Who: Meera Ekin’s spiritual journey began at the age of 17. She started her journey by training under various spiritual teachers and sufi masters from India in Gurdjieff Sacred Movements, Satori, Somatic experiences, Sufi meditations and techniques of active meditations by Osho. In the process she found herself drawn to the lost ancient art of Sufi Whirling. Her inner fire for the spiritual search kept increasing and she was blessed to have found a Sufi Master from Turkey. From him, she learnt practices of the Mevlevi Sufi order which is the order of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, popularly known as the poet Rumi. She trained under him for 5 years in Sufi Whirling and Zikr i.e. chanting. The experiences she has had were an overflowing of blessings in her heart and she started sharing her insights at the age of 24. Since, her journey has been focused towards teaching this meditative dance across the world through Sufi Whirling workshops. She has spent over 5000 hours in these workshops and has taught 1000s of women which helped them through issues of depression, pregnancy mood swings, empowerment, inner peace, anger management, etc.
What: In this workshop, you will learn the ancient art of Dervish “whirling”, a Sufi centering meditative dance, which enhances and uplifts the soul. Visiting from India, the instructor, Meera Ekin, will be facilitating this unique, one-of-a-kind workshop.
Whirling represents man’s unity with the cosmos; it is a movement where we dissolve ourselves into a world that cannot be understood with our mind; and has to be felt with the heart. Sufi dance puts us in touch with different layers of our being. It’s waves will deepen and expand the different qualities of human consciousness and take us to the silent lake of our inner being. This process creates an atmosphere where love and wildness blossom into meditation. This ancient, sacred dance awakens the soul, and instills peace and harmony in the body and mind.
“By knowing the mysteries of our own heart, we begin to resonate with the mysteries of existence”.
Take a journey with us into this ancient, mystic practice and get ready to be transformed.
When: November 23rd-24th, 10am-12pm both days
Where: Camélia House Sunroom
Price: $155
To purchase tickets, please visit Eventbrite, or call 337-534-8395(to avoid Eventbrite processing fees). Limited space available, so reserve your spot today!