The History of The Reiki Network

'When John and I began teaching and found there were so many different ways of teaching we thought it would be beneficial to students if they would have referrals to those teaching in like manner - plus we wanted, obviously, to have the networking between Masters.' Esther Veltheim-Vallee. Esther is cofounder of The Reiki Network together with Dr. John Veltheim.

See the lineage from Mikao Usui: the "Reiki tree"

The Reiki Network maintains an archives with the minutes from our General Meetings.

General Meetings are held biennially, usually over 4 days, at which officers are elected and any relevant matters are considered.

They provide an opportunity for all members to exchange ideas in person.

The following is a summary of the highlights:

1990	'The Australasian Reiki Master's Association' is formed which then in
1993	becomes 'The Reiki Network' with 20 members.
1994	The executive committee for 1994-96 consists of the founders, a secretary and four secretaries for different areas. First plans for a General Meeting
1995	The book 'Reiki - the science, metaphysics and philosophy' by John and Esther Veltheim is released. It formed a cornerstone of The Reiki Network. The Teaching Manual is distributed for the first time. It ensures the "like manner" and the definition of "the standards" to which The Reiki Network teaches.
1996	The Norwich (UK) General Meeting in October 1996: The founders hand over the entire responsibility to the members. A Committee of 7 is democratically elected and the Teachers Manual becomes compulsory for all members and a working group is appointed to revise it.
1998	The Luzern (Switzerland) General Meeting in September 1998 passes the Teaching Manual revision ( Master´s Training Handbook ).
2000	The Penang (Malaysia) General Meeting in October 2000 reaffirms the traditional energy exchange for Master Training.
2002	The Malta General Meeting in October 2002 passes the Constitution and endorses the professional redesign of the internet site.
2004	The General Meeting in October in Malmö (Sweden) introduced some alterations to the Constitution.
2006	In October 2006 the General Meeting takes place in Rome (Italy) with 45% of the worldwide members present.
2008	The General Meeting takes place in Strasbourg (France) and finds a way to honour the traditional $10,000 fee for Reiki Master training whilst allowing the fee to increase with the cost of living.
2010	General Meeting in Odense, Denmark, saw members accepting a revised teaching manual, setting up a working party for Associate Membership. and enjoying giving Reiki to one another.