ABOUT PENELOPE QUEST, MSc, BA, Cert.Ed, Reiki Master/Teacher
Penelope Quest began her journey of personal and spiritual discovery in the 1970s, developing skills as a clairvoyant and channel, but since 1991 her main focus has been mind/body healing and spiritual development. Penny worked as a Reiki Practitioner for three years before becoming a Reiki Master (Teacher) of both the Usui and Usui/Tibetan Reiki traditions in 1994, and a Karuna Reiki Master in 1996. In 2000 she gained further experience and qualifications in the original techniques of Dr Usui from the traditions and lineage of Hiroshi Doi, a Reiki Master in Japan, and in 2003 she began working with another of Hiroshi Doi's students to gain more knowledge and experience in the traditional Japanese techniques, to become a Shihan, the name given to a Japanese Reiki Master who is able to teach all levels of Reiki.
In addition to being a qualified teacher (Cert.Ed) and Open University graduate (BA) in Psychology, Management and Education, she has continued to extend her knowledge and experience by studying a wide range of subjects, including Meditation and Visualisation, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic
Programming), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique), TFT (Thought Field Therapy), Kinesiology, Metamorphic Technique, Sound Healing, Native American and Contemporary Shamanism, Huna (Hawaiian Healing System), Earth Energies and Sacred Landscapes, Dowsing, Feng Shui, Kundalini Yoga, Tai Chi, Abundance Theory and Cosmic Ordering, Energy Psychology, and other topics which promote understanding, personal growth and a holistic view of the person. Her most recent academic qualification (2007) is a Lancaster University Masters Degree (MSc) in Health and Healing Science.
She has been a consultant on Reiki for both the NHS and the Open University, and writes occasionally for the American magazine "Reiki News" and other Reiki publications. Penny was the Vice Chairman and Education Co-ordinator of the UK Reiki Federation from April 2005 to April 2006, and was their representative on the RRWG (Reiki Regulatory Working Group - now called The Reiki Council) Education and Accreditation Sub-committee, working with other Reiki organisations on producing an appropriate Core Curriculum for training Reiki Practitioners in the UK (full details of this are in her book "The Reiki Manual").
After 15 years as a lecturer and senior manager in Further and Higher Education, teaching a wide range of subjects from Marketing and Management to Psychology, Communications and Personal Development, in 1996 she chose to change her career to enable her to devote more time to teaching and writing about Reiki. She is now the internationally renowned author of a number of best-selling and award-winning books on Reiki, all published by Piatkus in the UK, and by Tarcher/Penguin in the USA. These include: "Self Healing With Reiki"; "Living the Reiki Way"; "The Basics of Reiki", and "The Reiki Manual", written in collaboration with her daughter Kathy Roberts. Her latest book is an updated and much expanded 2012 edition of "Reiki for Life", published by Piatkus in the UK on 5th April 2012.
Penny is also a lay preacher for the free-thinking Unitarian church, and although she recently retired from teaching Reiki, she will continue to use Reiki everyday - it has been a vital part of her life for 22 years - and she plans to write more books in the health/healing/self-help genre from her home in the Cotswolds, where she is currently enjoying some time off as a new retiree! To contact her, please e-mail info@reiki-quest.co.uk
In addition to being a qualified teacher (Cert.Ed) and Open University graduate (BA) in Psychology, Management and Education, she has continued to extend her knowledge and experience by studying a wide range of subjects, including Meditation and Visualisation, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic
Programming), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique), TFT (Thought Field Therapy), Kinesiology, Metamorphic Technique, Sound Healing, Native American and Contemporary Shamanism, Huna (Hawaiian Healing System), Earth Energies and Sacred Landscapes, Dowsing, Feng Shui, Kundalini Yoga, Tai Chi, Abundance Theory and Cosmic Ordering, Energy Psychology, and other topics which promote understanding, personal growth and a holistic view of the person. Her most recent academic qualification (2007) is a Lancaster University Masters Degree (MSc) in Health and Healing Science.
She has been a consultant on Reiki for both the NHS and the Open University, and writes occasionally for the American magazine "Reiki News" and other Reiki publications. Penny was the Vice Chairman and Education Co-ordinator of the UK Reiki Federation from April 2005 to April 2006, and was their representative on the RRWG (Reiki Regulatory Working Group - now called The Reiki Council) Education and Accreditation Sub-committee, working with other Reiki organisations on producing an appropriate Core Curriculum for training Reiki Practitioners in the UK (full details of this are in her book "The Reiki Manual").
After 15 years as a lecturer and senior manager in Further and Higher Education, teaching a wide range of subjects from Marketing and Management to Psychology, Communications and Personal Development, in 1996 she chose to change her career to enable her to devote more time to teaching and writing about Reiki. She is now the internationally renowned author of a number of best-selling and award-winning books on Reiki, all published by Piatkus in the UK, and by Tarcher/Penguin in the USA. These include: "Self Healing With Reiki"; "Living the Reiki Way"; "The Basics of Reiki", and "The Reiki Manual", written in collaboration with her daughter Kathy Roberts. Her latest book is an updated and much expanded 2012 edition of "Reiki for Life", published by Piatkus in the UK on 5th April 2012.
Penny is also a lay preacher for the free-thinking Unitarian church, and although she recently retired from teaching Reiki, she will continue to use Reiki everyday - it has been a vital part of her life for 22 years - and she plans to write more books in the health/healing/self-help genre from her home in the Cotswolds, where she is currently enjoying some time off as a new retiree! To contact her, please e-mail info@reiki-quest.co.uk