new year retreat Online EXPERIENCE

Dec 29 - Jan 4, 2025

Discover the Depths of Your Inner Self FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

Step into the New Year with clarity, peace, and spiritual renewal. For the first time, we are offering exclusive access to the Muraqaba Meditation Retreat, recorded live in Bali and made available for participants around the world.

Join us for a transformative week led by Baraka Blue and Dr. Abdallah Rothman where you can delve into the heart of Sufi practices from the comfort of your own home. This retreat is designed to offer you a deep, immersive experience in Muraqaba (Sufi meditation) and other spiritual practices.

What You'll Experience

GUIDED MURAQABA SESSIONS

Engage in daily Muraqaba meditation led by Baraka Blue. These guided sessions will help you connect with your inner self and explore deeper states of consciousness.

reflections on sufi poetry

Reflect on the profound wisdom of Sufi poetry. Discover and discuss the spiritual insights embedded in the works of classic Sufi poets such as Mevlana Rumi to enrich your meditation practice.

muhasaba journaling

Practice Muhasaba (self-accounting) through structured journaling exercises. Gain clarity on your spiritual journey, set intentions, and integrate insights from the retreat.

yOUR GUIDES

BARAKA BLUE

Poet, Author, Teacher and Founder of Rumi Center for Spirituality & The Arts

dr. abdallah rothman

Leading expert in the field of Islamic Psychology. Licensed Professional Counselor working at the intersection of Islamic spirituality and mental health practice.

pricing

Muraqaba Retreat Online Experience
$250.00
One time

what you’ll receive

  • Daily recordings of 3 core sessions, including:

    • Dawn Prayer & Meditation to begin your day in stillness.

    • Guided Muraqaba Meditation Teachings to deepen your practice.

    • Guided Muhasaba or Self-Reflection & Journaling for grounding and clarity.

    • Ability to submit questions to Baraka Blue and Dr. Abdallah Rothman to be taken up during the the duration of the retreat.

    • Approx. 25 hours of total content

  • PLUS bonus: Evening Community Gatherings on certain days.

  • Ongoing access to all recordings until Feb 5th, 2025

tentative online schedule

In order to best benefit from the experience, we recommend you follow the schedule’s flow for your own timezone. The schedule timings only reflects when sessions would be available for access. All times below are in Eastern Standard Time.

Day 1 - Dec 29:

6PM: Opening Orientation

Day 2-6 - Dec 30 - Jan 3:

5AM: Dawn Prayer + Meditation

10AM: Meditation Session

4:30PM: Self Reflection & Journaling Practice

Day 7 - Jan 4:

5AM: Dawn Prayer + Closing Meditation

As part of the retreat we will provide you with a schedule including recommended offline activities to supplement your online experience.

Why Join Us?

This online experience offers a unique opportunity to deepen your practice of Muraqaba meditation and to start the New Year from anywhere in the world. By participating, you will:

  • Experience Deep Transformation: Engage in transformative meditation practices that promote inner peace and spiritual growth.

  • Enter the New Year with Meaning: Begin the year with renewed clarity, purpose, and a deeper connection to your inner self.

  • Enhance Your Practice: Gain valuable insights and techniques that you can integrate into your daily life for ongoing spiritual development.

*Please note: Muraqaba can be a deeply evocative practice, often bringing emotions and intense feelings to the surface. If you have recently experienced a significant life change or transition, this practice may reveal deeper emotions. Please come prepared for this possibility, knowing that support is naturally limited for virtual participants in working through whatever arises.

FAQs

  • No it isn’t. We welcome people with all levels of meditation experience.

  • Yes absolutely! This experience is open to people from all walks of life. Sufism in its essence is simply the path of the heart. So we welcome anybody who resonates with this path.

  • For the online experience, virtual participants can expect approximately 5 hours of daily content, except on the opening and closing days.

    While you have the flexibility to watch the recordings at your own pace, we highly recommend engaging with the content within the same day / time to fully align with the retreat experience.

  • Virtual attendees are recommended to adapt the online retreat schedule to their own timezone. So for example, you would join the dawn meditation at dawn in your timezone. Then at 10AM your time join the next session.

    The scheduled times in ET are when the videos will be available to access.

    • Reliable internet service

    • quiet space for meditation

    • For the best experience possible, we recommend carving out space during retreat days and following the online schedule.

  • Each family / household can share a registration. We only ask that all participants are above 16 years old.

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Rumi Center was founded in 2018 by Baraka Blue and inspired by the life and legacy of the great mystic poet Mawlana Jalaludeen Rumi.

Rumi Center believes in art and creativity as profound tools—not only of self-expression—but of self-discovery. A means by which human consciousness is transformed and illuminated, and the deepest truths made accessible.

They are dedicated to teach and transmit the wisdom of the Sufi spiritual path through online courses, retreats, and artistic production.

LILA provides transformative pathways for people to discover and express their true nature through sacred music, dance, and spiritual practice.

They design intentional experiences that connect people directly with living wisdom traditions from around the world through film, education, travel, and local community events.

Their mission is to preserve and celebrate the beauty of these traditions, striving to make them accessible to a broader audience.