2020 Dance Calendar, Sufi Heart with Omid Safi

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Join me for our first Dances of Universal Peace event in Chattanooga, Tennessee January 17, 2020!

I am excited to bring Dances of Universal Peace to Chattanooga January 17, a Friday, from 7:30 to 9:30 PM.
We are so grateful to Sarah Yvonne for hosting our gathering at Spot Venue, an incredible 4000 square foot venue in Chattanooga’s historic arts district.
3214 Brainerd Road, Chattanooga,TN 37411
If you are in the area, please come. Any friends in the area? Please let them know, and share this link.
Send me any emails of friends you think would like to be notified or reminded. Share our fier!

Then on Saturday, January 18, I will be in the Atlanta area at the Heron House in the Mountain Park area of Roswell, while friend and beloved dance leader Amira will be in Mexico.
The Heron House is a wonderful spiritual retreat center located at 102 Russell Road, Mountain Park in Roswell, GA, 30075. Contact me for details!

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March 27-29, 2020

Laying a foundation of connection by getting in touch with ourselves in the present moment, through mindful touch and self care, meditation immersed in nature, blended with singing, chanting and Dances of Universal Peace.

I recognize that the most important changes in my life have come about through moments of personal transformation. I am gaining a better appreciation and understanding on the importance of giving the voice from within room to be heard. This is the inspiration behind my Awakening Journey Retreat.

My intention is to share and make available to you... the time, the space, and the tools that have helped me grow and change, that it might offer you an opportunity to feed your soul and inspire you in this journey we call life. May we find peace in our heart, peace in our family, peace in our community, peace beyond our borders.

Limited to 10 people. Special discounts for those who attend Awakening Journey and stay for dances with Bernie the following weekend, plus an extra dance on Wednesday evening. Click here to learn more.

April 3-5 with Bernie Heideman

It goes without saying, Bernie's energy is uplifting and inspiring. Joy and communion are the intention and are present in abundance. Join us for what will be a very special weekend!

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A number of years back, I felt a call to help bridge the understanding in the West of the Muslim world, a civilization that had centuries of peace, expressed through poetry and art. What incredible synchronicity that music and dance would lead me to the way of the Sufi, the mystical side of Islam.

Allow me to introduce you to Omid Safi and the Sufi Heart podcast. I found it on the Be Here Now Network, the source for talks by Baba Ram Dass, and American professor turned mystic who inspired myself and so many others to turn toward a spiritual path.

"The measure of what it means to be a spiritual and realized human being is to actually be able to love and serve humanity."

Dr. Omid Safi is a director of Duke University's Islamic Studies Center, and what I find so intriguing is the way he expresses the concept of Radical Love as tied directly to Social Justice. Two of my favorite episodes are Dr. Martin Luther King's Message for Today, and Sufi Heart, a Practice of Love, where he lays out the way to express love, not as an emotion, but as a practice and a pathway for bringing peace to your own heart, and in a series of expanding concentric circles, peace to the world.

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THE CENTER OF THE HEART,
THE HEART OF THE CENTER

Jan 24 - 27, 2020 Akumal, Yucatan, Mexico

A Dance and deepening retreat with Sky Roshay and Glenda Taylor at Organic Yoga Mexico, a retreat center in Akumal (near Tulum). Where is our center, and how do we find it in times of stress and turmoil? How do we connect to our heart and move from there as much as possible? Morning and evening Dances, meditation, experiential practices and ceremony, with plenty of afternoon time for relaxing and enjoying the beach or the hammocks.

All vegetarian meals, and one seafood dinner, are included. Akumal is just down the coast from Puerto Morelos, with plenty of time to get there for the start of the Winter Dance Camp. You fly into Cancun and take the bus or shuttle.

$325 for space in one of the houses, and $260 for space in the Yoga Hall (you must bring your own pad and bedding)
retreat center website: https://organicyogamexico.com/home-1To register, contact Sky Roshay at skyness54@gmail.com

Glenda is the owner of Earthsprings Retreat Center in east Texas, where she has been leading women’s retreats and spiritual retreats for 40 years. A highly respected teacher and holder of wisdom, you can read more about her at https://oneandallwisdom.com/about-glenda-taylor/

Sky Roshay has been leading Dances for over 20 years. She is also a mentor in the Dance lineage, a musician, and periodically a poet. She dives deeply into the merging of spiritual growth with the Dances as a spiritual practice, and has been sharing wisdom about this at camps and in conversation formally for the past several years.

20th Winter Camp in Puerto Morelos Mexico

Jan 31 - Feb 7, 2020

Two extra Dance evenings on Jan 30 and Feb 7.The camp costs $250 and includes a catered lunch on the first afternoon of the camp. You are responsible for your room and board and travel. Fly into Cancun and take a bus or cab to Puerto Morelos, about 20km south of Cancun.

Bernie writes, "The camp is a great break from winter. The main leaders will be Bernie Heideman and Sky Roshay with an assist from other leaders from around the world who attend. Ravenwolf will be bringing his saxaphone this year!

"These camps have been great fun with lots of extra singing and other offerings. There is snorkeling right from the beach or from boats that travel to the reef just offshore. (Sky: "great restaurants and ice cream too!") Allow some extra time before and/or after the camp to travel to the many interesting Mayan ruins, eco parks, colonial cities, etc around the Yucatan. To register, contact Bernie at heideman@paonia.com or 970-872-2172 YOU NEED A PASSPORT TO ENTER MEXICO. Check your expiration date!

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Two more ways to visit The Farm

March 14 & 15 Breema: Embracing the Timeless Moment

An experiential weekend of Body-centered meditation, mindful movement, and nurturing touch, combined with the Breema principles and philosophy with the aim to support a shift from identification with thought, to a taste of our timeless nature. My friend and fellow Farm member Katherine Correa found her calling through a path of self healing after a devasting injury. We have been working together, using her techniques to help people coming in for dances and workshops to establish a grounding center and deeper sense of inter-connecetion. She will be my partner for Awakening Journey.

Get and immersive experience in Life in Community, with Dances Friday and Saturday night! Learn more!

Peace,

Douglas

Douglas@thefarmcommunity.com

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