Caravan of Love

with HuDost - Moksha Sommer + Jemal Wade Hines, Allaudin Ottinger, Bibi Lorenzetti, Latifa Noor, Mumtaz Kammerer, Naima and Aqil Brown, Cybele, Alima Whiting, Sarah Latifa, M.Ed and Amanda Salima McCall, LCSW, LMT

August 7 - 9, 2026

Early Bird Tickets: Book now and get 5% off listed prices. Offer valid only until Apr 24, 2026.

Date and Time Details: August 7th - 9th (With Early Arrival August 6th)

Location: The Abode

Address: 5 Abode Road, New Lebanon, NY, USA

  • Mughni - Double Twin – $676.00
  • Mughni - Full Bed - Porch Access – $726.00
  • Quddus - Full Bed – $654.00
  • Quddus Rooms - Twin Bed – $584.00
  • Razzaq - Large Room - Queen Bed – $746.00
  • Razzaq - Medium Room - Queen Bed – $706.00
  • Razzaq - Queen Bed - Private Bathroom – $796.00
  • Commuter (Full weekend access + meals) – $388.00

Caravan of Love is both a festival and a retreat, an immersive experience where sacred practice meets joyful celebration. Whether you come for the music, the teachings, the movement, or simply to be in loving community, the intention is the same:

We are love. We all come from love. We are made of love.

It’s a weekend to realign the heart, nourish the body, uplift the spirit, and gather in remembrance – together.

Rooted in Sufi spirit and universal love, this four-day camp weaves together music, meditation, movement, and community in a beautiful natural setting. Surrounded by forest and open skies, participants are invited to slow down, reconnect, and remember the love at the center of all traditions.

This festival is August 7th – 9th, WITH AN OPTIONAL early arrival Thursday, with extended programming Thursday afternoon as well. Please see “Add-On” section in check-out to sign up for early arrival.

What to Expect:

Caravan of Love offers nurturing, renewing and family-friendly program featuring:

  • Live music by HuDost and others

  • Meditation & sacred Zikr

  • Dances of Universal Peace

  • Yoga with Bibi Lorenzetti

  • Sufi teachings & poetry

  • A Healing Temple space

  • Nature connection

  • Healthy buffet meals

  • Kid’s Day Camp programming

  • Evening community gatherings

  • And Much more!

The weekend includes special musical guests like Hudost and beloved teachers and guides including Allaudin Ottinger, Mumtaz, Bibi Iorenzetti, Jessi & Akbar Miller, Naima & Aquil Brown, and Latifa Noor, among others.


Other Information

Tickets: Tickets are sold as a Friday – Sunday experience, with the ability during check-out to add Thursday night, Sunday night additionally. Thursday will have afternoon programming and meals, if you add Thursday.

Limited Lodging Tickets: There is limited Lodging, so please reserve tickets in advance!

Kid’s Camp: We are so excited to be hosting a Kids Camp, alongside this festival. This option is an add-on, which you will see in checkout. Kids Camp starts on Friday, 1pm. We will reach out to you once we have seen you have selected a Kid’s Camp ticket for further information.

Schedule: A full schedule will be released in May, stay tuned!

Zoom Schedule and Virtual Tickets: A full schedule will be released in May, stay tuned!

Fattah – Shared Dorms: Due to construction, we do not know if we can offer shared dorm rooms, we will make an announcement later in the season if we can.

 

About the Teachers

HuDost – Moksha Sommer + Jemal Wade Hines

“HuDost has a folk quality yet is quite postmodern; the band offers new takes on ancient words and melodies, cross-cultural hybrid transcendental chill-out music with an edge.… This is not fluffy new-age music—it’s serious, complex fare with no aversion to addressing agony. Sommer’s vocal execution is precisely orchestrated, her voice-opening, hollow-toned vortexes piercing through the […]

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Allaudin Ottinger

Allaudin was born in Kansas City, Missouri. A lifelong dedication to music, gathering people together and pursuit of the miraculous, led him to a study of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. This in turn led him to find "Sufi Dancing" in the college town of Lawrence, Kansas circa 1976. More experiences in Sufism followed, which led to […]

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Bibi Lorenzetti

Originally from Italy and founder of Newburgh Yoga Shala, Bibi Lorenzetti is a Level 2 Authorized Ashtanga teacher with over a decade of experience studying under her guru, Sharath Jois, in Mysore, India. Also a certified teacher of Vedic chanting, Bibi blends accessible, intelligent instruction with a deep focus on inner growth. Her teaching uses breath and movement as tools […]

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Latifa Noor

Latifa Noor Elizabeth Anderson is a graduate of the Na Koja Abad Global Suluk Academy class, Vice President of the Music Activity for Oceania and the Americas, a Representative in the Inner School, Musical Representative, spiritual guide, retreat guide, and center leader for the Light of Harmony Center, Inayatiyya of Dobbs Ferry. She is also […]

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Mumtaz Kammerer

Mumtaz Kammerer is a senior teacher and leader of the Inayatiyya. He is Universal Worship’s current VP for North America & Oceania.

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Naima and Aqil Brown

Aqil Brown is a Representative in the Inayatiyya Inner School and one of the Inayatiyya of Greater Boston center leaders. Currently he is guiding an online class on the Githa papers of Hazrat Inayat Khan as well as offering basic meditation classes in person in his local community. He has participated in the Inayatiyya as […]

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Cybele

Cybele is a singer, healer, educator, explorer and rejoicer in love! After many winters studying music in India, Cybele settled in South Korea to teach university English and create a music performance stage and global arts community at a traditional lord's house which she courageously restored. Cybele attributes the most beautiful twists and turns of […]

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Alima Whiting

Retired music teacher. Dances of Universal Peace Leader and Mentor for over 30 years. Offering: Musical accompaniment and Dances of Universal Peace

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Sarah Latifa, M.Ed

Sarah Latifa has been an educator for over 25 years. She has taught children and adults nature connection, gardening, woodworking, sewing, herbal medicinal product creation, music and a deep connection to the plant world. She is a certified herbalist through the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine and completed a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program. […]

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Amanda Salima McCall, LCSW, LMT

Amanda Salima McCall LCSW, LMT is a psychotherapist and bodyworker who provides therapy for teens and adults at a wellness center in the Berkshires. She also maintains a private massage practice in New Lebanon, where she weaves together embodied care, presence, and a wide range of massage and bodywork modalities. She is a longtime student […]

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