With the prospect of Voluntary Self Regulation, which include agreed National Occupational Standards and Continual Professional Development of Reiki, The Open Reiki Group has been set up as a communication/information service to those practicing any of the varied forms of Reiki. 

We believe that there are many excellent practitioners out there who belong to no association or other such network and may be ‘in the dark’ as to what all these proposed changes could mean to them.

The Open Reiki Group has 3 basic principles: -

1 - That the wondrous potential of Reiki for spiritual growth and self-development should not be restricted in any way by regulation.

2 - That the public should be protected from professional practitioners who are insufficiently experienced or unethical in their practice.

I believe these two are compatible.

3 - Anyone practising any style of Reiki, from beginner to teacher and beyond should have the opportunity to directly contribute to the process of developing voluntary self regulation whether they agree with it or not.

The Reiki Regulatory Working Group is the steering group representing Reiki as a whole.  With a membership well in excess of 100 The Open Reiki Group has representation on The Reiki Regulatory Working Group and as such gives a voice to all its members.