Name: Whirling Within
Start: 2025-08-04
End: 2025-08-07
Location: Muğla, Türkiye

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Aug 4 - 7, 2025

Group size: 1 - 10

Whirling Within

Muğla, Türkiye

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Aug 4 - 7, 2025

Group size: 1 - 10

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Guided meditation
Begin your morning with fasting and silence for deep reflection, followed by Inner Zikr meditation and cultivating an observer mindset.
Villa Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner*
Sufi Sessions
Experience deep healing with breathwork, tapping for lymphatic drainage, and dream analysis. Evenings immerse you in Sufi chanting (Zikr), movement (Hadra), discussions (Sohbat), and sacred music.
Magic Activation Circle
Holding space for cacao ceremonies, intention-setting, manifestation work, and soulful sharing in a safe, open-hearted way.
Yoga Sessions
Understanding the subtle body through the lens of yoga, with practices (movement, sound, breath) to activate and balance each center.
Ecstatic Dance
Curated musical journeys inspired by the energy of the group—combining downtempo, world music, and spiritual sounds to awaken joy and connection.

Day 1: Arrival in Muğla
Day 1: Arrival in Muğla
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Day of Arrival & Inner Grounding

Theme: Arrive. Breathe. Root.
Afternoon:
🫖 Herbal Tea & Check-in
You’ll arrive at the earthy embrace of Albatlos, where nature hums softly and time gently slows. Sip a grounding tea, meet fellow seekers, and settle into your room surrounded by pine and possibility.
🌀 Opening Circle & Intention Ritual
We gather in sacred space to open the retreat. Guided by Daria and Kalender, we breathe, speak, and move into collective presence—planting intentions like seeds in spring soil.

Evening:
🥗 Dinner Under the Stars
A nourishing vegetarian feast awaits—locally sourced, soulfully prepared, eaten slowly and together.
🧘 Yoga Nidra & Inner Stillness
Let Daria guide you into a deep yogic sleep—Yoga Nidra—to gently dissolve the travel dust and awaken the inner witness.
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Day 2: Whirling Hearts
Day 2: Whirling Hearts
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Day of Whirling Hearts & Moving Prayers

Theme: Embody. Awaken. Express.
Morning:
🍽️ Breakfast in the Courtyard Garden
Savor fresh Turkish breakfast delights—local olives, fruits, cheese, and warm bread—served with herbal infusions and mountain air.
🧘‍♀️ Morning Hatha Yoga with Daria
Move in rhythm with the day’s energy—soft yet strong, grounding yet expansive. Daria’s soulful Hatha flow meets you exactly where you are.
🪔 Sufi Wisdom Talk with Kalender
With gentleness and grace, Kalender opens the heart of Sufism—sharing stories, symbols, and the mystical language of love and remembrance.

Afternoon:
🥗 Light Lunch & Free Time
Take a pause to journal, rest on a sunbed, walk the nearby forest trail, or dip into the stillness of the surroundings.
🌀 Whirling & Zikr Practice
Experience the sacred spiral of the Sufi path. Kalender will guide a gentle, open-hearted introduction to whirling (Sema) and Zikr—an intimate doorway into devotion.
🎶 Live Music Meditation (Low-Volume Sacred Session)
As the sun wanes, let Kalender’s ney and bağlama carry you inward. A soft meditative soundscape designed not to entertain—but to open.

Evening:
🌿 Soulful Dinner
A garden-to-table meal, shared in warmth and gratitude. Conversation flows, connections deepen.
🔥 Sacred Fire Circle & Silent Walk (Optional)
We close the day with flame and silence—reflecting in nature’s night hush or journaling in quiet corners.
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Day 3: Gentle Departure
Day 3: Gentle Departure
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Day of Integration & Gentle Departure

Theme: Remember. Receive. Return.
Morning:
🌞 Sunrise Meditation & Chakra Sound Activation
With Daria, greet the sun and tune into your energy centers through subtle sound, breath, and presence.
🍽️ Closing Breakfast
A final meal together, rich with stories, smiles, and the sweet sadness of sacred parting.
🌬️ Departure & Blessings (By 12 PM)
We hug, we thank, and we return home—perhaps lighter, softer, and just a little more in tune with the divine music inside.
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Day 1: Arrival in Muğla

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