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Sufi Camp: Ticino, Switzerland · 21st July to 16th August, 2014
In nature, in beauty, in friendship
awaken your heart
Welcome to the Zenith Camp!
Zenith was founded 25 years ago by Pir Vilayat
Khan as a place for seekers of truth to periodically
step away from the fast-paced world and find, in
the mountains, a space in which to awaken to our
timeless nature.
Every summer people come from around the world. They come
to drink deeply of nature’s beauty and power, to connect with old
friends and new, and to inwardly tread the path that leads to the
soul’s awakening. The Camp is hosted by the Sufi Order International, and many who come are initiates (mureeds) of the Order,
but many others come as well, and all lovers of truth and beauty
are welcome.
This year we will be returning once more to the Alpine meadow
in Ticino. Our work will start in June when there is nothing more
than the mountains, the trees and the cows. A group of people of
all ages, and with different skills, gathers to build the camp. They
prepare the space for the four-week programme, share in spiritual
practices, and live together in community.
The programme is led by the President of the Sufi Order, Pir Zia
Inayat Khan, together with senior teachers in the Order as well as
teachers from other traditions.
Participants in the Camp have the option of taking part in group
seminars or retreats or doing a guided individual retreat. We have
a wonderful camp within the Camp for children, so you can come
as a family. We also offer special workshops for teenagers and
young adults.
A typical day at the Camp includes early morning meditations
and singing, morning and afternoon teaching sessions, additional
workshops and, an evening programme of zikr (“remembrance”
-chanting) or sema’ (music, poetry, and spiritual dances). You can
come for a week or four weeks.
At the end of the four weeks another group gathers to take down
everything that was built and return the land to the state in which
we found it.
Do come and join us! You can come to build, participate, take down,
or just visit. In joining together, may we all be strengthened and
inspired by the glory of the Divine presence in our lives and in the
world.
Programme
The theme of the camp this year is gratitude. This year marks the tenth
anniversary of the passing of the camp’s founder, my father Pir Vilayat.
We are grateful for his legacy. We are grateful for the ancient heritage
of guidance and grace that he transmitted. We are grateful for the
luminous emanations of the One, the Friend. We are grateful for the
stars, the mountains, and the rivers, and for the love that sustains and
renews this perishable world. In gratitude we will gather and join our
praise to the tide of remembrance that flows through all things.
– Pir Zia Inayat Khan
We will explore the meaning of gratitude by bearing witness with
our senses to the benevolence of the landscape in which we stand,
nurturing friendships with fellow seekers from many lands, and
delving deeply within, to encounter the Source of all blessings.
The vision of Hazrat Inayat Khan, the founder of the Sufi Order,
provides a potent framework for our work. Hazrat Inayat Khan
established five Activities, and these Activities will form the basis
of the programme this year. They are Healing, the Esoteric School,
Ziraat, Universal Worship, and Kinship. For more information about
the Activities please look at our website: www.zenithinstitute.com
Each week another Activity will be featured and each seminar will
focus on different aspects of an Activity. Kinship, the Activity concerned with community, will be a constant, underlying all that we
do. In this spirit, Hazrat Inayat Khan said, “The great teachers gave
to the world that simple philosophy that even a child knows: To
love one another, to be kind, to be sincere, to serve one another.”
In addition to the sessions listed below, we will have dedicated
spaces for zikhr, the telling of dreams, yoga, whirling, and music.
Week 1 Healing
The healer must have the power to heal, besides concentration and
a desire to heal. But at the same time … Messiah in the East means
healer, and for a Messiah the power of love is the first quality.
– Hazrat Inayat Khan
Seminar 1A
Sarida Brown guides the Sufi Healing Order internationally, for
which she teaches and leads retreat. She practises acupuncture,
trained in Body-Soul Rhythms with Jungian analyst, Marion Woodman, and founded and edited the healing journal Caduceus for 20
years.
Rev. Peter L. Dewey is an Ordained Anglican Minister and a founding member of the Interfaith Network, UK and the Prison Phoenix
Trust, which takes Yoga and meditation into prisons. Having
immersed himself for years in the symbolism and mystic heart of
Christianity and other traditions, he leads retreats and runs spiritual development groups for interfaith ministers.
