Dances of Universal Peace
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Nancy Norris and Friends
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Local Schedule of the Dances of Universal Peace |
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The Ethical Guidelines of the HeartStream Sufi Community Leadership The HeartStream Board and Leadership Community are committed to creating a safe atmosphere at our events. Part of that effort is the creation of an Ethics Board where inappropriate behavior can be reported. The HeartStream ethics representative is currently Nancy Norris. You can also report inappropriate behavior to a Dance or Zhikr Leader.The Dances of Universal Peace and Zhikr invite us to enter expanded states of consciousness -- including expanded states of feeling -- while joined in a circle, facing each other, and moving together in pairs, often in close physical contact. As such, the Dances and other Sufi practices revolutionize spiritual practice. Hatha Yoga, Kirtan, Vipassana meditation, and other forms of sitting meditation require very little interpersonal contact and involve low interpersonal risk. The Dances involve a high amount of personal contact and, while evoking feelings of joy, love, compassion and communion, present constant interpersonal challenges. One can easily confuse the feelings that arise with the person(s) who helped facilitate them. Because of this, the Mentor Teachers Guild and the International Dance Network for the Dances of Universal Peace have articulated ethical guidelines which can be viewed here.
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