

Atlantic City has carried the nickname America's Playground for generations. Today the city still lives up to its slogan Always Turned On, with nine operating casinos and a steady calendar of conventions at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. For people who live and work on this barrier island, a quiet hour can be hard to find. The Ascension School of Healing Arts offers online Reiki and energy healing classes through the live Zoom class and self-study courses, so anyone in Atlantic City can join from home.
Many people in Atlantic City keep shifting schedules around the casino floors, hotel desks and event halls that keep the city running late into the night. The live Zoom class lets you learn alongside a small group in real time. The self-study courses let you work through the material at your own pace, between shifts or after the boardwalk lights come on.
Long before the casinos, the Lenni-Lenape spent their summers on this island and called it Absegami, meaning 'little water.' That name points to something many people in Atlantic City already know: the ocean and the bay shape daily life here. Reiki practice asks for a similar kind of attention, a settled awareness of breath, hands and the present moment.
Absecon Lighthouse, first lit in 1857, still stands at 171 feet as New Jersey's tallest lighthouse. It is a steady point above a city known for constant motion. In the live Zoom class, practice is guided in a calm and practical way, giving you a steady point of your own to return to, whether you log on from home or from a quiet room at work.
Atlantic City built the nation's first boardwalk in 1870 to keep beach sand out of hotels and railcars, and it grew into the first and longest boardwalk in the United States. Traditions like the hand-pushed wicker rolling chairs show a city that values an unhurried pace even amid the noise. The self-study courses work the same way, letting you move slowly and return to a lesson as often as you like.
Inside Boardwalk Hall sits the world's largest pipe organ, with 33,112 pipes working together under a 137-foot barrel-vault ceiling. Reiki study has its own layered structure, building from simple hand positions to fuller practice over time. ASHA's Donna Lakes has been teaching since 1999, and the live Zoom class gives you a chance to ask questions and practice with others as you build each layer.
You may have grown up hearing about Nucky Johnson's Prohibition era, or you may know the city mostly through its Monopoly street names. Either way, you can take part from wherever you are in Atlantic City. All you need is a steady internet connection, a device with a camera, and a quiet corner for the live Zoom class.
If late shifts or busy event weekends at Boardwalk Hall make a fixed schedule difficult, the self-study courses are there for you. Many people choose to start with self-study and then join a live Zoom class when they want group practice and direct feedback. You are welcome to reach out to ASHA with questions before you begin.
Online Reiki classes across New Jersey
Self-Study Courses Reiki Certification
Yes. ASHA teaches through the live Zoom class and through self-study courses, so anyone in Atlantic City, New Jersey, can join from home.
The self-study courses let you learn at your own pace, which suits the late and changing hours common in Atlantic City's casino, hotel and convention work.
A reliable internet connection, a device with a camera and microphone, and a quiet space where you can sit or lie down comfortably.
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