RECURRING WEEKLY PROGRAMS
ALL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Monthly Zikr
Salima, Rehan, and friends are excited to offer a Monthly Musical Zikr Circle at The Abode on the first Wednesday of the month. It will be in-person only, in the Meditation Hall of The Abode. Come be part of the community, music, and harmony.
The Creative Writer
Spark your imagination through simple yet powerful art and writing activities designed to bring your stories to life. Explore prompts, collage, and a Storyteller’s Oracle Deck to create characters and move plot forward in a playful, supportive space. Open to all, no writing or art experience needed. We all have stories waiting to be told.
Kirtan with Lisa Rubchinsky
Join us for community Kirtan, in the Meditation Hall, with our host Lisa Rubchinsky! Come together in mantras and chant accompanied by instruments and fostering community connections. If you’d like to participate as a musician please email lisas1981@gmail.com
Pruning and Tree Health
Join us for this two-hour, hands-on workshop, where we’ll explore the tools, techniques, and timing needed to care for trees. After a brief overview, we’ll head outdoors to practice pruning on some of the trees around campus. Come learn how to support tree health and prepare your trees and orchards for their best success!
Women's Singing Circle
Dear Women,
Please join us at the Abode this Sunday for some singing! We will continue with a co-led experience, where whoever feels called, will share a song/chant for us all to learn and sing together. This sometimes includes rounds and getting creative with harmonies, but really it's about being together in-person and having fun. We will sing for about an hour and then have some time to be together for anyone who wants to stay and connect more.
This is a child-free space for all who identify as women. Feel free to spread the word!
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
Sound Healing - With Elise Manzo
We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune or vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy.
Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness and has immense healing potential. Healing with sound can support and offer relief from ailments such as stress depression anxiety addiction pain and moodiness. Join us for the 90 minute session with Sound Therapist, Elise Manzo.
When Women Gather
Join five local facilitators for a nourishing day of inward reflection, creativity, and renewal. Together we will explore gentle practices rooted in song, meditation, herbal care, soul collage, and hands-on creative expression, all designed to help you slow down and reconnect with your inner wisdom
Monthly Tara Circle
Join us for Tara Circles at the Abode: 4th Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm. Dance in moving meditation, talk, share and snack. We want everyone to able to come together in joy.
Emerald Earth - A Retreat Of Spring Renewal
We will gather in retreat during the renewing energy of Spring, immersed in the beauty of the Abode in the Berkshire Mountains. Together, we attune to the sacred wisdom of Nature, seeing through the eyes of Sophia - the creative feminine - and drawing from the earth-based, alchemical, and Ziraat teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Through meditations in nature and elemental and astrological walks and dances, we deepen our relationship with the living universe and the archangelic presence of the elements.
The retreat weaves Sufi and Buddhist practices to purify the heart, awaken the natural self, and explore the alchemy of the soul’s journey. As we reconnect with our essential nature, we clarify our purpose and affirm our participation in an earth of beauty. This retreat is open to all, whether new to spiritual practice or deeply experienced.
Monthly Zikr
Salima, Rehan, and friends are excited to offer a Monthly Musical Zikr Circle at The Abode on the first Wednesday of the month. It will be in-person only, in the Meditation Hall of The Abode. Come be part of the community, music, and harmony.
Yoga Class With Mary Flinn
Join us for a 6-week yoga series with longtime teacher Mary Flinn, offering a welcoming and supportive space for all levels. Mary’s classes emphasize mindful movement, breath awareness, and building a steady, comfortable practice. Whether you are new to yoga or returning to the mat, this series offers a gentle way to deepen your connection to body and breath.
Gathering of Friends and Blessings
Whether you have been part of the Abode community for decades or are joining us for the first time, this weekend is an invitation to celebrate the past, participate in the present, and help bless the future of the Abode.
Come share a meal, lend a hand, sing, remember, and celebrate the journey together.
Native Plants and the Garden
Plant your own Native Plant Garden for beauty and environemtal benefit. Planting native plants can be beautiful, give you food, give the local animals food and a place to complete their life cycle. You will tour our gardens and learn about al the plants that grow in our area. You will go home with 6 plant starts to plant in your garden.
Women's Singing Circle
Dear Women,
Please join us at the Abode this Sunday for some singing! We will continue with a co-led experience, where whoever feels called, will share a song/chant for us all to learn and sing together. This sometimes includes rounds and getting creative with harmonies, but really it's about being together in-person and having fun. We will sing for about an hour and then have some time to be together for anyone who wants to stay and connect more.
