Two Half-day Workshops

NYOC, "Connecting With The Divine: Sufi Practices & Teachings" - New York Open Center - New York, NY, USA

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Connecting With The Divine: Sufi Practices & Teachings
with Shaykh Taner Ansari and Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari

A Half-day Workshop
Saturday, May 30, 10:00 am–1:00 pm

Sufism is a spiritual science that offers us tools to clear the path of communication between the human heart and the Divine.

Sufis teach that our hearts are imprinted with signs sent directly from the Essence (Allah)—the conscious energy of existence.

Join Shaykh Taner and Shaykha Muzeyyen to discover techniques to clear blockages that our egos have placed in the way of this sacred conversation; learn to recognize the signs in our hearts by using centuries-old methods such as zikr (repetition of the names of God); mushahada (contemplation); rabita (telepathic heart connection between the Lover and the Beloved); and adab (specific behaviors that reflect awareness of the Divine).

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Sufi Purification Practices: Healing the Self, Healing the Planet
with Shaykh Taner Ansari and Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari

A Half-day Workshop
Saturday, May 30, 2:30 pm–5:30 pm

In the Sufi healing tradition, the purification of mind, body and spirit is considered to be of utmost importance.

We tend to accumulate toxins and lose our vitality because of our environment, our genetic inheritance, or the misuse of our energy, and this toxicity can cause illness as well as cloud our judgment and impede our spiritual development.

In this workshop we will learn simple but powerful traditional Sufi purification methods.

Shaykh Taner and Shaykha Muzeyyen will teach us how to ground, heal, and sustain ourselves with purifying dietary choices, healthy recipes, herbal remedies, breathing exercises, energy work, mantras and the power of a positive outlook.

Shaykh Taner Ansari, a renowned teacher of Sufism, has been practicing Sufi healing for 30 years and is director of the Sufi organizations Qadiri Rifai Tariqa and Ansari Tariqa. He is the author of several books, including, most recently, Grand Masters of Sufism.

Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari, a second-generation healer, co-founded the Ansari Institute of Sufi Healing (AISH) with her husband and has edited and written many articles on Sufism and healing. An ordained shaykha, she lectures and leads congregational zikr.

Shaykh Taner is the author of *Alternative Healing: The Sufi Way*

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