Events
Sufi Mysticism for Everyday Life with Allaudin Ottinger
Apr 18 2010
EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, April 18
10:00AM - 4:00PM
CIIS Main Building
$115
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Join us in this daylong retreat/workshop to help open the door of everyday mystery and awareness. To the Sufi, work, study, play, everything one encounters, and especially every being one meets, are all pathways to awakening. According to Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan, "If there can be a definition of spirituality, it is the tuning of the heart." The cultivation of this quality is one of the gifts of the Sufis.
In this gathering we'll use the traditional tools of sound, silence, stillness, and movement. Recent and classical poetry, storytelling, and song will also fuel us on our journey. Special attention to developing magnetism by means of the breath will help attendees instill good health and balance in their lives. Group practices will promote happiness and depth of character.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Allaudin Ottinger has studied and taught Inayati Sufism the world over and has served as a lineage holder to the Shining Heart Sufi Community in Kansas City for more than thirty years. He finds the Sufi path to be a profound way to understand daily life. Allaudin is also a world-class musician, having performed jazz and traditional world music with Hamza El Din, Sun Ra, Mickey Hart, and the Tibetan monks of Drepung Monastery, as well as releasing several critically acclaimed recordings.