This is a child-free space for all who identify as women. Feel free to spread the word!
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
Monthly Tara Circle
Join us for Tara Circles at the Abode: 4th Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm. Dance in moving meditation, talk, share and snack. We want everyone to able to come together in joy.
Herbal Facials
All natural Ingredients with foot bath and relaxation. Nourish your soul and face. Go home with a facial treatment to do at home again after event
Monthly Zikr
Salima, Rehan, and friends are excited to offer a Monthly Musical Zikr Circle at The Abode on the first Wednesday of the month. It will be in-person only, in the Meditation Hall of The Abode. Come be part of the community, music, and harmony.
Kids and Plants!
Come explore our garden with your family and discover the wonders growing all around us. Children will learn about edible plants, helpful insects, and the basics of gardening through hands-on exploration. Each child will make their own potted herb to take home and enjoy with the whole family.
Shaker Herbs and the Medicinal Garden
Shaker Herbs for your own Medicinal Garden. Learn about the plants the Shakers grew for medicinal purposes and tour our gardens as we learn first hand how to grow them, what they need, and all the uses these herbs were used for. At the end of the workshop you will be taking home 6 Shaker herb starts for your own garden.
Monthly Zikr
Salima, Rehan, and friends are excited to offer a Monthly Musical Zikr Circle at The Abode on the first Wednesday of the month. It will be in-person only, in the Meditation Hall of The Abode. Come be part of the community, music, and harmony.
Salves and Creams
Come learn to make your own homemade salves and creams with herbs grown on the Abode land. We will tour the garden, looking and discovering different herbs we can use from our own home gardens, and we will experiment with scents and medicinal herbs to nourish your skin naturally.
Monthly Tara Circle
Join us for Tara Circles at the Abode: 4th Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm. Dance in moving meditation, talk, share and snack. We want everyone to able to come together in joy.
Caravan of Love
Caravan of Love is both a festival and a retreat, an immersive experience where sacred practice meets joyful celebration. Whether you come for the music, the teachings, the movement, or simply to be in loving community, the intention is the same:
We are love. We all come from love. We are made of love.
Monthly Tara Circle
Join us for Tara Circles at the Abode: 4th Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm. Dance in moving meditation, talk, share and snack. We want everyone to able to come together in joy.
Sound Healing - With Elise Manzo
We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune or vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy.
Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness and has immense healing potential. Healing with sound can support and offer relief from ailments such as stress depression anxiety addiction pain and moodiness. Join us for the 90 minute session with Sound Therapist, Elise Manzo.
Tai Chi - Start of 8 Week Program
Join us for Tai Chi with sifu David Crowe, a certified instructor from Berkshire Tai Chi, who excels in leading both experiences practitioners and newcomers, Explore strengthening poses and find a greater state of mindfulness while surrounded by the beauty of nature and our Shaker spaces.
Monthly Tara Circle
Join us for Tara Circles at the Abode: 4th Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm. Dance in moving meditation, talk, share and snack. We want everyone to able to come together in joy.
Women's Singing Circle
Dear Women,
Please join us at the Abode this Sunday for some singing! We will continue with a co-led experience, where whoever feels called, will share a song/chant for us all to learn and sing together. This sometimes includes rounds and getting creative with harmonies, but really it's about being together in-person and having fun. We will sing for about an hour and then have some time to be together for anyone who wants to stay and connect more.
This is a child-free space for all who identify as women. Feel free to spread the word!
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
Kirtan with Lisa Rubchinsky
Join us for community Kirtan, in the Meditation Hall, with our host Lisa Rubchinsky! Come together in mantras and chant accompanied by instruments and fostering community connections. If you’d like to participate as a musician please email lisas1981@gmail.com
Monthly Zikr
Salima, Rehan, and friends are excited to offer a Monthly Musical Zikr Circle at The Abode on the first Wednesday of the month. It will be in-person only, in the Meditation Hall of The Abode. Come be part of the community, music, and harmony.
Sound Healing - With Elise Manzo
We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune or vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy.
Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness and has immense healing potential. Healing with sound can support and offer relief from ailments such as stress depression anxiety addiction pain and moodiness. Join us for the 90 minute session with Sound Therapist, Elise Manzo.
Monthly Tara Circle
Join us for Tara Circles at the Abode: 4th Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm. Dance in moving meditation, talk, share and snack. We want everyone to come together in joy.
