An unprecedented opportunity to work with some of the world’s most experienced mentors and trainers in the Dances of Universal Peace (DUP)
Open to all, Dancers, Musicians and Dance Leaders.
Arjun Jorge Calero (Colombia)
Gulzar Christina Lausevic and Jilani Cordelia Prescott (UK)
£197 before 30 June, £250 thereafter
Email Jilani for more information, or you can book using the Booking Form below:
These dances could be called body prayers: simple, gentle yet powerful movements with chants drawn from many world traditions, all celebrating Unity. Moving, chanting and breathing in rhythm together we begin to harmonise ourselves as individuals and as a group. Our bodies and hearts can realign with the rhythm of our souls. The results can be wonderful: we may experience sensations of peace and joy, heart-opening connections with others and a sense of oneness with all-that-is.
Everything is taught as we go along, so anyone can join.
Saturday 17th June
Time: 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Om Yoga Works Studio
Springfield Commercial Centre
Unit 15D (1st Floor)
Bagley Lane
Farsley, Leeds.
LS28 5LY
Investment:
£15.00 of which 50% goes to Om’s foundation
Contact:
Please contact Angela for further information and to book:
Email: anji@omyogaworks.co.uk
Tel: 07786 255211 FULL TIMETABLE
I will be teaching at the Sacred Arts Community Camp from Friday 26th May to Saturday 3rd June, 2023.
Something to offer all ages, this family camp in the Chiltern Hills will nurture and inspire you.
* Camping in circles around a fire * Community * Friendship * Dancing * Singing *
* Creativity * Meditaion * Yoga * Tai-Chi * Storytelling * Sports & Games * Nature *
* Activities for children & teens * Acustic music * Cafe * Shop * Alcohol & Drug free *
I met the Dances through the camps, and Sacred Arts Camp has been an important part of my life since it first came into being. It’s the community where my children have been held as they grew from birth to adulthood, and where I have been held in my own growth and development over these many years.
I now lead Dances in many far-flung places, most recently having spent a month in Morocco supporting the Dances in new circles there, but it’s always such a joy to be back at SAC, and I look forward to dancing with you in the field.
For more details and to book, visit the Sacred Arts website.
As we approach the festivals of Passover and Easter, which both fall during the holy month of Ramadan this year, I’m reflecting on all the powerful and beautiful potential for peace and justice which could be our focus at this time, if we choose.
The following prayer authored by Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy was used in many places in inter-religious worships around the time of the Gulf War in 1991:
Eternal God, Creator of the universe, there is no God but You.
Great and wonderful are Your works, wondrous are your ways.
Thank You for the many splendoured variety of Your creation.
Thank You for the many ways we affirm Your presence and purpose, and the freedom to do so.
Forgive our violation of Your creation.
Forgive our violence toward each other.
We stand in awe and gratitude for Your persistent love for each and all of Your children: Christian, Jew, Muslim, as well as those with other faiths.
Grant to all and our leaders attributes of the strong; mutual respect in words and deed, restraint in the exercise of power, and the will for peace with justice, for all.
Eternal God, Creator of the universe, there is no God but You. Amen.
Join Jilani for Songs of One Breath every Friday: half an hour of poetry, mantra, song, breath practice and body prayer. Follow the link for more information:
All are welcome, no matter who you are or where you come from, whether you are from any faith tradition or none. We meet through the mystery of breath and heart, through our shared humanity and through our embodied presence on this beautiful Earth. We seek comfort and guidance together as people always have, through the ancient wisdom of all of the peoples of Earth.
Jilani will be online as usual, every Friday for 30 minutes from 2.30 pm UTC+1 (check your local start time here: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com)
on Zoom, and Live-streamed on Facebook, from this event.
To join on Zoom, follow the link or use this ID and Password:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82955349265…
Meeting ID: 829 5534 9265
Password: 011140
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keE0idDoW6
It is free to join. If you would like to donate to Jilani, you can do so via http://paypal.me/theheartcentre
Ramadan Mubarak!
Our soul is blessed with the impression of the glory of God whenever our lips praise God.
– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan
Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):
This praise is the one thing which surely pierces the mind-mesh. In the first place, the praise we give to God is the one praise for which we cannot possibly expect return; this lack of expectancy of return shows unselfishness, and unselfishness is the one thing that blesses the soul.
Join Jilani for Songs of One Breath every Friday: half an hour of poetry, mantra, song, breath practice and body prayer. Follow the link for more information:
All are welcome, no matter who you are or where you come from, whether you are from any faith tradition or none. We meet through the mystery of breath and heart, through our shared humanity and through our embodied presence on this beautiful Earth. We seek comfort and guidance together as people always have, through the ancient wisdom of all of the peoples of Earth.
Jilani will be online as usual, every Friday for 30 minutes from 2.30 pm UTC (check your local start time here: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com)
on Zoom, and Live-streamed on Facebook, from this event.
