August 4, 2021 Dances of Universal Peace

Ithaca Dances of Universal Peace

We sing, dance and pray together for peace within ourselves and the world.

Join us for in-person dances again

30th Annual Ithaca Dance Gathering 2023The Ithaca Annual Ithaca Dance Gathering is moving location in 2023. Please join us!

Greetings community of seekers and lovers of the dance.  Learn more about this traditional event in an Ithaca Times article about the 25th Gathering in 2015.

The Ithaca Dance Gathering, happening this year at Sky Lake retreatcenter in Windsor, NY, is a continuation of the 30 year old event that traditionally has been held on solstice weekend. Its primary focus is the Dances of Universal Peace as the practice of the four-day weekend, with full morning and evening sessions of the Dances of Universal Peace.

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About Our Dances

We sing, dance and pray together for peace within ourselves and the world.
 

The Dances of Universal Peace are simple dances set to the music we create with our own voices inspired by all of the world’s religious traditions. By singing and praying in the spirit of the many spiritual traditions of the world we can help bring healing to the cultural divisions that have been for centuries driving our world to war in the name of “religion.” The Dances of Universal Peace are a spiritual practice that brings us in touch with our sacred selves in an environment that allows us to honor the sacredness in each other. When we dance face to face, we are not just dancing with the person in front of us, but also with the divine spirit that is manifested through that person.

When We Gather

Ithaca Dances of Universal Peace

Please join us for a special, hour-long session of the Dances of Universal Peace on Ithaca Festival weekend! We'll be dancing on Saturday, June 3rd just two blocks from the Ithaca Commons at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, corner of Buffalo and Aurora Streets. Live meditation music from 7-7:15pm, Dances from 7:15-8:15pm. Include the Dances in your Festival-going activities! Have you always wanted to discover what the Dances of Universal Peace are? This introductory, "sampler" session is the ideal time to find out. No experience necessary. $5 donation requested but not required.
 
We respect and support participants who choose to wear masks and/or not 
hold hands. Gathering together to promote peace - within ourselves,
 in the community and on Earth - is our intention.
 
*We request that you do a home Covid test within 24 hours of the event and 
please stay home if you have any symptoms of illness, even if they
 are mild. 
 
For more info: Diane at 607-351-3000 or Rukmini at gmiller108@gmail.com

Weekly Sufi Meditation
Every Tuesday 5:15-6:15 - currently via zoom

Each Tuesday throughout the year, 5:15-6:15pm, we gather to meditate and share spiritual practice. We often share sacred readings from the words of Hazrat Inayat Khan, as well as other spiritual guides, poets, and inspirational sources. Meditations and practices can include silence, breath, sound, visualization, movement, prayer, song and chant, "zikr" or remembrance of unity, "wazaif" or attuning to divine attributes, and small group sharing and reflection.
 
Schedule through June 2023:
First Tuesday each month: Sufi Healing with Jalil and Alia, including Healing Service, short readings from HIK (Hazrat Inayat Khan) Volume IV, Healing and Mental Purification, and related practices, meditations and sharing
 
Second Tuesday each month: Mysticism of Sound, Music of Life with Azad, including readings from HIK Volume II, The Mysticism of Music, Sound and Word, and related practices, meditations and sharing
 
Third Tuesday (equinox and solstice): Universal Worship Service with Jalil
 
Third Tuesday: Sufi Healing with Jalil, including readings from HIK Volume IV, Healing and Mental Purification, and related practices, meditations and sharing
 
Fourth Tuesday : Mastery Through Accomplishment with Alia, including readings from HIK Book Mastery Through Accomplishment and related practices, meditations and sharing
 
Fifth Tuesdays: Zikr with Azad
 
Co-sponsored with the Ithaca Sufi Center.