Sufi Whirling Space Whirling dance workshop with breath-work, chanting and Sufi spiritual discussion, facilitated by Dervish Aziz
In this workshop Aziz will lead movement exercises demonstrate the practice of Sufi whirling. This is a physical practice that uses body movements and chanting to open a heart, and experience the Unity of Love in the human body.
This workshop is open for everybody in all levels of experience. Come with an open heart, wear comfortable clothing for movement and bring socks
Monday July 3rd, 10am-12pm, 2023
In the Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA
Cost: $30-60 sliding scale
FACILITATOR Bios
Dervish Aziz Abbatiello was raised in an American Mevlevi family, as he started to walk the path of the mystics following in the tradition of the Sufi, he longed to turn Sema with the dervishes, he waited in service for several years before he was formally admitted into study of the Turn, and trained with Postneshin Jelaluddin Loras, Pir of the Mevlevi Order of America. He was initiated as Semazen in 1996, and has made Sema with several Sufi groups in America and abroad. He has traveled the world in pursuit of spiritual experience, and participates in many global peace, traditional & new music, and interfaith events. Aziz seeks to embody the experience of union with the Divine, with his feet rooted deep in faith. He is a carpenter by trade, specializing in fine woodworking.
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
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