The Sultan and the Saint, Kendal Sun 10th Nov
Sunday 10th Nov 2019, 4pm–5pm ~ free entry Kendal Unitarian Chapel, Branthwaite Brow, Kendal LA9 4TN We are pleased to present a screening of the award-winning film, The Sultan and … Continue reading
Bradford Lit Fest Zhikr Sun 7 Jul
Sunday 7th July 2019, 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm The Ganges Theatre, Kala Sangam, St Peter’s House, 1 Forster Ct, Bradford BD1 4TY Book your tickets. Join us for a … Continue reading
Waterloo Festival, London Sat 8th Jun
Saturday 8th June, 7pm Tickets £6/£4 – book now St. John’s Church, 73 Waterloo Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8TY The Waterloo Festival is an annual summer festival of arts … Continue reading
Ruminations: Sacred Balance & Ecology of the Soul, Kendal Sat 23rd Mar
Join Rumi’s Circle for a heart-based discussion on how to create harmony in our inner and outer worlds. Looking at the current ecological crisis and the balancing of the Sacred … Continue reading
Prayer, Social Justice and Children
Jenny Fox Eades presented the following talk on April 7th 2018 at our event “Responsible Stewardship for our Times”. We are grateful to Jenny and the other speakers for sharing … Continue reading
Conscious Activism: Responsible Stewardship, Sat 7 Apr
We will be running a series of workshops in 2018 on the theme of “Conscious Activism”, an activism which balances inner work on the self with the struggle for justice … Continue reading
Sacred Pattern Audio
We’re pleased to share the Sacred Pattern retreat audio from last month’s gathering in Kendal. You can also see some pictures on our Facebook page.
Sacred Pattern: Balancing the Feminine & Masculine, Kendal Nov 10-12
Continuing the conversation started last year, join us for a weekend to explore the balance of the sacred feminine and masculine within ourselves and within our world…
Greenbelt, Kettering Fri 25th Aug
We’re proud to be participating in Greenbelt this year, offering a late-evening Sufi Soul Session with music, zhikr and whirling! Friday 25th August, 10:30-11:30pm Amal Tent, Boughton House, Kettering NN14 … Continue reading
Altrincham Interfaith Cultural Evening Thu 6 Jul
Rumi’s Circle will be reciting poetry and Sufi songs as part of Altrincham Interfaith Group’s evening of cultural entertainment. Join us!
United for Peace, Birmingham Wed 10th May
Join us for an evening of poetry and whirling at the University of Birmingham: United for Peace: Unity through Poetry
Delicious Love!
Reflections on Unveiling the Divine: Honouring the Sacred Feminine ‘Don’t forget your heart’ – it might sound odd but we do exactly this, our religion and thinking can become stiff, … Continue reading
Inter Faith Week SoulScript, Hale Barns Sat 19th Nov
Join us for Inter faith Week SoulScript where we will share reflections on scriptures that speak about “Divine Difference”. Saturday 19th November 2016, 10:30am, FREE John Clarke Room, Hale Unitarian … Continue reading
Reflections from Unveiling the Divine
We had a phenomenal gathering last weekend in Kendal honouring the Sacred Feminine. We will be sharing photos, video and audio from the gathering, also reflections from attendees and how … Continue reading
Readings from Healing Srebrenica
Rumi’s Circle with the support of Chorlton Central Church brought together friends from different faith backgrounds to honour a lost generation of Bosnian men and boys, and to offer prayers … Continue reading
Tweeting the Qur’an
This year was the second year that I read and tweeted the Qur’an, though also a first of sorts in that I started at the beginning, the previous year I … Continue reading
SoulScript, London Fri 29th Jul
Join us for another SoulScript in St Ethelburga’s Tent. Friday 29th July, 1-2pm. We will continue exploring selections from the holy scriptures on the theme of the Divine Feminine with … Continue reading
SoulScript, London Fri 17th Jun
17th June 2016 1-2pm The Tent, St Ethelbergas, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG Rumi’s Circle has for a while now been informally facilitating what it likes to call “SoulScript”. SoulScript … Continue reading
Peeling off the Labels
We’re hoping to launch a new, alternative scriptural reasoning group called SoulScript. Details of these gatherings, physical and online, will be shared soon. In the meantime, we invite you enjoy … Continue reading
Whirling from Mevlana’s Urs
A moment captured from our Urs celebration last December 2015, filmed by David Aldred at the atmospheric St Mark’s Church in London, with beautiful music by Amir Koushkani (tar) and … Continue reading
Gathering Feedback
We’re gathering some research on the impact of Rumi in peace-building. We would really appreciate your feedback: What effect has Rumi had on the way you perceive Islam and other … Continue reading
Merry Mawlid & Christmas!
