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September 21 – 24, 2012
The Music of Life An Exploration of Healing in the Sufi Tradition   with
Melissa Clare & Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami
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How do we find balance and healing in today’s world? The teachings of the Sufis remind us that there are spiritual resources available for everyone, if we only take the time to enter into a peaceful state. This weekend we come together as a group to enter into a deeper awareness of healing in our lives. Meditation practices will be interwoven with music, stories and teachings about healing.
With practices using breath, sound and light we will purify and magnetize our being. Drawing on the energy of the Universe, we will increase our healing capacity while recognizing that the source of healing is Spirit. Exquisite music of generations of Sufis will open our hearts and carry
us into meditative states…
Friday evening’s introductory program will be open to the public on a donations basis
An optional third day with Ustad Nizami will be offered for musicians as a special orientation to healing through music:
"Healing the Human Heart with our Music"
This program for musicians will include information about the way Sufi music scales correspond to different times of the day, and also interact with our emotions. This is a very big subject!
Teachers
Melissa Clare grew up in a village in the south of England. After meeting her Sufi Teacher (Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan) in 1971, she emigrated to the US to live in a Sufi Community in upstate New York, where for 17 years she immersed herself in the Teachings and practices, becoming a retreat guide, minister, and senior teacher. An initiation with Fire brought a greater focus on healing.
Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami, a Chishti Sufi and seventeenth generation musician, is one of the foremost musicians and music instructors of Pakistan. He masterfully presents a vast array of styles including classical Indian, ghazal, geet, qawwali, bhajan, Pakistani folk and Sufi music. His principal instruments are sitar, vocals, tabla, and harmonium.
Watch Video about "Music of Life"
Visit Ustad Nizami's website
Details & Pricing
Partial scholarships are available for this event. For application guidelines, visit here.
Pricing:
$645 for entire weekend program, plus Monday's "Healing the Human Heart..."
$475 for Friday through Sunday, (does not include Monday's "Healing the Human Heart…")
$325 Sunday night lodging plus Monday's workshop, "Healing the Human Heart" only
$250 “Healing the Human Heart” Monday only, Commuter rate
