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Prayer for Amara: Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends of CRS and the Williams family, CRS invites you to join us for a sound and movement meditation for Amara Williams on Thursday, Aug 17 from 8 – 9:30 pm. We will gather monthly to remember the divine strength within ourselves and to support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, […]
Prayer for Amara: Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends of CRS and the Williams family, CRS invites you to join us for a sound and movement meditation for Amara Williams on Thursday, Sept 21 from 8 – 9:30 pm. We will gather monthly to remember the divine strength within ourselves and to support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, […]
Prayer for Amara: Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends of CRS and the Williams family, CRS invites you to join us for a sound and movement meditation for Amara Williams on Thursday, Oct 12 from 8 – 9:30 pm. We will gather monthly to remember the divine strength within ourselves and to support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, […]
Prayer for Amara: Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends of CRS and the Williams family, CRS invites you to join us for a sound and movement meditation for Amara Williams on Thursday, Nov 16 from 8 – 9:45 pm. We will gather monthly to remember the divine strength within ourselves and to support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, […]
Prayer for Amara: Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends of CRS and the Williams family, CRS invites you to join us for our monthly sound and movement meditation. We gather to remember the divine strength within ourselves and to support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, Amara, who is growing up with a brain tumor and all the challenges […]
Prayer for Amara: Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends of CRS and the Williams family, CRS invites you to join us for our monthly sound and movement meditation. We gather to remember the divine strength within ourselves and to support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, Amara, who is growing up with a brain tumor and all the challenges […]
CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS invites you to join us for our monthly healing circle. We gather to meditate, drum, sing, dance, pray and remember the divine strength within ourselves. We also support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, Amara, who is growing up with a brain tumor and all the challenges that presents. Our minds […]
CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS invites you to join us for our monthly healing circle. We gather to meditate, drum, sing, dance, pray and remember the divine strength within ourselves. We also support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, Amara, who is growing up with a brain tumor and all the challenges that presents. Our minds […]
CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS invites you to join us for our monthly healing circle. We gather to meditate, drum, sing, dance, pray and remember the divine strength within ourselves. We also support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, Amara, who is growing up with a brain tumor and all the challenges that presents. Our minds […]
Sufi Night with Rana Gorgani & Friends
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS and Rana Gorgani, Iranian Sufi Dance Master from France, invite you to a spiritual meeting combining Art and Meditation. This event brings together poetry, music and dance. This Sufi Night is all about connecting and experimenting with Love. Love not has a feeling and sensation but Love has a presence and a path. Come […]
CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS invites you to join us for our monthly healing circle (see Japanese announcement below). We gather to meditate, drum, sing, dance, pray and remember the divine strength within ourselves. This month we welcome Sufi dance artist Rana Gorgani, founder of “l’Oeil Persan” – The Persian Eye – the first company in Europe devoted to Persian […]
Meditative Concert Series: Kevin Nathaniel and Tomchess
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS welcomes back master musicians Kevin Nathaniel and Tomchess for an evening of meditative, playful music on instruments from Africa, the Middle East and India. Multi-instrumental artists and pioneers of the global music scene in NYC, Kevin Nathaniel and Tomchess together create an endless variety of unique and beautiful sounds and musical landscapes layered with many […]
CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for our monthly Healing Circle & Whirling practice. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Through meditation, prayer, drumming, singing, and the whirling dance of the sufis, we join together in unity and experience our limitlessness. Our circles are held on the third Thursday of the […]
CRS Summer Solstice Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a Summer Solstice Healing Circle led by Sufi Dance Instructor Lale Sayoko and CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki & Christopher Pelham with crystal singing bowl meditation by Miyoko Satoh. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Through meditation, prayer, drumming, singing, and the whirling dance of […]
Intro to Sufi Dance Class with Lâle Sayoko
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesLearn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can […]
CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS invites you to join us for our monthly healing circle led by Sufi Dance Instructor Lale Sayoko and CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki & Christopher Pelham with crystal singing bowl meditation by Miyoko Satoh. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Through meditation, prayer, partnering work, drumming, singing, […]
Concert: Majnun Party 6
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS presents Majnun Party 6, an evening of visual art and mostly acoustic experimental/original tunes inspired by traditional music from around the world. Majnun Party is a series of house-party style music/dance/art events held around the city and curated by musician Lulla LayLa. Majnun 6 will take place at CRS on Saturday, September 15, 2018 […]
CRS Winter Solstice Healing Circle: Meditation & Whirling with Live Music
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for our monthly Healing Circle & Whirling practice. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. This month we welcome back CRS Founder Yasuko Kasaki to lead our prayer. And we'll be welcoming the Winter Solstice with live music by Tomchess of the American Sufi Project! It's […]
Sufi Dance Class with Lâle Sayoko
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesLearn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can […]
The Dance of the Soul: A Sufi Workshop
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesOPEN TO ALL. “Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter...come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come yet again, come, come.” Sufi whirling is called the dance of the soul because of its ability to liberate the dancer's soul from the prison of the body. […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thursday, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:30 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) + Prayer led by CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and Sufi Dance Artist Lale Sayoko. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. This month we’ll take the first […]
Whirling (Sufi Dance) Practice with Live Music
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesSufis, lovers, mystics, CRS and Sufi Artist Lale Sayoko invite you to join us for an hour of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). This is not a class (i.e. there is no instruction) but an open space where we can come together to practice and is open to people […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thursday, Feb 21, 2019 at 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) + Prayer led by CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and Sufi Dance Artist Lale Sayoko. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Musician Lulla LayLa will be with […]
