Online Reiki and Energy Healing Classes for Ohio

Reiki classes for Ohioans, live on Zoom

The Ascension School of Healing Arts teaches Reiki and energy healing to students in Ohio through the live Zoom class and through online self-study courses. Wherever you are in the Buckeye State, from the 312 miles of Lake Erie coastline along the top to the Ohio River along the southern edge, you join the same session as everyone else, with a real teacher and real classmates on the screen.

Donna Lakes, who has been teaching since 1999, leads the live Zoom class in a warm, practical way. You can ask questions as they come up, practice alongside the group, and keep notes you can come back to later. Students in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton and the smaller towns in between all sit in the same online room.

Three Ohio landscapes, one live Zoom class

Ohio is really three landscapes stitched together: glaciated till plains over most of the north and center, the flat Great Black Swamp country in the northwest, and the rugged unglaciated Allegheny Plateau in the southeast. A student in the flat northwest and a student among the hills of the southeast log in to the same live Zoom class and learn the same hand positions on the same evening.

We like that the state takes its name from the river, and that the river took its own from the Seneca ohii yo, meaning good river, great river or large creek. Reiki study has a similar steady quality. A little practice each day, carried forward week after week, tends to settle in more deeply than one long cram session.

Self-study courses that fit Ohio work schedules

Ohio has the third largest manufacturing workforce of any state, and by headcount its largest sector is trade, transportation and utilities. That means a lot of Ohioans work shifts, early starts and rotating weeks. Our self-study courses let you move through the lessons at your own pace, pausing when work gets busy and picking up again when things calm down.

Many students pair the two formats. They work through a self-study course on their own time, then join the live Zoom class to practice with others and ask Donna the questions that came up along the way. Either path is a full way to learn, and you can choose whichever one suits your week.

From the Toledo Strip to a shared screen

ASHA is a Michigan school, so we can't help smiling at a bit of shared history. In 1835 Ohio and the Michigan Territory fought the almost bloodless Toledo War over the Toledo Strip, and Michigan gave up the claim in exchange for the western two thirds of the Upper Peninsula. These days the only thing passing between the two states in our classes is friendly conversation in the live Zoom class.

Ohio calls itself the Heart of It All, and that fits the way our Ohio students tend to show up: curious, steady and ready to practice. Whether you are new to Reiki or returning to it, the live Zoom class and the self-study courses give you a grounded, practical place to begin.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I take ASHA Reiki classes from anywhere in Ohio?

Yes. Every Ohio student learns through the live Zoom class or our online self-study courses, so it works the same in Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati or a small town in the southeast hills.

What is the difference between the live Zoom class and the self-study courses?

The live Zoom class is a scheduled group session where you practice with classmates and ask questions in real time. The self-study courses let you work through lessons on your own schedule, which many Ohioans with shift work find helpful.

Who teaches the live Zoom class for Ohio students?

Donna Lakes leads the live Zoom class. She has been teaching since 1999 and keeps her sessions warm, grounded and practical.