Spiritual Liberty Class Tue's &
Zikr Thur's 7:30pm
Tuesday Night Class
June 16 Dr. Lorell Frysch,
Visiting Teacher From Colorado
June 23 Casey
Zikr
June 18 Casey
June 25 Pam
July 2 Kismet
Universal Worship
June 21 Group for Pir Vilayat URS & Father's Day organized by Dan Duggan
June 28 Casey Bledsoe (part of her workshop)
July 5 Tara Muir (not Children's
UW)
July 12 Salima Rael
Sunday Rumi Classes will be held in Northport for the foreseeable future - Please contact Arsalaan Douglas Fay at dharps@juno.com / (941) 445-2208
Songs From The Heart with Jessica and Akbar is on break for the summer. Stay tuned for the next meeting of Songs From The Heart.
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Urs of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan - June 17th
June 21st - Remembering Pir Vilayat & Father's Day
A Group-Led Universal Worship
Sunday, June 21st, 10:30am - 11:15am
June 26 - 28 - Info & Contact: caseybledsoe@gmail.com
Birthday of Hazrat Inayat Khan - June 5th
**Save the Date** Pir Zia: November 13 - 15, 2015
Details TBA - contact rtiseminars@comcast.net for information
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
RTI Gets a new Office!
RTI will have an office in the outbuilding behind the rental house beginning soon. Anyone wishing to donate office furniture please contact Ron Riffel at
ronaldriffel@gmail.com. We need desk, office chair, file cabinet, settee, chairs etc. This will enable us to centralize our bookkeeping and operations' functions.
Thank you for your donations.
Ronald L. Riffel
1741 Alta Vista St.
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Clearing Impressions
with Casey Bledsoe
June 26 - 28
"To attain to the purity which is the seeking of the mystic, one must be able to purify one's spirit from every thought and feeling, however deeply impressed or engraved in one's heart. The mystic goes as far as purifying himself from his identity...From beginning to end the whole process of spiritual development depends upon this." -Hazrat Inayat Khan
In the quest of spiritual fulfillment, it is critical to remember that one of our primary tasks is that of unlearning. The radiance of the natural self is ever-present, yet occluded by thoughts, memories and feelings stored from our experiences in this life and beyond. Using conscious awareness and breath, we can release these obscurations to discover the profound love, wisdom, peace and health that abides at the core of our being.
In this experiential weekend, we will use mystical relaxation, meditation, group process, the elements and more to unburden our bodies, hearts and souls, that we may live ever more in tune with the harmony of unity, thereby assisting our human family in doing the same.
Friday
6:30-8pm
Saturday
10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-1pm
$150 if registered before June 26 - Click here to register
$165 at the door
To inquire or register, please contact Casey at caseybledsoe@gmail.com / 512-627-2592
Seminar Location:
Rising Tide International,
5102 Swift Rd Sarasota FL
Casey Bledsoe
is a guide and teacher in the Sufi Order International who brings many years of experience to the dimensions of purification and spiritual unfoldment. In addition to a decade of intensive study with Senior Teacher Shahabuddin Less, Casey has extensive training in esoteric healing and holds a Master's in Counseling. She has a warm, sincere, compassionate and direct approach and finds great joy in sharing the journey of inner discovery and freedom with kindred souls.
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Abrahamic Reunion Updates
- AR 40-Day Fundraising Campaign Report
- Jerusalem Hug - Activists met with violent anti-activists
- Leadership Retreat Quick Report
- Parliament Of World's Religions Update
THANK YOU - SHUKRAN - TODA
For helping the Abrahamic Reunion Beat Its 40-Day Fundraising Goal
Dear Friends of Peace, t
hank you so much for answering the call to help the Abrahamic Reunion's fundraising drive. With donations coming in from the US, New Zealand, and Europe we raised over $24,000 for our upcoming Abrahamic Reunion peacemaking programs. Thanks to the Global Hope Fund for bringing in donations in Europe. We are planning the next year for the Abrahamic Reunion, including programs for women, for young adults, and for children- if you still wish to donate
click here.
For European donations, click here.
AR COORDINATORS ATTACKED AT ANNUAL JERUSALEM HUG PEACEMAKING EVENT
The Ninth Annual Jerusalem Hug, an interfaith peacemaking event where participants literally form a human chain to hug the old city walls of Jerusalem was confronted by violent Palestinian anti-activists from East Jerusalem, who were attacking, intimidating, and bullying Palestinians from participating in this event.