Amat-un-Nur Naila Tiwana holds a MA in Comparative Philosophy:
Islamic and Western, with a special interest in reading and understanding the Quranic message in the light of universalism and
gender-friendliness. She is Head of the Pakistan Chapter of Sufi
Order International and Vice President of the Kinship Council.
Josine Zon is a music teacher and music therapist as well as a
retreat guide and healing conductor In the Sufi Order and mentor
for the Dances of Universal Peace. In this time she developed a
very personal style of sound healing, inspired by Sufism and other
teachings.
Seminar 1B
Shahabuddin David Less has practiced Sufism for all of his adult
life and travels around the world sharing practices of sound, light
and breath to uplift the spirit. He is a Senior Teacher in the Sufi
Order International and Head of its Universal Worship concentration. He is also the author of Universal Meditations: recipes for a
peaceful mind.
Seminar 1C
Kothranneda Anna Less, L Ac and PhD is one of very few westerners to receive her PhD in Traditional Chinese medicine in China and
has practiced it over 20 years. She also completed an advanced
training in Ayurvedic Medicine in India and is a spiritual teacher in
the Sufi Order since 1978.
Seminar 1D
Waliha Cometti was an internationally successful fashion designer,
when she heard the call for inner meaning and the truth of life. She
delved into Yoga, travelled to India and became a student of Pir
Vilayat Khan. She is the Founder of The Enlightenment and Glory
Training for Holistic Growth and guides retreats and seminars.
Alev Naqiba Kowalzik is a teacher of the living sound and music.
She grew up in Lugano, Switzerland, singing in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim spiritual traditions. She is an experienced clinical
psychologist and works, teaches and heals bridging East and West.
She works with individual and groups.
Seminar 1E
Munir Voß has studied philosophy, physics, psychology and astrology. He leads the Heidelberg Sufi Centre. Munir is one of the main
people responsible for the training of retreat guides and leaders in
the german Sufi Order. This is the focus of his work.
Malik Hirschberg is a retreat guide/representative in the Sufi Order
of Austria and has responsibility for the Sufi Center in Vienna.
Week 2 The Esoteric School
A Retreat with Pir Zia Inayat Khan
Retreat 2
There are three esoteric schools most known in the East: the Buddhist
School, the Vedantic School, and the Sufi School. The peculiarity of
the Sufi School is that it uses humanity as the main path for spiritual
advancement. – Hazrat Inayat Khan
The retreat is a step-by-step
deepening of awareness
through the awakening
of subtle capacities by
means of breath, sound,
meditation, and sacred
remembrance.
This week will be a
silent week.
Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, PhD is a
scholar and teacher of Sufism
in the lineage of his grandfather,
Hazrat Inayat Khan. He is the president and spiritual leader of the
Sufi Order International, founder of Seven Pillars House of Wisdom
and Suluk Academy. He is a recipient of the U Thant Peace award,
and is a Lindisfarne Fellow.
Week 3 Ziraat
Although in essence, even after touching the deepest depths of the
earth, the soul is divine, in order to realize for itself that Divine Element
it has a task waiting even after being human. It is the manner in
which that task is accomplished, and the object gained which is called
Ziraat. – Hazrat Inayat Khan
Seminar Pir Zia Inayat Khan and the Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo 3A
Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo is a professor of Buddhist
studies at the University of San Diego where she teaches Buddhist
thought and culture. She integrates scholarship and social activism
through the Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist
Women and Jamyang Foundation, an innovative education project
for Himalayan women.
Seminar Young Adults Retreat
3B
Deepa Gulrukh Patel is a campaigner,
facilitator, educator with interest
in the arts, collaboration and
equality. She is a Representative in the Sufi Order
with a special interest in
contemplative practices.
She is also a Co-Director
of Slow Down London, a
member of the Seven Pillars Wisdom Council and
has been a mentor in Suluk
Academy.
Adam Bucko is a co-author of Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation. He is a
co-founder of the Reciprocity Foundation, empowering homeless
youth to break the cycle of poverty, and HAB, an interspiritual contemplative fellowship focused on training young people in radical
spirituality and sacred activism.
