Another Reiki Camp … in the Kangemi Slums!(From the archives)

Goodness and knowledge is incomplete unless shared with others. On the 7^th of June 2014, the LHSG Kenya group was a happy lot as they shared their knowledge with some very willing people. The group represented by a few members, Shariffa, Pratima, Mamta, Neena, Myself Monica and youth member Harleen under the guidance of our Guru Kamal Tolia went to the Kangemi slums at a place called Kangemi Resource Centre where we taught Reiki 1 to 39 people.

It was amazing to watch the eagerness among the people who hurriedly set up the hall for learning by arranging the chairs and benches. The people some of whom were the staff members of the Resource Centre and the rest were from nearby areas learnt with an enthusiasm very apparent on their faces. They all seemed very understanding, and were an educated lot who were able to grasp things very quickly.

While practicing self Reiki or partner Reiki they did not need to be corrected much. There was a wise quietness around as Kamal taught and guided the group of new learners. They were quite attentive and serious learners. It was very touching to see their eagerness to gain this new knowledge as they did not fidget around or move around unnecessarily and deep within we all members had a sense of gratitude at sharing this knowledge yet again. Some of them had very worthy questions which were answered individually by all the group members as well as some general questions which Kamal answered.

The KRC run by a lady called Alix, was a very neat place. Despite the unusual roads and muddy potholes (where the cars gave us a roller coaster effect) we didn’t mind being there as the children and the elders at the Centre were so welcoming towards us. With bare minimum facilities and the just sheltering structure of the venue they all were happy people and we felt happy being with them for the day.

It is always an eye opener and a humbling experience going to such places as that keeps us grounded to our responsibilities towards the very society we live in. Looking at those keen faces, it felt as these are the very people who build our country. By inculcating the Reiki habits, educating them about the five basic principles of Reiki, this bunch of people will turn out motivators for so many others around them as once a person practices such arts, they reflect from the core of the person towards the environment.

While going through the practical session of the class, many of them used terms like Super, Awesome, Amazing etc at asking how they felt being healed. Quite a few were relieved of their various aches and pains by just one session of healing they did. It was surprising that in their very first experience with Reiki, some of them did it faster than others while some took extra long time on their own body healing. This was proof enough that they had understood the discipline of Reiki very well and knew exactly when to move their hands from one chakra to another.

Most of them wanted the group to visit them again to teach to the others who could not join on the day and also to learn Reiki second level for themselves.

During the lunch break the group served a treat of delicious Samosas and scrumptious veggie burgers for the students.

Monica Gokaldas