Sufi Whirling Workshop with Anna and Aziz

Sufi Whirling Workshop with Anna and Aziz

Learn the practice of Sufi whirling, using body movements and chanting to open the heart

By The Berkeley Alembic Foundation

Date and time

Wednesday, May 14 · 7 - 9pm PDT

Location

The Berkeley Alembic

2820 Seventh Street Berkeley, CA 94710

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

In this workshop we will be doing movement exercises and begin learning the practice of Sufi whirling.


This is a physical practice that uses body movements and chanting to open the heart, and experience the Unity of Love in the human body.


This workshop is open to all levels of experience. Come with an open heart, comfortable clothing, and socks

Tickets are sliding scale $25 - $40, no on turned away for lack of funds.

Aziz Abbatiello was raised in an American Mevlevi family. He has walked the path of the mystics following in the tradition of the Sufi. He was initiated as Semazen in 1996, and has made Sema with several Sufi groups in America and abroad.


Anna Whirling is from Ukraine. In the beginning of the war, she moved to Turkey and then to the United States. Anna has practiced whirling since her childhood. She has performed on stage for 20 years.

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The Berkeley Alembic Foundation aims to facilitate, teach, and cultivate awakening and liberation for everyone and function as a force for peace, kindness, and good in the world. We envision a world where every human being has a community for practice, education, and connection.

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