Songs of the Soul Festival 2012
International Association of Sufism is pleased to announce Songs of the Soul 2012 Poetry & Sacred Music Festival. March 16-18 in San Rafael, California, USA. Join us for a weekend of poetry, music, and heart-centered conversation.
You can also register by filling out, printing, and sending in this registration form:
Each symposium focuses on a particular theme to address the immediate and universal needs of humanity. This past year’s symposium theme was on Mind and Heart.
Each symposium is a historical event where speakers and participants from around the world are enraptured in camaraderie as their longing to unite with the Divine transcended cultural and philosophical barriers. A comprehensive report, audio tapes, and video tapes are available from each gathering.
We have arranged for a special Conference guest room rate with Embassy Suites San Rafael. if you plan to make reservation, please mention Sufism Symposium (or International Association of Sufism) for that rate. Cut off date for this rate is February 17, 2012.
GROUP BOOKING:
We have established a block of rooms at a rate of $ rate of $119.00 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, San Rafael. This rate includes:
- Accommodations in a 2-room suite with a living room area attached to a bedroom area (includes fridge & microwave)
- A 2-hour evening reception featuring complimentary premium brand beverages & light snacks (5:30-7:30pm nightly)
- A full, cooked-to-order breakfast in the morning with omelets made to order & all breakfast items (6:30- 9:30 am Monday through Friday and 7:30-10:30am Saturday and Sunday)
- Use of 24-hour indoor heated pool, spa and fitness center
- Complimentary Parking
***Please confirm your reservation prior to our Friday February 17, 2012 cut-off date.
You can also call in your reservation:
Please call 415-499-9222 or 1-800-EMBASSY, ask for reservations department and then ask for the San Rafael, CA location. Advise them that you are with the “Sufism Symposium” ” group under group code “IAS”, then confirm your reservation.
For exhibitors interested in hosting a table at the 2012 Songs of the Soul Festival:
Join us to experience a wide range of poets, musicians and presenters from a variety of heart-based religious traditions.
Coleman Barks will be a featured presenter at the Songs of the Soul Festival, on Saturday, March 17th. Join us for a day or for the whole weekend, and experience many voices of the international Sufi community.
The International Association of Sufism is introducing: Songs of the Soul Poetry Contest
This year’s theme: The Natural Rhythm of Wisdom.
Poets and Mystics, through the ages, have served as instruments and voices of a sacred and natural wisdom that moves through the world. The rhythm and words that flow onto the page and dance into the ears of other human beings, when aligned with this wisdom have often soothed and enlightened the souls of our ever emerging humanity.
In the tradition of the great Sufi poets Rumi and Hafiz, we are inviting the mystics and poets of our time to come and share and give voice to this unfolding wisdom.
submissions will be reviewed starting December 1, 2011, and must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2012
