SPIRAL OF LOVE IN TURKEY

Spiral of Love - 5 day Intensive Workshop
At Mutlu Baba Cultural Center (Dergah)
Gokcedere, Turkey
August 11 - 16, 2010

Come dance in the spiral of love, igniting your whole being with the fire of this spiral, integrating the physical and non-physical dimensions. Guided by the poetry of Rumi and Hafez, explore love's intoxication through movement that lies between trance and control, letting go and technique. Gain more awareness of your energy anatomy and the Chakras and develop the ability to dance your Heart inside the spiral of love with abandon and precision. Take home a daily movement practice that supports an inner alchemy of turning negativity to gold. Our setting is a Sufi/Dervish House or Dergah, a true tavern of love, beyond any particular religion and open to all.
Mixed Levels. Our days are a balance between dance, yoga, chanting, music, meditation, sharing, developing our own creativity and the chance to explore the beautiful beaches, the local natural springs baths, villages and sites of Turkey's exquisite Marmara region. There will be Sema (whirling) with live music on most of the evenings.

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7-Day and Night Sema  August 16 - 23, 2010
Mutlu Baba Cultural Center (Dergah), Gokcedere, Turkey

Immerse yourself in an amazing continuous 7-day and night Sema with live music led by Sufi Sheikh Oruc Guvenc and Tumata to deepen your learning from the Dance Retreat. The Sema is open to all, and the lodging and meals at the Dergah are offered on a donation basis. You can choose to stay from one hour to the full 7 days!

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Trip to Konya August 24 - 27, 2010

Following the Sema, take a sacred pligrimage led by Oruc Guvenc and Tumata to Konya, where one can still feel Rumi's magical influence. We will visit the tomb of Shams and Rumi, witness some of the original manuscripts of the great Mystic's works, shop at the bazaar they frequented, visit sacred Sufi sites and take part in wild Sema and Zikr/chanting gatherings. More Information