March 2019
Zikr – Sufi practice of Remembrance in the Sanctuary
The word Zikre means remembrance. It is a chanting practice that helps the practitioner remember and experience the infinite; the source of their being; their true home, from where they have come and to where they return.
Find out more »Spring Equinox: Celtic Ceremony
The Women’s Meditation Circle celebrates it’s 13th consecutive year with a Full Moon Meditation on March 22. Jennifer Sault, Order of Druids Bards & Ovates leads the meditation. Jennifer brings a Celtic inspired ceremony to Rising Tide in celebration of the Spring Equinox. The Druids called the first day of spring Alban Eiler, which means, "Light of the Earth. It was considered to be a rare and magical time when night and day are in balance. Equinoxes and solstices alike were holy times of transition…
Find out more »Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Meditation (Saturday Meditation)
Saturday Meditation Class at Rising Tide Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Meditation Please join us each Saturday at 10:00am for meditation class taught by Bhante San and Bhante Chan, Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka. Wear comfortable clothes, mats, cushions and chairs are available there – classes are one hour. All are welcome, no experience necessary! Suggested donation: $10.00 ~ Rising Tide is located at 5102 Swift Rd, Sarasota, FL ~ Email serenitybuddhists@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding class. Connect…
Find out more »Universal Worship Service
The Universal Worship celebrates the unity of all religious faiths on one altar by lighting candles to represent the diversity of faiths and offering prayers to honor all religions. A Cherag (from the Persian word for ‘lamp’) facilitates this service along with other services such as weddings, funerals, baby blessings, and house blessings. Cherags at Rising Tide are available to the Sarasota community at large. Universal Worship is held every Sunday The Universal Worship Service is an egalitarian worship service…
Find out more »Silent Meditation
This is an hour of silent meditation. It starts with breath concentration, and ends with a brief chant. The purpose is to move from concentration to meditation. This is an opportunity to build one’s intensity, connection and vibration with a group of spiritual beings. All are welcome.
Find out more »Healing Circle
The Healing Service given by Sufi Inayat Khan is a powerful prayer and distance-healing service that sends healing to those requesting it. If you wish your name to be added to the Healing List, please contact Kismet. Someone must consent to putting their name on the list – you cannot simply offer names without getting their permission first.
Find out more »Tuesday Night Class: The Quest for Spiritual Liberty
This is a far-ranging class offered by local Sufi Teachers and guest teachers. Classes can range from spiritual discourse and lectures, meditation, discussion, Dances of Universal Peace, chanting, mantra yoga, spiritual exercises, ceremonies, and more. Regular teachers of this class include (but are not limited to) Zaid Smith, Tara Anne Muir, Kismet Weeber, Nur-Al-Haqq Richard Martin, Anne Karuna Ferrier, and others. Suggested Donation: $10
Find out more »Yoga of Recovery
We combine yoga with a 12 step group format. The foundation is creating a safe, sacred place for learning new skills, sharing, and healing.
Find out more »Shaman Journey
We have entered the time of Spring awakening in us the brightness of a season of birth, rebirth and renewal, a time known as New Beginnings! It is a time to focus on our dreams, situations and tasks that we would wish to embrace in our lives. It is time to remove our blinders and journey to the outward bounds of our rich imaginations. Guides and allies await for us just beyond the veil. They rejoice in hearing our requests.…
Find out more »April 2019
Tuesday Night Class: The Quest for Spiritual Liberty
This is a far-ranging class offered by local Sufi Teachers and guest teachers. Classes can range from spiritual discourse and lectures, meditation, discussion, Dances of Universal Peace, chanting, mantra yoga, spiritual exercises, ceremonies, and more. Regular teachers of this class include (but are not limited to) Zaid Smith, Tara Anne Muir, Kismet Weeber, Nur-Al-Haqq Richard Martin, Anne Karuna Ferrier, and others. Suggested Donation: $10
Find out more »Women’s New Moon Meditation – Joy Yackley April 5
The Women’s Meditation Circle celebrates it’s 13th consecutive year. On the New Moon of April 5th Joy Yackley Kundalini Yoga Practitioner leads the meditation. Joy is well known in the SW Florida and NC communities as an accomplished Gong Master and Certified Kundalini Yoga instructor. She is also a beloved meditation leader and a member of the Sound Sisters. She brings reverence and reverberation to these annual sessions for the women's community. Doors open at 6:30 and close at 7 pm when…
Find out more »Dancing on the Razor’s Edge
Introductory Seminar to Lucid Dreaming Led by Shibli Lamont Green This introduction to Lucid Dreaming will start you on the path to maintaining consciousness through the process of falling asleep into the dream state. It will help you determine what to do once you are in that state and will help you realize the possibilities that are open to you in your future of Lucid Dreaming and Dream and Sleep Yoga. We will discuss the ways that Consciously Dreaming will…
Find out more »Sound Immersion Gong Meditation
The sounds of the gong can dissolve tension, release stress and lift your spirit. It takes you on a journey into your inner landscape. Sound has a profound affect that awakens, inspires, heals, transforms and soothes the soul.