As with past years' events,
AR Coordinator Eliyahu McLean, and other AR peacemakers help to organize the Hug, and Shahabuddin and Annapurna Less were also present to participate this year.
From Shahabuddin David Less:  "Anna and I had just arrived in Israel and were so happy to be there for the ninth annual Jerusalem Hug. The event has been one of caring and compassion for the last eight years, and this year, because of the widespread use of social media, many more Palestinian men, women, and children showed up than is usually the case. With success and notoriety comes potential difficulty. A group of Palestinians from East Jerusalem showed up to intimidate and bully the peaceful Moslem and Christian Arabs. Violence ensued and the next thing we knew there was bloodshed and ambulances. Some of our Palestinian coordinators were injured and hospitalized. All of us were traumatized and fear filled the air yet we pulled through to pray and join hands together in hope. Our friends who were injured vowed to be even more committed and peaceful. It moved Anna and I deeply and we felt so proud of our work here and the strong, wise people we have come to love here. The danger here has always been the ease at which we blame the other. We must heal so we can see the other as our self. Some of our friends were injured in the melee at the Hug and we need to raise money to pay their hospital bills. Please help. Shalom, Salaam, Shahabuddin David Less"
Arafat Abu Rass, the Palestinian Nablus coordinator for the AR,
was seriously beaten, along with his pregnant wife and his brother: their hospital bills are $1,300 USD. Please help us pay the bills for Arafat and
donate here
. He was there with many other Abrahamic Reunion supporters, coordinators, and organizers, in support of the peace event.
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| Arafat Abu Rass, AR Palestinian Co-coordinator in Nablus, with Shahabuddin David Less |
Assailants calling themselves members of an "anti-normalization" movement in East Jerusalem and Palestine shouted, shoved, and attacked Palestinian participants of the Hug in a move to intimidate them from participating in such events, which they claim only serve to alleviate the Israeli's consciences, and don't further a free Palestine.
Eliyahu McLean, Rodef Shalom, AR Coordinator, and Jerusalem Hug coordinator responded,
"By joining the Jerusalem Hug event, Palestinians were accused by the East Jerusalem activists of being "normalizers", helping Israelis feel good about themselves by meeting with 'nice Arabs' while the occupation continues."
"If anything, we are the true "anti-normalization activists". If "normal" is to live in fear, separation, to forget we are all part of the same human family, then we are "anti-normalization". The thugs who attacked us, they perpetuate the 'occupation' that they accuse the Jerusalem Hug of supporting."
"Breaking down the walls of fear in our minds and between our people, this is what will tear down the physical cement barriers."
Eliyahu was interviewed on Voice Of Israel in response to this violence - listen to the complete interview here.
The complete response to the violence at the Jerusalem Hug by AR Coordinator Eliyahu McLean Rodef Shalom can be read here.
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AR Leadership Retreat Closes with 1st Annual Visioning Interfaith Activism In The Holy Land Conference
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Abrahamic Reunion leaders from across the Holy Land gathered at Tantur Ecumenical Institute between Bethlehem and Jerusalem for a leadership retreat and group visioning process, paving the way for programs in the next year.
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The AR's women's programs will be anchored in the Holy Land by (Left to Right) Hadassa Froman, Elana Rozenman (Jew), Siham Halabi (Druze), Anna Less (Sufi), and Ibtisam Mahameed (Muslim)
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A separate track of women's programs, two peace journeys for young adults (one for boys and one for girls), and one journey for children were some of the ideas that will carry forward into 2015.
Says Shahabuddin David Less: "
We came together for a day and a half. There were Palestinians, Israeli Jews and Muslims, Christians, and Druze, and we reconnected as a family and developed a vision for the next year."
"We really reconnected, heart-to-heart, and that was the most important thing. We have to come here more, is the truth. So we should try another trip in a year or less."
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Interfaith Activist Organizations Created Ideas and Lively Connections and Conversations
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Following the AR leadership retreat, over 75 people from eight interfaith
activist organizations convened for the 1st Annual Visioning Interfaith Activism in the Holy Land Conference at Tantur Ecumenical Institute.
