Tauba—Turn of the Year, Turn of the Heart w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan

Tauba—Turn of the Year, Turn of the Heart w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan

Saturday, January 3, 2026
11:00 am - 4:15 pm EST / 5:00 - 10:15 pm CET

Tauba is an Arabic word meaning “turning back to the One.” The One is Al-Tawwab, “the Ever-Turning,” who receives our sorrow and regret, transforms it, and returns it to us as healing guidance. Together, in retreat, we will go backward and forward at once–back to the Source of our being, and forward toward all that the coming year holds in store for us and for the world.

The Sufi teacher Pir Zia Inayat Khan is our guide in this process, one that will lay the groundwork for further growth, integration, and spiritual maturity over the months to come.

Pir Zia will meet with us on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 for three 1 hour and 15-minute sessions with 45-minute breaks between each one. We will begin at 11 am EST (New York)/5 pm CET (Paris) time and end at 4:15 pm EST/10:15 pm CET. Please see timeanddate.com for your local schedule. 

Zoom will open 15 minutes before our start time, allowing us to center and find ourselves internally and within the digital space. A Zoom link will be included in your registration confirmation. 

Tuition is a simple $75 for those who can afford this amount, and $45 for those on a more restrictive income. With advance registration, both the video and audio will be made available to experience the retreat at any time you’d like after the day of the livestream.  

If there are any questions, please contact us at astana@inayatiyya.org. We look forward to being together on January 3rd, 2026!

TAUBA NEW YEAR’S RETREAT SCHEDULE

BIOGRAPHY

Pir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Sulūk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice. He is the author of the forthcoming Tears from the Mother of the Sun with the visual artist Amruta Patel (Inner Traditions, Feb 2026); Immortality: A Traveler’s Guide; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest; and the editor and compiler of Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan, for which he also wrote the critical introduction. Pir Zia divides his time between Richmond, Virginia and Suresnes, France. inayatiyya.org