IN SONOMA COUNTY, Gayatri, Mustaqim & friends will lead Dances, zikr,
meditation and Nature Attunement for the season.
Overnight camping possible (please call). Evening program included. Info: 707-829-3195.
Details here.
♥ Aramaic teachings & musical events with Devi Mathieu.
♥ Class w/ Imam Bilal next weekend: "Going Deeper into
Physicians of the Heart: Healing Through Forgiveness".
Info here ♥ Gayatri, Pablo, Shafee and friends will be leading Sufi Dances of Universal Peace
at the M.A. Center in San Ramon during Amma's visit there on June 8th in the
late afternoon. Info here.
2012 Spring & Summer Sufi Camps
More and More Awake -- Moving from Fear to Freedom:
Info for the 30th Annual Spring Renewal Sufi Camp in Maui is now up at
SufisHawaii.org.
A week-long Spiritual Camp May 11th - 18th, 2012 Camp Keanae, Maui
Cazadero camp discontinued: Our annual spring All-Bay Area Camp-out has come to the end of its run. Read more
Registration for his summer's Mendocino Sufi Camp is open.
With Sara Morgan, Gayan Macher, Pir Shabda and Tamam, Fazl Frank Olivier, Matin Mize and
many more, this year's Mendo camp focuses on inner exploration and outward expression of
our true nature. Dates are July 15th - 22nd. Youth retreat precedes, silent retreat
follows. Info on all at MendoSufiCamp.org.
Blossoming
the Soul: Sufi Order Summer Camp at Mount Madonna Center, near Santa Cruz, CA,
July 20-26. Silent retreat with Pir Zia Inayat-Khan and Aziza Scott, followed by
community and leaders camp with Pir Zia, Taj Inayat and more."What would it
mean to think, speak, and act from the heart?"
Physicians Of The Heart,
a Sufi view of the 99 Names of Allah as healing spiritual practices, is
now available in a more economical paperback format and can be ordered
here at a sale price
of $33 with free US shipping.
♥ Subscribe
to Bhavani Judith Tucker's Sonoma County Devotional Music Events email list, with Kirtans,
chanting, Gospel singing and much more.
Retreats with Taj
Inayat in Washington State, 6/24-28 and 10/28-11/1: small group format
with individual guidance. "This retreat format offers participants a
powerful supportive group environment while receiving individually designed
daily practices in response to each soul’s unfolding need ... an ideal
environment in which to unfold, deepen and awaken." Also this autumn,
two
retreats
with Taj in New Mexico, 9/22-29 and 10/2-9, 2012
Musical events and the Aramaic words of Yeshua (Jesus) with Devi Mathieu
Through the Ear to the Heart Sing the Music of Hildegard von Bingen as
Contemplative Practice: Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Pt. Reyes Station The wisdom teachings of
12th century Abbess Hildegard von Bingen come alive when we sing her songs. Experience
her music the way she shared it with the women and men who sang with her -- a gentle,
contemplative practice of listening and joining together in song. No experience needed,
drop-ins and newcomers always welcome.
Mondays in Santa Rosa 7-9 pmWinter/Spring 2012: We meet every Monday
except April 2, May 14: Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa.
More information.
$10 suggested donation, no one turned away. The beautiful redwood sanctuary at Church of
the Incarnation has been home to Through the Ear to the Heart gatherings since 2007. It’s
wonderfully satisfying to sing in the warm resonance and comforting embrace of its
ancient wood: the church was built in the 1870s of old-growth redwood. A carpool leaves
from Sebastopol, contact Devi for details.
Selected Tuesdays in San Rafael 7-8:30 pm
Winter/Spring 2012: We meet Jan 17, Feb 14, March 6, April 3, May 1.
Santa Sabina Center,
25 Magnolia Ave, San Rafael CA 94901, 415-457-7727
$15-20 suggested donation, no one turned away.
Santa Sabina is a beautiful and peaceful retreat center that was once a Dominican
cloister. The acoustics and the physical arrangement of its Chapel are very similar to
the chapels Hildegard and her singers used.
Third Thursdays at The Dance Palace, 6:30-8:00 pm (note the new time!)
Winter/Spring 2012: We meet Jan 19, Feb 16, Mar 15, May 17 (no meeting in April).
The Dance Palace, 503 B Street, Pt. Reyes Station, CA
$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Join us in the Dance Palace church space, resonant and blissfully free of urban sounds, a
magnificent place to sing. A carpool leaves from Freestone, contact Devi for details.
Aramaic Jesus: Experience the Teachings of Jesus in His Original Language
Second Thursdays in Sebastopol, 7-8:30 pm
St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Road, Sebastopol, CA
Meeting dates for Winter/Spring 2012: Jan 12, Feb 9, March 8, Apr 12, May 19, June 14
Donations gratefully accepted
Presented by Numina Center for Spirituality and the Arts,
Speaking and chanting the words of Jesus in the language he spoke can bring us closer to
the wonder and healing of his teachings. Exploring the rich layers of meaning in his
native tongue, Aramaic, reveals facets of his guidance that have been left behind by the
limitations inherent in translation to other languages. Take part in traditional prayer,
chant, and contemplative practices that were common to Jesus, his disciples, and the
people of ancient Palestine. Open to everyone, drop-ins always welcome.
Sufi links to visit online:
Oregon's longtime Sufi Community newsletter, "The Caravansary", has moved
online, with a shared community calendar, directory, and posting site, co-edited by
multiple folk: www.OregonCaravan.org
View film trailer The Way of the Heart, the story of
Hazrat Inayat Khan and his teachings. Now available on DVD.
Khankah Sam is a Sufi spiritual community based around the former home of Murshid Samuel Lewis, now a residential and event center holding and spreading his wisdom, blessing and magnetism throughout the City and beyond.
Center info here
New on MansurJohnson.com: Letters from Pir
Moineddin, new photos for sale and much more.
News link: Rumi's Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love & Friendship, a new Coleman
Barks release:
"The Big Red Book".
Wahiduddin.net is an inexhaustible resource on
Sufi Teachings particularly Hazrat Inayat Khan, also the Dances and many other topics, maintained by the apparently tireless
Wahiduddin Richard Shelguist from Colorado.
New Sufi Order page for those interested in the Sufi practice of Retreat or Khilvat:
here.
Every moment of our life is an invaluable opportunity.
-- Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan
Every breath brings with it something from heaven; every breath
takes with it something to heaven. There are the thoughts we get and the
thoughts we give, there are the words we get and the words we give, there are
the things we get and the things we give. All this is part of life, but there
is more: according to our union with God every moment of our lives is
permanent success obtained or lost.
-- Murshid Samuel L Lewis
"Sufism, as a religious philosophy of love, harmony, and beauty,
aims at expanding the soul ..." -- Hazrat Inayat Khan
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