Young Adult Program
Young Adult Program
A Workshop for Young Adults in Bad Bevensen, Germany
Week 1, July 27 – August 02, 2025
In the young adults’ program, we will follow the retreat Pir Zia will lead on discovering the Spirit of Guidance:
Just as our bodies are particles of the universe in which we live, our minds are particles of the universal mind and our souls are particles of the universal soul. And just as each cell contains the code of the whole body, each configuration of body, mind, and soul contains the imprint of the universal being and lives in ongoing communion with it, if only unconsciously. When the human being makes this communion conscious, marvelous transformations occur. One then becomes part of the universe’s awakening to itself. In its function as the source of illumination in the life of individuals, communities, and species, the universal being is called the Spirit of Guidance.
We will work with the breath, movement, invocation of sacred phrases, journaling, inquiry and guided meditations and contemplations for the body, mind and heart. There will be some element of co-creation in our day, so bring your ideas.
We will meet over a meal with Pir Zia at the retreat’s beginning, middle, and end. This will be a time for conversation between us about the retreat process and what is arising in our hearts.
Deepa Gulrukh Patel is a creative facilitator in the interdisciplinary field of the arts and sciences and a strategic thinker with a passion for social justice, heartful conversation and the contemplative life. She was born in Kenya to Indian parents and lives in England. This experience has influenced what she does with her life. Deepa has worked with young people, in the field of cultural diversity, as a Live Music producer and in music education. She works in refugee camps in Jordan and Africa with UNHCR, the University of Sheffield, and the London College of Fashion, where she is an associate at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. She is also working with the Fetzer Institute on two projects, one on creating sacred space in the virtual world and the other on their shared spiritual heritage project. Deepa is a guide and teacher in the Inayatiyya, the vice-chair of Inayatiyya International and ran the Zenith Sufi Camp for seven years. She is the chair of Tamasha Theatre Company, an advisor to the Loss Foundation, a bereavement support service for those who have lost someone to Cancer or COVID-19 and Charis Interspirituality on their interfaith dialogue projects.
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This program is held in English. If you’re german and you’re unsure about whether you’ll understand everything, don’t worry. There’ll for sure be some nice people who’ll translate for you what’s needed.
Dieses Programm wird in Englisch angeboten. Wenn du Deutsch sprichst und dir unsicher bist, ob du alles verstehen wirst, mach dir keine Sorgen. Es wird sicher ein paar nette Leute geben, die für dich das übersetzen werden, was nötig ist.