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I have been a nurse for 30 years, the last several years I worked in a facility that believed that the holistic approach to medicine had a greater effect on patients recovering than just traditional methods. This began my search for some sort of energy healing that I could incorporate into my own life. I found Reiki.
After searching the internet for energy healing and reading about all the integrative medicine choices out there, there was something that stood out to me and that was they all were things practitioners could do to their clients. Reiki was different, not only could I offer Reiki to others I could improve my own health and well-being.
That was when I registered for a completed Reiki training at Reiki Education and Research Institute. Reiki has changed my life and have helped me heal on my levels. I have loved every minute of it. My life has changed from being a sponge to negativity and sickness to wellness and sharing positive energy with everyone. My love for Reiki continues to grow with each day and with each person. I have been a Reiki Master now for several years and I have completed a comprehensive teacher training program at Reiki Education and Research Institute. My passion is to share this wonderful healing art with anyone I come into contact and help people heal and become the best they can be on all levels.
Bill Coryer is a Senior Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Mentor and Teacher of metaphysical subjects. Bill received a BA degree in Sociology from St. Michael College in Vermont and a Master’s Degree in Metaphysics from the American Institute of Holistic Theology in Alabama. He has been trained in many other areas including meditation, breath work, mind-body connection techniques as well as nutritional programs. Bill’s experience and achievements include drug rehabilitation counseling, crisis management counseling, personal development and mentoring, treatment program implementation and evaluation, corporate troubleshooting, and community-based holistic health campaigns. His diverse background and life experiences, give him exceptional insight about how to help others overcome their life challenges. He has provided healing and mentoring sessions to many individuals on their life paths to grow on both personal and professional levels. His experience over the past several years includes assisting individuals and families with the transition process and the healing of the associated grief experienced. He has also taught hospice staff and medical staff how Reiki can be an effective tool in assisting individuals and families with transitioning. He has a track record of being able to work effectively with individuals and professionals in the medical and social services fields achieving phenomenal results on physical, mental-emotional and spiritual levels.
–> Bill’s Healing Journey
In the early 2000’s, Bill was experiencing severe health issues. He started to receive Reiki sessions regularly from a Reiki Master in New York due to severe and chronic acid reflux disease and soon his whole life began changing for the better. He noted that his symptoms did not go away immediately but he began feeling generally better after about six months when his wife Mei Yin pointed out that he was changing in many ways. Over time the symptoms of various physical challenges began to dissolve. In addition, he noticed more clarity in his thinking and better ability to focus. This experience prompted him to learn Reiki. He did self-Reiki daily and continued receiving sessions on a regular basis. As his journey and experiences progressed, not only did he heal on all levels but his experiences gave him a totally new perspective on holistic health and life.
–> Journey to create Reiki Education and Research Institute
Bill and his wife Mei Yin moved to the Charlotte area in 2006 and shortly thereafter started the Charlotte Reiki Meet-Up. This soon morphed into the current non-profit organization, Reiki Education and Research Institute (RERI). Bill’s passion in helping people overcome life challenges in all areas is demonstrated by his wholehearted effort in educating people on Reiki and working to develop programs of instruction that would become the training material for Reiki Education and Research Institute. His leadership played a large part in Reiki being introduced to cancer patients, cancer survivors and caregivers at the CaroMont Cancer Center in Gaston Memorial Hospital as a complementary treatment method in 2009. Bill currently serves on the board as the President of RERI and he is involved in day-to-day operations and continued development of RERI.
Mei Yin was born and raised in Hong Kong. She studied Business Administration specializing in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the UK at the University of Northumbria. Mei Yin has over 10 years of working experience in project development and international trade consulting. In her early career, Mei Yin worked for Tormont Publications in Montreal as a Project Manager. After leaving her position, she started her own international trade consulting business. Mei Yin is a world traveler and she has been to many countries for business and leisure. Her traveling journey includes some unforgettable trips. One in particular is a visit to Nepal where she spent 3 weeks trekking in the Mount Everest region to experience the culture and purifying energy in those higher altitudes. In 2001, she settled in the United States and began her new life and adventure in America. She married her husband Bill Coryer in 2002 and became a US citizen in 2017.
Mei Yin began her Reiki Journey in early 2000, desperately looking for an alternative therapy to help her husband heal from chronic acid reflux disease. She describes it as being lead or guided to pick up a business card at a local health food store. She didn’t know what Reiki meant at the time. She brought home the business card and asked her husband to give the Reiki Master a call. After Mei Yin and Bill experienced their first Reiki healing session, they began to study Reiki with a passion and practice it regularly.
After practicing and studying Reiki for a little while, Mei Yin began to notice the impact that Reiki had on her overall health. She felt better physically when she practiced self-Reiki or received a Reiki session from another practitioner, especially when her energy was low or she felt sick. On many occasions, Reiki helped reduce her pain level from migraine headaches and helped her release negative emotions and blocked energy. Over time, she noticed that Reiki helped change her perceptions about people and situations. It also provided her strength and insights in handling life’s challenges. Mei Yin found Reiki very effective and it has become a major contributor to her overall health and well-being. The greatest benefit from Reiki is that she feels more in-tune with herself mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Reiki gave her a stronger connection with others and a new prospective on life.
