Feb 3, 2025
Dear Ones,
I’m writing this note in freezing rain and snow. The glow of the ice is magnificent. It’s a world of light and glowing crystals. It reminds me of the many levels of light and glory.
This last week Pir Zia offered a retreat and in the retreat he called upon all of us to take our place as part of the living Universe. So, as a practice for this month, instead of looking out at the Universe, let’s realize we are a living part of it/her/him/them.
A Practice for You:
Imagine the whole starry sky, the Universe with all its Galaxies.
First notice the Galaxies. At a distance each is one light.
As you get closer you realize that the many stars that comprise each galaxy have their own light, contributing to the light of the whole.
As you get even closer you notice the planets circling the stars, reflecting their light.
Now be aware of the uniqueness of the living beings on our planet, each shining a light of their own.
Can you feel how your light intermeshes with the light of our star, the sun.
Can you feel how your light intermeshes with the lights of the galaxy, somehow allowing a central force to organize the whole in a system of health and harmony.
Open to the healing aspect of that great light. Let the healing power of the Universe flow through our Sun, attuning to the perfect resonance to wash through you like a stream, offering healing – offering just what you need to feel more vitality and Life and Light in your being.
For the World:
Now be aware of our planet, whirling around our star the Sun, being propelled through its own stream of healing and harmony.
Notice our planet as a part of our star’s planet system, and notice how the healing power of the Universe, flowing through our galaxy, washing around and through our star, also reflects from our star to our whole planet, bringing just what it needs to move toward health and harmony.
A rain of healing light and a wash of healing presence, bringing to our planet, our Mother, just what she needs at this time.
Notice how it also brings a flow of healing to each living creature.
Rest in the healing light and life of the universe.
COMING PROGRAMS:
Healing Cherag (Spiritual Caregiver) Training with Devi, Tara, Jabbar and Nur Alima. Beginning March 22, 2025 – a One Year program – 4th Saturday of each month.
To register or for specific details, contact Ardvisura at ardvisura.renee@gmail.com
Curriculum below:
- Practices and meditations for the development of a healing presence
- Spiritual assessment tools and attunement
- The theology of suffering, illness, grieving and healing
- Listening from the domain of the heart
- The Universal Worship service as an ecumenical Healing Circle
- Presence through the Universal Worship
- The Healing Service
- Bringing a healing presence to those going through the dying process
- Practices for purification of the self and physical spaces
- Working with groups and families
- Using sound and music to create a sacred environment
- Healing through words, the glance, prayer, thought and absent healing
- Using Universal Worship and Healing practices as a means of recharging the healer and the one being healed
- Accommodating diverse cultural and inter religious differences
The Foundations of Healing: Will be offered the 2nd Saturday of the month beginning Feb 15th, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET (New York); 9:00 – 10:30 pm CET (Paris) The Foundations of Healing is a doorway into Hazrat Inayat Khan’s Sufi teachings on healing. We will delve into practices of Divine healing and transformation that live within each of us. The course is based on the newly developed Essential Healing Manual, an introduction to the foundations of healing in the Inayatiyya Healing Activity. Our gift to you will be a digital copy of the Essential Healing Manual, which will include the teachings from the topics introduced and much more. This course is open to ashiqs, murids and all with a sincere interest. Come to all or any part of the series. This session’s classes are: February 15th Healing with Light, March 15th Magnetism, April 12th The Healing Power of Nature, May 10th Healing Retreat – to tie together the teachings and practices of the Fall and Spring Foundations of Healing Classes. Questions or more information? email healing@inayatiyya.org. Questions about registration, payments- send to astana@inayatiyya.org
Healing Retreat in Warm Sarasota Sun April 4-6, – Bliss, Sufi Practice, Nature, Beach Meditation, Community, Healing and Sun -with Devi and Sarmad Tide. Details in the following Important Links:
- Event Page – Info & Payment & Registration https://risingtideinternational.org/event/group-healing-retreat-devi-sarmad-tide/
- Registration Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmyveBvEfkD_GojCRH0fFd3_oEGoVq2aOBVL3MSmMkeAKGtA/viewform?pli=1
- Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/share/1FAWVVNbic/
Contact: risingtideinternational@gmail.com / Akbar & Jessi
JOIN in the Spiritual Healing podcasts with Raqib and Nur Alima – In addition to bringing leaders of the field of healing to the podcast we hope that you all will contribute ideas and wishes of whom you want to see and what specific topics you would like us to cover. For more information contact Raqib koganmik@gmail.com
Coming in late fall or early 2026 – a Healing Journey to the sacred sands and spirit of Thailand To receive more information contact Devi at hudevi@gmail.com
Friends, we are happy to announce that you can again offer a donation to the Healing Activity of the Inayatiyya. To do this:
Send a check to The Inayatiyya, and in the memo area of your check write the words Healing Activity Reserve.
Mail to 112 E Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219
May the Blessings of God rest upon you and all those you love this Season!