New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the country, and the only one where every single county is counted as urban. Life there can feel full, close and busy. The Ascension School of Healing Arts brings Reiki and energy work to New Jerseyans through the live Zoom class and through self-study courses, so you can learn from your own quiet corner of the Garden State.
In the live Zoom class you see your teacher, hear questions from fellow students and practice together in real time. Self-study courses let you move at your own pace and return to lessons whenever you like. Many students pair the two. They use the live Zoom class for practice and feedback and a self-study course for review between sessions.
People often say the state divides into North, Central and South Jersey, and some residents will tell you Central Jersey is not a region at all. In the live Zoom class that friendly debate stays friendly, because everyone joins from wherever they are. A student in Newark, the largest city, and a student in Trenton, the capital, can share the same session and practice side by side on screen.
This matters for a practice like Reiki, which grows through steady repetition. Learning online means you can keep a regular rhythm through school weeks, work deadlines and family plans. You can still share the space, so to speak, with people from all corners of New Jersey and beyond.
For all its urban character, forest still covers roughly 45 percent of the land in New Jersey. Many students like that reminder. Even in a full, fast place there is room to slow down. Reiki practice asks for that kind of pause, a calm stretch of breath and attention that you can return to again and again.
Self-study courses give you lessons to revisit on a lunch break or late in the evening. The live Zoom class gives you a set time to show up, ask questions and practice with others. Both are built to fit a grounded, practical routine so you do not have to rearrange your life.
Donna Lakes has been teaching since 1999, and her approach is warm and down to earth. She explains each practice clearly and answers questions plainly. She makes space for students who are brand new as well as those returning to their practice after time away.
The motto of New Jersey is Liberty and Prosperity, and there is something of that spirit in learning online. You have the freedom to choose your format and the room to grow at your own pace. Many residents simply say Jersey in casual conversation. Whatever you call it, you are welcome in the live Zoom class and our self-study courses.
Self-Study Courses Reiki Certification
Yes. ASHA offers the live Zoom class and self-study courses, so students anywhere in New Jersey can take part from home.
The live Zoom class meets in real time with your teacher and fellow students, so you can ask questions and practice together. Self-study courses let you learn at your own pace and return to lessons whenever you like.
No. Beginners are welcome, and Donna Lakes makes space for students who are brand new as well as those returning to their practice.
Live 12-week courses, Reiki and Acu Aroma Reiki, and self-study courses you can take at your own pace.
Certification Program
A full year devoted to clearing your energy, strengthening your intuition, and learning to work with energy in a grounded, embodied way, for yourself and others.
Certification Program
Advanced tools and deeper confidence to hold space for others through complex emotional and energetic terrain.
12-Week Course
Learn energy anatomy, grounding and daily tools for strong energetic boundaries, especially helpful for empaths and highly sensitive people.
12-Week Course
A deep dive into shadow work and emotional release. Come home to yourself and let go of what has been holding you back.
12-Week Course
Strengthen your intuitive senses and learn your own language with the universe: mediumship, channeling, the Akashic records and spirit guides.
Live Class
Your personal attunement plus a live class in self-Reiki and distance Reiki, with monthly Reiki Shares. No experience needed.
Online Specialty
An online specialty blending Reiki, essential oils and skin-zone work, with one-on-one Zoom sessions and case studies.
Self-Study
Learn Reiki at your own pace with a clear, grounded introduction to energy work.
Self-Study
Discover your own potential through mindful self-discovery, at your own pace.
Self-Study
Understand, honor and care for your energetic body, at your own pace.
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