Sacred Practices of Sufism An Intensive with Himayat Inayati Date: February 3 & 4, 2007 Time: 10 – 5 Saturday & 9 – 4 Sunday Place: Rainbow Mountain Children’s School, 574 Haywood Road, Asheville, N.C. Cost: $140.00 for weekend $75 per day post marked by January 26th. $165.00 for the weekend or $80.00 per day thereafter. Local Contact: 828 683 1219 This intensive will offer an introduction to some the deepest practices of Sufism. Breath Practices: Elemental Purification, Fikr, Darood, Qasab, Shagal, Practices of Sacred Words: Zikr, Wazaif Concentration: Mineral, Plant, Animal, Human Practices of Worship: The prayers and their movements Practices of Light: Planes of Light, Sipping Light, Kashf, Strengthening the Auric Field, Amal Practices of Heart: Creative Imagination and the Eye of the Heart Practices of Attunement: The Prophets, Tassawuri, Tawajeh, Attuning to the Ideal “An empty heart, a tormented mind, Unkindness, jealousy and fear Are always the testimony You have been completely fooled!” Hafiz Himayat Inayati Th.D. first brought Sufism to Asheville 1976. He has served the Sufi Order International both in this country and abroad. He has served on The International Message Council, the highest council in the SOI, for fifteen years. He served on the International Steering Committee for the SOI Curriculum Committee. He received the transmission of Sufism offered by both Pir Vilayat Khan and Murshid Samuel Lewis. He has co-presented retreats and workshops with both Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat Khan. For over thirty years Himayat has plunged deeply into the teaching of the ancient Sufi masters Ibn al Arabi, Rumi, and Suhrawardi, updating their work in the light of modern research. Himayat is an international spokesperson for Universal Awakening, a global initiative to awaken humanity to the sacredness within all of life. His work, which offers a truly universal perspective of the sacred, is rooted in the teachings of the great world spiritual traditions and is informed by current research in science. Himayat’s style of teaching is lucid, practical, experientially based, and humorous. Founder of the Raphaelite Work, a method of spiritual healing that utilizes presence, breath, and touch, Himayat is a catalyst for the transformational process in others. Over the past 30 years, Himayat fostered an ongoing dialogue between spirituality and science centered on healing and transformational consciousness through organizing numerous symposiums, conferences, and workshops. Registration: Cost $140 until 01/26/07 / $165 after 01/26/07 Name Address Phone: Day Eve E-mail Occupation Reg. Fee Enclosed by check or by MasterCard/Visa # Exp. Date (Please note all MasterCard/Visa will be processed by Light of the Mountains Bookstore – or you can pay via Pay Pal on our website.) MAIL REGISTRATION TO: Universal Awakening, PO Box 17578, Asheville, NC 28816. Please make checks payable to Universal Awakening. You may fax registration to 828 683 1219 ADDITIONAL NOTES: To charge this event to your MasterCard /Visa, please register by 1/26/07. www.universal-awakening.org for more information ! PO Box 17578 Asheville, North Carolina 28816 www.universal-awakening.org Phone/fax 828 683 1219 February 3 & 4, 2007 Asheville, North Carolina.