Beloved Family,
~ Mark Your Calendar~
I will be teaching at the Southwest Sufi Community all week so please enjoy our guest hosts:
Murshid(a)s Halima and Abraham as they host our presenter
Sheikh Muiz Brinkerhoff
sharing on
BREATH, HEART, and the GOD IDEAL:
Using Attention to Breath and Heart to Cultivate an
Ever-Deepening Relationship with the God Reality,
Within and Without
Muiz Brinkerhoff from Northern California, was initiated into Ruhaniat Sufism in 1975 and raised to the post of Sheikh in 1996, by Murshid Wali Ali and Pir Moineddin. As the first openly gay/queer-identified man to be recognized as a Ruhaniat leader and guide, his easy reception by the Teachers Circle and his matter-of-fact manner of being himself paved the way for other LGBTQ+ guides to come out and offers supportive role modeling for younger LGBTQ+ community members to feel welcome in our lineage.
Over the past 43 years Muiz has led the Dances and Sufi Practice around the USA, in the UK, Netherlands, France, Morocco, and South Africa. Muiz combines a variety of embodied spiritual practices with methods of identifying and healing shadow issues and not taking the limited self so seriously; in order to cultivate a radiant attitude, an inclusive Heart, increase empathy, kindness and gratitude; and practice Presence with self-referentiality.
Much love,
Halima and Abraham - for Shabda and Tamam
