Kamal Tolia & Lotus Healing Seva Group

The Hawkers Market Girls Centre provides a yearly program of education and vocational training to girls aged between 16-22 years who live in the surrounding slums, and who are unable to access formal education. The Lotus Healing Seva Group (LHSG) has been teaching the girls Reiki for a number of years now, enabling them to learn and use healing for self and others. Our yearly Reiki Training program for the girls of the Hawkers Market Girls Centre was held on 10th and 11th November 2021.

Please read on for the reports of Azmina and Punita, who conducted the Reiki 1 and 2 trainings respectively.

Kamal Tolia

LHSG Founder Member

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This was my first experience teaching six (6) girls Reiki Level 1. The girls were aged between 17-18 years. The training was conducted using a virtual platform. A few setbacks, for instance, starting off later than scheduled and problems with the internet connection were experienced but notwithstanding, the training overall was a success.

Though the girls had no idea about what Reiki is, I found them to be very open-minded about the idea. They took a bit of time to grasp the history of Reiki and Chakras but with a bit of explanations they understood and even remembered Dr. Usui and his experiences as well as the Chakras, their positions and colors the next day. The attunement was well received by the students where they reported feeling light and lots of heat especially in their palms. After that they proceeded to do healing on themselves and they all felt of lots of heat in their palms, relaxation, feeling less stressful. One of them even felt her headache had gone and was feeling better blood flowing through the body.

The next day most of them expressed that they had slept very well the previous night and were feeling very relaxed. Whilst undertaking the partner-healing, they felt much heat again pouring out of their palms. At the end of the training, the girls appreciated the various benefits of Reiki which they had already started experiencing for themselves during the training. They promised to start their days by saying the 5 Reiki principles and try to practice them in their lives. They also undertook to do self-healing everyday as well as on others so that they continue to feel the wonderful benefits of Reiki. They expressed their gratitude for the gift of Reiki.

It was a most humbling experience for me, being given a change to be of service and pass on the gift of Reiki to these young girls, which I hope will be life changing for them. I am grateful to LHSG for the seva opportunity.

Azmina Mulji

LHSG Kenya Member

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The HMGC Reiki level 2 online training on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th November 2021, was a great success and the girls benefited tremendously.

I had 13 girls in total. They had already been practicing their level 1 Reiki so learning the symbols came to them very easily.

As we progressed in learning, the girls were very happy that they could do distant healing for family members that were at home.

We as LHSG treated these girls with lunch on both the days. The first day was green grams, chappati, cabbage and carrot salad On the second day there was pilau rice, with a tomato and onion salad. This was a treat they thoroughly enjoyed.

Overall for me, as a teacher, I felt that this is going to help them in many different situations in their lives.

Punita Acharya

LHSG Founder Member

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Tree Planting in the ISKCON Temple Grounds in Thika

This was our first external seva done together since the covid pandemic. It was done on Wednesday 10^th November 2021 by LHSG Kenya Members Sheela Shah, Deepu Mahajan, Laveena Keswani, Bhavna Baga, Sakina Taki. Mamta Advani was overall in charge. As in the past, forgiveness was asked from Mother Earth for hurting her, blessing the hole with Reiki,  reciting Sankrit mantras while planting the tree and watering it, and then finally blessing the tree with Reiki as well as giving a verbal blessing.

Please read on to know more …. and do watch the video below ….

Kamal Tolia

LHSG Founder Member

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The tree planting at ISKCON farm in Thika was a beautiful Sewa. We were able to manage all the challenges of distance, time and planting 76 fruit trees (31 avocado + 21 papaya + 5 amla+ 17 lemon + 2  anjeer ) to plant with only 6 people.

What touched me deeply was that rain or strong sun …. Nothing mattered …..  we were all engrossed in planting the trees in the sacred way as taught by Kamalji.

Giving Reiki to the cows was also very gratifying.

Mamta Advani

LHSG Kenya Member

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Today’s tree planting exercise at ISKON farm was such a gratifying experience. This was my first seva outing since the pandemic began and I couldn’t have had it any other way. The farm was so well kept, with lovely fruits and vegetables flourishing everywhere. It was easy to feel inspired to add on more trees in the farm as it was apparent it will all be well cared for. The cool rain that blessed us was another bonus to our endeavour. Later, the scrumptious lunch that followed was a reward that we were pleasantly surprised as it turned out to be a feast. I loved the banana leaf meal. After the lunch, we went over to the gaushala where we fed the cows and bulls chapattis and completed our interaction by giving Reiki to all of them.

The whole experience was made perfect only by the organising back work done by Punita, Neena, Kamalji and Mamta….. and then the wonderful team work of today of Laveena, Bhavna, Mamta, Deepu and Sakina and last but not least to Reiki for the smooth sailing of the exercise. Thank you very much. Looking forward to many more LSHG ventures.

