Inayatiyya North America & Oceania
Jamiat Am Gathering 2024
Saturday, April 6th, 2024 via Zoom
5:00 – 8:00 pm EDT
Jacob Miraj Dominicus and Amida Cary, Vice-Presidents of the Inner School in North America and Oceania warmly invite members of the Jamiat Am to gather together again after several years.
We will attune together to the heart of the Message as expressed through Pir Zia’s current teachings and connect for discussion related to the teachings and how they are brought into the world at this time of change.
Part of the purpose of this meeting is to explore with this group what would make gathering as the Jamiat Am meaningful at this time and consider how best to support Inner School leaders.
This gathering will be held on Saturday, April 6th, from 5-8 pm ET, making it possible for leaders in Oceania to join us on Sunday their time. Please note that there is no tuition—this program is free.
The Jamiat Am Retreat requires advanced registration and provides video if you are unable to attend live. If you have questions about our gathering, please email Isa Sophia at innerschool@inayatiyya.org.
Speakers
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Amida CaryAmida Cary is co-Madar-ul-Muham of the Inner School of the Inayatiyya in North America and Oceania. She was first initiated in 1975, and studied deeply with Pir Vilayat until his passing and now supports Pir Zia and his work. She has presented several teaching and training programs in the Inayatiyya Inner School in person and online. Amida directs the Inayatiyya’s Retreat Concentration and Retreat Guide Training Program. In that capacity she works with an international network of experienced retreat guides and mentors. She has served in many capacities within the Inayatiyya over the 50 years, including as a founder of Suluk Academy. Currently she is designing programs for Coordinator and Representative training, and for the Sophic Whorl/Spagyric Gyre as retreat. Her professional background is in education. She has taught in progressive independent schools in Maryland and California. She now lives in the high southwestern desert, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Jacob Miraj DominicusJacob Miraj Dominicus, co-Madar-ul-Maham of the Inner School of the Inayatiyya, helps people deepen their meditative practice. Jacob has been a murid of the Inayatiyya since 1997, served on the Inayati Order Board of Trustees under Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat Khan, and helped start Suluk Academy serving as its inaugural administrator. In 2007, he graduated from Suluk’s Kafur class. Since 2015 Jacob has co-led retreats with Gulrukh Patel at the Zenith Institute in Switzerland. He currently serves as the co-Madar-ul-Muham of Inayatiyya Inner School (Oceania and North America). Professionally, he consults with corporate teams and teaches meditation. Jacob holds a B.A. from NYU in Organizational Behavior, Narrative Theory, and Mysticism and has been a Visiting Scholar at NYU Tisch’s Interactive Communications Program (ITP). He lives in Los Angeles, where he studies the Chinese martial arts of Xingyi and Bagua and lives with his wife, daughter, and two cats.
