Konya, Turkey
Dec 12-18
Close your eyes, Fall in love,
Stay there.
Turning Your Heart to Love: Sufism, Whirling, and the Teachings of Rumi
PRAY | CONNECT | CELEBRATE | SHARE | EXPRESS | GROWTH | HEALING | TRANSFORMATION
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. — Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi
Partners Ihab and Ora Balha,are trained in the Mevlevi tradition of Jelaluddin Rumi, one of the greatest mystics and poets the world has ever known. Together, they will share the wisdom of the whirling dervishes, which has been passed down for 750 years.
The experience is designed to build a strong connection with our spiritual nature, and spiritual practice and lineage. During the trip we will explore ancient healing techniques and meditations by practitioners and Dervishes from the deep practice of sufism and loving devotional worship of the divine Allah.
The container is 7 Days long, December 12 to 18 , including 3 meals Anatolian cuisine. Daily Kundalini yoga and Sound healing, Music circles therapy . You will be invited to taste the various facets of herbalism, sufism, yoga, meditation, whirling for an exclusive off grid 200 year old home in the heart of the city of Love Konya.
You will have the chance to experience healing arts through ceramic and clay and carpet workshops. Including sound bathing and community circles connecting with like minded people.
One of this experience main missions is to connect with the soul tribe, finding like minded people to celebrate, express and share Ten days immersion ceremony in deep self spirituality, and healing to kick off the the new version of you in an integrative practical approach to healing and spirituality.
WHATS INCLUDED
One week shared accommodation, shared facilities
Daily meals, and snacks
Plane Ticket [ROUND TRIP]
Registration closes November 15
Each day will include (program):
A taste of the sweetness of the mystical philosophy and heart-centered mindfulness techniques of Sufism.
Daily instruction on traditional whirling and chanting.
Nightly Dhikr, one of the major rituals of Sufi spiritual practice, where attendees can sing and dance with live musicians in ecstatic union with the Divine.
PRICE:
kindly book and we will contact you with the payment details.
ACCOMODATION
the Derga, is a 200 year old home that has been restored and kept for the teaching and celebration of Sufi practices. we will be living and hosted by a team of Dervishes and sufis who will teach us the art of love and devotion for the sake of Allah.
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The whirling dervishes, mystics who believe one’s path is to Allah, are devoted to developing one’s abilities and capacity through emotional, intellectual, and physical practices. This workshop will deepen your connection to love, and practicing lovingly, creating an internal peace that brings harmony and healing to the world.
“When you plant a tree every leaf that grows will tell you, what you sow will bear fruit. So if you have any sense, my friend, don’t plant anything but love, you show your worth by what you seek.” — Rumi
Recommended Reading: The Last Barrier: A Journey into the Essence of Sufi Teachings by Reshad Feild, Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks, Rumi Comes to America: How the Poet of Mystical Love Arrived on Our Shores by Bruce Miller