January 19
The
Urs of Suleiman Hayati Dede will be comemmorated in our circles.
Dede was inspired to bring these beautiful traditions of the Mevlevi
to the West. He passed from this world on January 19, 1985.
Directions to Subud House
in San Anselmo:
From highway 101 take Downtown San Rafael exit.
Take Third street to hub intersection and veer RIGHT to Sir Francis Drake blvd.
Continue on Sir Francis
Drake blvd. to San Anselmo.
After Red Hill shopping center turn RIGHT on San Francisco blvd at stoplights..
After 4 blocks turn
LEFT on Sacramento Ave. to Subud house at 100 Sacramento.
There is easy parking around Subud house.
Contact: Peter Frentzel
415 334 5844, bluecongo@earthlink .net
June
17-22, Mevlevi Summer Camp of Esin
at Camp Brotherhood in Mt. Vernon, Washington
MOA will be offering a summer intensive in the beautiful environment of Camp Brotherhood,
an
interfaith retreat center. A retreat with Postneshin Jelaleddin and special guest
and distinguished Mevlevi
Esin Celebi Hanim, 22nd generation descendant of Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI.
Also, musicians and teachers from our circles.
Sohbet, Wazifa Practice, Training in Turning, Zikr, Semazen, Ayin-i-Jem.
Cost: $730 US, includes lodging and meals.
Registrar: Gulum Hatun Mira Bielas, 360-969-2789, gulum@whidbey.com
Download the brochure
August
13-18, Journey Deep into the Heart of Remembrance
Interfaith Retreat in Croydon Hall, Minehead, Somerset, England
Postneshin Jelaleddin has been invited to share the Mevlevi traditions of Zikr
and
Music in a retreat that will host teachers and musicians of many spiritual paths.
Other Facilitators and Musicians: Barbara Swetina, Michael & Doris Stillwater,
Maris Warrior, Ken & Nancy Littlefish, Fantuzzi, Carolyn Hillyer, Achmed Murad,
Huniy Fatma Susanne, Blake Derby, Jaya Lakshmi, Kedar, Angie Twydall and Dragonsfly.
Practices include Dances
of Universal Peace, Taize Singing, Breton Dancing, Zikr and
Sufi Practice, Bhajans and Kirtan, Native American Songs, Sweat Lodge, Tibetan
Sound Meditation, Ancient Ancestral Ways of the British Isles, Earth Songs, Yoga
and more...A Spiritual Celebration - Honouring our Regal Beauty with Sacred Song,
Dance and Ceremony
Cost: £270 - £420
GBP (about $385 - $600 US, please confirm as exchange rates fluctuate)
depending on accommodations. Earlybird discounts, late payment penalties.
Registrar: Jennifer Benitz, dragonfly229@hotmail.com,
44(0)1580 860063
Download the flyer
September 30, Birthday of Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI
October
2-4 at Kulturhaus Milbertshofen in Munich, Germany
Bismillah in Bavaria
- Workshop with Postneshin
Jelaleddin Loras
Zikr Allah (Remembrance of
God) and Turning with live music, Sohbet about the
Sema Ceremony and the Path of the Mevlevi. This workshop will be presented in
English with
simultaneous German translation.
Cost: 155€ (roughly $211 USD) with early payment discounts
Note: The workshop does not include accommodations and is being held during the
Oktoberfest.
Please arrange accommodations as early as possible or contact the registrars for
assistance.
Contact for the workshop and monthly turn training:
Zehra Haqq & Christoph, zh.christoph@mnet-mail.de
Lade das Flugblatt herunter.
(Download the workshop flyer in German.)
Download the workshop
flyer in English.
October 7-11, Retreat
at Claymont, outside Charles Town, West Virginia
A Mevlevi Sufi Gathering with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
At Claymont Court, outside Charles Town, West Virginia
Two
consecutive events, the first two days centered on turn and sema training; and
the last
two days a weekend of zikr, music, dance, sohbet, and the poetry of Rumi. Please
join us for
either or both!
The site of this retreat, owned and operated by Claymont Society for Continuous
Education,
is on a beautiful rural property of 350 acres. It is conveniently located near
the
Virginia/Maryland border, less than an hour away from Dulles International Airport.
Download the flyer.
Download the registration
form.
Learn about Claymont.
October 16-18, Doing
Right
Fall Turn Workshop in Seattle, Washington with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
We gather as friends to share
in the blessings of the Mevlevi Way, a workshop with devotion,
poetry, prayer, sohbet, turning, wazifa, zikr. Mutrib led by Steve
Flynn.
