“Oneness of Being & Stewardship” Sufi Retreat with Himayat Inayati at Gwinwood, in Lacey
Gwinwood Retreat Center 6015 30th Ave SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesSept. 20-22 Weekend residential Retreat
Sept. 20-22 Weekend residential Retreat
Fundraiser benefiting long time Dancer Kim Lincoln
October 4-6th - Dances of Universal Peace, Kirtan, Zikr & Inspirational Teachings
Join us for a trip to Seattle to attend the Whirling Dervish ceremony commemorating the union of the beloved Sufi poet Jelaluddin Rumi with the Beloved.
Join Ted Ryle and guest leader Tajali Tolan from Montana for the Sufi practice of Zikr Allah ("Remembrance of God") on Sunday, March 23, at 4pm. The event is co-sponsored by the Community for Interfaith Celebration, and is held at United Churches in downtown Olympia.
"Enter the theater of love, where beauty's eyes are feasted with the eye of beauty." - Murshid Samuel Lewis Return Again to Who We Truly Are! Come join Khalif Khalil Mark Elliott from the Sufi Heart Circle in Ashland, Oregon, with old and new friends, for a Residential Retreat in Olympia, Washington. Immerse in Breath, […]
Join us for the PNW Spring DUP Retreat from May 16th to 18th, 2025, at Camp Lutherwood in Cheshire, Oregon, with featured leader Munajat Marti Dimock and also Mariko and Christo. This year’s theme, ‘Stepping Into The Sacred Moment,’ invites participants to reconnect with the essence of the dances and embrace the spirit of unity. Formerly known as SKYCamp, this retreat promises a transformative experience in a new, serene setting.
"Go Sweep Out the Chambers of Your Heart, Make it Ready to be the Dwelling of the Beloved. When you depart, love will enter. In you, void of yourself, God will display the Beauty." Now in its 48th year, regional universalist Sufis gather for inspiration and community, to open the heart to its healing potential, […]
Sept. 19-21 Weekend residential Retreat
Sema of Hope, the Ceremony of the Whirling DervishesOn Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm, we will offer our annual public Sheb-i Arus "wedding night" Sema Ceremony, in remembrance of Sufi mystical poet, Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, who demonstrated through a lifetime of words and actions how Peace is possible on a Path of […]
December 21, 2025 11am and 12:30 PM (see below) Center for Spiritual Living 3437 Libby Road NE, Olympia WA This month we will offer something different on the Winter Solstice! In partnership with the Center for Spiritual Living, we will conduct a Winter Solstice Spiral Walk, a walking meditation that begins in darkness. Each person […]
Immerse yourself in a one-day workshop exploring the work of the late sacred activist, Joanna Macy, embodied in the Dances of Universal Peace. The event will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5090 Center Street NE in Salem, Oregon. Workshop activities will run from 9am to 5pm, and […]