Dances of Universal Peace
OLYMPIA

Drumming Workshop with Gayan

Songaia Co-Housing 22401 39th Ave SE, Bothell, WA, United States

Sept 28 Drumming workshop with Gayan -- 10-5pm -- all levels welcome! Bonus 7pm Evening Celebration!

Sound the Awakener

Center for Spiritual Living 3437 Libby Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Fundraiser benefiting long time Dancer Kim Lincoln

$20 – $30

Whirling Dervish Ceremony Field Trip

Ballard Odd Fellows Hall, Seattle, WA 1706 NW Market Street, Seattle, Washington, United States

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.

TBA

Aramaic Lord’s Prayer

In Seattle next weekend: celebrate the Aramaic Lord’s prayer, December 21, 2024, 1- 3 PM, at Emmaus Table, 7400 Woodlawn Ave N. The Aramaic Lord’s prayer is a cycle of dance and devotional chant that immerses us in the wisdom and strength and compassion of Jesus (or “Yeshua” as he was known in his own […]

Global Peace Dance

Emmaus Table 7400 Woodlawn Ave N, Seattle, Wa

Gather to bring in the new year with sacred song and chant. This is a decades-old tradition in the Dances of Universal Peace, where dancers around the world bring in the new year with peace in our hearts. Donations gratefully accepted to support event costs. Same-day negative COVID test or wear a mask for everyone's […]

Dances of Universal Peace at OUUC – postponed from 1/9

Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation 2306 E End St. NW, Olympia, WA, United States

Usually Second Thursdays, 6:30 – 8pm at Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation (OUUC).  A joyous evening of sacred chants and movements set to live music.  All dances taught to the whole group each time.  Come alone or bring a friend!  Donation requested $15, no one turned away for lack of funds.  Free dinner at 5:30pm open […]

Zikr with Tajali & Ted

United Churches of Olympia 110 11th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, United States

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.

Event Series RETURN TO LOVE

Return to Love

Gwinwood Retreat Center 6015 30th Ave SE, Lacey, WA, United States

"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, […]

Dance at Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation (OUUC)

Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation 2306 E End St. NW, Olympia, WA, United States

"The seed of God is in us. . . .It will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is, and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature.  Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds grow into nut trees, and God seed into God." --Meister Eckhart, 14th century mystic As we approach the season […]

Dance at Center for Spiritual Living (CSL)

Center for Spiritual Living 3437 Libby Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United States

"The seed of God is in us. . . .It will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is, and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature.  Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds grow into nut trees, and God seed into God." --Meister Eckhart, 14th century mystic As we approach the season […]