Kamal Tolia & Lotus Healing Seva Group

Our last Seva event in Sri Lanka was giving Reiki to children and adults of the Anandapura Home for the physically and mentally challenged in Nigambo. It was a perfect ending to our special Spiritual / Healing / Reiki laden yatra.

We were a bit worried about how well they would accept the healing touch. . . But we need not have worried. The head of the institution, Gladis was the first to sit down and ask for us to place our hands on her injured thigh! Barring 2 young men who refused, all others simply loved it so much that even after they had received it, they did not want to leave the room!

Giving them touch healing was as special for us as it was for them. It was as fulfilling for us to reach out to them, as it was for them, judging by the smiles they gave us and the joy with which they danced after the healing session! In truth, we had come to give, but we walked away with much more …

We had taken t shirts from Nairobi for everybody there. It was Anuradha, the cook’s birthday on that day. We gave her a shirt, and in return she beamed a smile of a thousand suns in gratitude!

Before leaving, we also bought them some items that they were in need of, like rice, potatoes, onions, sugar, tea, etc. . .

Kamal Tolia

LHSG Founder Member

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It was a very humbling feeling to be at the home. The children are in their own world, all mentally challenged. What karma?? I felt a lot of compassion for each one. They all received the healing v well. They quietened down after the healing. I did Ho’oponopono for each of them. I am full of gratitude to have been able to touch their lives. 

Nalina Rupani

LHSG Kenya Member

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We were at Anandapura Children’s Home. We gave Reiki to handicapped and mentally challenged children. It was a soul touching experience for me. All the children’s were happy and playful…… very receptive to Reiki…… each one in their own innocent way helping each other. We were blessed to have this opportunity. Full of gratitude
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Rashmeen Tulyani

LHSG Kenya Member

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Our last day today in Sri Lanka saw us in Anandapura Children’s home for the disabled. We arrived late morning and after introductions and brief history from Gladys, the owner and caretaker, we started giving healing individually to the occupants of the home. Reiki started flowing so quickly and kept on and on. We were able to give healing to everyone there in good time. We then sang some Swahili songs to claps and cheers from everyone. What a humbling, heartwarming experience….. immense gratitude to complete this Sri Lanka trip by doing this seva.

Sheela Shah

LHSG Kenya Member

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Today was our last day in Sri Lanka, but it’s the most fulfilling day because as a sevak we have did our big seva in Anandapura Home and gave Reiki to all mentally and physically disabled residents there. They were very receptive and loving. So blessed to have this opportunity.

Anuradha Airtel

LHSG Kenya Member

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Anandpura children’s home. ….. Very emotional  experience. …. These  children  are  kept  so  well….. They all  were  very  receptive, and  song  a beautiful  song  for  us. While  leaving  one  lady gave me a hug  … I felt so much love from her. My gratitude to the universe and Kamalji for this seva. Lnl

Lata Kanji

LHSG Kenya Member

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Anandpura Childrens home Sewa was the cherry on the ice cream! It was a perfect way to end our Sri Lanka trip.
We felt so emotional and humbled by this beautiful opportunity. The disabled people residing here taught me to be joyful, happy and peaceful!

Mamta Advani

LHSG Kenya Member

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Today’s visit to the Anandapura Home marked the finale of our spiritual journey to Sri Lanka. It was heavily charged with emotions. Giving Reiki to those ‘special’ children was heart wrenching. Most of them seemed pretty calm while the others were very playful , friendly and very receptive to Reiki. It was the mostly gratifying way to end our trip.

Balvinder Dhadhialla

LHSG Kenya Member

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Continuing our Reiki journey in Sri Lanka, on 31^st January Balvinder, Sheela, Lata, Mamta, Anuradha and I had a grand opportunity to release some newly hatched baby turtles into the Indian Ocean at Bentota! We each got to release 3 turtles! They were leathe rbacked turtles. . .
The joy of holding the little darlings in our hands, the joy of placing them in the water, the joy of seeing them paddle off. . . Is indescribable!
No other joy comes close. . .
We then blessed our turtles to grow up to be the glorious creatures that they are. . . to fulfill their life purpose and their soul purpose.

I said Ho’oponopono forgiveness to them and gave them my gratitude for allowing me to hold them and release them into their vast home!

Kamal Tolia

LHSG Founder Member

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Today’s experience releasing the baby turtles was super special. It was lovely to see how the Sri Lankan people are actively taking care of their turtles by the numerous established turtle hatcheries we saw along the beach. We were very fortunate that there were baby turtles just hatched, ready for release just as we arrived in Bentota. How amazing is that! All in all so grateful for this experience.

Sheela Shah

LHSG Kenya Member

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My experience at the turtle hatchery was phenomenal……went there with mixed feelings……. didnt know what to expect…… At the entrance seeing Kamalji, Sheela and Lata’s determination, I agreed to join them in releasing Baby turtles in the sea….. We were given three babies each in a bucket filled with water. ….. My initial reaction was…..reluctance to hold those tiny, playful creatures in my hand….. Finally took the plunge….. The experience was surreal…. It immediately released my motherly instinct….. One by one I saw them riding the waves and get out of my sight….. We departed blessing them with Reiki energy and wishing they fulfill their life purpose.

