Banafsheh sayyad biography of barack

Banafsheh Sayyad, who hails from Iran but is now based in Los Angeles, California, is the founder of Dance of Oneness – a pioneering style of movement that encompasses Sufi rituals and sema – more popularly known as the basis for the whirling dervishes – mystical Persian dance, Middle Eastern tribal dances as well as elements of the Chakra system, Rumi and Gurdjieff's teachings.

This very special five- or 10-day immersion in the world of dance and mystical thought will take place from July 3-12 at the Mutlu Baba Center in Gökçedere, Yalova – a city located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara.

The setting is a beautiful "dergah" (Sufi lodge) in the nearby Marmara region just a short couple of hours by car or a boat ride from Istanbul. The area is also laden with hot springs so you can easily combine this spiritually enlightening program with thermal spring treatment at the lodge, which offers a variety of