Women of Sufism
An online container held by Medina Trevathan and India Rose.
This space is devoted to the questioning, deepening of and tending to - our relationship with the Beloved.
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.
This course is for all women.
About this Course
We will gather for four Sundays in September:
September 6th · September 13th · September 20th · September 27th
Time: 7 PM UK · 8 PM CET · 2 PM EST · 11 AM PST
Location: Zoom
Duration: 90 Minutes - 2 Hours
We will be invited to slow down, enter more deeply into our bodies and explore from there, some of our fundamental questions:
Who is Allah, God, The Beloved, The Divine?
How do we experience and relate to Allah, God, The Beloved, The Divine?
What does it mean to encounter The Divine through the body?
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Our journey centres these questions through a distinctly feminine lens, grounded in the Sufi and Islamic tradition.
Together, we will uncover our relationship with the female Sufi lineage: through the lives, words and stories of great women Saints across Islamic history, we will explore 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 experiential somatic practice, poetry, meditation, writing and practices of deep listening.
The holding of our process is the framework of inquiry being specifically of a somatic nature: we will be guided into deep presence, where access to detailed awareness of The Divine is a bodily, lived experience.
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.
- A supportive space for women to gather and share throughout Ramadan
- Weekly live classes with Medina
- Teachings grounded in the Sufi and Islamic tradition and female spiritual lineage
- Readings and resources to deepen your relationship with the feminine
- Guided practices: meditation, writing, reflection, and contemplative listening
- Emphasis on presence, lived experience, and the inner dimensions of worship
Meet Medina
Medina Trevathan is an interdisciplinary artist 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 is currently in training as a Body Mind Maturation Coach.
Meet India Rose
India Rose is a facilitator of listening and voice, whose work explores sound, embodiment, and deep listening as pathways of inner transformation.
With over six years of practice and four years of internationally co-facilitating The Listening Voice retreats and initiations, she guides participants in reconnecting with the body, the voice, and the subtle language of sensation.
Medina Trevathan
Women of Sufism September Cohort