Balvinder Dhadialla

LHSG Kenya Member

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It was exciting moment for me , holding these  little beautiful  creatures and how  they  long  to  go  in  sea immediately after coming out of eggs.
Wishing for their survival and long life.

Lata Kanji

LHSG Kenya Member

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Releasing the little turtles into the ocean was an experience I will never forget in my whole life. Giving Reiki to them and lifting them from the bucket they looked like little angels. They were super excited to run to the ocean as we left them on the sand. Their intuition was all that they followed . Some would go running to the sea and some would ponder and stop … looking at the receding waves and then suddenly the waves would come forward and take these little souls into their arms and into the vast ocean. At the end we sent them reiki to be safe and happy – to achieve their life purpose and soul purpose. Suddenly I felt a shift with in me. A powerful anxiety came first with the thought that will they find each other (their brothers/sisters/mothers etc ) and then came the powerful realization that they surrender to the sea and trust the universe will take care. Each soul has it’s own journey!

Mamta Advani

LHSG Kenya Member

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Releasing the very young turtles in to the ocean was another life time experience for me which I will cherish my whole life. As I felt the turtles were very excited to go to the ocean and also a bit scared at the same time because the ocean is so big. But the joy of freedom gave them all the courage to get United with the vast ocean. And we gave Reiki to them to fulfil their life purpose and soul purpose.

Anuradha Nath

LHSG Kenya Member

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On 24^th January 2018, eight members of Lotus Healing Seva Group Kenya, Sheela, Nalina, Rashmeen, Anuradha, Lata, Mamta, Balvinder and I, Kamal went on a spiritual / healing / Reiki trip to Sri Lanka.

And what a trip it was! From Visiting special high energy spots of the Ramayan Trail and the Buddhists Temple galore, to feeding baby elephants and bathing mature ones, to releasing baby turtles into the sea, to doing an extra special moon eclipse meditation …… We did it all!

We share with you here, our visit to the Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage on 26^th January, in Kandy, Sri Lanka. To begin with, we were in for a small surprise. The elephants we saw were different from the ones we are used to seeing in Kenya and for that matter, in India. That they had smaller ears than their African brothers was not a surprise. The large ears of African elephants help fan themselves in the hot climates. But these Sri Lankan elephants had a beautiful spray of orange / light brown spots on their trunks and ears and some on their head too. They were so beautiful! There were also some black beauties without these colourings.

After seeing them in their enclosure, we went to a shed in which 2 four year old baby (they were huge!) elephants were playing with water and with each other. A few minutes later, it was feeding time! With the help of the trainer, we held a HUGE feeding bottle of milk as the baby elephant guzzled it all in seconds! A new bottle was given and the milk disappeared as quickly!

We were then asked to walk a half kilometer down to a river, where the elephants would soon arrive. They came. . . . some of them in groups, other older ones walking majestically ……… When they reached the river …. they lay down in the water …. A powerful hose sprayed them with the much needed cooling water. Some of them did what elephants do … use their trunks to spray themselves with the water!

It was now Anuradha, Mamta, Sheela and my turn to get into the water and give Reiki to them and bathe them! We were given a young 28 year old female elephant called Mallika to love and to hug and to bathe! We gave her Reiki, told her we loved her, washed her with water from our cupped hands, and scrubbed her with a coconut shell!

Although we were given 15 mins, the whle thing came to an end all too soon! It was an experience that topped all eperiences! I for one, will remember it the rest of my life! And I give my thanks to the Universe and Reiki for making me a channel to give love to these gentle giants!

Kamal Tolia

LHSG Founder Member

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It was a very very moving and humbling feeling feeding and bathing the elephants. Such magnificent, majestic, powerful animals yet so gentle, sensitive and loving. The feeding of the elephant was actually so quick, he gulped the milk down so quickly, that it was a fleeting experience. Bathing the elephant was completely a different story. I could sense the utter joy and relaxed state the elephant was. She enjoyed all the scrubbing and rubbing on her side with the simultaneous washing that we were all doing. We also gave hands on Reiki which she took immensely. Our elephant remained calm and peaceful through out the bathing exercise. It’s an experience that I’ll never forget as coming in such close contact with an elephant is highly rare. I was full of gratitude for the opportunity.

Sheela Shah

LHSG Kenya Member

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Going to the elephant orphanage was an unique experience for me. So many elephants different sizes…..feeding was too quick but felt very satisfying. Bathing was amazing how the giant creature was enjoying the whole session so calm and relaxed. And while giving Reiki to the elephant I felt as if I am getting more calming energy back from him. It was a life time experience altogether.

Anuradha Nath

LHSG Kenya Member

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Feeding the baby elephants brought up so much love in my heart as if I was their mother. I sent Reiki and intended lots of nutrition in the milk to nourish them just as the mother ‘s milk would do.

Bathing the elephant was out of this world experience. Even thinking of it fills my heart with gratitude to these beautiful, powerful, emotional and graceful beings for allowing us to interact with them so up close. Bathing the elephant as it lay down calmly in the water made me feel like a child as I splashed water on it and as a mother as I scrubbed it. I was just saying the Hoponopono to it and all the elephants for all wrong that we humans do to them.

Just being in the presence of an elephant is an experience hard to describe in words. We definitely receive much more love than we can ever give!

Mamta Advani

LHSG Kenya Member

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The Asian Weekly, Nairobi, Kenya

Edition 381 Dec 8th – 14th 2017