Emerald Earth Retreat
with Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith
May 2 - 4, 2025
Emerald Earth Retreat
May 2- May 4, 2025
with Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith
Come to this retreat within the renewing energy of spring in the beautiful
Berkshire mountains. In this weekend retreat, we will attune to the sacred
manuscript of Nature, to seeing with the eyes of Sophia, the creative
feminine, to the sacred wisdom of the earth, and to the alchemical and
Ziraat teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Throughout the weekend we will
deepen our intimacy with the elements as archangelic presences,
experience meditations in Nature, join inner and outer cultivation and
enhance and restore our sacred connection with the living Universe.
We will also engage with the element and astrological walks/dances.
We will share in Sufi and Buddhist practices for purifying the mirror of the
heart and cultivating the natural self, exploring the alchemy of the soul’s
journey, and orienting more clearly to our unfolding purpose. Through
retreat we touch upon our essential self, fresh and spontaneous, and affirm
our rootedness in the sacredness of life. This in turn, fulfills a deep calling
of the soul; bridging our inner awakening with our sacred task of
participating in an earth of beauty.
This retreat is open to all, those experienced or new to spiritual practice.
Fee includes selected room, farm-to-table meals and all activities. Commuter rate includes all meals and activities, but no overnight accommodations.
Program begins with dinner at 6pm Friday night and ends after 12:30pm lunch on Sunday.
Check-in for program begins at 4pm on Friday, and check-out is by 2pm on Sunday.
ABOUT EXTRA NIGHTS BEFORE/AFTER the PROGRAM: Although we are able to offer overnight accommodations for those wishing to book extra room nights before or after the program start/end, we will NOT be offering MEALS during this time. We are located within a few miles of restaurants/stores, and do have small refrigerators and microwaves available in common spaces that you are able to use. Pricing for extra nights will be determined when you complete your registration, based on room option selected.
About the Teachers
Kainat Felicia Norton
Kainat Felicia Norton is a lover of Nature. She is a senior teacher, retreat guide, interfaith minister, and guide in the Inayati Sufi Order. She is emerita Vice President of Ziraat, an activity devoted to joining inner cultivation and sacred ecology. She has served on the faculty of Suluk Academy. She performs internationally touring solo […]
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Muinuddin Charles Smith
Muinuddin Charles Smith, PhD, is a senior teacher, retreat guide, interfaith minister and teacher of Ziraat in the Inayati Sufi Order. He is Professor Emeritus of leadership and sustainability studies at Hofstra University, and served as the Chair of Spirituality and Systems Interest Muinuddin Charles Smith also co-author of the book An Emerald Earth Cultivating […]
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