spontaneity: blessing or curse?

Dear Ones, 
It’s time to give you a little sneak preview of the retreats we have coming up. ready?

1. Sirat-i Inayat Retreats in Europe!
Czech Republic Workshop – September 28th
Germany Residential Retreat – October 3rd to 6th 
France Non-Residential Retreat – October 9th to 11th
Information and registration for ALL three is available here: 
RETREATS

2. Cherag Retreat and Spiritual Direction Certification Ceremony! 
Near Estes Park, Colorado
December 6th to 9th 
Registration for the current Cherag and Spiritual Direction cohorts is open now! More info and registration link here: 
RETREATS

3. Mureeds Retreat – for Sára’s initiated mureeds only – February 5th to 10th, 2025 – email Sára directly for more info. 

4. Call of the Heart Intefaith Family Campout! 
July 19th to 23rd, 2025
It’s a new place for us…and we’re EXCITED!! Registration open now: 
RETREATS

And…back to our usual program…with a few changes…mind your head: 

Friday, July 26th – Conversation on Death and Dying – 10:15 a.m. Mountain (4:15 p.m. UTC) – RSVP for the zoom link… this is a follow-up meeting from last week. An invitation to check-in with me and each other about how your end-of-life planning is going. We can go through Five Wishes together on the zoom, share updates, ask questions, provide friendship and accountability to each other through the preparations – if you are in Fort Collins and would like to join me at home, let me know. All are welcome on the zoom and in my living room. 

Friday, July 26th – Sufi Contact Meditation – 12 p.m. Mountain (6 p.m. UTC) – a monthly contemplation of Murshid’s beautiful teachings on Mental Health and Purification, shared with Sufi friends around the world – Usually about 45 minutes – Zoom Here! 

Saturday, July 27th – Interfaith Chant and Pray – Unity Church, Fort Collins (1401 W Vine Dr) – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Sunday UTC) – $15 to $30 suggested – Zoom Here! 


Sunday, July 28th – Introduction to Sufism with Sára – 1 p.m. Mountain – online and at Sára’s home – we had a lovely conversation last week, and here’s your invitation to join a zoom version…maybe with similar info, maybe different, depends who shows up. If you’d like to join me at home, RSVP – or hop on our usual Zoom Here! 
(I’ve been asked to record this one…I might do that. We’ll see)

Monday, July 29th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – RSVP if you want to join me in my home –  Zoom Here! 


Thursday, August 1st – Githas Class – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Friday UTC) – Zoom Here! 

Saturday, August 3rd – Dances of Universal Peace in Denver – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Sunday, UTC) – Rocky Mountain Miracle Center – $15 to $30 suggested – Zoom Here! 

Sunday, August 4th – Way of the Cherag – an opportunity for us to gather for conversation, practices, and sharing resources – This time, Malik, Raqiba, Rahima, and I will offer teachings on the theme of the new moon: intuition, emptiness, purification, guidance… – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – All are welcome!! – Zoom Here! 

Monday, August 5th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – RSVP if you want to join me in my home –  Zoom Here! 

Wednesday, August 7th – Sufi Guides Kinship Meeting – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – for Sufi initiators and guides…if you’d like to join us, contact Sára for more info and zoom link. 

Wednesday, August 7th – Men’s Circle for the Divine Feminine – 4 p.m. Mountain (10 p.m. UTC) – This is a closed circle…if you’re in it, you’ll receive a separate email invitation with the zoom link. 

Thursday, August 8th – Githas Class – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Friday UTC) – Zoom Here! 

August 9 to 11 – Bliss Festival! – An abundance of musical offerings, chant, prayer, practice, sacred sound from a wide array of traditions and leaders! – I’ll be sharing Sufi Zikr and Prayer Music Saturday August 10th early evening… – More info and registration here: Bliss! 

Monday, August 12th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – RSVP if you want to join me in my home – or Zoom Here! 

August 13, 14, 15…I may lead noon zooms…or I may ask someone else to fill in…it’ll happen any which way…just letting you know I’ll be wandering around the mountains and valleys of Colorado…

Not sure about Githas Class, August 15th…hold onto your britches. I’ll let you know. 

Saturday, August 17th – Zikr in Denver – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Sunday UTC) – Rocky Mountain Miracle Center – $15 to $30 suggested – or Zoom Here! – bring snacks, desserts, and Sufi themes and questions for our post-zikr conversation time, if you like. 

Monday, August 19th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – RSVP if you want to join me in my home – or Zoom Here! 

Wednesday, August 21st – Conversation on Death and Dying – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – email Sára for the zoom link: rain@trigoddess.org 

Thursday, August 22nd – Githas Class – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Friday UTC) – Zoom Here! 

Saturday, August 24th – Interfaith Chant – Unity Church, Fort Collins (1401 W Vine Dr) – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Sunday UTC) – $15 to $30 suggested – Zoom Here! 

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Noon Prayer Zoom, every day! – 15 minutes of prayer and song – 12 PM Mountain Time (6 PM UTC) Zoom Here! 

Youtube channel for Chant and Pray recordings: Sára’s YouTube

OneDrive link with all the Zikr recordings: Zikr Melodies 

Dudes! For whatever reason, I’m totally hooked on the Red Clay Strays. I don’t expect most of you to like ’em…but…just in case: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhcMmaUPtrk

With a Heart Full of Robust LOVE!!
Sára

 

SIRAT-I INAYAT EVENTS

Sunday, July 28th – Contemplative Kinship Group with Zahira – 10 a.m. Mountain (in person only, Fort Collins) – email Zahira for the address: zahira@siratiinayat.org 

Tuesday, July 30th – Goddess Hour with Themis Waduda –  6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight (7:30 p.m. Mountain) – Zoom Here! 

Saturday, August 3rd – Ziraat Journey to the Heart of Nature with Rahima – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – Zoom Here! 

Sunday, August 4th – Way of the Cherag with Sára, Rahima, Raqiba, and Malik – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – Zoom Here! 

Wednesday, August 7th – Healing Class with Abdullah – 2 p.m. Pacific (3 p.m. Mountain) – Zoom Here! 

Sunday, August 11th – Contemplative Kinship Group with Zahira – 10 a.m. Mountain (in person only, Fort Collins) – email Zahira for the address: zahira@siratiinayat.org 

Tuesday, August 13th – Goddess Hour with Themis Waduda –  6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight (7:30 p.m. Mountain) – Zoom Here!

Thursday, August 15th – Joy of Singing with Aliela – 10 a.m. Mountain (7 p.m. Moscow) – email Aliela for the zoom link: aliela@inbox.ru

Wednesday, August 21st –  Healing Service with Abdullah – 2 p.m. Pacific (3 p.m. Mountain) – Zoom Here!

Sunday, August 25th – Contemplative Kinship Group with Zahira – 10 a.m. Mountain (in person only, Fort Collins) – email Zahira for the address: zahira@siratiinayat.org   



Weekly Prayer Zoom with Aliela – This might be moving to a different day and/or time… contact Aliela directly to join her email list: aliela@inbox.ru

Daily Prayer Zoom with Khabir Wali’ – 12 p.m. Germany – English and German languages – (4 AM MDT) email Khabir for zoom link: ch_mayer@gmx.de

Daily Prayer Zoom with Sára – 12 p.m. in Colorado – Zoom Here! 

Subscribe to the Sirat-i Inayat calendar and see more details for all these offerings here: https://siratiinayat.org/calendar-and-connections/