Online Reiki and Energy Healing Classes for Tucson, Arizona

Live Zoom Reiki classes for people in the Old Pueblo

Tucson is known as the Old Pueblo, a nickname that Anglo boosters promoted after the railroad arrived on March 20, 1880, when Mayor Bob Leatherwood wired the news to the U.S. President and even the Pope. The city goes back much further than that, to the Spanish presidio San Agustin del Tucson, founded on August 20, 1775, atop a long-inhabited Hohokam village site. People in Tucson who want to learn Reiki can join ASHA through live Zoom classes and self-study courses.

ASHA, the Ascension School of Healing Arts, is a Reiki and energy-healing school based in Ferndale, Michigan, and Donna Lakes has been teaching since 1999. In the live Zoom class you follow the instruction, practice alongside the group, and ask your questions as they come up. Whether you live in the shadow of Sentinel Peak or anywhere else in Tucson, the class comes to you through your own screen.

A patient practice in a city shaped by farming

The Tucson area is the longest continuously farmed region in North America, with floodplain cultivation of the Santa Cruz Valley going back thousands of years. That heritage is a big part of why Tucson was named the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the U.S. in December 2015. A place that has tended the same fields across so many generations understands the value of steady, unhurried attention.

Reiki rewards that same kind of patience. ASHA teaches it as a simple, repeatable practice of calm attention that you return to day after day, much like tending a garden. Even the name Tucson grew from a long memory: it comes from the O'odham 'chuk shon,' referring to the black-based mountain now called Sentinel Peak, just west of downtown.

Self-study courses for busy schedules in Optics Valley

Tucson earned the nickname Optics Valley because roughly 150 area companies work in optics and optoelectronics. The University of Arizona is the largest employer in the city, and its Steward Observatory Mirror Lab casts some of the largest telescope mirrors in the world in a lab beneath the football stadium's east grandstand. Raytheon and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base add even more long and demanding work schedules to the city.

For people in Tucson with packed calendars, ASHA's self-study courses let you learn Reiki at your own pace and pick up where you left off. Every February, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, the largest event of its kind in the world, fills the city and keeps many local people busy. A self-study course can simply wait for you until the show winds down.

Quiet reflection in a city of remembrance and music

Tucson holds the All Souls Procession, a large annual community remembrance parade rooted in Dia de los Muertos traditions, and a strong mariachi and folk-music scene shapes local identity. Mission San Xavier del Bac, the 'White Dove of the Desert,' was completed in 1797 and is still an active parish serving the Tohono O'odham Nation. Tucson is a city that makes room for reflection and shared ritual.

Reiki offers a quiet, personal way to slow down and pay attention to yourself. In the live Zoom class, Donna Lakes walks you through each step so the practice feels grounded and practical. Many people in Tucson already find stillness among the saguaro forests of Saguaro National Park, and Reiki gives you a calm practice to keep at home between those moments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can people in Tucson join the live Zoom class?

Yes. People anywhere in Tucson can join the live Zoom class from home, practice with the group, and ask Donna Lakes questions in real time.

What if my schedule fills up during the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show each February?

ASHA's self-study courses let you learn at your own pace, so you can set your course aside during the busy February show season and pick it back up afterward.

Do I need to know anything about Reiki before starting?

No. The live Zoom classes and self-study courses start with the basics, so anyone in Tucson can begin with no prior Reiki background.