This conference included discussion of all the organizations' work - interfaith education, encounters, tours, interreligious activism, women's programs, and shared sacred spaces - and visioned into the next year of collaboration for the interfaith peacemaking activism movement. The conference was hosted by the Abrahamic Reunion and t
he Interreligious Coordinating Council of Israel (ICCI), with support and coordination from Tantur Interfaith Scholar Ranaan Mallek.
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| AR Leaders Sign the Abrahamic Reunion Declaration |
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| Ideas Posted During Interfaith Conference |
Hopes are high from Mallek and AR Coordinators that this event can expand to become a yearly interfaith peacemaking summit in the Holy Land to anchor and center a new wave of peacemaking efforts.
ABRAHAMIC REUNION PROPOSAL ACCEPTED AT PARLIAMENT OF WORLD'S RELIGIONS
The Parliament of the World's Religions has formally accepted the Abrahamic Reunion's program proposal - if you're still planing to join, please email chris@davidlesstours.com for details.
July 5th: Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner Hosted by the Abrahamic Reunion, at Tantur Ecumenical Institute
The Annual Iftar Dinner this year will be held at Tantur Ecumenical Institute, with views of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the West Bank.
Info: eliyahu.mclean@gmail.com
October 15-19: Parliament Of The Worlds Religions
Salt Lake City, US
The AR has submitted several programs to the Parliament this year. It is the first time the Parliament will be held in the US for 30 years...
Read More
If you are interested in coming to the Parliament of the Worlds Religions to support the Abrahamic Reunion, please contact us for information on attending this global interfaith event.
Contact
: theabrahamicreunion@gmail.com
www.AbrahamicReunion.org
US Contact: Chris Miller - theabrahamicreunion@gmail.com, (941) 993-9994
Israel Contact: Rodef Shalom Eliyahu McLean, eliyahumclean@gmail.com
Germany Contact & European Donations: Monika Kornisch-Kayser, moni@idama.de
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RISING TIDE COMMUNITY KINSHIP NOTICES
If you are seeking closeness to the Beloved, love everyone. Whether in their presence or absence, see only their good.
If you want to be as clear and refreshing as the breath of the morning breeze, like the sun have nothing but warmth and love for everyone.
- Shaikh Abu-Said Abil-Khair
 Karunabai Phillips, our friend who lived in the khankha house next to Rising Tide for half a year in 2014, has recently had 3 strokes. She is in recovery, but needs help - please help her raise money to cover her expenses:
Please keep Rahima Sharon Fitzpatrick in your prayers during her recovery from her accident.
A warm RTI welcome to Nur al Haqq who will be offering healing seasons here the last week of June.
A big welcome also to Nashoma who has just moved to sarasota to join our community.
Many thanks to all who have helped transformed the outbuilding behind Rising Tide into a brand new office space for us.
Happy June birthdays to Arsalan, Farrid, Zaid, Salima and Dan.
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Live Stream Tuesday Night Classes
Please tune in when you are able - the class will be posted and left online for some time if you're not able to attend at the same synchronized time as the class.
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Rising Tide Hosted Weekly/Monthly Offerings
MON
Yoga Of 12 Step Recovery with Cynthia Insinna - Mondays 8:15am - 9:45am
Yoga of 12 Step Recovery (Y12SR) combines the practical tools of the 12 step program with the ancient wisdom of yoga. Combining the two creates a model that truly addresses addiction as the physical, mental & spiritual dis-ease that it is. Y12SR is for anyone working with addictive patterns - or affected by those patterns in others. It will deepen any work that participants are currently doing or jump start the journey of self discovery. There is a group sharing circle followed by a themed yoga class.
www.y12sr.com
. Namaste, Cynthia:
941-685-1533
TUE
Healing Circle - weekly from 7:00 - 7:15pm at Rising Tide.
Class usually led by Kismet Weeber - by donation.
Quest for Spiritual Liberty Classs Weekly at 7:30pm.
Livestream Link for Tuesday Night Classes: https://new.livestream.com/accounts/3116574/events/3109278
WED
Zikr Circle 7:30 PM The group gathered in the Zikr circle join together to chant the attributes of God in rememberance. We hope you will take this opportunity to infuse the Zkr circle with your energy, and join us as we all move forward personally and collectively. Those new to this profound and joyful practice are always welcome, as are longtime devotees. (If you are new to Rising Tide or new to Zikr, speak with a community member or email Casey at
caseybledsoe@gmail.com if you have questions.). Your donation is appreciated.
