Asking For Forgiveness was the theme of the Workshop held on 7th April in Sylvie’s beautiful Planet House and on 30th July in Fhanreet’s lovely house balcony. Kamal took the audience of about 30 Reiki healers through the important steps of Asking for Forgiveness :
1. Realisation of having wronged
2. Regret / Remorse for what you have said or done or thought
3. Actually asking for Forgiveness
4. Atonement.
This was followed by a practical exercise in which they visualised the person/s they had wronged and applied the above steps. After this exercise, many reported feeling lighter, and also more confident of being able to do it in person.
Next, Kamal explained the basics of Ho’ opono opono, the Hawain technique of Self Growth even as you ask for forgiveness and heal the other party in the process. Although the concepts of Ho’ opono opno, were a little difficult to understand at the beginning, they were eventually well received by all. The workshop ended with mass chanting of ‘I am Sorry, Please Forgive me, I love you and I thank you’ 108 times by everybody. This charged their aura with the ultimate vibrations of asking for forgiveness ensuring that they consciously and subconsciously took responsibility for all that was happening in their lives.
The workshop ended with a sumptuous and healthy lunch brought in by members of the Lotus Healing Seva Group.
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ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS ( Audio, Sound File)
In December 2010 and January 2011, Lotus Healing Seva Group sponsored 5 primary school children from the Ananda Marga Academy in Nairobi. The academy caters to children of families that live in the slum area of Kangemi. Many such children are orphans, or they come from families that are too poor to pay for their schooling. The sponsorship covered their fees for the academic year 2011.
Then on 17th February, the LHSG went to the academy to meet their sponsored children and to make a donation. Twenty one books each of the subjects Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Computer Studies for the Form 4 class (the examination class) were donated, along with 140 kgs of maize meal, some slippers and some sweets.
Once again, we felt very privileged to be able to help the less fortunate members of our society.
For the fourth year running, Lotus Healing Seva Group held a Reiki Level 2 camp (workshop). The venue this time was the Ram Mandir Hall.
Nineteen women and 4 girls came to be attuned to the beautiful energy of Reiki Level 2. At about 9.15 am, to the vibrations of the ringing Temple bells in the background, the event started. After sharing their experiences while doing Reiki on themselves and others, the people settled down to drawing the symbols and learning their names. The attunement followed, then the practice on themselves and after lunch, they learned to send distant Reiki healing, how to heal using a pillow, healing relationships, healing souls, programming Reiki and creating a Reiki box.
Just before closing, they were introduced to the tremendous power of Group healing as they ‘Group Healed’ the earth.
Finally, at about 4 pm, tired but elated, they left with their certificates, a blessed rose and blessed water, all determined to go to the next Level 3A at the end of March.
The Lotus Healing Seva Youth Group started the New Year by going to a place which housed two orphanages: Morning Stars Orphanage and Sunshine Orphanage in Kiambu donate foodstuff, to play with the children there, and to give them Reiki Healing. Here are their stories.
Viddhi Patel, 9yrs (Reiki Level 2)
I had taken 5 loaves of ‘Hot Loaf’ bread for the orphans. I felt nice throughout the time I was shown around the orphanage by two of the orphans whose names were Jane and Margaret.
We saw the rabbits, the cow, and the dog, the hall where they ate their meals and the kitchen.
The children played a game ‘I sent a letter to my father …..’. their reaction was very nice and beautiful.
I gave them Reiki Healing as they sat at a table. It was very nice for them and for me as well.
Janvi Shah 10yrs. (Reiki Level 1)
We went on Sunday 9th to Kiambu to an orphanage called Sunshine Orphange. When we reached there the orphan children welcomed us by singing a song.
After that we gave them the stuff we had bought for them. I had taken bread, butter and flour for them.
When I saw how they were staying, I thought that we should go again and give them some more food, clothes etc.
Jay Shah 12 years (Reiki Level 1)
On Sunday January 9th, we went to and orphanage called Sunshine Home. I donated biscuits and milk. They welcomed us nicely.
I felt their life was hard.
We gave all the kids Reiki and blessed them.
They sang a song for us and when we were leaving they told us to come again.
Bhavik Kumbharana 12 yrs (Reiki Level 3A)
I enjoyed very much when we went to morning Stars Orphanage on 9th January. I took 24 kgs of maizemeal for them.
When I reached there, I felt so sorry for them because they have no parents. What I liked about them is the way they all came out to greet everyone (the Lotus Healing Seva Youth Group).
They told me their names, there were so many, I have forgotten their all their names, but I didn’t forget their faces.
They took me all over the orphanage, to the farms, wells, sheds, etc.
When they were all playing the game ‘I sent a letter to my father …’, I also felt like playing with them.
When I gave them Reiki healing, they also started praying. Lastly, they all said they felt very good.
Aleena Rupani 12 years ( Reiki Level 2)
I had a lot of fun during the trip to the orphanage; spending time with the children was a very nice experience. I noticed that there was not one of them wasn’t smiling!
During the trip each one of us had to pick a partner, I didn’t know who to pick but a young girl who was about five years old grabbed my hand and started showing me around. Her name was Sarah and she was such a sweet girl!
I thought the place was quite nice, they all had their own beds and they all had many friends. They all ate together and did almost everything together. It was like one very big family! Which I thought was very nice!
The girls and boys slept in different places. There were about three rooms that I remember for the girls, they were all of different sizes. There was one big room where most of the girls slept, there was one other room for the small children and another for the high school girls who only came for a while and went back to school. They had a lot rabbits that were very cute and a few boys were the ones who train and breed them. They had one big dining room with a painting at the end saying ‘Morning Stars’.
I gave them a couple of clothes and a lot of green gram.
When they finished showing us around there we showed them a game and left them to play it. they were having so much fun and all of them were enjoying themselves.
We gave Reiki healing to the children. They took a lot of healing. I was happy to give them Reiki because they are such nice children and I know they need it. I would love to visit them again soon.
Harleen Golkaldas 15 years
On 9th January, the Lotus Healing Seva Youth Group went to the Morning Stars Orphanage.
We left at about 9 o’clock in the morning so that we could reach there on time.
I took some clothes and 50 kg of rice.
Once there, we gave our donations and got a partner from the orphanage to show us their place. We were taken to the girls and boys rooms, the dining area, their farm and the best part was when they showed us their really huge rabbits!
After looking around the place, we played ‘I Sent a Letter’ with the children over there, and it was really fun to watch them play it. After that, the youth group, along with Kamal aunty, and some of the members from the adult group joined in on giving healing to the kids in the orphanage, the whole orphanage and to the animals and the people who run the orphanage as well.
It felt really nice to go to the orphanage and see the lives these kids live, as I take it to be a constant reminder to appreciate and accept what I have from my heart, and this lets me know that life is not always easy.
It was a really fun experience, and I hope that we will get another chance to do something like this again.
