Weekly meditations at Hurkalya Center every Wednesday night in August & Sept at seven. Contact hurkalya@aol.com for address and instructions.

Sufi Message classes in Petaluma, taught by Zahira Rabinowitz the first Thursday of each month starting Thursday, October 7, 7:30 pm. Reading of gatha and githa papers, poetry, breath, heart opening, sohbet. At the Petaluma home of Zahira Rabinowitz, 707-763-6078 or mzahira@comcast.net for directions.

I'm happy to announce the inauguration of The Hurkalya Lounge once-a-month movie night. This month's movie, The Crucible (starring Daniel Day Lewis and Winona Ryder) will be shown Sept. 12th 7:00 pm in celebration of the Urs of Noor-un-nissa Inayat Khan. Please contact Khushi@pon.net for address and parking instructions and reserving a seat.

Taj Inayat is a long-time student of Sufism and a spiritual and retreat guide, adept at working with the inner worlds. She guides people in accessing their deepest nature and then living this fundamental presence in their daily lives. Taj is Vice President of Sufi Order International. She is a co-founder of Sufi Retreats, a process of unfoldment based on the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan and the insights of modern psychology. She has been on the path of Sufism since she was initiated by Murshid Samuel Lewis in 1967, and has a MA in Counseling Psychology.

   Links to related Web Sites

• The Sufi Order International, North America
  • Bay Area branch
  • Pir Zia's blog
• The Sufi Ruhaniat International
  • California branch
• The Federation of the Sufi Message 2010
• The International Sufi Movement
  • Sufi Movement International USA
  • International Sufi Movement-USA-Midwest Region
• Seven Pillars House of Wisdom
• Bay Area Sufi events on SufiPaths.net