To be a spiritual elder means to hold a place of hope and perspective. It means to be able to remind people that there is something larger and deeper than the various identities we’ve had throughout life.
– Joan Borysenko –had throughout life. – Joan
These retreats are invitations to step into sacred space, to harvest the gifts of your life’s journey, deepen spiritual practice, and learn to meet change and impermanence with compassion and courage.
Saki Lee will guide us into The Alchemy of Spiritual Eldering—a luminous stage of life where the soul ripens into wisdom, compassion, and service. As a Murshida in the Inayatiyya Sufi Order, longtime student of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and professional practitioner of East Asian medicine, Saki brings a heart-centered and integrative approach to spiritual practice. For many decades she has guided seekers worldwide through retreats, teachings, and mentoring.
Together, we will walk the path of conscious and courageous ageing—shedding old stories, and opening to the blossoming of joy, service, and inner freedom through:
Meditation & Attunement – opening to presence and Spirit.
Teachings on Conscious Ageing – listening to the heart and cultivating authenticity.
Embodied Healing Practices – Taoist breathwork, sacred movement, and quiet reflection.
Sacred Music, Chanting and Dances of Universal Peace– attunement through voice, sound, and resonance.
Wisdom Circles – heartfelt sharing in community.
Time in Nature – afternoons free to walk, rest, journal, or explore the beauty of the surroundings.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN 2026 there are two locations:
Mexico – A beachside retreat nearby Puerto Vallarta, at a setting of natural beauty, a place to rest deeply and renew your spirit. Kindly go to the website: www.hearttraveler.com
Lioba Monastery, North Holland – A contemplative setting by the forest, dunes and sea in North Holland steeped in stillness and sacred atmosphere. www.spiritualeldering.com
PLEASE NOTE: the optional three days of individual retreat will take place at the nearby abbey, but unless you are sure to book this ahead of time with us, there might not be place because other groups could book this quickly.
ABOUT THE RETREAT GUIDE: Saki Lee has been walking the Sufi path since 1974, when she first met her beloved teacher, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. For more than four decades she has served as a Murshida in the Inayatiyya Sufi Order, guiding seekers worldwide through retreats, teachings, and mentoring.
Rooted in the joy of sacred music and the Dances of Universal Peace, her work weaves together Sufi practice, the healing wisdom of East Asian medicine, and her training in Conscious Ageing with the Institute of Noetic Sciences. With a heart-centered and integrative approach, she invites seekers into practices that awaken the soul, deepen compassion, and reveal the sacredness of daily life