FRI
Mindful Yoga For Wellness 10 AM - 11:30 AM with Surapsari
By donation to Rising Tide. This gentle alignment-based yoga class is designed for men and women in midlife & beyond. It also teaches how to practice yoga safely, protecting joints & preventing injuries. More info: Surapsari, 941-445-0608
Dances of Universal Peace - As Posted
Women's Meditation Group
NEXT MEDITATION:
Meets on the Friday closest to the New Moon and Full Moon for planetary peace, healing and well-being.
Doors open at 6:30 for fellowship. Doors close at 7 pm when the meditation starts. All women are invited to attend these meditations offered for the harmony and well-being of all humanity.
A Guided Meditation is a visualization with guided imagery, led by an individual and accompanied by gentle, restful music. The leader, focusing on a specific purpose or direction, creates a narrative that induces an altered state of visionary consciousness.
Donations: Please remember, it's due to the generosity of Rising Tide that we're able to use the center on Friday evenings. All donations go to the center in appreciation for its use. We suggest a $5 offering, less if you're unable to. Tax deductible checks can be made payable to Rising Tide.
2015 - Next Meditation in the Fall - have a great summer!
For more information contact Jo Mooy at 941-355-1414.
SUN
Universal Worship 10:30 am
The Universal Worship celebrates the unity of all religious faiths on one altar by lighting candles to represent the diversity of faiths and offering prayers to honor all religions. A Cherag (from the Persian word for 'lamp') facilitates this service.
1st Sunday of the Month: Children's Universal Worship with Jessica Bromby
Cherags for Universal Worship
April 12 Salima
April 19 TBA
April 27 Mahbood
Songs of the Heart - Last Sunday of the Month, 7-8pm
Bring songs and instruments to share - we will use sound and song to open our hearts and express our souls. If you can talk you can sing! Chants, kirtans, zikrs, hymns, gospel tunes, spiritual songs, and more. With Akbar Chris Miller & Jessica Bromby - contact molten.ink@gmail.com / (941) 993-9994 for details.
Rumi Class Sun 3:30PM - 5:00 This group meets 1st, 3rd Sunday of every month. Arsalaan Doug Fay is the coordinator dharps@juno.com.
Sunday Rumi Classes will be held in Northport for the foreseaable future - Please contact Arsalaan Douglas Fay at dharps@juno.com / (941) 445-2208
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Other Classes held at the Rising Tide Building
REIKI Classes
*Last Chance to Register for Reiki I Healing Certificate: Class November 2nd*
New Reiki Class Series, For a Reiki III Master Healer Certificate
REIKI II Sat. Dec. 7, 2013
REIKI III, 1 Sat. Jan. 11, 2014
REIKI III, 2 Sat. Feb. 8, 2014
All classes are on Saturdays from 11:30-5:30 PM at Rising Tide
Included between Reiki III,1 and 2, a 1hr free private Reiki hands-on teaching session with Rev. Zan.
REIKI is an ancient form of hands-on healing dating back to 620 BC and brought to the west by Usui Shiki Ryoho.Through introspection, visualization and meditation followed by a journey of practice touch through into physical and subtle energy fields, this Reiki Mastership Program offered by Rev. Zan Benham becomes an initiation into the ancient practice of becoming a conscious conduit for healing.
Classes are $122 each. Rev. Zan Benham Zan@woman-spirit.com
A Reiki III Master Share
7-9pm (3rd Wednesday)
An Open Invitation Reiki III Masters of all lineages
Rev. Zan Benham Zan@woman-spirit.com
SHAMAN JOURNEY EXPERIENCE
Next date TBA
Please reserve your space in advance. Suggested offering $20.
A Shamanic Journey experience is similar to guided meditation enhanced by the heart beat of the large mother drum. Together we travel into a wonderful world of your own shaman's dream for personal guidance and discovery. It is an exploration and adventure into realms perhaps not known or imagined by you before, where information, messages, connections and relationships magically unfold.
Please RSVP in advance and a confirmation email will be sent to you.
Rev. Zan Benham Zan@woman-spirit.com
See the Rising Tide Building Calender
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Shahabuddin Online, Social Media
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