The whirling of the dervishes
The path of devotion
With Monika Fatimabi und Joachim Alaudin Grieger
July 28th – August 2nd

To God belongs the east and to God belongs the west.
wherever you turn, there is the face of God.
He is the all-encompassing and the all-knowing.
Qur’an, Sura Baqara

In meditation and prayer, in the whirling of the dervishes, in the dhikr (the remembrance of God) we practice surrender to the one Truth, the one Being. We walk an inner path of enlightenment and at the same time we walk an outer way of unfolding and beauty. We dive into the deepest levels of our being and realize the value of our journey together as friends and of acceptance and honesty.

Every day we practice for one hour the whirling of the dervishes. We will learn the form and also go into the attunement of the dervishes. We will practice meditation and will experience the journey from our illusion of being in separation into the unity of all.

Together we will pray, sing and dance. Dhikr, Recitation and Invocation lead us to the depth of our heart.

Be as you appear and appear as you are. (Mevlana Jelaludin Rumi)

Fatimabi Monika Grieger and Joachim Alaudin Grieger lead together the Omega Sufi Centre in Zurich. Both are since about 30 years on the Sufi path. They are teachers in the tradition of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan and representants of the Sufi Order International. They are also Semazen (Whirling Dervishes) in the tradition of the Mevlevi, who are rooted to Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. They teach their knowledge and experience in groups and seminars and live together with their two daughters in Zurich. Joachim works as clinical psychiatrist, Monika as supervisor, healing pedagogue und therapist.

This is an additional program  during the 2nd  week, 1 – 1.5 hours daily, no extra registration required.

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