

Tennessee is split by law and by habit into the grand divisions of East, Middle and West Tennessee, and students from all three are welcome in our classes. The Ascension School of Healing Arts teaches Reiki and energy healing from Ferndale, Michigan, and for Tennessee that means the live Zoom class, open to a learner in Nashville, the capital and largest city, just as easily as to someone near the Blue Ridge or along the Mississippi River.
Every Tennessee student joins the same live Zoom class, sees the teacher, asks questions in real time and practices alongside classmates from other places. If you would rather set your own pace, ASHA's self-study courses cover the material in a form you can return to as often as you like, from a quiet corner of your own home.
Tennessee keeps two time zones, with most of East Tennessee on Eastern time and nearly three quarters of the state on Central. ASHA is based in Ferndale, Michigan, on Eastern time, so a student in East Tennessee usually shares our clock, while a student in Middle or West Tennessee will see each live Zoom class start one hour earlier on their own clock.
When you register from Tennessee, check the class listing against your own zone before you settle on a date, especially if you live near the line where the two zones meet. The self-study courses avoid the question entirely, which many Tennessee students appreciate when work and family keep their weeks full.
Tennessee still dates its political origins to the Watauga Association of 1772, and the state took its name from Tanasi, a Cherokee town on the river now called the Little Tennessee. A place that keeps such a clear sense of where it began tends to value learning that is handed from teacher to student with care, which is how we approach every Reiki class.
Tennessee also knows what it means to learn by listening closely. The 1927 Victor sessions held at Bristol are generally taken as the start of the country music genre, and the Grand Ole Opry is still the nation's longest running radio show. Reiki is learned in a similar spirit, through patient attention, steady practice and returning to the basics until they feel natural in your hands.
Donna Lakes has been teaching since 1999, and she leads the live Zoom class with the same warm, practical manner whether a student logs on from East, Middle or West Tennessee. Because Tennessee borders eight other states, tying Missouri for the most of any state, you may find classmates from just across one of those lines sharing the screen with you.
Getting started from Tennessee is simple. Choose a live Zoom class if you like learning with a group and a teacher who can answer you on the spot, or choose a self-study course if you prefer to work through the lessons on your own schedule. Either way, you can begin wherever you are in the Volunteer State.
Self-Study Courses Reiki Certification
Yes. Tennessee students in all three grand divisions, East, Middle and West Tennessee, can join the live Zoom class or enroll in a self-study course.
ASHA lists classes on Eastern time. Most of East Tennessee shares that clock, while students in the parts of the state on Central time will see each class begin one hour earlier locally.
ASHA's self-study courses let Tennessee students work through the lessons on their own schedule and return to any part of the material whenever they like.
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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