In-Person Programs
An Open Path Retreat with Pir Elias Amidon
May 6-10, 2025 — Buckden Towers, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, UK
May 13-17, 2025 — Universel, Katwijk, the Netherlands
May 20-24, 2025 — Ellernhof, Dahlenburg, Germany
How wonderful to be a human being! Our simple binary name says it all: we are invested with being-ness and human-ness at the same time! “Being” signifies our spirit — our nature as pure, open awareness and our intimate belonging with the source of existence itself. “Human” is our embodied nature — being these extraordinary social and sensual animals that we are, born of the earth. Human Beings.
Our name points as well to the essential question we face as individuals and as a species: how to unite these two qualities of our nature so that we may simultaneously live fully awakened and fully embodied lives. This retreat is dedicated to deepening our capacity to become whole in this way, to embody spirit — in our relationships, love, work, play, aging, dying, and all that being human means.
To help us during the retreat we will turn to many of the practices of the Open Path:
Guided meditations
Self-inquiry
The self-liberation of thought
Freeing ourselves from fear and judgment
The Practice of Living Presence
The Welcoming Practice
Nirtan (the dance of the soul)
Musical meditations
Periods of silence both still and moving
And unstructured play
We hope you will join us for this intimate and nourishing exploration together!
A limited number of bursaries may be available. Contact ihsan@sufiway.org with any questions.
COMING SOON: Registrations are temporarily delayed by a technical matter with our international payment processor and will open in December as soon as it is resolved. We will make another announcement by email when they are open for everyone.
Entering into Silence
Walking Retreat in the Moroccan Desert
with Karim Noverraz and Elmer Koole
February 15 - 26, 2025
This walking retreat offers us an opportunity to experience how the vast emptiness and silence of the desert connects us with our own inner silence. As we walk into the desert, we are invited to leave behind our attachments, preoccupations and excessive activity, and orient ourselves to Presence.
Amongst other practices, there will be silent and singing meditations, zikr, evenings of poetry and story-telling. The main language will be English, translations into French, Dutch and German will be available. This retreat will be facilitated by Karim and Elmer, two senior retreat leaders from the Sufi Way.
Click HERE for program overview
Click HERE for registration and practical details
Advanced reservations and enquiries: sufipilgrimage@gmail.com
The trek in the desert will be guided by the certified desert guides “Agence Désert et Montagne”
A Sufi Way Associated Program