Healing as a Community

Healing as a Community

On Friday, October 1^st, I attended the potluck at the Lotus Centre, followed by Kirtan with Brenda McMorrow on her ‘Love Abounds Tour.’

At the potluck, I had the pleasure of meeting a lot of interesting people. Everyone brought a vegan dish and the food was great! The Kirtan afterwards was so beautiful because of the energy from the music and also because a room full of people were all participating. There is something very powerful about 70+ people in a large yoga studio singing together. Some people even got up and danced.

Because I am new to London, having moved here in mid-August from Toronto, I feel that I am more open and observant now than I was a few months ago when I was in my comfort zone and in the communities that I knew in Toronto. The Lotus Centre is still relatively new to me, but I now truly appreciate the healing power of community.

In a community of like-minded people, we have the chance to express ourselves for who we truly are. We are appreciated for our own wisdom and knowledge. It is even more powerful to participate in healing circles as a community because sharing healing experiences creates strong bonds and makes us feel united and one with others. It makes us feel like we aren’t alone and that others are going through similar experiences.

Going to these events at the Lotus Centre inspired me to reflect more on community and what it means to be part of a community. Here are some questions that you can reflect upon this week:

·        What community/communities are I currently part of?

·        What do I get from being part of these communities?

·        What does my involvement with these communities say about me?

·        Do I relate to the people in my communities and do they relate with me?

·        Are there any communities that I would like to join?

·        Do I want to create any new communities?

Community can be a beautiful thing if we are part of communities that inspire us to be our best, authentic self. This week, appreciate the communities that you are part of, whether it is your group of friends, your family, your church, or places like the Lotus Centre. You are loved, and you are blessed.

Namaste.

Shyra Rawson
Reiki Practitioner