Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5, 2016
Abode of the Message, New Lebanon, New York

Please join us for a three-day silent retreat, based in the teachings of the Sufi master, Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927). Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Hazrat Inayat Khan’s grandson and the primary teacher of the Inayati Order, will guide our retreat, leading us into silence and an exploration of the inner life. This year, Pir Zia will be accompanied by Inayati faculty Aziza Scott, Khabira Brown and Yaqin Aubert.

This particular retreat will be held at the Abode of the Message in New Lebanon, New York, on the outskirts of the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts. We will gather daily in the Abode’s beautiful Meditation Hall, with time allowed for walking and contemplation in the Abode gardens, woods, and the trails of Mount Lebanon. Three vegetarian meals will be served each day, further supporting our retreat practice.

Register Now

Space is limited. Please register today. Partial scholarships are available based on need. Please e-mail [email protected] with any questions, and/or to make scholarship requests.

pirziaoctr2Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Ph.D., familiarly known as Sarafil Bawa, is the spiritual leader of The Inayati Order. His books include Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest (2012) and Mingled Waters: Sufism & the Mystical Unity of Religions (2017). www.pirzia.org

 

aziza2016Aziza Scott, M.Ed., has been a student of the retreat process for over thirty years and serves as the head of the Inayati Order’s Esoteric School and Retreat Guide Training Program, working closely with first Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and now Pir Zia Inayat Khan. She has many years of experience leading individual and group retreats and conducting workshops in the United States, Europe and India. Aziza runs a retreat center in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.

KhabiraBrown2015Khabira Brown is Vice President of the Inayati Order’s Esoteric School in North America. She has worked with Pir Zia Inayat-Khan as a mentor in Suluk Academy consistently since its first class in 2003, and was a loyal student of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. She is an Inayati Regional Representative in Southern New England and offers classes on meditation and Sufism in the Boston area and online. Khabira also trains leaders in the Inayati Order and is a Retreat Guide and Cheraga (minister) in the Universal Worship. Professionally, she is an educator and works with young children at The Hollow Reed School in Jamaica Plain, MA.

yaqinheadshot2015Yaqin Joseph Aubert is the esoteric secretary to Pir Zia Inayat Khan, head of the Inayati Order.  Yaqin has been studying in Sufism for more than 40 years and is a senior teacher in the Order. He was a student of Pir Zia’s father Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. Yaqin is a Cherag (minister) in the Universal Worship, and has been a teacher in the Suluk Academy. He is a founding member and former director of both the Abode of the Message, a spiritual community and retreat center in upstate New York, and Mountain Road School. Yaqin is a storyteller, retreat guide and leads group retreats and seminars in North America.

PRICING

Single Room $595
Medium/Large Cabin $580
Shared Room $550
Dorm (3+ People) $490
Hut $475
Tenting $460
Commuter $430
Abode Resident on Meal Plan $295
Young Adult (under 35) Dorm Room $235
Young Adult (under 35) Tenting $195
Young Adult (under 35) Commuter $150

REGISTRATION

Please register via our Silent Retreat site on EventBrite, or by contacting Moon Mooney, Abode Front Desk, [email protected] or 518-794-8095.

Questions? Email [email protected].

Cancellation Policy
Since there is limited space, for the Silent Retreat over Labor Day weekend we are allowing full refunds, minus a $50 processing fee, up through Friday, August 26th. Thereafter we will no longer refund tuition or room/board.