Retreats
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Group Sufi Retreats in Central Portugal according to the Sufi Teachings of Alchemy from Pir Vilayat Khan
"We are about to embark on the most significant experience that one could undergo. It could be the
most important decision of your life, taking time to listen to your soul calling. At the end of the
retreat you will feel stronger than before and your soul will be illuminated. In our everyday life it
can be so faced paced. A retreat is a opportunity to slow down, reflect and see your problems from a
different perspective. To come back in life restored and with a greater light....”
Pir Vilayat Hazrat Khan
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The retreat is an amazing opportunity to face ourselves on our own, to go to the bottom
of the well and to re emerge with the qualities that lay dormant, that are now ready to be
used. In retreat, which may last from three to forty days, we follow a schedule that is
based upon the alchemical stages which promote transformation.
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I have undergone many years of training in the Esoteric School of the Inayattiyya, a Sufi Path of
spiritual freedom, to hold these style of retreats. (Previously known as the Sufi Order).
I will accompany and hold you every day and recommend practices that will tune your inner being. The retreat includes healthy and nourishing food and beautiful accommodation in Central Portugal.
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For booking and further information please email me. More information about Solo Retreats can be found on the Solo Retreat page. Group Retreats are available by request or each year.
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Let love guide your soul
Create a place for it
to retire,
A kind of monastery cave,
A retreat for the deepest core of your being.
Testimonials
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"This healing retreat high up in the Portugues Mountains..... Healing
the earth, Healing ourselves was beautifully held by Farzana. I was
particularly inspired by the way in which Farzana was weaving together,
more traditional practices of Wazaif and Zikr with the Dances of Universal
Peace as well as literally working with the earth; weeding and planting,
swimming in rock pools and walking in the high mountains.
We were offered the space and time to embody our practices in these
different ways. Together with the beauty of the location, the full moon, the
very tasty and beautifully presented food I felt deeply nourished in both
body, mind, heart and spirit.
I would recommend this retreat to all those looking for more embodied
ways to live the Sufi path.
With gratitude"
Vayu ( Retreat Guide in the Inner School)
"Farzana I’m still arriving back from the retreat we all shared together, and
it’s hard to put into words how special this experience was for me. The
beautiful space that you prepared felt so wonderful, nothing was forgotten,
from the Goddess inspired food, to the breathtaking views, and Eden like
surroundings where we stayed. I felt so softly contained for the inner
journey that I made alongside you all. I am totally new to Sufi practice, but
the prayers, practices, readings and teachings, as well as the dances and
songs, and all the wisdom, experience and love that you brought each day,
was so deeply what I needed … I’m still feeling the impact weeks later.
What made all this even more powerful, was the explicit grounding of the
practices in the elements, in a deep reverence, and love of broader nature,
and of our home on this Earth. Much of what I’ve taken away is still
slowly unfurling in me, and this is such a treasure as I come back home, and
begin to go into autumn. I can’t thank you enough Farzana, and I’d LOVE
and WISH to join your retreat again!" Beth Forrester Artist and Dream worker