Essence is not just about doing spiritual practice. We can practice connecting to the essence of life every day.Have you ever noticed that time slows down when you go on vacation? Do you know when it speeds up again? The moment you realize that your...

Tomorrow, April 19th, at 9 am PDT I will be holding my Sufi Zoom Class on Friday for the last time.Next week, Friday class will shift to Tuesday morning, starting at 10:30 am PDT.Why would you come to this class?You stretch out muscle kinks (one stud...

In the early days of going to Sufi Camp, students of Adnan Sarhan would often videotape the slow movement part of his classes. These students taught Sufi classes in their home communities and sought to learn Adnan’s moves to teach a better class. Adn...

Sufi practice can change your life!The conscious breathing, movement, and sound of this practice make it easier to access a meditative state. Regular practice quiets the nagging voices of the negative self and promotes peacefulness self acceptance. T...

On Sunday, Europe shifts to Daylight Savings Time and aligns with the USA. We return to a regular meeting time: Sunday, March 31st at 8:00 am PST. Time to resurrect what is truly important in your life through connection with your creative...

Last week, a long-time member of our Sufi Community passed away -- Steve Crespo. It was no surprise. He had been living and dying with Parkinson’s for many years. Yesterday, our Sufi community celebrated his passing on Zoom. The death of Steve and st...

In the olden days before radar and satellite navigation systems, people who sailed the oceans had to develop special navigation skills – reading the stars, and recognizing signs of land. They could tell they were nearing land by the color of the wate...

Please join me tomorrow for a 2-hour immersion into breath, movement, and the moment. Sunday, March 17th at 8:30 am PST. We are adjusting to the difference in the start of Daylight Savings Time in Europe. We go back into alignment on March 31stT...

Adnan Sarhan, my spiritual teacher, was a consummate Shamanic drummer. His drumming workshops could transport you to another realm. Even the tapes of his concerts can put you into sleep more exquisite than any sleep you have ever had before. The soun...

Probably the most overlooked tool in my teacher Adnan’s spiritual toolbox was sleep meditation. Maybe it shouldn’t be called meditation, but it wasn’t sleep either. It was a deep, trance-like state that was almost as powerful as the Sufi practices th...