I have been trying to find the right words to share what is happening with me. I discovered a lump in my breast at the beginning of April 2025. I had two biopsies after mammogram and ultrasound on April 30th for the lump and an enlarged lymph node. Then I had to wait till the 14th May to get the results. In the meantime I started receiving daily Reiki treatments from April 30th.
I had booked to attend the Reiki Alliance conference from May 7th to the 13th. Being immersed in Reiki for nearly a week, with about 100 other Reiki students, most of them Reiki Masters was deeply nourishing. I could not have chosen a better place while recovering from the biopsy and waiting for the results. I had asked for distant Reiki support from the Alliance support line. So a lot of the people there knew what I was going through. Many came to me and spoke about it. Initially I felt embarrassed and then I realised they were offering me love and care. I felt wrapped in a bubble of love and Reiki.
I wonder if I could have navigated this phase with the strength and wisdom I continue to feel without having been in that mystical sacred space of Reiki and daily Reiki treatments I continue to receive.
On May 14th I had the results – both the biopsies tested positive for breast cancer. So far I am feeling really well and it feels surreal to be told – you have cancer! But reality is coming through, I start treatment on June 12th in the light of the full moon.
If worry arises on hearing this news, please welcome it as an invitation to be with the precept ‘Just for today, do not worry’. Please join me, I need you to work together with me to receive the light coming through this precept. Let’s hold the worrying part with tenderness. We can also surrender worry to the Source.
I am learning deeper lessons about being present. I am alive, I have my body that is helping me learn about my spiritual gifts and my divine purpose. I am okay in this moment. I have so much love and support from you, my friends and family – both biological and spiritual.
I am learning about trust at this time. My invitation for you is to trust that I and each one of us has a team of helpers, guides, teachers, ancestors, angels, friends and family who are helping us to feel safe while moving forward on the path of our life purpose. Team Mamta now includes NHS too 😊
I am learning about gratitude. I am grateful for all the messages of love and support I have received. I am grateful to each one of you who comes to give me Reiki treatments, I am learning to say ‘yes’ and hone my ability to receive.
I am learning to keep my heart open to every experience. I had heard some scary things about the PET and MRI scans. I asked for help from my Reiki Master and Reiki family and received some wonderful tips. My meditation book helped me find the guidance on loving and appreciating the elements body is made of. Then it dawned on me that PET scan uses Gamma rays, a facet of light. With this knowing I could welcome this new experience and go in with open heart to experience this facet of creation. Needless to say that I was fine with having the scans.
I started with finding this healing phrase really helpful – If I could tend to the mystery of creation and this body in the present moment, I wonder what it would feel like!
This phrase continues to evolve and now it is – If I could tend to the mystery of healing from cancer, I wonder what it would feel like!’.
I am sharing my vulnerability to bust the myth of perfect health. I am sharing how my spiritual practices are helping me at this time to navigate this phase with grace, strength, resilience and wisdom.
I have set up a WhatsApp group to share my journey. You can contact me if you would like to join the group. Please send me your phone number, and if I don’t know you, please tell me about yourself and your motivation to join the group.
Most importantly I am taking a year off.