Shadhiliyya Sufi Community of the Bay Area

Transform Your Stories to Embrace Truth & Freedom
A New Series offered by the Jami' Initiative of the Shadhiliyya Sufi Communities

Have you noticed that in the absence of information or understanding about a situation we tell ourselves stories to fill in the gaps? After these stories have been considered again and again, they start to live inside of us as the Truth.

As you can imagine, our stories can have a profound influence on our interactions and relationships with others. In
this series of 8 classes we explore ways to soften the impact of these stories, and to help the body and heart release them. To register visit https://suficommunities.org/community-connections/transform-stories/

Class #5 on June 18th -
Exploring More Deeply While Being Held in the Container of Love
While held in Allah’s love and mercy, we can dive more deeply into our own stories to discover the lessons Allah is showing us. As we let go of blame and shame, we’re able to witness more of the subtlety within. We will work together to discover our wounded parts, and then we can claim and embrace these on the way to integration and wholeness, to our fitrah, to unity. In sha’ Allah we break through into healing and transforming our painful stories. In this way we move towards who we are as Allah created us.

To learn more or register for the class, visit https://suficommunities.org/community-connections/transform-stories/

Transform Your Stories to Embrace Truth & Freedom
A New Series offered by the Jami' Initiative of the Shadhiliyya Sufi Communities

Have you noticed that in the absence of information or understanding about a situation we tell ourselves stories to fill in the gaps? After these stories have been considered again and again, they start to live inside of us as the Truth.

As you can imagine, our stories can have a profound influence on our interactions and relationships with others. In
this series of 8 classes we explore ways to soften the impact of these stories, and to help the body and heart release them.

Class #6 on July 2nd -
Dismantling Our Stories: The Power of Choice

You can choose to live in your story or choose the truth of Allah. When we choose Allah, the story shifts or disappears - maybe immediately or maybe it takes time. We can trust that Allah helps us, and we also know Allah asks us to do our part. What is Allah asking of you now? Notice you have choices, discern what holds the story in place, and consciously agree to step into a deeper truth. Letting go allows Allah to step in.

Choose to notice if you are in reaction and responding from reaction.
Choose your true self in alignment with Allah over the limiting beliefs and versions of yourself or others that hold you hostage.
Choose to embrace your personal power in the situation.
Choose to receive and embody a new creation from Allah.

To learn more and register for the class, visit https://suficommunities.org/community-connections/transform-stories/