Find out more »Zikr :: The Aramaic Lord’s Prayer
The Lords Prayer in Aramaic offers a window into the mystical teachings of Jesus. Based on the work of Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz, author of "Prayers of the Cosmos", this evening will focus on the chanted sounds of the prayer in Aramaic, which have mantric and mystical meaning, and the imagery embedded in the prayer that is revealed through direct translation from Aramaic to English. Offered by Inayat Jim Leff, who has lead the Aramaic Prayer dance cycle for many years…
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Finding/Being Your True Self
A Three-Day Intensive Facilitated by Himayat Inayati. The most important part of the journey of your life is awakening to who and what you truly are! This intensive will offer tools necessary to remember, witness, and cultivate what the ancient ones called your subtle heart and the unique signature of your soul – your primordial disposition.
Find out more »Women’s Full Moon Meditation – Native Ways Apr. 19
The Women’s Meditation Circle celebrates it’s 13th consecutive year. This is the LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED meditation for the year. On the Full Moon of April 19th Zan Benham, Shamanic Practitioner leads the meditation. Zan is well known in the SW Florida community for her devotion to the ceremonial Native Ways. She's led Sweat Lodges, Shamanic Journeys and is a Reiki Master in the Usui tradition having initiated many students. This Grand Finale brings to a close the regularly scheduled women's meditations. Summer Program…
Find out more »May 2019
Power and Faith: The Journey of the Human Soul
Every soul comes to Earth with the innate power to fulfill its unique purpose in the human journey. While always present, this great capacity and fount of life energy often becomes covered by conditioning and experience. Join us as we connect with the deep roots of this power and the activity of faith as a living element in its manifestation. Together, we will reunite with aspects of our essential soul potential, embodying this connection through direct, awakened presence and experiential practices. No previous experience necessary, only an open heart and a willingness to be enlivened.
Find out more »Women’s Meditation May 17 – Jewell Cochara
In the summer, the Women's Meditations return to a once a month schedule on the third Friday of each month - May through September. The 'once-a-month' schedule accommodates those who are on vacation, especially the leaders. Meditations will be held indoors at Rising Tide because of unpredictable rainy afternoon weather at the beach and the on-going red-tide conditions. The Summer Schedule is listed below. The first is led by JEWELL COCHARA who follows native pathways which include drumming and ceremony. Jewell…
Find out more »June 2019
Women’s Meditation June 21 – Wendy Cooper
The Women's Meditations return to a once a month schedule on the third Friday of each month - May through September. The 'once-a-month' schedule accommodates those who are on vacation, especially the leaders. Meditations are held indoors at Rising Tide because of unpredictable rainy afternoon weather at the beach and the on-going red-tide conditions. The Summer Schedule is listed below. The Summer Solstice meditation is led by WENDY COOPER who is an animal intuitive communicator. Wendy is an experienced guide and…
Find out more »July 2019
Women’s Meditation July 19 – Mary Getten
The Women's Meditations return to a once a month schedule on the third Friday of each month - May through September. The 'once-a-month' schedule accommodates those who are on vacation, especially the leaders. Meditations are held indoors at Rising Tide because of unpredictable rainy afternoon weather at the beach and the on-going red-tide conditions. The Summer Schedule is listed below. The meditation is led by MARY GETTEN, author and keeper of the sacred waters of earth. Mary is an experienced meditation…
Find out more »August 2019
Women’s Meditation Aug. 16 – Holly Squires
The Women's Meditations return to a once a month schedule on the third Friday of each month - May through September. The 'once-a-month' schedule accommodates those who are on vacation, especially the leaders. Meditations are held indoors at Rising Tide because of unpredictable rainy afternoon weather at the beach and the on-going red-tide conditions. The Summer Schedule is listed below. The meditation is led by HOLLY SQUIRES who is an extraordinary intuitive healer and reader. Holly incorporates angelic beings into these…
Find out more »September 2019
Women’s Meditation Sept. 20 – Hannah Remy – Gong
The Women's Meditations return to a once a month schedule on the third Friday of each month - May through September. The 'once-a-month' schedule accommodates those who are on vacation, especially the leaders. Meditations are held indoors at Rising Tide because of unpredictable rainy afternoon weather at the beach and the on-going red-tide conditions. The Summer Schedule is listed below. The Fall Equinox meditation is led by HANNAH REMY who is a member of the Sound Sisters and the Suncoast Threshold…
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