Our yearly workshop focuses on resources from the “99 Beautiful Names” (as contained in The Sufi Book of Life) that invite us into a deeply ecological experience of the human soul and its purpose in consonance with the whole natural world and all beings. Included will be Sufi stories and teachings from Inayati and classical Sufism, from the Quran and Hadith, as well as Dances of Universal Peace, Sufi zikr (remembrance practice), walking meditations, silent meditation and guided ‘journeys’ through a selection of the “pathways of the heart.” This retreat is open to all, without prior experience. Only an open heart and mind, ready to move and dance with the One, are necessary. Click here for more information. Organizer:  Munira Elizabeth Reed, Abwoon Resource Center. Contact: Email Aatoon Nina Massey, Tel 1-614-949-6197

May 16-19: Columbus,OH, USA:
The Abwoon Interspiritual Leadership Program: Module 7: Integrative Retreat

This is the final meeting of the first AILP group and is closed to the public. A new group in the USA is forming for modules beginning in spring 2011. Click here for details.

June  26-July 3: near Hamburg, Germany:
2010 European Summer School of the Sufi Ruhaniat

“Steps on the Path: Travelling a Deeper Way of the Heart.”
The annual Ruhaniat European Summer School is many things: Classes for those on the Sufi path—beginners, middle and more advanced (including Sufi guides); Guided group retreat process; individual classes on Sufi psychology, Walking meditation, longer Dance cycles and Sufi zikr, Sufi Soulwork, Mysticism of sound and chant, Sufi healing and more; a way to share practice with the main Ruhaniat Sufi guides in Europe. Experience joyous community with seekers from a dozen countries and languages—“eating, dancing and praying together.” Camp director and main teacher: Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti. Staff: Murshida Gita Sophia, Khalif Tansen, Khalifa Baraka, Sheikh Jelaluddin, Sheikha Rahmana, Sheikha Alima and Sheikh(a)s Wali and Arienne. In English and German. Contact: Email Edmund Dixon Registration: Email Qadima Sabine Brandt, Tel. 49-(0)30-47036782. See also the Sufi Ruhaniat European website at www.ruhaniateurope.org

July 18-25: Mendocino Sufi Camp, Mendocino, CA, USA:
“Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do"

Classes in Sufi practice, Dances of Universal Peace, Soulwork, Walks, Music, Healing and more. Spiritual director: Murshida Mariam Baker. Special guest teacher: Murshid Saadi Shakur plus many other teachers. The camp runs from Sunday to Sunday. It will be followed from July 25-28 (Sun. evening to Thursday morning) by a guided khilvat (retreat) for Sufi mureeds, which allows participants to pursue individual practice interwoven with group sessions. This silent retreat will offer a full program of Sufi retreat practices, with instruction and interview time. Individual practices will be adjusted to each person’s present condition and previous experience. Contact: For more information on both retreats, please see the website of the Golden Gate Sufi Circle: http://www.suficircle.org/

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July 30: Church of the Incarnation, Santa Rosa, CA: Sacred Movement, Sacred Voice, The Hidden Gospel—Hearing Jesus with Aramaic Ears

Travel back to the world of ancient Palestine. Hear the words of Jesus spoken in Aramaic, his native language. Speak those words with your own voice and experience traditional prayer and contemplative practice from those times. Join Neil Douglas-Klotz in an evening of exploration, recitation, and body prayer. Click here for more details.