Retreat Munir Voß
3C
Week 4 Universal Worship
The Universal Worship is not another Church to be included among
the variety of existing Churches. It is a Church, which gives an
opportunity to those belonging to different religions to worship
together. Also it gives practice in paying respect to the great ones
who have come from time to time to serve humanity.
– Hazrat Inayat Khan
Seminar 4A
The week will use the music of the different faiths to deepen our
relationship to all the faiths and hear the symphony that is created
when each faith has space to play its note. Confirmed teachers
include:
Saki Lee guides individual and group retreats internationally. In her
work, her love of sacred music and the Dances of Universal Peace
are woven in to uplift, harmonize and tune the heart and spirit.
Mehmet Ungan studied the traditional instruments Saz, Oud and
Ney after meeting Dr. Oruc Güvenc. Originally a sociologist and
social worker, today he is the co-founder of the Oriental Music
Academy in Mannheim and a regular guest on intercultural and
interfaith events across Europe.
Ali Ungan is an active musician and co-founder of the Oriental
Music Academy in Mannheim. He taught at Free Waldorf School
Intercultural Mannheim and currently teaches music and intercultural communication at the “SRH-Fachschule für Soziales” in
Heidelberg.
Barbara Swetina is a musician, singer and songwriter, who plays
many instruments and has a wide repertoire of songs and dances
from around the world, which she has recorded. She has been living in the Findhorn Foundation since 1984 and travels and teaches
internationally.
Michael Stillwater is an award-winning songwriter, recording
artist, innovative educator and filmmaker. He provides artistic and
transformative reflection upon core societal issues. He started a
non-profit company called Songs without Borders. He will be part
of the workshop for 3 days.
Zuleikha is an international performer, social activist, self-care
trainer and teacher in the art of movement. Renowned for her
global work with women and girls, innovative classes, performances, and Rumi Concert collaborations, she is a recipient of the
Images and Voices of Hope Media Award for outstanding work in
the world promoting positive personal and social change. As a part of this programme, Zuleikha will offer a special session
once a day for those who wish to deepen Body Listening.
Aziz Dikeulias, Zumurrud Butta (for 3 days), Uma Lacombe, Ophiel
Maarten and Hayat van Leer (see website for details)
Seminar 4B
Dr. Ulrike Greenway has spent her time in science and teaching.
She deepened her Zen-practice in the lineage of and with Zentatsu Richard Baker-Roshi. She explores the interconnectedness of
monastic practices and the everyday life, including professional
demands, relationship and family. She currently works in the area
of teacher trainings.
Martin Zamir Roehrs is co-founder of the Zenith Institute and has
been leading the camp up to 2013. He has been a teacher in the
Sufi Order for over 30 years and was the private assistant to the
late Pir Vilayat. His passions are the zhikr, travelling and guiding
groups all over the world.
Workshop Youth camp – For teenagers from 14–18 years
4C
General Information
Working at the camp
We always need help in building the Camp and then taking it
down again, but also during seminar times we offer vacancies in
different areas (children’s camp, driving, kitchen, admin and technical help). These jobs can be done full time (Staff ) or part time
(Workstudy). You can come for a week or the whole time. Please
find more information on our website: www.zenithinstitute.com
To work as staff, it is mandatory to apply and register in advance!
Children’s Camp
The Children’s Camp will take place in parallel with the main
programmes of the camp, and will be held during the entire camp.
Here children and parents can sing, dance, play and be creative
together. Children must be at least three years old to take part.
Individual Retreat
An essential part of the Camp – some would say the very heart of
it – is our beautiful, sunny and well-sheltered retreat area. Here,
in the silence of magnificent surroundings, one may turn deeply
within to experience inner healing and transformation. Individual
retreats are available for a period of between one and four weeks.
Please check our website for a list of Retreat Guides.
