Please join us for a weekend retreat with Devi and Sarmad Tide.

During the weekend the group will do practices with breath, magnetism, movement, sound and silence
– as recipes that nourish the soul and increase our sensitivity to the inner world
– as tools to intensify our influence upon the outer world: our relationships, our jobs, our finances, and our recreation.

Devi and Sarmad are senior disciples of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and have been teachers and guides on the Sufi path for more than twenty years.  Devi is the Secretary General of the Sufi Order International in North America.  She is also a senior teacher in the Sufi Healing Order.  Sarmad has been the primary editor for Pir Vilayat’s publications and articles for several years, a position that has kept him in intimate contact with Pir Vilayat’s emerging teachings.  They are both certified retreat guides, ordained ministers of the Universal Worship, and lead and create Dances of Universal Peace.

Please join us for a seminar on The Course in Miracles facilitated by Dr. Michael D. Taylor.  A native of Memphis, Dr. Taylor now resides in Smyrna.  He holds two doctorate degrees, one in Counseling Psychology and another in Ancient Philosophy.  He has worked in private practice and has served on the staff of several mental hospitals in the United States.  He has traveled the world to study ancient religious rituals and is versed in Aramaic Studies.  Dr. Taylor is an internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor.  Mike has studied and taught The Course in Miracles throughout the U.S. for more than 15 years.  His quote for today is, "After having said all this, I must remember that what I know is worthless, yet, what I can practically do on a daily basis is all important."

Please join us for a weekend retreat with Aziza Scott, head of the Retreat Guides Certification Program in the Sufi Order of the West.  The retreat will focus on the Sufi idea of Nature, both within and without, as a manifestation of the Divine.  Through a series of spiritual practices inspired by the Sufi tradition, participants will explore the Divine Mystery as it is revealed in the heart and in the beauty of creation.  Aziza has conducted spiritual retreats for seekers of all faiths in the United States, Europe and India.  She has the remarkable meditation skills to lead the true spiritual seeker closer toward home.  Aziza creates an atmosphere that is sacred and purposeful, and uses sacred spiritual practices, music, meditation, walks, and feedback.  Mrs. Scott is one of the most experienced retreat guides in the Sufi Order of the West.  During this retreat, there may be opportunities for participants to receive private guidance from Aziza.

Please join us for a weekend dream seminar with Dr. Pam Tucker and
Dr. Jim Burton.  The seminar will present several dream theories and practices for understanding your dream symbolism and meaning.

Dr. Pam Tucker will be presenting two lectures.  She is a general adult psychiatrist who trained at the University of South Alabama.  Pam has long had an interest in Jungian dream work and has given lectures on various facets of dreams.  Currently, she works in the area of preventing and mitigating traumatic stress related to disasters.

Dr. Jim Burton has studied with Dr. Ann Faraday, the English dream researcher who authored several books about understanding your dreams.  Jim has led many dream workshops and dream groups during the last thirty years.  He will focus on the practice of using gestalt techniques to interpret your dreams.

Please join us for a day of Noble Silence - mindful awareness, sitting and walking mmeditation practice guided by Alan Pope, and yoga instruction by Heather Neal.  Then, come nightfall, enjoy a delicious dinner and Sufi dancing around the bonfire into the evening.