Inayati Order Response to Coronavirus #2

Inayati Order Response to Coronavirus #2

March 11, 2020

Over the last week, we have continued to track the evolving situation regarding COVID-19 coronavirus and related recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO). After much consideration and consultation with medical professionals and other experts, out of an abundance of caution, we are taking the following actions effective immediately:

• We have decided to follow the recommendation to limit public gatherings until further notice. The CDC and WHO both advise that this is the best way to contain the spread of the virus, with special concern for those age 60 and over and/or with underlying health conditions.

• We plan to offer online programs only for now. This applies to Pir Zia’s worldwide schedule and activities at the Astana in Richmond, Virginia.

• Our next program will be Pir Zia’s Sufi Teachings class, Sunday, March 15, from 3-4:30 pm EDT. This program will be online only and feature Pir Zia together with Devi Tide and Sarida Brown, Sufi Healing Order Vice Presidents from the United and Europe, respectively. We will use Zoom video conferencing so that we can all see one another and share in ways to spiritually approach the possibility of a growing pandemic.

• Pir Zia will now offer his annual German Easter Retreat online only (from Virginia), Good Friday, April 10, through Easter Monday, April 13, 2020. The theme is Resurrection. Details will soon be made available inviting you to join us.

• Individual Inayati Centers and teachers may decide to still hold gatherings depending on the circumstances affecting their local area. Please check with your local Inayati Order contact, if you have one, to see if in-person classes and other events are still being planned near you.

• At this time, we plan to go forward with our summer schedule of programs, including Season of the Rose in the United States and the Zenith Institute Camp in Switzerland, and will continue to monitor the situation. We encourage you to register now to reserve your space, reassured that we will refund your money if there is reason to cancel.

Please email us at astana@inayatiorder.org if you have questions specific to our policies related to COVID-19 coronavirus. We remain here to hold and serve our community throughout the uncertainties of the coming weeks and months. For ongoing updates about the Inayati Order’s response to the Covid-19 coronavirus, please see inayatiorder.org/coronavirus.

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Last week we shared the practice, Khayr. We encourage you to continue to say this mantra daily, repeating Khayr 101 times in the morning or evening. (Khayr is an Arabic word meaning goodness, welfare, well-being, benevolence. You may learn how to pronounce the mantra on Voxifier.)

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