27/03/2024
Beloved Friends! Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! Peace be upon you, and the Mercy and Blessings of God!
We are pleased to invite you to the 20th Where Land Meets Sea spiritual retreat in Steninge/Halmstad, 9–12 May, on the beautiful west coast of Sweden. Registration is now open at https://retreat.dyt.se
We are honoured and grateful to welcome Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ahmed Fredericks and Shaykh Mohammad Muslim Eneborg as our main speakers as well as Hajja Yaquta Morton as our workshop leader and qigong instructor. Unfortunately, Shaykh Afeefuddin al-Jailani had to cancel his participation due to urgent matters needing his attention. He has encouraged us all to carry through with the retreat in his absence, well in line with the overall theme of the retreat: Patience and Perseverance.
Welcome to listen to inspiring talks, take part in communal prayers and meditative gatherings and enjoy the company of spiritual teachers and fellow seekers, all while immersing yourself in a rejuvenating spiritual and natural environment. We will begin in the evening on Thursday 9 May and continue until mid-day on Sunday 12 May. More details about our speakers and the programme: https://retreat.dyt.se/programme/
As always, the retreat is open to all – brothers and sisters, young and old, new seekers and seasoned travelers on the spiritual path, irrespective of what formal school or tariqa you belong to. All sincere seekers from any religion or tradition are most welcome. We seek to meet in a spirit of openness, compassion, courtesy and understanding. Our hope, God willing, is for this to be a time in which our relative, transient and limited self (nafs) aligns itself harmoniously with the absolute and unbounded soul (ruh).
The retreat will take place at Steningegården between Halmstad and Falkenberg on the West coast of Sweden. Located an hour's drive south of our previous retreats in Åsa, but still where land meets the sea, and easily accessible from both Gothenburg and Malmö/Copenhagen.
The fee for retreat (not including accommodation) is 600 SEK for adults and 200 SEK for children above four years of age. Younger children are welcome free of charge. This includes breakfast and one warm vegetarian meal in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be a 24/7 self-service buffet with snacks, sandwiches, fruit, tea/coffee, and more.
A limited number of beds are available at the venue and will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. The cost for accommodation varies between 300–600 SEK/night depending on room size. More information about Steningegården, how to get there, and housing options can be found on the website.
If you are not able to pay the full fee for the retreat, please specify this when you register and we will try our best to find a solution. We try our best to keep the costs and fees for the retreat as low as possible. Please consider a donation to our organization to make our activities available to as many as possible.
We look forward to seeing you at the retreat! You are all most welcome!
With peace, light, love and joy,
Det Yttersta Trädet / Sidratul Muntaha
