Jun 18, 2017 | Academic Programs, Divine Names, Sufi Healing
A few years ago, I was talking with a friend who had moved to the US from England. In England, she had worked as an aromatherapist, prescribing and administering essential oil treatments to patients in the hospital. She worked alongside medical doctors as a respected...
Jun 2, 2017 | Academic Programs, Sufi Healing
I want to give you a heads up about a few projects and exciting changes we’ve got in the works here at UOS. GETTING TO THE HEART OF CANCER As you may know, our beloved Nura Laird went through a journey with cancer a few years ago. With her diagnosis, she, Wadude and...
Feb 28, 2013 | Sufi Healing
Shame is probably the most pervasive and least understood of all human experiences. If you accept the premise that we are innately predisposed, even hardwired, for connection (connection with other people, connection with ourselves, connection with the divine), then...
Aug 5, 2012 | Sufi Healing
No matter what particular issue you’re working on during your healing journey, the most important place to focus is your heart. Your heart carries all of the issues, all of the concerns, and all of the beliefs that are self-limiting, dysfunctional or painful. These...
May 31, 2012 | Sufi Healing
Depression–In our culture this is viewed as a psychological state or illness caused by a biochemical imbalance. Certain hormones and/or neurotransmitters are not functioning properly. This may be the case. For the purpose of healing, the Sufis also tend to look...
May 28, 2012 | Divine Names, Sufi Healing
When we learn how to recognize mercy and have a living experience of tasting it our hearts, it is the medicine for anxiety, fear, feeling alone, and having to struggle through the world by ourselves. It brings a sense of peace and knowing that everything is wonderful...
