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Planting Seeds: London Welcomes Karma Kitchen!Posted by Trishna Shah on Mar 22, 2016
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Karma Kitchen is one of those beautiful spaces where the lines between giving and receiving get blurred, until it becomes difficult to decipher who is giving and who is receiving, so ultimately, as Nipun would say, we all just dance! :) And that really sums up how Karma Kitchen unfolded last Sunday at the Museum of Happiness on the International Day of Happiness! Here are some photos to capture just a tiny bit of the day :)
Like most ServiceSpace gatherings, our day was off to a beautiful start with a deeply reflective circle of sharing, where we honoured our intentions and ways we hoped to share our presence from within. After we wrapped up the opening circle at a local coffee shop and made our way over to the Canvas Cafe, it was so beautiful to
The dynamic duo in the kitchen, Hemant and Anil, found their groove and figured out the best way to serve food with love, while the server team of Nisha, Liam and Esteban connected with each guest, offering their smiles and sharing their authentic presence in every interaction. Ani, the maitre-d for our first sitting, gave an inspiring talk
As we transitioned out of the Museum of Happiness and into our closing circle at another restaurant next door, we felt like a family sitting down to have a meal together :) Many people shared how beautifully orchestrated the chaos of the day was, and how someone would step in and do exactly what needed to be done at exactly the right time without being assigned such specific tasks and how it all flowed so effortlessly in many ways because we were all coming from the same space of abundance and generosity in our own hearts. Volunteers mentioned how sharing their authentic presence throughout the afternoon really enabled them to dig deep and open their hearts up while connecting with each guest. As I had mentioned in the beginning of the day, I felt moved to go ahead with the Karma Kitchen pop-up with literally 10 days notice simply because I knew we had an A-team of volunteers in the mix, all regular attendees of Awakin Circles who are so grounded in their own practice of service, stillness and generosity -- I just knew magic would unfold with this team behind the experiment :)
Grateful to the entire volunteer team for sharing your whole-hearted presence, kindness and love with the Karma Kitchen guests, Canvas Cafe staff and members of the Museum of Happiness community.
And of course deep bows to all the invisible hands and hearts in the ServiceSpace ecosystem who have been tilling the soil of the Karma Kitchen project over the years. These countless hours of work are what enabled us to offer this experiment to Londoners with literally 10 days notice and to create the beautiful ripples that are now in motion :) Thank you, thank you, thank you. It was a beautiful day, which has planted abundant seeds for future Karma Kitchen experiments around London.
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Ani Devlia wrote ...
What a joy filled day it was! Thank you so so so much for being the catalyst for these magical moments to take place. So many journeys supported... so many ripples flowed and continue to flow.. so many seeds planted.
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Nisha wrote ...
What a beautiful feeling when there isn't really a giver or a receiver, just pure unconditional love and generosity in action. An unusual platform that sets this intention for a deep level of interconnectedness and trust. Karma Kitchen team - you were awesome - thank you!
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Aryae Coopersmith wrote ...
Awesome & inspiring -- congratulations all! :) :)
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Patricia-C Prada Jimenez wrote ...
Can't wait to hear of next one to join in :-)
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andria wrote ...
Can disabled people be volunteers at KC?
Brinda wrote ...