God is Breath:

Cultivating a Loving Relationship with the God Reality

with Sheikh Muiz Brinkerhoff

Three Sundays: September 11, 18, 25

10:00- 11:30 am Pacific / UTC -7

1:00 - 2:30 pm Eastern / UTC -4

6:00 - 7:30 pm UK / UTC +1

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You are invited to experience some of the fundamental Sufi teachings and practices that are included in the God is Breath Study and Practice Program developed by Murshid Wali Ali Meyer.

Sheikh Muiz, one of his longtime students, will share a series of these core teachings and practices that deepen our experience of Breath, Fikr, Heart Awareness, and Tasawwuri Murshid. Cultivating loving relationships with the Illuminated Souls and the One and Only Being is one way to "make God a Reality", 

 "This is the whole of the inner methodology of the Sufi Path in a nutshell … we use this loving connection with the Source as the vehicle of our growth and we continue to imagine and have our notion and feeling for what God is, evolving along with our own development of our inner consciousness and feeling and heart nature.” Murshid Wali Ali Meyer

The God is Breath Study and Practice program will resume new prayer wheels in January 2023.

About Muiz:

Muiz Brinkerhoff, from Northern California, was initiated into Ruhaniat Sufism in 1975 and recognized as Sheikh by Murshid Wali Ali and Pir Moineddin in 1996. As one of the first openly gay/queer-identified men 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 has encouraged other LGBTQ+ guides to come out. He continues to offer 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. He 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.

Questions?

Registration & Payments: Waduda Welsh

Class Liaison: Tarana Wesley

Program Coordinators: Halima and Abraham Sussman

Photos in the River of Guidance top banner, from left to right: Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, Shamcher Bryn Beorse, Joe and Guin Miller, Frida Waterhouse, Nyogen Sensaki, Murshida Vera Corda, Murshid Samuel Lewis, Pir Moineddin Jablonski, Pir Shabda Kahn, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Murshida Rabia Martin, Sokei-an Sasaki, Pandit Pran Nath, Mother Krishnabai, Papa Ramdas, Sufi Barkat Ali, Ram Dass