Online Reiki and Energy Healing Classes for Kentucky
Reiki classes for the Bluegrass State, taught live on Zoom
Kentucky is called the Bluegrass State, a name taken from Kentucky bluegrass, the grass that once underpinned its thoroughbred horse business. It is also officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of only four states that use that word instead of state. Whether you live near Frankfort, the capital, or in Louisville, the most populous city, you can join the live Zoom class from your own home.
The Ascension School of Healing Arts teaches Reiki and energy healing two ways: live online by Zoom and through self-study courses. You see your teacher, ask questions as they come up, and practice alongside the group in real time. Nothing about the live Zoom class depends on where in the commonwealth you happen to be, from the Kentucky Bend in the far west to the Big Sandy in the east.
Learning across a state shaped by its rivers
Kentucky is one of the few states whose borders on three sides are continuous rivers: the Mississippi to the west, the Ohio to the north, and the Big Sandy River with its Tug Fork to the east. It touches seven neighbors, from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to Tennessee and Missouri. That is a wide stretch of country, and the live Zoom class lets people across all of it meet in one place at one time.
A student in Kentucky might sit in on the live Zoom class from a kitchen in the Inner Bluegrass around Lexington, while someone else joins from the steep Eden Shale hills of the Outer Bluegrass. The lesson is the same for both. Each person learns the hand positions, the breathing and the steady attention that Reiki asks for, and then carries that practice into an ordinary Kentucky day.
Calm places Kentuckians already know
When a teacher asks you to picture somewhere still during a Reiki practice, Kentucky offers no shortage of images. Mammoth Cave National Park protects the world's longest known cave system, and Cumberland Falls is described as the only place in the Western Hemisphere where a moonbow, made by spray off the falls, can regularly be seen. Blanton Forest in Harlan County is the state's largest old-growth forest.
A student in Kentucky might call up the quiet of the Red River Gorge inside Daniel Boone National Forest, or the wide water of Kentucky Lake, while settling into self-Reiki at the end of a session. Using a place you already love as an anchor can make the practice feel familiar rather than foreign. The live Zoom class gives you the method, and your own memory of Kentucky supplies the setting.
Self-study courses, one patient stitch at a time
Paducah houses the National Quilt Museum, and quilting is a fitting picture for how Reiki is learned: small, steady pieces that add up over time. ASHA's self-study courses work that way. You move through the material at your own pace, return to a lesson when you need it, and build a daily habit without waiting for the next scheduled class.
Kentucky also knows the value of a voice reaching people far apart. The Renfro Valley Gatherin' is described as America's second-oldest continually broadcast radio program of any kind. In a similar spirit, Donna Lakes, teaching since 1999, reaches students through the live Zoom class and the self-study courses, so people in Kentucky can join wherever they are.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can people in Kentucky take Reiki classes with ASHA?
Yes. People anywhere in Kentucky can join the live Zoom class or begin a self-study course from home, from the Kentucky Bend to the Big Sandy River.
What is the difference between the live Zoom class and the self-study courses?
The live Zoom class meets in real time, so you can ask your teacher questions and practice with the group. The self-study courses let you work through lessons at your own pace and revisit them whenever you like.
Who teaches the classes?
Donna Lakes, teaching since 1999, leads ASHA's Reiki and energy healing instruction through the live Zoom class and the self-study courses.
