with Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith

Come to this retreat within the renewing energy of spring in the beautiful
Berkshire mountains. In this weekend retreat, we will attune to the sacred
manuscript of Nature, to seeing with the eyes of Sophia, the creative
feminine, to the sacred wisdom of the earth, and to the alchemical and
Ziraat teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Throughout the weekend we will
deepen our intimacy with the elements as archangelic presences,
experience meditations in Nature, join inner and outer cultivation and
enhance and restore our sacred connection with the living Universe.

We will also engage with the element and astrological walks/dances.
We will share in Sufi and Buddhist practices for purifying the mirror of the
heart and cultivating the natural self, exploring the alchemy of the soul’s
journey, and orienting more clearly to our unfolding purpose. Through
retreat we touch upon our essential self, fresh and spontaneous, and affirm
our rootedness in the sacredness of life. This in turn, fulfills a deep calling
of the soul; bridging our inner awakening with our sacred task of
participating in an earth of beauty.

This retreat is open to all, those experienced or new to spiritual practice.

Program begins with dinner at 6pm Friday night and ends after 12:30pm lunch on Sunday.

Check-in for program begins at 4pm on Friday, and check-out is by 2pm on Sunday.

Kainat Felicia Norton

Kainat Felicia Norton is a lover of Nature. She is a senior teacher, retreat guide, interfaith minister, and guide in the Inayati Sufi Order. She is emerita Vice President of Ziraat, an activity devoted to joining inner cultivation and sacred ecology. She has served on the faculty of Suluk Academy. She performs internationally touring solo dance theater works in Europe, the US, Canada, Central America, and Asia. She enjoys teaching creative movement at Third Street Music School in NYC.

Muinuddin Charles Smith, PhD, is a senior teacher, retreat guide, interfaith minister and teacher of Ziraat in the Inayati Sufi Order. He is Professor Emeritus of leadership and sustainability studies at Hofstra University, and served as the Chair of Spirituality and Systems Interest Group of the International Society of Systems Sciences.

Kainat and Muinuddin are co-authors of the book ‘An Emerald Earth: Cultivating a Natural Spirituality and Serving Creative Beauty in Our World’, recently translated into French. They co-lead the Inayatiyya Sufi Center in New York City. They offer meditation retreats and workshops worldwide. http://www.anemeraldearth.org

Fee includes selected room, farm-to-table meals and all activities! (Commuter rate includes all meals and activities, but no overnight accommodations)