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"Water doesn’t lose purity because
of a bit of weed. The weeds float on the surface; the pure water
flows on undisturbed." Rumi A
Great Step Forward in Santa Cruz by
Jay Dravich
Huzur Nawaz – Master Musician  I
am at a time in my life when I want to pass on to others the gift
and the transmission that I was given by several great musicians
and teachers. I was blessed to be in NY City in 1968 when I was
invited with a group of other artists to the apartment of a Honduran
diplomat. While there I heard a record of Pandit Pran Nath. It
was a mystical experience. With the first note I was transported
into an experience of the "sound of God". The next day
at a friend’s apt. I noticed that Pandit Pran Nath was teaching
a class on raga for the first time in this country. The cost was
$35. I had exactly $35 in my bank account. I signed up. At the
first class when he entered the room, there was an unmistakable
atmosphere of peace. I became his student. He used to call me
his first student (I wasn't, really) and I hold that as such a
deep compliment to this day. I noticed later when I met Pir Vilayat Khan and took initiation that he too carried the same energy. They are both from the Chisti school of Sufism. In this tradition the goal of musical practice is to become the music. Shortly after, I met Shabda Khan and others, and moved to the Garden of Allah in California. I joined Allaudin Mathieu's Sufi Choir, began studying North Indian bamboo flute with Sachev and continued to study with Pran Nath. Later I learned the Turkish ney, became the music director for Jalauddin Loras’s Mevlevi Sema group, and played and recorded with Hamza el-Din. When I was recovering from quadruple bi-pass surgery in 1999, my dearest friend Sarmad called and said he had had a dream in which Pran Nath, who had already passed on, had told him to tell me that he could help to heal me if I would sing andolan, a kind of vibrato technique. My friend didn’t know what any of this meant but I did. I was right back in the experience of a small class in NYC, where he had me repeat a phrase that represented "the first breeze of dawn”. The spiritual music of the great teachers I have studied with are in me and with me. I would like to share the experience with others. I will be offering a class on Tuesday evening May 1st, "An Introduction to the Mysticism of Sound," at the Garden (6:30-9:30 PM, $35). I am also available for individual music lessons. Learn more.. HeartStream Logo Search The HeartStream Sufi community is in search of a logo. If you are an artist or inspired with an idea that represents our community, please let us know. Send copy or thoughts to info@sufievents.com Sharings from Junayad  After
weeks/months of traveling this healing journey with cancer, complete
with lots of side roads and extra challenges, I am over with the
cancer treatments and on the road to full recovery....slowly.
My immune system is now getting stronger [though I still do not
hug as many folks as I used to], many of the sores in my mouth
and throat are gone or going away, and my voice and energy are
returning to me. So, after so much loving support from our beautiful
spiritual community – prayers, healings, food, love notes – I
felt like I had the energy to begin giving back to the community.
I am beginning with leading the First Thursday dances, and look
forward to this. I also hope over time to join Tofah in leading
some zhikrs, and to eventually begin a men’s zhikr. All of this
is Insh’Allah [God Willing], truly, as I have learned more deeply
than ever that all things occur as the Universe wishes to experience
itself through each of us, not necessarily because I have a desire
for something to happen. So, Insh’Allah, I will continue to get
more strength in body and voice, and will see some of you soon.Monthly Sufi Healing Service by Jemila Rose 
I
am offering a healing service which is a Sufi based Spiritual
Healing Service that was envisioned by Hazrat Inyat Khan who brought
Sufism to the West in 1910. The Sufi Healing Service is an absentee
healing prayer circle offered to those who have requested to be
included for the furtherance of their healing. The Sufi believes
that the first step in healing any disharmony of oneself is to
seek to become healed. The person is not present at the service.
As the healing conductor, I lead a group of warm hearted people who’s wish is to support the healing of those who are suffering from physical, emotional or other challenging loss in their lives. The concentration of several people united together to send forth that healing vibration, works even more wonderfully than when done by an individual. If you want to be on the healing list or to participate in the healing service, call me at 831.464.1552. I will be doing the healing service once a month on the second Wednesday at 7- 8:00 pm. The next Healing Service will be April 11, 2007 at my home which is 912 Capitola Avenue #18, Capitola, CA. 95010. Please call for directions and park on the street. Khalifa Jemila Majid Rose is a Cheraga (minister) in three Sufi lineages; The Sufi Order, Sufi Movement International and Sufi Ruhaniat International. Jemila has been initiated as a Healing Conductor in all three orders and conducts the service according to the teachings of Pir Inayat Khan. Wish List for Kid’s Camp this Fall by Laura Bathrick Hi my name is Laura and I am the director for the South Bay kid’s camp. I would like to welcome anyone who would like to help in any way to make our kids camp the best ever!
