Sufi Healing Retreat 2025

Opening the Healing Frequency: Making the Path Practical
Sufi Healing Retreat 2025

Sufi Healing Leaders Training—Thursday, October 16 & Friday, October 17 
Sufi Healing Retreat Open to All—Saturday, October 18 & Sunday, October 19

On behalf of the Inayatiyya Healing Activity, we warmly invite you to our annual Sufi Healing Retreat, Opening the Healing Frequency: Making the Path Practical. Pir Zia will guide the retreat’s opening sessions, establishing our shared focus, and the Kefayats together with Senior Teachers will lead the later sessions, offering profound healing practices.

This retreat is based on the teachings of the Sufi musician and mystic, Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) and is traditionally in two optional parts. This year the first two days, October 16 & 17, are designed for Inayatiyya Healing Activity Leaders, and the second two days, October 18 & 19, are held as a general healing retreat open to all.

On Friday, “The Depth is Silent” will be presented by healers from Australia. It is a powerful guided multimedia presentation based upon “The Bowl of Saki April 17th” from the words of Hazrat Inayat Khan.

On Saturday, the highly anticipated “Antidotes to Pain and Suffering” will be presented by Dr. Alia Yager followed by a panel discussion. Dr. Yager will be joined by Dr. Raqib Kogan, Shefayat Jalila Botsford and Shefayat Jamila Cranston-Buckley.

We encourage you to attend the retreat and join the deep dive into the practical aspects of the Healing Path. During this virtual event, participants will have many opportunities for deep practices intertwined with personal reflection on healing the individual, the family, the community and beyond levels.

Our schedule is shared below. We enthusiastically encourage you to attend our weekend public healing retreat and, if you are an appointed healing leader, the first two days for leaders, too. Registration is now open!

The full program is via Zoom, with the video recordings provided at the end of the program.

Please see below for a full schedule and faculty list.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Advanced registration is required. Video recordings will be provided to all registrants after the retreat. The suggested tuition is $150 for the full four-day retreat (for designated Healing Activity leaders), and $95 for only Saturday and Sunday (open to all). Please see the sidebar to register.

Discounts are available for those from particular nations due to currency valuation. These nations include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Türkiye. If your nation is listed, please contact your national representative for details. If you feel your nation should be listed, please email astana@inayatiyya.org.

Please also contact us at astana@inayatiyya.org with any other questions about our Opening the Healing Frequency retreat.

OPENING THE HEALING FREQUENCY SCHEDULE

SUFI HEALING LEADERS TRAINING

October 16 & 17, 2025

Thursday, October 16th (Leadership Track Only)

• 1:00 – 1:30 pm ET • Session 1 — Invocation, Introduction & Connection
  Facilitators: Amina, Nur Alima, Raqib

• 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET • Session 2 — Teaching with Pir Zia

• 3:00 – 3:45 pm ET • Break

• 3:45 – 5:00 pm ET • Session 3 — Applying Our Most Powerful Practice
  Presenters: Sitara Mitten Lewis, Sarmad Tide, Ushi Darana, Jamia Haqq Elia

• 5:00 – 5:30 pm ET • Break (optional 20-min movement)

• 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET • Session 4 — Suhbat

Friday, October 17 (Leadership Track Only)

• 1:00 – 1:30 pm ET • Session 1 — Invocation, Introduction & Connection
  Facilitators: Amina, Nur Alima, Raqib

• 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET • Session 2 — Teaching with Pir Zia

• 3:00 – 3:45 pm ET • Break

• 3:45 – 5:00 pm ET • Session 3 — The Kefayats
  “Being Part of the World” with Amina Georgia & Devi Tide

• 5:00 – 5:30 pm ET • Break (optional 20-min movement)

• 5:30 – 6:30 pm ET • Session 4 — Retreat Conclusion
  “The Depth Is Silent” — guided multimedia presentation inspired by Hazrat Inayat Khan’s Bowl of Saki (April 17)
  Presenters: Alima Noor, Maryam, Haqqia Nur (Australia)
  
  

SUFI HEALING RETREAT

October 18 & 19, 2025

Saturday, October 18 (Open to All)

• 1:00 – 1:30 pm ET • Session 1 — Invocation, Introduction & Connection
  Facilitators: Amina, Nur Alima, Raqib

• 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET • Session 2 — Teaching with Pir Zia

• 3:00 – 3:45 pm ET • Break

• 3:45 – 5:30 pm ET • Session 3 — Antidotes to Pain and Suffering
  Main talk: Dr. Alia Yeager
  Panel (5 min each): Dr. Alia Yeager, Dr. Raqib Kogan, Jamila Cranston-Buckley, Jalila Botsford

• 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET • Break (optional 20-min movement / meal break)

• 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET • Session 4 — Joyful Music & Zikr
  Leaders: Jessica & friends

Sunday, October 19 (Open to All)

• 10:00 – 10:15 am ET • Session 1 — Invocation & Connection
  Facilitators: Amina, Nur Alima, Raqib

• 10:15 – 11:15 am ET • Session 2 — Deep Meditation
  Guide: Jamia Haqq Elia

• 11:15 – 11:45 am ET • Break

• 11:45 am – 12:15 pm ET • Session 3 — Healing Service for the World
  Leaders: Nur Alima, Raqib

• 12:15 – 1:00 pm ET • Session 4 — Wrap-Up & Closing
  Facilitators: Amina, Devi, Nur Alima, Raqib

• 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET • Break

Bonus Session (Included with Healing Retreat enrollment)

• 2:00 – 3:15 pm ET • In An Eastern Rose Garden w/ Pir Zia

Healing Retreat Faculty

• Pir Zia Inayat Khan

• Kefayat Amina Georgia

• Shefayat, Bayt-ul-Haram, & Co-VP of Healing Activity Dr. Raqib Kogan

• Shefayat, Bayt-ul-Haram, & Co-VP of Healing Activity Nur Alima

• Shafayat Sitara Mitten Lewis

• Shafayat Sarmad Tide

• Shafayat Ushi Darana

• Shafayat Jamia Haqq Elia

• Kefayat & Murshida Devi Tide

• Shafayat Dr. Alia Yeager

• Shafayat Jamila Cranston-Buckley

• Shafayat Jalila Botsford

• Alima Noor

• Maryam Neil

• Shafayat Haqqia Nur

• Shefayat Jessica Bromby

If you're interested in diving deeper into these healing topics, check out the Healing Activity's book series called The Dynamics of Healing. Click here to learn more.