Women of Sufism
An online container facilitated by Medina Trevathan
This space is devoted to the questioning, deepening of and tending to - our relationship with the Beloved. And an invitation into sovereignty, numinosity and connection.
Through poetry, Sufi teachings and embodied inquiry, we bring our attention to the inner dimensions of worship, exploring the feminine way of experiencing, through the body and the heart.
About this Course - What happens When Women Gather?
Women of Sufism is an offering from the heart, a containter in which to bring our whole selves in order to have very real conversations about God and the feminine. The intention of this space is to cultivate sovereignty, numinosity and connection.
Who is the Beloved/the Divine/God?
What about my way of knowing God and knowing myself are causing me to live a life where I feel disconnected from the present moment? from life itself? What does it mean to encounter The Divine through the body?
Our journey centres these questions through a distinctly feminine lens, grounded in Sufi wisdom.
Together we will explore the architecture of the stories we we have absorbed about what Islam is and who God is. We will address and sit with the constrictive and expansive aspects of growing up as women within our traditions. And explore how early childhood development, our family field and conditioning have deeply formed our experience of ourselves and the world.
We will explore and deepen our relationship with the female Sufi lineage: through the lives, words and stories of great women Saints across Islamic history. Being with what it means for us to belong in this collective, and equally come to recognise our own unique selves within it.
Across the month, our weekly gatherings will weave together conversation, coaching, deep inquiry into our personal lived experience, poetry, meditation and writing.
Ultimately, the nature of this way of experiencing ourselves and The Divine is a return to our roots within the tradition: remembering that our devotion is receptive, relational and deeply embodied.
This is a space where women can encounter God, worship and lineage in a way that feels grounded, intimate and alive.
This course will naturally bring up emotional experiences for participants, it is a space committed to radical honesty, full permission for expression and radical self responsibility. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions regarding this.
This course is for all women from Muslim backgrounds or who are familiar with the Islamic tradition.
This is an intimate group with a limited number of spaces available. If you are feeling called to join sign up! Spaces go quickly.
- Teachings on the effects of conditioning in early childhood, the family field, and how these have formed our identity based off the work of Body Mind Maturation.
- Weekly live classes with Medina
- Teachings grounded in the Sufi and Islamic tradition and female spiritual lineage
- A supportive community space held through the Circle platform
- Readings and resources to deepen your relationship with the feminine
- Guided practices: meditation, writing, reflection, and contemplative listening
SCHEDULE
We will gather for five Sundays
OCTOBER 25th - NOVEMBER 22nd ·
Time: 7 PM UK · 8 PM CET · 2 PM EST · 11 AM PST
Location: Circle & Zoom
Duration: 90 Minutes - 2 Hours
SESSION OUTLINE
Please note that the topics may be subject to change depending on what emerges from the group
Session 1 October 25th
Rooting in Worth in the Eyes of God - How early childhood shapes perception
Session 2 November 2nd
Being with what is - the place of the feminine within current Islamic Discourse
Session 3 November 8th
Great Sufi Women of Old - Being Daughters of the Moment
Session 4 November 15th
Who are Human beings? Who is Allah? Woman and Cosmos
Session 5 November 22nd
Islam beyond concept, Fitrah and bridging self and world
Meet Medina
Medina Trevathan is an interdisciplinary artist, mentor and facilitator based in the United Kingdom and Southern Spain.
She grew up in an international Sufi Muslim community in Andalusia, and her roots span far and wide from North Africa to Pakistan and Cornwall.
Medina teaches courses and facilitates on the themes of womanhood, Sufism, mythopoetic and dreams through a somatic lens. She has been trained as a coach in the pioneering method of Body Mind Maturation.
To pay in two instalments of £180 please follow the link below
Medina Trevathan
Women of Sufism Autumn Cohort
