Our Second Reiki Training Seva Camp was held on 16th February 2019 for 53 widows aged 52 – 102 years and 15 staff of Maitri Ghar Radhakund.
Once again, all went well, with Anuradha Nath taking the stage, imparting the knowledge in Bengali since the majority of widows were once again Bengali. She was assisted by Monica Gokladas and myself.
The ladies learned well, and soon became good healers!
We finished by 2 pm. We then got ready for our next Reiki Seva: A visit to a Gaushala (Cow Shelter) and healing the cows there …..
My gratitude to Maitri Ghar’s Founders General Bhupendra Singh and Winnie Singh who welcomed us and our healing program. Thanks also go to Manisha Dalabehera through whom we did the planning from beginning to end and who helped us throughout the time we were in Vrindavan and Radhakund. Many thanks too, to the staff of the Ashrams for making us welcome and helping us in the delivery of the program.
We made a donation of sarees, blouses and petticoats to some of the members of this ashram and for 50 widows for another ashram that was in the process of completion nearby.
Please do watch videos below which says it all so effectively.
The seed of doing Reiki healing seva for widows in India was planted in my mind in June last year after I happen to watch a video of Oprah Winfrey visiting the widows in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India. The plight of these widows touched my heart in a very very deep way. With tears in my eyes, I made a silent pledge to myself that I would ease their suffering in whichever way possible.
For those of us who are not knowledgeable about these widows, let me explain a little. In many parts of India, a widow is considered a curse, is mistreated, and sometimes thrown out of the family house. These poor unwanted ladies find their way to Vrindavan, it being their belief and hope that to die in Krishna’s city means going straight to Krishna. (equivvalent to salvation). Here they beg, roaming the streets, singing bhajans (holy songs) to earn a few rupees, sleep outside temples ……. Fortunately, since the last 15 years or so, a few NGOs and private foundations have set up a few Ashrams (Homes) which do take care of some of the widows, but more and more keep coming …
Fast forward to January 2019, and here I was all booked to fly in February to Vrindavan. I had decided to be with these forgotten members of our Indian Soceity. I wanted to celebrate my 70 years of existence on this beautiful planet Earth by sharing my love and light with them, to give them Reiki healing.
Soon I was joined by LHSG members Monica Gokaldas and Anuradha Nath. Now since we were three of us, we decided that instead of giving them Reiki sessions, we would train the widows in Reiki, so they could heal themselves every day.
What followed next was nothing short of magic. Funds started pouring in from our families, friends, neighbours, and other well-wishers, and in no time we had around US 4000 to donate to our causes!
And so it was, that in February 2019, we conducted Reiki training camps for widows in 2 Ashrams (Homes), healing Cows in a Gaushala (Cow Shelter), a Reiki healing day and training in a third Ashram all these in Uttar Pradesh, training for widows and Street boys in Mumbai, and a Reiki Healing Day for the elderly in Mumbai
These programs simply unfolded one by one, testimony to the power of creating unselfishly ……
So here then is our first Reiki Seva in Maitri Ghar, Vrindavan on 15th February 2019. 69 widows aged between 53 and 95 years were initiated into Reiki Level 1. Most of them were of Bengali origin, but that was no problem. Our dear Anuradha being Bengali herself, conducted the camp effortlessly!
The widows were happy to learn. Healing self was done well, but partner healing did not go well, as they were tired. So we learned that we could only have their attention for a maximum of 2 – 3 hours.
My gratitude to Maitri Ghar’s Founders General Bhupendra Singh and Winnie Singh who welcomed us and our healing program. Thanks also go to Manisha Dalabehera through whom we did the planning from beginning to end and who helped us throughout the time we were in Vrindavan. Many thanks too, to the staff of the Ashram for making us welcome and helping us in the delivery of the program.
Since the water in Vrindavan is unfit for human consumption, we paid for a water treatment plant for this ashram, the inauguration of which was done by us.
Please do watch the slide shows and videos below, which describe everything in pictures much better than I can do in words.
LHSG’s Monica Gokaldas continues to give healing to animals ….
Kamal Tolia
LHSG Founder Member
REIKI Attracts Animals
A trip to Fairmont Mount Kenya Resort for a relaxed weekend turned out to be a healing experience for me from 11th to 13th January this year. My husband and I reached the Hotel and as we sat in the garden facing the swimming pool enjoying the cool breeze I saw a flock of very graceful Egyptian Geese making their way to the poolside. They were very orderly in their movement following each other, when I noticed that three of them changed direction and moved in another direction as if they wanted to be noticed. At closer inspection I realized that two to the geese were sheltering the middle one from both ends as it was limping.
The healer in me had arisen and I went closer to give distance Reiki Healing to the injured goose. Gradually they moved away and I returned. After another half an hour the same goose that was limping caught my attention again and I gave it healing once again, this time moving behind it as it moved ahead. Although it was difficult to know how much it benefitted but I felt great at doing this silent seva for a silent bird.
Later the same day I came across an Ostrich whose right foot had been caught in a snare and it had been limping since then. When I started giving reiki, the Ostrich stood silently accepting it gracefully and once I was done with the healing I fed it with some leaves which the ranger shared with me. I moved ahead thanking the Ostrich for giving me this seva opportunity.
It was later that we went to see the Cheetahs in their dens that I noticed one male Cheetah kept looking at me. I instantly knew the reason, and started giving reiki healing to the Cheetah. He continued to receive the healing, standing in the same position, looking up in my eyes and this continued for about seven minutes.
The next day we went for a game drive to the OlPajeta where we also visited the Chimpanzee trail. There one of the chimpanzees also caught my fancy as if it was silently calling out for the healing. He kept looking at me as I looked at him. Although I don’t remember its name I was told that he was one of the old male chimps in the park. Started giving him healing and he continued looking into my eyes, occasionally giving a nod as if he approved of the energy.
I am well aware I wont be able to check on them or know their condition, but I am glad that these beings of God considered me worthy of doing seva for them.