Sheela Shah

LHSG Kenya Member

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Yesterday’s tree planting at ISKCON farm was such a wonderful experience.. this is first seva after pandemic ..The farm is so beautiful and they kept them so well . fruits and vegetables are flourishing everywhere.. so healthy and fresh ..saw some pawpaw, bringal, bitter gourd, cherries, dudhi, mangoes….and so many others.. when we started planting and after some time rain started…felt God’s blessings showering on us ..it was very pleasant weather…Prabhu Narayan ji and workers are so supportive . They made our work very smooth.. after tree planting went for lunch .. really enjoyed banana leaf lunch … satwik bhojan…after that we went to gaushala . .fed cows and blessed them with lots of healing and love and light.

Big gratitude to Kamal aunty for organising this seva. Thank you all my soul sisters for organising and guiding for seva.

Thank you lotus healing seva group for giving me opportunity to do this seva at a holy place like this…so so grateful.

Bhavna Baga

LHSG Kenya Member

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The tree planting seva at ISKON farm on 10th November was a wonderful experience. The energy was so divine. The farm is well kept. It looks so beautiful and serene. We LHSG are blessed to be able to plant 76 trees in that divine place. As soon as we started our seva, it started raining. I was touched to see our sisters seva bhaav and enthusiasm towards their work that even rains could not stop them. Pleasant weather was a favor and blessings from God. Then we were called for lunch. It was a different experience to have banana leaf meal. Than we proceeded to the gau shala. The cows look very healthy. It’s always satisfying to feed the cows and bless them. Lastly, we gave thanks to Narayan Prabhu and the workers in the farm as without their support and their help, we would not finish our seva smoothly. Big thanks to Kamal aunty, Punita and Mamta and Neena ji for organizing this trip. Everything was well planned.

It was a very gratifying experience. Thank you. Love n light

Laveena Keswani

LHSG Kenya Member

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Our dear friend Vikram Narain, who teaches the poor Hindu farm workers children in Nasarpur, Sindh, Pakistan and his children Nandini and Nand were very eager to move on to learning Reiki level 2. Accordingly, on 6^th and 8^th October, I did a distant online Reiki level 2 with them. They were taught how to do self-healing using the Reiki symbols, distant healing, healing of relationships, healing of souls, programming Reiki and healing the Earth.

Needless to say they were very happy with the results which they experienced even during the training.

Below, Vikram shares how Reiki has already given beautiful results for his family.

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Talia Agler Girls Shelter is a Shelter for abused, trafficked and abandoned girls in Nairobi. We have been associated with the shelter for more than 10 years. We train the girls in Reiki every year and support them with foodstuff. Our latest seva was on 7^th October when we did an online attunement for 3 new mums and the Shelter nurse Agnes Waweru. The girls that had been trained in the past, helped us by showing the new trainees the chakra positions and how to do healing for self and for others.

Since it is a shelter, we do not have photos, but one girl and a new mum share how they use Reiki.

Our gratitude to Agnes Waweru, who assisted us in seeing the execution of this training. Many thanks to the shelter founder Edith Murogo, for allowing us to continue training the girls in Reiki every year.

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TAGS girls share how they use Reiki

Kamal Tolia

Founder Member 

Lotus Healing Seva Group

LHSG UK and LHSG Germany Sewa on 8th October:

Healing in nature by Anita, Kitty, Indu Auntie, Jasu Auntie , Savita ,Mala & Bena, Hina.

Healing done at Osterley park in London.

We reached the park at 11.15am. We each took a bottle of water, Reikied & blessed the water & put positive vibrations & poured into the lake water for all sea life, microbes & trees & nature around to be blessed & healed .

Next we did Silent meditation combining it with I Am meditation.

Then sat down around a table outdoors did the sacred space followed by the weekly Thursday healing protocol. After which we made our way to Indu aunties house for lunch & appreciation for a lovely day spent with everyone in person, a real treat in these pandemic times!

Felt it hard to put our emotions & feelings into words . Over all felt very blessed for this sewa opportunity by all.

Dipakbala Shah

LHSG UK In Charge

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Bhanu Ramesh Shah LHSG UK Member

At Saltram lake in Devon: Healing the tree.

In Devon ….. Seva being done on first day of Navratri:

Healing the water in the Dart river, river Yealm and river Avon; and at the Bigbury Bay (beach), healing the forests ( Dartmoor), through which we have walked, hugging trees, and taking in lots of oxygen in south Devon and Plymouth. Plus we got a chance to heal cows, horses, seagulls and other birds (mallards) and fishes. Thanks to the Universe for such a wonderful opportunity.

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Sewa done in Germany by Kumud Auntie 8th October :     

Started at 8 am…..  Set up the sacred space, healing done to bird food & put it out in the garden, fed the fish in the pond outside, healing plants & flowers in the gardens….. healing for survival of nature for the future & showed gratitude for all it gives….. picked up a friend Elke who is in a wheelchair went to River Rhein , set up the Sacred space then healed the water, & all the sea life & birds & atmosphere hugging the trees . Namaskar to lovely Sun and Mother Earth . Whole day spent in gratitude, love joy & in gratitude. Made donation of £30 to LHSG UK to be used for seva activities.