** Inayati Order Leaders
Training Module on Contemplation**
with Yaqin Aubert and Naima Khabira Brown
** Online, Saturday and Sunday, March 2nd &
3rd, 2019, 10:00 - 6:00 EDT**
"* The purpose of concentration,
contemplation, meditation, all that is the essence of religion
or mysticism or philosophy, is nothing but this one thing: to
attain to that depth which is the root of our life.* "
Hazrat inayat Khan
We invite you to a weekend online course of the Inayati Order
Leaders Training Module on Contemplation. This course is a
comprehensive and deep training in the contemplation practices
taught by the Inayati Order. Contemplation is the second stage in
the stages of unfoldment of Concentration, Contemplation,
Meditation, and Realization, as described by Hazrat Inayat Khan,
invaluable material for teaching classes and guiding Murids.
Completion of the Leaders Training Modules are a requirement for
appointment as a Representative. Representatives in training in
the Inayati Order Esoteric School Leadership Training program will
need to have completed this course during or before their
training; existing Coordinators and Coordinators in training are
also encouraged to take this course. Existing Representatives are
also invited to take this course for ongoing enrichment. It covers
material that may not have been available in the past.
The course is also open to those in leadership roles, or training
for leadership roles, in the other 5 activities of the Inayati
Order, or in leadership roles in one of the member organizations
of the Federation of the Sufi Message.
This course is guided by two senior teachers of the Inayati Order,
Yaqin Aubert and Naima Khabira Brown. During this weekend Yaqin
and Naima will guide participants through the foundational
practices of Contemplation in a sacred retreat atmosphere. There
will be opportunities to ask questions, share experiences and
engage in an online community of friendship. Participants will
receive a manual of the concentration practices which are covered
in the course.
**When**: Saturday and Sunday, March 2nd & 3rd, 2019
**Time** : 10:00 - 6:00 EDT, The lunch break will be from
1:15-2:45 EDT
**Where** : Your sacred space! This is an online class through
Zoom
**Cost** : Early Registration: $130.00, by Feb. 18th,
Registration $150 between Feb. 19th - Mar. 2nd, 2019
**Registration** : Coordinators, Representatives, and
Coordinators or Representatives in training in the Inayati Order
Esoteric School may register by going to
All others should contact Widad Sabina Cox .
Upon registration the instructions for connecting to the course
will be sent via email. PC, Mac, Android, and IOS are all
supported.
For further information and questions please contact Widad Sabina
Cox .
** The next module given will be the Inayati Order Leaders
Training Module on Sacred Sound, Apr. 27 - 28, 2019** . Save
the date!
Yaqin Aubert is the Vice President of the Inayati Order,
a mystical and ecumenical fellowship rooted in the visionary
legacy of Hazrat Inayat Khan. He is a founding member of the Abode
community in upstate NY. Yaqin is a senior teacher in the order.
He has bee both a mentor and teacher in the Suluk Academy, in
which he taught the Contemplation. He guides individual and small
group retreats in North America.
Naima Khabira Brown is Vice President of the Inayati
Order Esoteric School. She is committed to developing and
supporting the training and curriculum for the Esoteric School of
the Inayati Order. She was a founding mentor in Suluk Academy, and
mentored in several Suluk Academy classes, and has taught the
Leaders Training Modules to groups online and locally. She serves
as a Representative, a Retreat Guide and a Cheraga. Naima lives in
the Boston area where she and her husband Aqil offer classes,
retreats and events.