Inspired by her healing experiences with Reiki, Mei Yin co-sponsored the Charlotte Reiki Meet-up group and created a Reiki community for people interested in Reiki in the Greater Charlotte area in 2007. In 2008, she and Bill Coryer, founded Reiki Education and Research Institute (RERI), a charitable 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization to raise awareness of the health benefits of Reiki. Since 2007, Mei Yin has been involved in business and program development for RERI and she is dedicated to building a professional education and research institute to raise educational standards of Reiki and conduct research studies to validate its effectiveness.
In 2009, Mei Yin along with Bill Coryer and the medical staff of the cancer center created a monthly Reiki wellness program for cancer patients and survivors at the CaroMont Cancer Center in Gastonia, NC. The monthly program developed into a weekly Reiki symptom management clinic within a year. The clinic offered Reiki sessions as an adjunct treatment for cancer patients and survivors from 2009-2011. Mei Yin helped many cancer patients by relieving their stress, anxiety, pain and other cancer-related symptoms through the use of Reiki. This gave many cancer patients hope and a sense of peace and well-being. Since 2009 Mei Yin has been offering Reiki sessions in her private practice to help people who are facing physical challenges, dealing with life’s challenges or who simply want to be more connected to their inner self.
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In the 10 years, we have expanded our reach to a worldwide audience through the development of our website and have students who have participated in our programs through live video from all over the world. Some international students have travelled to Charlotte to participate directly in our programs. Over the past 10 years, RERI has evolved from a small group of like-minded people into an charitable organization with students, alumni, volunteers and supporters worldwide. Since then, the organization has held over 400 events, including Reiki orientation and outreach programs, Reiki clinics, Reiki educational programs of all levels (Internship format) and conducting Reiki research. The organization is built on 95% volunteer effort lead by Bill and Mei Yin and since 2007 and 95% of our fundings come from educational programs and events.
Mei Yin Hung adn Bill Coryer
We are the leading force in creating best practices in Reiki education and delivering result-driven services to facilitate the healing process and enhance wellness for individuals, communities and the world.
RERI originally began as a Charlotte Reiki meet-up group started by two Reiki Master/Teachers, William Coryer and Mei Yin Hung, who are passionate about Reiki and have a desire to share Reiki with others of similar interest in Charlotte, North Carolina in January of 2007. At that time, Reiki shares and social events were held monthly in different parts of the Greater Charlotte areas to provide opportunity for the group members and Reiki newbies to share and experience Reiki. Since then, the Charlotte Reiki Meet-up group has grown over 500 members today. Between 2008-09, a mission to raise public awareness of Reiki was slowly developing. Bill and Mei Yin spent most of their time in organizing and hosting community events and Reiki orientation programs to promote the health benefits of Reiki in various locations including health food stores, churches, hospitals, health fairs and hotels as well as using many other venues.
In 2008, Bill and Mei Yin began developing a website, the organizational structure and filing for 501©(3) not for profit status in October 2009. The 501(c)(3) non profit status was approved and the effective date for exemption dated April 10, 2008. Other volunteers (Reiki Practitioners) including Zulma Bianchi, Stephen Buck, Barbara Butler, and Jeff Lutz have also given time and effort to assist in the development and raising funds for the initial setup. Our first volunteer program was established in 2008, we provided sample Reiki healing sessions to the visitors at drumSTRONG, a national fundraising event for cancer research in Charlotte, NC. In early 2009, the implementation of the Reiki Wellness program at the CaroMont Cancer Canter brought RERI to another level of growth. Along with this, many other opportunities have opened up and were developing. RERI became recognized in the local health care community and received its first grant from Gaston Memorial Hospital (Now called CaroMont Health) in Gastonia, North Carolina. This became a milestone of the organization’s success.
In 2009, Reiki Education, Inc. changed it’s name to Reiki Education and Research Institute to better reflect the mission and purpose of the organization, which is to raise public awareness of the health benefits of Reiki through providing quality education and conducting Reiki research. Up until 2010 we sublet space or borrowed rooms from various organizations and businesses in the surrounding area. In 2010 with the help of some benefactors, we were able to open our own office in Gastonia, NC and a little over a year later we moved to our current location in Myers Park, Charlotte where we continue to hold educational programs and provide healing services.
During this time we also have continued to provide programs on location in many venues including those mentioned previously. We continue to fine-tune our programs to ensure quality on all levels. Our most recent addition to the group of programs is our Teacher Training segment that gives students a well-structured and method to provide Reiki training for others. This program is intended to help us expand our reach into the community and to other communities throughout the country. We have also begun a student clinic to provide students the opportunity to utilize their skills under the supervision of a trained Reiki Master Teacher while providing those with chronic illness access to Reiki healing services.
In the 10 years, we have expanded our reach to a worldwide audience through the development of our website and have students who have participated in our programs through live video from all over the world. Some international students have travelled to Charlotte to participate directly in our programs. Over the past 10 years, RERI has evolved from a small group of like-minded people into an charitable organization with students, alumni, volunteers and supporters worldwide. Since then, the organization has held over 400 events, including Reiki orientation and outreach programs, Reiki clinics, Reiki educational programs of all levels (Internship format) and conducting Reiki research. The organization is built on 95% volunteer effort lead by Bill and Mei Yin and since 2007 and 95% of our fundings come from educational programs and events.
We are the leading force in creating best practices in Reiki education and delivering result-driven services to facilitate the healing process and enhance wellness for individuals, communities and the world.