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SUFI CONTAINER FOR WHIRLING PRACTICE

Sufism is a path from before the time of religions. It developed as a precise way to integrate the practices of all believers. Believers in the old days were people who devoted their time and energy toward union with the one spirit of love, guidance, and harmony.

This spirit is called by the name of Allah, God, many names in the Hindu pantheon, and even can incorporate the goddess.

Whirling, fast Say prayer, mantra or zikr, music and poetry form the foundation of our practices. Sufism is syncretic in folding the local cultures of the peoples where it flourishes. For this reason there are Christian Sufis, Zoroastrian Sufis, Hindu Sufis, Muslim Sufis, and Sufis who identify as a combination of these world religions.

The whirling practice is safe for everyone. There are slow versions which do not require incredible stamina or balance. And for those who are able to open up the depth of the practice, may unfold as their whirling spreads itself through the universe.

Please come in comfortable clothes, wear thick socks or flat shoes, no rubber soles. Bring your scarves, bring your flowing skirts, but most of all bring your hearts.

HANNAH JEWEL is a dancer, choreographer, healer, teacher, mother, and student on the Sufi path. She has been teaching and performing Sufi whirling for the last sixteen years around the world. Her love of Sufism began when, as a dancer, she saw the practice and how it combined movement, prayer, and a direct connection to God in one moment. She then went on to write her master's thesis and her PhD on the female embodiment of Sufi initiation. It is her joy and delight to continue to open this practice for all those who come with a sincere heart. Her tradition is inclusive and embraces all human beings, regardless of gender, race, religious affiliation, or any other boundary. Rumi says, “Come, come, whoever you are,” and in this spirit, we offer a grounded, guided practice by which you can enter the recesses of this sacred heart space.

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