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Dances of Universal Peace Retreat Aotearoa New Zealand 2025
'One world - One heart'
From Wendy Maiyima (Dance leader and contact for Mana retreat NZ 2025)
We are excited that the way is clear for Abraham and Halima Sussman to return to Mana Retreat in January 2025...
They have travelled widely, nurturing communities and leadership in the dances around the world and see themselves as gardeners - invoking the wisdom within everybody.
Imagine we are all plants in a greenhouse - "the whole point is for everyone to grow and flourish... not just the gardener!"
Group activation is a powerful tool to bring the teachings as we work towards cultivating harmony within ourselves, with each other and with the living presence of this land.
If you're not familiar with these beloved teachers, here's a link to a short video from their 'Eat, Dance and Pray' camp in Massachusetts USA. https://youtu.be/oK5W22szz74
Their long time love of the dances as powerful medicine, sparked by connection with Murshid SAM, is a gift to us all.
Here's a couple of quotes from beloveds who have been touched by their teachings...
" I’m really impressed with how Abraham and Halima have created and sustained a dance family which extends right round the world... and the quality of their mureeds, so many beautiful, vibrant teachers they have nurtured.
They are so inviting and giving to all … so much wisdom, so much experience … and they totally live what they teach and contribute so much…. They have a great love and respect for the natural world and the ancestors of the land and culture both home and abroad ..."
"Abraham and Halima cultivate community and support growing leaders in an organic, deep, beautiful way, from dancing, to leading, to mentoring ... life's journeying."
