FAQs

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Some are available to download in full, free of charge, but they seem to be in the minority. Each trial will indicate the cost and how you can pay for it, online. On the other hand, there is a way of looking at a summary of a clinical trial free of charge; it’s called...

Click on the link to the Research page in the top menu, and at the foot of that page download the document, “Reiki – The Body of Evidence”. Look in the contents for whatever illness or condition you are researching. Another good place to look would be Google Scholar....

No, and it probably never will be! This may be news to you, but new Reiki clinical trials and articles are being published every week of the year, and will be added to the document as soon possible.

No. It contains clinical trials and articles from around the world. Quality science is not something that is unique to the UK.

Yes, there is – and far more than you might think! You could check out some of it right now by just keying in Reiki research into your web browser. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll find! Read what the UK Reiki Federation Research Co-ordinator has to say on the...

There should be no problem with either of those. You can download the CNHC form from this page and send to us and if you have completed one of our approved courses we can verify that you are eligible to be considered as a registrant. There is no fee to our members;...

The UK Reiki Federation is an approved verifying organisation for the CNHC for Reiki. We are able to offer verification of your training and experience for the purposes of regulation, or we are able to offer a full review of your training, with assessor support and...

No you do not.

No this is voluntary self-regulation, it is not compulsory.

The role of the Regulatory Body is primarily to protect the public in that it gives the public and employers quality assurance that the practitioner's qualifications and/or experience is such that it meets the minimum standard required for professional practice. It...

You do not need a formal teaching qualification unless the organisation asks for one, however, you should be a qualified Reiki master teacher and hold appropriate insurance.

There is no reason to pay out lots of money for courses, there are so many other things that you can do, including reading the newsletters, borrowing books from the library etc. Please refer to the Education Section of our website for further information. Or download...

Continuing Professional Development. This is a means by which the practitioner maintains their current level of expertise in line with best practice and develops this further to extend their skills and understanding. If you are a member of the UK Reiki Federation...

If you know that the teacher is one of our members then you can make a formal complaint in writing to [email protected], our Disciplinary Team will investigate and our Disciplinary Procedures may be implemented. If the person is not one of our members, we...

No we do not. However we do provide a Directory of Approved Courses where our Teacher members are able to have their training courses checked to ensure they meet the existing standards.  

If accredited and on the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) there will be a reference number for the accreditation and you can also check out their website to confirm this. Individual awarding bodies, if they have the qualification accredited, would also have it...

Any organisation can submit a qualification as long as it meets the criteria, there are just as many submissions from individual organisations as from Awarding Bodies. There are, however, criteria to be met and fees to be paid, which may be several thousands of...

This is a means of ensuring that a qualification meets national requirements. Also that an awarding body is competent to award a qualification and that a candidate's achievements are recognised. Accreditation is given through OfQual in England or SQA (Scottish...

This is under the remit of Skills for Health and they work with representatives from the various therapy groups. The UK Reiki Federation had a representative on both the Strategy Group and the Reference Group for the 2009 revisions. During the process the documents...

This is in response to the Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology's Report on Complementary and Alternative Medicine dated March 2001. It recommends that each regulatory body in the healthcare professions should develop...

Following consultation in 2007/2008, a revision of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Complementary and Natural Healthcare was carried out, and in 2009 the finally approved standards were published, including those for Reiki. Full details of the standards...

A lineage is the line of teaching that your teacher has been trained in, similar to a family tree. A teacher's lineage reflects the information that the teacher will be passing on to the student. Therefore, different lineages will have different techniques,...

Reiki does not take the place of conventional medicine. Always consult a GP for an acute or infectious condition, and problems of urgent concern.

Even one single Reiki session can make a difference; however a course of regular treatments may be more effective. These may be weekly, fortnightly or less often depending on the needs of the individual. A treatment plan will be discussed with you, and reviewed as...

A Reiki treatment is non-diagnostic, non-interventionist, non-manipulative and no pressure is applied. A session is usually carried out with the recipient lying down or sitting, in a comfortable and peaceful environment. There is no need to remove any clothing as...

Illness can be a time of great stress. Reiki can help us cope by encouraging relaxation and bringing balance to both mind and emotions. Benefits reported by Clients of our Practitioner members include deep relaxation, promoting a calm, peaceful sense of wellbeing on...

There are many books, papers and working groups around the world contributing to such definitions and descriptors. The following should therefore be regarded as 'Work in Progress': Reiki as defined by the Oxford English dictionary is: A healing technique based on the...

Both Regulatory Bodies are acknowledged regulators and you can choose which one you wish to register with, if any.

There is no reason to pay out lots of money for courses, there are so many other things that you can do, including reading the newsletters, borrowing books from the library, reading articles on the internet etc. Please refer to the Education Section of our website for...

You keep a note of it, together with a summary called "reflective practice". This can be called in for audit at any time by the professional organisation or the regulator.

You do not need a formal teaching qualification unless the organisation asks for one, however, you should be a qualified Reiki Master Teacher.

As a guideline, 2 points per share, up to 3 hours.

This is the response the UK Reiki Federation received from the Scottish Qualifications Authority: “Any organisation can submit a qualification as long as it meets the criteria, we have had just as many submissions from individual organisations as awarding bodies to...