Event Announcements

Ziraat Online Programs:

Recordings are available shortly after the event.


  • Spring 2025: Rewilding the Human Heart – Deeping Our Kinship with Nature – Presented by Sharifa Oppenheimer.
    • Sessions are alternate Fridays (2nd and 4th week of month) 5-6:30 pm New York Time, 11-12:30 pm Central Europe Time (Saturday morning in Oceania) 
      • February 14th—Introduction and Overview: Discover the arc of the program, gratitude offerings, rituals, and weekly deepening practices 
      • February 28th—Earth Element and the Mineral Realm
      • March 14th —Water Element and the Plant Realm
      • March 28th —Fire Element and the Realm of Animals
      • April 11th —Air Element and the Realm of Human Beings
      • April 25th —Ether Element and the Realm of the Unseen Beings 
      • May 9th—Integration and Reflection on the Journey
    • All are welcome to attend this program. There is a small registration fee, however you can contact the Astana for assistance in the form of a Scholarship. Email: [email protected]
    • Graphic:  Numinosity Mandala – by Cristina McAlister

Retreats:

Spring Ziraat Retreat – 2025

    • May 2 – 4 Emerald Earth Ziraat Retreat with Kainat Norton (emeritus Ziraat Vice-President) and Muinuddin Smith 
      The Abode of the Message, New Lebanon, NY 12125
      Contact: [email protected]