Cost $275.00 per person , $525.00
couple. $50 early discount for payment received by 9/25
Contact the registrar, Karen
Lindquist 206.222.5270, divinepresencewithin@yahoo.com
Download the flyer.
October 17, Esta'furullah
Zikr - All Welcome!
Public Zikr in Seattle, Washington with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
7:30pm at Ballard Odd Fellows
Hall, 1706 NW Market St., 98107
info: Suleyman, 206-784-1532
Download the flyer
October 18, Esta'furullah
Zikr - All Welcome!
Public Zikr in Whidbey Island, Washington with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
7:30pm at Unitarian Universalist
Church, 20103 State Route 525, Freeland
info: Gulum, gulum@whidbey.net, 360-969-2789
Download the flyer
Winter
Tour 2009 in the S.F. Bay Area
Email with location & cost details have been sent out
to participants - if you didn't
receive this info please contact us!
Thursday, December 10
Obligatory practice and tuning for all Semazen turning in S.F.
and Sacramento Sema
Info has been distributed, please contact us if you've
not registered!
Friday December 11, Sema
of Baraka
We offer the Sema Ceremony to the public in San Francisco, California
8:00pm at the Palace
of Fine Arts
Master musicians from Turkey and Semazens offer the prayer ceremony of the Whirling
Dervishes
under the direction of Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
This event is sponsored and promoted by the California Institue of Integral Studies
View the flyer
Tickets
and further details from
CIIS, call 415-392-4400
Saturday, December 12, Sema of
Baraka
We offer the Sema Ceremony to the public in Sacramento, California
8:00pm at the Masonic
Temple of Sacramento, 1123 J St.
Master
musicians from Turkey and Semazens offer the prayer ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes
under the direction of Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
Download
the flyer
Download the
parking map
Advance tickets $20-$35 from brownpapertickets.com,
(800) 838-3006
Tickets at the door - cash sales only!
Information: (916) 442-2513
Sunday, Dec. 13, Concert of Secular
and Sacred classical Turkish music in Los Gatos
5:00pm at the Azerbaijan
Cultural Society's center at 16400 Lark Ave, Suite #260
Master Turkish musicians Necati Celik, Timucin Cevikoglu, and Yavuz Akalin offer
selections from the classical
Turkish repretoire, both secular and sacred. A rare opportunity to hear some of
the foremost musicians of
Turkey interpreting the incredibly rich Turkish musical history.
Admission
$15, in advance or at the door
Co-sponsored and promoted by the Turkish American Association of California (TAAC).
Contact for tickets: Hank, (415) 492-0728
December 14, 15, 16,
Turn Workshop in Fairfax
Semazen please join Postneshin Jelaleddin and senior teachers
of the M.O.A. for a workshop focusing
on preparation for Sema.
Registration & Info: Peter
Monday, Dec. 14, Concert of Secular
and Sacred classical Turkish music in San Rafael
7:30 pm at Open
Secret Bookstore & Gallery, 923 C St in San Rafael
Master Turkish musicians
Necati Celik, Timucin Cevikoglu, and Yavuz Akalin offer selections from the classical
Turkish repretoire, both secular and sacred. A rare opportunity to hear some of
the foremost musicians of
Turkey interpreting the incredibly rich Turkish musical history.
Admission is $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
Information: (415) 457-4191
Tuesday, Dec. 15, Public
Zikr in San Anselmo - all welcome!
7pm at Subud House, 100 Sacramento Ave, 94960 (in Marin Co.
near San Anselmo)
Join us for Zikr, led by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras with music by our Turkish
and U.S. musicians!
Suggested donation: $20
Info from Jami
December 17, Sheb-i
Arus
Sema and other gatherings worldwide, commemorating the passing of Hazreti Mevlana
Jelaleddin Rumi.
Contact your local circle for details.
Saturday, Dec . 19, Lecture/Demonstration
of Ottoman classical secular and religious music
1:00 PM at The
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 200 Larkin St
Master Turkish musicians
Necati Celik, Timucin Cevikoglu, and Yavuz Akalin offer selections from the classical
Turkish repretoire, both secular and sacred. A rare opportunity to hear some of
the foremost musicians of
Turkey interpreting the incredibly rich musical history of Turkey and the Ottomans.
Admission: Free with museum
admission
Information: (415) 581-3500
February 18-21, Teachers Retreat
in Northern California
Registrar: Durriah
April 22-25, Postneshin Training
in upstate New York
Registrar to be announced.
June 16-21, Summer Camp in Mt.
Vernon, WA
Open to all!
Registrar to be announced.
December Winter Tour
In Turkey, details to be announced.