Led by Khadija Radin
at the DERVISH RETREAT CENTER
December 19-21, 2014

If you want to ride the breeze of dawn into eternity
then be as dust under the hood of the horse of the Dervish
Jelaluddin Rumi

The Dervish Retreat Center
56 Lieb Road
Spencer, New York 14883

Transportation will be provided from the Ithaca Bus Terminal, Cornell B Lot or the Ithaca airport

Friday
4:00pm arrive and settle in
6:00pm dinner and orientation
7:30 meditation & talk
8:30 meditative turning

Saturday
6:45am tea
7:00 meditation & talk
8:00 breakfast
8:45-9:00 chores
9:40 warm up & Cognitive Kinesiology (stretching & breath)
10:40 meditative turning and sohbet (esoteric discussion)
noon lunch
12:45-1:00pm chores
1:15-1:40 meditation
2:00 silent sauna
3:15 turn class
4:30 sema practice
5:30 dinner
6:15-6:30 chores
6:45-7:30 meditation
8:00 sema

Sunday
6:45am tea
7:00 meditation & talk
8:00 breakfast
8:45-9:00 chores
9:40 warm up & Cognitive Kinesiology (stretching & breath)
10:40 meditative turning and sohbet (esoteric discussion)
11:00 walking concentrations
noon lunch
12:45-1:00pm chores
1:15-1:45 meditation
2:15 sema
3:30 room cleaning
4:00 early dinner
4:50 departure (transportation to 5:15 Greyhound bus or the 6pm Cornell B lot)

Tuition
$150 including meals
Accommodations for two nights:
$90 per person for a shared room (up to three)
$190 for a couple
$190 for a private room
People traveling more than seven hours may arrive on December 18th after dinner for an additional $60

10% increase after December 5th
A $100 deposit reserves a space. $50 is non-refundable. The balance is non-refundable after December 5th
All rooms are assigned by earliest received deposit
Make checks payable to the Dervish Center

We will pick up participants from the Ithaca Airport (ITH), Cornell B lot or the Ithaca bus station (Greyhound or Shortline) between 1:00pm and 10:00pm. People arriving after 10:00 pm can take a cab to the center.

For people traveling from NYC we recommend the Shortline bus from Port Authority at 10:15am arriving in Ithaca 3:15pm $53.50 http://www.coachusa.com/shortline/
Returning take the Greyhound bus from Ithaca, leaving at 5:15, arriving at Port Authority at 10:15pm $55 https://www.greyhound.com/farefinder
No advance purchase necessary for either of these.

There is a deluxe Cornell University bus which leaves from NYC, equipped with electrical outlets at each seat, has single or double row reserved seating and an open galley that serves snacks and hot and cold beverages one-way $90, round-trip $180
https://c2cbus.fs.cornell.edu:8485/ 607-254-TRIP (8747) Plan to take the bus that leaves 69th & York Av at 11:30am or the Cornell Club Located at 6 East 44th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenue at 12:30pm. The departing bus from B lot would be at 6p.m. The travel time is 4.5 hours Seats go fast so reserve early.

For more information:
Email Khadija at khadija@whirling-dervish.org or call (607) 272-0694.