To join on Zoom, follow the link or use this ID and Password:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82955349265…
Meeting ID: 829 5534 9265
Password: 011140
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keE0idDoW6
It is free to join. If you would like to donate to Jilani, you can do so via http://paypal.me/theheartcentre
I will be taking a group to Morocco again from 4-11 February 2023, with my beloved Sufi guide Muiz Brinkerhoff. We’ll be visiting the beautiful new eco-lodge, La Maison Anglaise, in Taroudant. I was lucky enough to be one of their first visitors when they opened, just before the pandemic, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s comfortable and beautiful, as well as innovative and inspiring. Bookings are going well, but there are still spaces, and flights are very reasonable at this point. You can read more by following this link: https://cecu.co.uk/br230204/
Online Sufi Class Tuesday 16th January
7.30-9 pm UTC (UK time)
Jilani and Salik will explore the legacy of Sufi Sam, his Teachings, Dances, Walking Practices, Meditation and Breath Practices, at this time when we remember his passing 53 years ago. You are most welcome to join us live on Zoom or to find the recording later on YouTube.
Here are the Zoom details to join us live on Tuesday 16th January at 7.30 pm UTC (UK time):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/311735038?pwd=Rk01YS9weDJkbXBsQjRFSDc0MVk2Zz09
Meeting ID: 311 735 038
Passcode: 943198
Coming together as women do… Women’s Retreat 1-3 July
Other accommodation is in very comfortable flats, with kitchens so you can make tea and snacks for yourselves whenever you want. The flats each sleep around 3-6 people. One flat is situated on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible, as is the hall where we will dance and eat.
I am very grateful to my dear friend Hannah Flint for cooking for us all weekend, and providing us with delicious, comforting and nourishing vegetarian meals and snacks. All food and teas etc is included in the price, although you are free to bring any special teas, snacks or food items you might need or want. There are small kitchens with fridges, kettles, cookers and microwaves in the flats, as well as the main kitchen where Hannah will be preparing our food. Please let me know your dietary requirements and we will do our best to accommodate them. Certainly we can provide for gluten free and vegan diets.
Please drop me an email or a message to say you’ve paid!
The balance is due in full by 21 June. If you need to cancel after the end of May, any refund will be discretionary – I will do my best to help. I will need to retain a minimum of £50 to cover administrative costs, and further refunds may depend on managing to fill your place. But please talk to me!
The Westwood Centre is in a beautiful location, and there are big windows looking out over the valley which the sun streams through into the spacious and airy dance space. There is a very well-equipped kitchen, and there is disabled access. It’s rural, but on a bus route from Huddersfield. It is also walkable from Slaithwaite train station (1 mile uphill, or a £5 taxi). There are direct trains from Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly. If you need to come by car, we encourage you to share lifts, and we can help facilitate that.
Please do get back to me if you have any questions or concerns. I hope you will be able to be part of this warm and loving group!
Feel free to pass this information on to other likeminded women who might be interested.
I’m taking bookings now for this day event which Salik and I are offering on 14 May. It’s in a stunning new (to us) venue, which we are very excited to share with you. The Westwood Centre is in a beautiful location, and there are big windows looking out over the valley which the sun streams through into the spacious and airy dance space. There is a very well-equipped kitchen, and there is disabled access. It’s rural, but on a bus route from Huddersfield. It is also walkable from Slaithwaite train station (1 mile uphill, or a £5 taxi). There are direct trains from Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly. If you need to come by car, we encourage you to share lifts, and we can help facilitate that.
Dear Friends,
Greetings of Peace to you all! I want to share with you some of the projects I am working on at the moment, in the hope that you may be interested, and maybe even join me.
I am very excited to be travelling to Wales in March with Salik, to lead dances in three different venues. We do hope that if you live near enough you might be able to join us for one or more of these events. It’s the first time we’ve been able to travel to share dances in a live public circle since before the pandemic.
On Friday 11 March I will lead an evening of Zikr in the village of St Dogmaels, followed by a day of Dances in Cilgerran, both in West Wales. Details, including how to book are on the flyer below. I’m grateful to my friends Jane and Dilwara for their support with making this happen in these uncertain times. I have often been to West Wales over the years, and led many Dance events in the area. The local community of friends and dancers, as well as the beautiful land there, are very important and precious to me. I would so love for you to meet me there if you can!
We will also be leading a short session on Sunday afternoon in Bangor, at the Friends Meeting House from 3.30-6.30 pm. This is specifically in support of my mentee, Dance Leader in Training Ruth Christine, who is establishing a Dance circle in Bangor. We hope that we can encourage a vibrant circle to develop! Do come and support us in that venture if you are able to.
As the possibility of travel seems to open up, I am hoping to be in the Czech Republic in July, and in Spain in August, teaching at camps. I am hoping to offer a Women’s Retreat in early summer, and I am beginning to dream a trip to the USA in the autumn (or fall!). Please get in touch with me if you’d like to know more, or to support me in making these trips happen, perhaps with a dance or Sufi retreat in your area. And watch this space for more information as things unfold over the next few months.
