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Ashira Darwish | a Sufi prayer for Gaza  

July 13 6:30 pm 8:30 pm

Join us for a Sufi prayer and sacred dance of power for Gaza. Ashira Darwish will lead an active Sufi meditation to release stress, grief and anger. We will then join together in chanting and Sufi whirling to build resilience in our hearts and bodies. Register here!

We ask that attendees make contributions to Catharsis holistic healing, a trauma therapy project in Palestine. Please bring proof of donation; we will also accept contributions at the door.

Ashira Darwish is the founder of Catharsis holistic healing. She is known for pioneering Sufi active meditation to help people suffering from continuous trauma. This type of active meditation draws its roots from ancestral and Indigenous knowledge. Her personal journey of healing from full body paralysis with a severed spinal cord in 2012 has given her a deep insight into the process of recovery and healing. This unique perspective allows her to offer a highly specialized and culturally sensitive approach to trauma healing. In 2021, she received the ISABS Honors from the Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science for her contribution to positive societal transformation through the application of behavioral science principles and practices. Ashira started her career in Palestine as a journalist; she worked for 15 years as TV & Radio journalist and researcher for the BBC, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.