In 1984, Connie Vrenios began her formal training in metaphysics and natural healing, and very quickly she became a teacher at a national school for metaphysics, meditation, healing, and other disciplines.

In 1994, while living in Kailua-Kona with her husband Rick, she began her training in Reiki and later became a Reiki Master/Teacher.  Already naturally gifted in massage, she chose to attend AAMA and graduated as a Certified Massage Therapist.  She is considered by some to be one of the best Reflexologists in the country, and she also has advanced training in CranioSacral Therapy, Healing Touch and Kundalini-based healing.  In addition, she is an ordained reverend in the Aquarian Church.

Her love for the Islands of Hawaii, its language, its music, and its spirituality has given her the rare privilege of studying within two native Hawaiian lineages concurrently.  In the Lineage of Lono, she studies with Kahuna Pule Lanakila Brandt, and in the Lineage of Ku, she studies with Kahu O Mana Ed Kaleolani Spencer.

In a traditional Inoa Ceremony, Connie was named Kelakea, or "The Light of Day", and it reflects her sunny personality that brightens any room.

In 1996, Connie and group of peers founded the Sedona Healing Group.  This was a multi-discipline healing practice, and they got their name because the group formed on a trip to Sedona.  As members of the Sedona Healing Group moved into private practice, Connie and her husband Rick co-founded the Reiki Council in 1997 as a professional association, as a publisher of art, educational materials, and books, and as a source of continuing education for bodyworkers and energy workers.  

In 2004, they co-founded Ke Ala Kahiko Center for Holistic Healing as the vehicle to preserve and fulfill the cultural, spiritual, and healing wisdom of the Hawaiian Nation.  

Together, they developed the Reiki-ssage System of Natural Healing, which has been featured in national publications for its unprecedented therapeutic benefit.  With the success of Reiki-ssage, Connie became the major force behind the creation of the Reiki-Reflex System of Reflexology, which has been called the healthiest and most blissfully relaxing style of Reflexology for both the practitioner and client.  

Connie has served as Editor in Chief for Reiki Council Publishing and has had a strong impact on all of the products produced.  She has written several published articles and she is working with Rick on the new Chakra Wisdom book coming out later this year from Red Wheel/Weiser Books.

Together, Connie and Rick teach classes extensively in their Chicago area facility and in locations throughout the U.S. and Europe.  Their reputation for excellence has drawn students from across the United States and from many countries around the world.  They are frequent speakers for associations and professional organizations, and have received the honor of being guest lecturers on Energy Medicine and Mind-Body Health for Northwestern University Medical School.