of membership
    3. Voting
      1. Voting on general motions will be limited to Master members only
      2. Voting on issues relating to Level 3A or above will be by RMTs only
      3. Normal voting will be by a show of hands; if two members ask for a secret ballot then the chairman is obliged to conduct a secret ballot on the motion
      4. Voting for officers is by secret ballot with a maximum of two rounds of voting, where more than two people are being considered for a position; the two with the highest vote go through a second round of voting to ensure a fair majority of votes
      5. Proxy votes are allowed for nominations
      6. Proxy votes are allowed for general motions
      7. Motions at General Meetings will be carried by
        1. simple majority vote on non-Constitutional matters
        2. two-thirds majority vote on Constitutional matters
    4. Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
      1. 10% or 10 members (whichever is greater) must sign any petition requesting the President to call an EGM
      2. The President must call the EGM within six months of receipt of request but give not less than three months notice to members
      3. The quorum for an EGM must be at least 50% of the membership
    5.  On Line Voting
      1. Any full member or trainee may submit a Motion and apply for electronic voting at any time.
      2. Such motions have to comply with the same requirements as regular motions submitted at GMs.
      3. The proposed and seconded Motion must be discussed either in the Forum and/or the Newsletter for at least 3 months.
      4. At the end of the discussion period voting will take place within 21 days.
      5. If any member is without access to the internet, the secretary will mail the relevant documents.
      6. Eligibility to vote is as in points 4.3 I and 4.3 II above.
      7. For electronic voting the motion will pass on a majority only if 2/3 of the eligible membership has participated.
      8. If a motion is raised more than once between two GMs, it must be supported by a minimum of 50% of the full membership.
      9. If a motion fails at a GM, it must be supported by a minimum of 50% of the full membership if raised before the next GM.
      10. The motion will pass on a majority if 2/3 of the eligible membership has participated. 
      11. Results will be published on the website and in the Newsletter.

         
  5. FINANCE
    1. Membership Fees
      1. Membership fees will be ratified in the General Meeting.
      2. On commencing the training of a RM Trainee the RMT will pay a training package fee for the trainee that includes membership for the trainee for the current year and the subsequent year, plus one training manual.
      3. Committee members will be released from paying membership fees for the duration of their service.
      4. The committee is authorised at their discretion to release the web coordinator, webmaster and working-group leaders from paying membership fees for the duration of their service
      5. The RN will have a Treasurer whose annual fee will be waived
      6. The RN will have an Editor whose annual fee will be waived
      7. Some tasks which may be done by outsource-service (e.g. treasurer, webmaster) will be paid at cost.
      8. Regions that do translations get an annual solidarity grant from the RN.
    2. Teaching Fees
      1. The Master Training fee continues to be based on US$10,000 with each country in the RN using their currency exchange rate vis a vis the US$ as at October 2000 as the foundation rate and from then, 2000, increasing annually by an appropriate cost of living index and then expressing the fee in the local currency. This value will be applied to any equivalent energy exchange.
      2. The minimum fee for 3A is one tenth of the RM training fee.
    3. Expenditure
      The President has authority to take a decision on individual items of expenditure up to a maximum of Euro 2,500.
    4. Accounts will be kept by the Treasurer and distributed on an annual basis to all members.

       
  6. RN PROPERTY
    1. The Masters´ Training Handbook / Manual is the property of the RN and is to be returned if a member leaves the Network
    2. Logo
      1. The logo is the property of the RN and the logo disk and contents is to be returned if a member leaves the Network
      2. Any use of the RN logo by the members must be as per the standard format provided by the secretary
      3. Members are authorised to use the RN logo and the Committee may authorise exceptional use.

 

Revised at 2010 Odense GM