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VRA History
The VRA Acting as a resource for the understanding and practice of Reiki and an advocate for the acceptance of Reiki.
| Autumn 2002 | A small group of Reiki practitioners gathered several times to discuss forming a statewide Reiki organization. |
| February 2003 | Fourteen Reiki practitioners met and enthusiastically endorsed the concept of a Vermont Reiki Organization. |
| Winter 2003 | The name "Vermont Reiki Association" (VRA) was registered with the State of Vermont and goals of the Association were established. |
| Winter/Spring/Fall 2003 | A Reiki support group sponsored by the VRA met on a regular basis. |
| December 2003 | The VRA held its first public event, a Reiki clinic at the University of Vermont, attended by 65 students and 10 Reiki practitioners. |
| Spring 2004 | VRA began the important process of assembling a leadership team to support the growth and development of this organization. |
| Summer 2004 | The VRA became a formal organization with paid memberships. A code of ethics, vision statement, and membership options were established. |
| July 2004 | Paid memberships began. |
| Autumn 2004 | VRA members began providing Reiki at the Vermont Respite House, in Williston, Vermont. |
| Fall 2004 | Developed a VRA tagline and logo with the help of four committed VRA members. |
| November 2004 | A VRA web site was established. |
| Winter 2005 | First VRA Newsletter was published. |
| April 30, 2005 | On April 30th, 2005 nine of our members gave approximately 80 Reiki sessions to participants at the Stowe Weekend of Hope for cancer survivors. |
| June 4, 2005 | On June 4th, 2005 we participated in Camp Knock Knock located on the shores of Lake Champlain in North Hero. |
| Sept 24, 2005 | On Saturday, Sept 24th, 2005, 25 people attended the first VRA annual meeting in a beautiful room at the Montpelier public library. |
| October 21, 2005 | On Friday Oct. 21st, 2005, VRA members gave approximately 50 Reiki sessions at the Breast Cancer Conference at the Sheraton Hotel Conference Center in South Burlington. |
| Throughout 2005 | Jean Potter coordinated monthly Reiki sessions at the Vermont Respite House in Williston, a comfortable home for people in their last weeks of life, operated by the Visiting Nurses’ Association. |
| May 6, 2006 | On May 6th at the Stowe Weekend of Hope six VRA practitioners, using four Reiki tables, gave approx. 60 to 70 sessions. A number of cancer survivors received Reiki from us at last years event. It was very good to see them again. |
| May 13, 2006 | On May 13th, Tanya Cimonetti took on the role of facilitator at the Women's Health Day at Fletcher Allen. VRA members kept four chairs full from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and gave approx. 50 to 60 sessions. |
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“You must be the change you wish to see in the world." ~Mahatma Gandhi |