From the Streets of Cleveland to the Santa Cruz Surf by Bob Harrison  I
grew up on the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, and learned how to
be very focused at a young age. I went into the Marine Corp and
wanted to become a probation officer. I realized that I could
be a force for helping others who were in trouble.Somewhere along the line, I learned to meditate, and became a student of Swami Sachedananda and the Integral Institute. Meditation has been a way of life for me for over forty years. Last year I was riding my bicycle and there was a truck in the bike lane. When I went to go around it, there was another truck, so I had to swerve. In the process, I hit a railroad track and catapulted on the ground. When the paramedics took me to the hospital they asked me who they should call. I had no idea, since my son was away on a trip. That was a very odd situation to be in. They did surgery putting a rod in my broken leg and a corkscrew metal thing into my hip. My shoulder was shattered, and they had to take off the muscles and tendons and reattach them, after they put in a metal plate. I couldn't even meditate for quite awhile. I call what I experienced being in the "inch world." Inch by inch I had to find my way back. I remember one day while I was meditating all of the sudden I could feel all of the prayers from my community flooding into my consciousness. It was so wonderful and so healing. The surgeon said, "Usually with people who are your age, we replace the shoulder but because of the health of your body, we can rebuild it." I felt that was because doing yoga for many years and surfing every day. The doctors predicted that it would take me six months to a year before I would heal, but I'm already back in the water after only five months. I've received so much encouragement from my community, I just feel like the message is, "open your eyes, and see what's around you." Thank you for that. Amrita - Our Ambassador to the United Nations by Tofah Eileen  Amrita
Cottrell will be traveling to New York City at the end of April
to give a presentation at the United Nations on the power of sound
and music in healing and wellness. She will be joined by two colleagues
(Eliana Gilad from Israel and Konstantin Pavlidis from Europe.)
They will present some of the current research in the field as
well as a live demonstration of the effects of sound on the body,
mind and spirit, and a healing music concert.Amrita is the Founding Director of The Healing Music Organization and Foundation. She will share her miraculous story of healing from breast cancer eight years ago with the use of devotional music and shamanic sound. Her non-profit organization includes a leading educational website that features research studies, news articles, and many other resources on the use of sound and music in health and wellness. She is also the author of The Encyclopedia of Sound and the Dictionary of Sound, which will be published later this year. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help support Amrita’s trip to NYC and her work in the field of sound healing and music therapy, please contact Amrita at 831.588.7498 or amrita@healingmusic.org. Amrita hosts a healing circle called The Crystal Chalice at The Garden Sanctuary the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm. She is also available for individual healing sessions. Cynthia Myers' Tulum Adventure by Tofah Eileen  Cynthia Myers has journeyed to
many sacred sites in her life. Besides being a vibrant and skillful
Nia instructor and developer of Suffit, she has followed an inner
call and guidance that has brought her into contact with remarkable
beings in her travels. In June of this year, Cynthia will again
journey forth, this time to Tulum, Mexico, and is inviting others
to join her in this journey. Five and a half years ago on her first journey to Tulum, which she thought was just going to be a relaxing vacation, she ended up, through a miraculous set of circumstances, in an ancient power spot right on the ocean in a simple palapa. During her six weeks there she found out that she had landed right where the Mayan priests and priestesses used to come to reconnect with nature. She was joined one day while dancing on the beach by a woman shaman who invited her to join her in a Mayan sweat lodge known as Temazcal. Later she was taken into the Ceynotes (which are underground fresh water caves) by another local shaman named Daniel Pool Pech. The Ceynotes are purported to be where the upper world and the under world meet, they are the abode of the Gods. Ceynotes were used for cleansing, reconnecting with the elements and allowing one’s spirit to soar with the Divine. Cynthia had an experience while floating in one of the large Ceynotes, of a beam of the high noon sun that shone a direct ray upon her in a pure white light . It left her so light filled and elated that all she could say was " la luz, la luz " (the light the light). On June 18 through the 25th Cynthia will return to Tulum for a Summer Solstice Mayan retreat. This journey will be an opportunity to align with the resonance of the ancient Mayans. It will also be a time to receive healing from the local shamans and healers of the area and will afford you ample time to rest and connect your own inner rhythms with those of the Mother. Join Cynthia if you are able. It will be remarkable. She can be reached at (831)334-0644 for more information.
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one might even say extraordinary, events have taken place in
Santa Cruz in the past month. In many ways they are both cause
and effect and so should be discussed as one.
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