For detailed descriptions of our seminars, teachers and more
information about the Camp, please see our website:
www.zenithinstitute.com
Prices
Basic weekly price
CHF
US $
600
€
498
672
£
408
2 weeks
1170
971
1310
796
3 weeks
1711
1420
1916
1163
4 weeks
2225
1847
2492
1513
Daily rate
125
104
140
85
Supplement week 1B + C, 2A, 3A, 4A
90
75
101
61
Youth Camp
420
349
470
286
Young Adults Camp
500
349
560
340
Tent p/ week
150
125
168
102
Dormitory p/ night
17
14
18
11
Cheque processing fee
20
17
21
12
Cancellation fee
100
83
112
68
We have brought our prices down!!
Make all cheques and money orders payable to Zenith Institute.
For transfers use:
Zenith Institute, Postgiroamt Frankfurt (Germany)
in Euro: IBAN: DE35 5001 0060 0301 1666 06 Swift/BIC PBNKDEFF
or
Zenith Institue, Banca Raiffeisen Olivone (Switzerland)
In Euro: IBAN: CH61 8035 0000 0010 0626 2 Swift/BIC RAIFCH22
In CHF: IBAN: CH84 8035 0000 0010 0623 6 Swift/BIC RAIFCH22
If you pay by check, please add CHF 20 / €17 to your payment!
Payments by banktransfer or directly on location in Camp.
ATTENTION! We cannot accept credit cards! Bancomats for EC/
VISA/MASTERCARD in Olivone.
Week 1B
Week 1A
Waliha Cometti & Naqiba Kowalzik: Group Retreat
Anna Less, PhD.
Shahabuddin Less
Sarida Brown, Rev. Peter Dewey, Amat-un-Nur Tiwana, Josine Zon
Healing
Week 1C
Munir Voß & Malik Hirschberg
Jul 21st – 26th
Week 1D
Individual Retreat in Week 1
Week 1
Week 1E
Retreat
Week 1I
Jul 28th – Aug 2nd
Pir Zia Inayat Khan: Silent Retreat
Week 2
Week 2A
Deepa Patel & Adam Bucko - Young Adults Camp (18-29 yrs.)
Pir Zia and Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo
The Inner Life and the Sacred Earth (Ziraat)
Individual Retreat in Week 2
Week 3A
Munir Voß, Group Retreat
Aug 4th – 9th
Week 2I
Week 3B
Week 3
Week 3C
Individual Retreat in Week 3
Universal Worship
Youth Camp (14 –18 yrs.)
Zamir Röhrs & Ulrike Greenway
Aug 11th – 16th
Week 3I
Week 4
Saki Lee, Zuleikha, Barbara Swetina, Michael Stillwater,
Week 4B
Individual Retreat in Week 4
Mehmet und Ali Ungan, Aziz Dikeulias, Zumurrd Butta
Week 4C
Week 4A
Week 4I
Registration
Familyname:
Street:
Name:
ZIP/State:City:
Country:
Email:
Name:
D.o.B:Nationality:
Phone:
Familyname:
Street:
ZIP/State:City:
Country:
Email:
D.o.B:Nationality:
Phone:
Number of children ___x 50 % 2nd child ___x 30 %, teenager ___ x 2/3 of C
Subtotal: C + D
Student/Unemployed discount
Subtotal: E–F
Discount for early registration (before May 1st)
Supplement for week 1B+C, 2A, 3A, 4A: 90 CHF, 75 EUR, 101 USD, 61 £
Subtotal: G–H + I
Dormitory: nights ___ x dormrate (only valid with deposit of 50 %)
Tent rental: weeks ___ x tent rate (only valid with deposit of 50 %)
Donation
Hope Project
Zenith Camp
Youth Fund
Donation of 100/50 CHF for another participant (or 100/50 € or 100/50 USD)
Total: J + K + L + M
Deposit via Check/Transfer in the amount of:
(For checks: plus processing fee of € 17 / CHF 20 / 21 £ / 13 $)
Amount due upon arrival N–O
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
-5 % of G
Subtotal: A + B
C
-10 % of E
Other times : from ________ to _________ Amount ___ x daily rate
B
amount see price table
Number of weeks
A
Phone: +49 (0)40 18 15 89 97 for french: +33 (0)1 47 28 48 46
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.zenithinstitute.com
Reinfeldstrasse 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany or
13, Rue de la Tuilerie, 92150 Suresnes, France
Zenith Institute
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