What a wonderful synchronicity we have this year with the birth celebrations for two prophets falling this week, Muhammad and Jesus, may eternal peace and blessings be upon them and … Continue reading
Sharings from Divine Flame Ruminations
We had a wonderful time last night at Interfaith Rumination on the Divine Flame at Kendal Unitarian Chapel. Thirty beautiful souls braved the stormy, rainy weather and gathered to share … Continue reading
Ruminations: The Divine Flame Kendal Wed 18th Nov
As part of Interfaith Week 2015, Rumi’s Circle and the South Lakes Interfaith Forum would like to invite you to an evening of poetry, music, meditation and reflection on the … Continue reading
Ramadan Rewards
At Rumi’s Circle, we are blessed to be making new friends all the time, and growing this community of lovers. We thought it would be heart-nourishing if these friends were … Continue reading
CANCELLED Ruminations: Spiritual Fasting Manchester Sun 14th Jun
We are sorry to cancel our Manchester Ruminations. We hope to reschedule later in the year.
Sharings from Ruminations
A belated thank you to everyone who came to the Manchester Ruminations, kindly hosted by Faith Network for Manchester. We had a wonderful evening and are pleased to share a … Continue reading
Breaking Free with the Interfaith Amigos
Breaking Free: Spiritual Liberation through Interfaith Dialogue with the Interfaith Amigos E-course running April 13 – May 8 Imam Jamal Rahman, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Pastor Don Mackenzie have been … Continue reading
Ruminations: Spiritual Practice Manchester Fri 20th Mar
Join us for an informal poetry circle over coffee and cake reflecting on the theme of “Spiritual Practice” and what that means to you. Feel free to bring poetry that … Continue reading
The 99 Names of Allah children’s book
Rumi’s Circle are proud to support Chickpea Press, a children’s publishing company that aims to create engaging, contemporary and imaginative books and digital apps for younger readers, drawing inspiration from … Continue reading
Brief Encounters
Didn’t I say, don’t sit with sad companions? Don’t sit with anyone but those whose hearts are glad. Since you are in the garden, don’t go to thorns. Sit amidst … Continue reading
Universal Peace Prayer Sep 27th
Join Rumi’s Circle for a Universal Peace Prayer to be held on Saturday 27th September at the Manchester Brahma Kumaris Meditation Centre. We are pleased to have representatives from multiple … Continue reading
Readings from Ruminations: Saints & Seekers
We had a wonderful Ruminations event on Saturday at Huddersfield Parish, St. Peter’s Church. Thanks to all who braved the wet and windy elements to join us for poetry, hot … Continue reading
Ruminations: Saints & Seekers Huddersfield Sat 25 January
Ruminations: Saints & Seekers St Peter’s Church, Byram Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1BU 1:30-4:30pm, free entry. We invite you to join us for our next Ruminations gathering at St. Peter’s Church … Continue reading
Interfaith Week Ruminations in Bradford Sun 17th November
Interfaith Week Ruminations in Bradford – read, reflect, and relax in the company of Rumi! November hosts National Interfaith Week and to celebrate we are holding a special “Ruminations” which … Continue reading
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