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“Let yourself be silently drawn by the mysterious pull of what you really love.
It will not lead you astray. . .” ~ Rumi
This will be an intimate immersion in spiritual community, connecting across the continents—taking refuge in the one shared heart of humanity, in contemplative silence and prayer.
Retreat leaders from around the world will offer inspiring teachings, prayers, and uplifting music as we cross the threshold into 2022. Prayers from different continents will be offered sequentially as the New Year dawns—first in Australia and eastern Asia, followed by India, Africa, Europe, and finally moving east to west across the Americas.
This contemplative retreat includes silent meditation and prayer, renewal time, focused spiritual inquiry, nourishing connections in small groups, reflections on 2021, and sharing our prayers and aspirations for 2022.
Retreat Leaders and Guest Teachers
Dr. Karambu Ringera is the Founder of Tiriji Foundation and International Peace Initiatives, Meru, Kenya. She is a Senior Trainer with Gender Equity & Reconciliation international (GERI), and has received many awards for her work in peacebuilding.
Swami Ambikananda is a Hindu monastic and student of the celebrated Swami Venkateshananda of Rishikesh. She founded the Traditional Yoga Association in Reading, UK, and is author of several books, including new translations of Hindu scriptures.
Imam Jamal Rahman is co-founder of the Interfaith Sanctuary in Seattle and a popular speaker on Islam, Sufi spirituality, and interfaith relations. The author of many books, Jamal also collaborates with Rabbi Ted Falcon and Pastor Don Mackenzie. Affectionately known as the Interfaith Amigos, they tour the country sharing the message of spiritual inclusivity.
Seemi Bushra Ghazi is a lecturer at the University of British Columbia with a special interest in Islamic literature, culture and spirituality, as well as Islam and Gender. She is also a founding Board Member of the Rumi Society of Vancouver and the Vancouver Interspiritual Centre Society.
Lama Palden Drolma is a Vajrayana Buddhist Lama, student of the revered Kalu Rinpoche, and founder of the Sukhasiddhi Foundation in the Shangpa and Kagyu lineages. Her book on Tonglen practice is called Love on Every Breath.
Father Guillermo Marcó is President of the Institute for Inter-religious Dialogue and is part of the vibrant interfaith ministry between himself, Rabbi Goldman, and Omar Abboud. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fr. Marco served for 8 years as the Press Director and Spokesperson for Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio, who is now Pope Francis.
Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan serves as Director of Inter-Religious Studies and professor of Jewish studies at the Vancouver School of Theology. An author, academic scholar, popular speaker, spiritual teacher, and retreat leader, she has studied philosophy, education, Jewish studies, spiritual direction, depth psychology, and Ayurvedic yoga.
Sr. Lucy Kurien is a Catholic nun and founder of Maher, an interfaith refuge with 54 homes across India that rehabilitate battered and destitute women, children, and men. She has won innumerable awards, and Maher has consultative status with the U.N. Economic & Social Council.
Alejandra (Alex) Warden is an interspiritual leader from Argentina and California, and the Founder of Essential Oneness. She is a widely acclaimed teacher of Feminine spiritual wisdom, and the author of El Llamado de Mi Corazón (The Call of My Heart) and Remembrance:
A Vision of the Sacred Feminine and the Renewal of the Earth.
Rev. Cynthia Brix, PhD (hon) and William Keepin, PhD are founding directors of Dawn of InterSpirituality and Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI), which has organized trainings for healing between women and men on six continents. over the past 29 years. Both are long time practitioners of silent meditation and prayer, and certified facilitators of breathwork. Will is a physicist and transpersonal psychologist, and Cynthia is an ordained interfaith minister.