All are welcome to come
to the Voice of the Turtle
Retreat Center
on Southwest Sufi Community land for personal spiritual retreat. Spaces are available now for short-term retreats, of up to a week. Retreatants may stay in the retreat center main building
in a trailer or camper,or tenting. In July of 2009, the Murshid Moineddin Dargah Retreat Hut,
suitable for short or long retreats of up to 40 days, will be ready. (Click here for pictures of the Dargah hut
and construction progress.)
If you’re considering a retreat at the Voice of the Turtle, please
contact Sophia at shunny44@aolcom or PO Box 373, Silver City NM 88062,
or 575-313-4554. Details of your
retreat may be worked out in advance with her. If you wish to avail yourself of the services of our retreat master, Azima Lila Forest, you may contact her at azima@zianet.com.
Azima is a Sheikha and retreat guide affiliated with the Sufi
Ruhaniat International. If you wish, you
may avail yourself of her services for spiritual guidance and/or dreamwork before, during, or after your retreat. If you have a spiritual guide, you may
receive practices from your guide, or permission from the guide to work with
Azima during your retreat. Retreat costs are the same as visitor rates (go to visitor page Visiting). If you wish to have a guided retreat with Azima, the rate is $25 per night. In either case, this includes lodging and use of the retreat center kitchen. You will need to bring your own food. If a cook is available, you can arrange to have dinners provided at additional cost. |