Introduction to Sufism Talk & Silent Meditation
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join us in New York to meet with the representatives of the School of Sufi Teaching, New York. They can answer any questions you may have about the meditation and practices. We will also sit in silent meditation as a group, so that you may have a first hand experience of the meditation on […]
Sufi Dance Class with Lâle Sayoko
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesLearn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer with Live Music
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) + Prayer led by CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and Sufi Dance Artist Lale Sayoko. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. We are honored to have the […]
Sufi Dance Class with Läle Sayoko
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesLearn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) Prayer led by CRS co-founder Christopher Pelham and Sufi Dance Artist Lale Sayoko. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. This month we'll celebrate the earthiness of spring with live […]
Whirling (Sufi Dance) Practice with Live Music
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesSufis, lovers, mystics, CRS and Sufi Artist Lale Sayoko invite you to join us for an hour of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). This is not a class (i.e. there is no instruction) but an open space where we can come together to practice and is open to people […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) Prayer led by CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and Sufi Dance Artist Lále Sayoko. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Bring in any issue — relationship trauma, #metoo, […]
The Rules of Love: A Sufi Dance Workshop
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to join our whirling community for an intensive workshop in Sufi Dance (sema or samâسمع in Arabic and Farsi) led by Sufi dance artists & CRS instructors Paola García and Lâle Sayoko. Samâ means spiritual listening and its accompanying whirling dance embodies unity: unity within our own selves first, and with […]
Sufi Heart Meditation
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join us in New York to meet with the representatives of the School of Sufi Teaching, New York. They can answer any questions you may have about the meditation and practices. We will also sit in silent meditation as a group, so that you may have a first hand experience of the meditation on […]
World Oceans Day Concert with Kristin Hoffmann
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) welcomes back singer-songwriter Kristin Hoffmann for a concert celebrating World Oceans Day with special guests Premik Russell Tubbs (sax/flutes) and Sufi Dance Artist Lâle Sayoko. The event, titled Ocean of Light. will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 7:30 – 9 pm. Tickets are $20 and are available by phone (212-677-8621), […]
CRS Summer Solstice Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) Prayer led by CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and Sufi Dance Artist Lále Sayoko. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Bring in any issue — relationship trauma, #metoo, […]
Whirling (Sufi Dance) Practice with Live Music
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesWelcome all sufis and whirlers! CRS and Sufi Dance Artist Lale Sayoko invite you to join us for an hour of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). This is not a class (i.e. there is no instruction) but an open space where we can come together to practice and is […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thur, 7/18 @ 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) Prayer! Led by Sufi Dance Artist Lâle Sayoko and CRS co-founder Christopher Pelham, we create a safe space in which to let go of our small selves and recognize the divinity in one another and within ourselves. When we […]
Whirling (Sufi Dance) Practice with Live Music
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesWe invite you to join our Sufi Dance community for an hour of meditative whirling known as Samâ (spiritual listening), hosted by Sufi Dance Artist Lâle Sayoko with live music by Iranian daf player Kamyar Arsani. Together, we create a sacred space for you to free your mind, transcend your limits, and share your light. By receiving the […]
Persian Daf (Sufi drum) class
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends, we are excited to have Kamyar Arsani‘s Persian daf lessons at CRS on a monthly or near monthly basis! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn to play a magical instrument from a master who learned from masters in Iran. Kamyar has been playing and singing for decades and recently for our Sufi […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thur, 8/15 @ 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) Prayer! Led by CRS co-founder Christopher Pelham (Lale Sayoko and Yasuko Kasaki will be in Japan this month), we create a safe space in which to let go of our small selves and recognize the divinity in one another […]
Sufi Dance Class with Paola Garcia
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesLearn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thur, 9/19 @ 7:15 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) Prayer! Led by Sufi Dance Artist Lâle Sayoko and CRS Healer Christopher Pelham, we create a safe space in which to let go of our small selves and recognize the divinity in one another and within ourselves. When we […]
Persian Daf (Sufi drum) classes
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesDear friends, we are excited to have Kamyar Arsani‘s Persian daf lessons at CRS on a monthly or near monthly basis! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn to play a magical instrument from a master who learned from masters in Iran. Kamyar has been playing and singing for decades and recently for our Sufi […]
Whirling (Sufi Dance) Practice with Live Music by Tomchess
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesWe invite you to join our Sufi Dance community for an hour of meditative whirling known as Samâ (spiritual listening), hosted by Sufi Dance Artist Lâle Sayoko with live music by Tomchess (ney, oud) of American Sufi Project. Together, we create a sacred space for you to free your mind, transcend your limits, and share your light. […]
Sufi Dance Class with Paola Garcia
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesLearn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can […]
Carry the Flame Concert with Kristin Hoffmann
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents CARRY THE FLAME CONCERT on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 7:30 – 9 pm. Dive into a deep ethereal musical journey of life, growth and spirit with renowned vocalist, pianist, and song-weaver Kristin Hoffmann, acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Premik Russell Tubbs, and special guests. Tickets are $20 and are available by phone […]
CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) Prayer! Led by Sufi Dance Artist Lâle Sayoko and CRS Healer Christopher Pelham, we create a safe space in which to let go of our small selves and recognize the divinity in one another and within ourselves. When we do so, we can trust […]
Sufi Dance Workshop
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) 123 4th Ave FL3, New York, NY, United StatesCRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to join our whirling community for an intensive workshop in Sufi Dance (sema or samâ in Arabic and Farsi) led by Sufi dance artists & CRS instructors Paola García and Lâle Sayoko. Samâ means spiritual listening and its accompanying whirling dance embodies unity: unity within our own selves first, and with […]