Women's Singing Circle
Dear Women,
Please join us at the Abode this Sunday for some singing! We will continue with a co-led experience, where whoever feels called, will share a song/chant for us all to learn and sing together. This sometimes includes rounds and getting creative with harmonies, but really it's about being together in-person and having fun. We will sing for about an hour and then have some time to be together for anyone who wants to stay and connect more.
This is a child-free space for all who identify as women. Feel free to spread the word!
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
The Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan
A Celebration of the Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan. The Urs is the sacred anniversary of our Murshid’s passing, observed not as a time of mourning but as a joyful reunion with the Beloved. This year we gather to honor our Murshid’s 99th Urs, celebrating a life devoted to love, service, and spiritual awakening. The day will be marked with beautiful ceremonies featuring flowers, music, and heartfelt inspirational sharing, along with coffee, tea, and sweets to enjoy in community. All are warmly invited to come remember, reflect, and rejoice together in the spirit of love and remembrance.
Monthly Tara Circle - CANCELLED - Impending Weather
Join us for Tara Circles at the Abode: 4th Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm. Dance in moving meditation, talk, share and snack. We want everyone to able to come together in joy.
Sound Healing - With Elise Manzo - CANCELLED
We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune or vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy.
Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness and has immense healing potential. Healing with sound can support and offer relief from ailments such as stress depression anxiety addiction pain and moodiness. Join us for the 90 minute session with Sound Therapist, Elise Manzo.
Women's Singing Circle - CANCELLED - IMPENDING WEATHER
Dear Women,
Please join us at the Abode this Sunday for some singing! We will continue with a co-led experience, where whoever feels called, will share a song/chant for us all to learn and sing together. This sometimes includes rounds and getting creative with harmonies, but really it's about being together in-person and having fun. We will sing for about an hour and then have some time to be together for anyone who wants to stay and connect more.
This is a child-free space for all who identify as women. Feel free to spread the word!
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
Zikr Circle
Salima, Rehan, and friends are excited to offer a Monthly Musical Zikr Circle at The Abode on the first Wednesday of the month. It will be in-person only, in the Meditation Hall of The Abode. Come be part of the music and the joy
Tauba: Turn of the Year, Turn of the Heart - w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan
In-person Gathering at the Abode Meditation Hall for a Zoom Viewing with Pir Zia, including Potluck
Sound Healing - With Elise Manzo
We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune or vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy.
Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness and has immense healing potential. Healing with sound can support and offer relief from ailments such as stress depression anxiety addiction pain and moodiness. Join us for the 90 minute session with Sound Therapist, Elise Manzo.
New Year’s Sufi Sesshin Retreat
We invite you to welcome the New Year in sacred stillness and joyful prayer at the Abode of the Message. Sufi Sesshin weaves together silent sitting meditation with the heart-opening practices of Zikr and the Dances of Universal Peace, a rhythm of dance, sit, dance, sit, dance… interspersed with nourishing meals and time in nature.
Women's Singing Circle - CANCELLED
Dear Women,
Please join us at the Abode this Sunday for some singing! We will continue with a co-led experience, where whoever feels called, will share a song/chant for us all to learn and sing together. This sometimes includes rounds and getting creative with harmonies, but really it's about being together in-person and having fun. We will sing for about an hour and then have some time to be together for anyone who wants to stay and connect more.
This is a child-free space for all who identify as women. Feel free to spread the word!
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
Dances of Universal Peace
The Dances of Universal Peace and Walking Concentrations are spiritual
practice in motion. Drawing on the sacred phrases, scripture, and poetry of the many spiritual traditions of the earth, the Dances blend chant, live music and evocative movement into a living experience of unity, peace and integration. This taste of our true nature - as Universal Peace - opens to the possibility of a deep spiritual
revolution within the person.
Rumi Concert (with Haleh Liza Gafori) and Dinner
Join us for a festive night and celebration of Rumi's birthday, with poetry, spoken word, and the talents of Haleh Liza Gafori. She will share Rumi’s poetry, weaving translations and song featuring his lyrics in Persian, and commentary. She will also be joined by cellist, Isabel Castellvi.
We will be hosting an organic buffet dinner, before the event, prepared by chef Amber Maisano. So if you need a fully belly before the meal, come for some community and nourishment before the event!
Winter Solstice Celebration
Join us for a winter solstice day of celebration and community events!
11am - 12pm: We will have Qingong, ancient Chinese movement, in the Family Room, Fattah.
3:30-5pm: A community Kirtan will be sharing music and festivities in the Medhall (no potluck to follow this week)
6pm: We will have a winter solstice dinner, with a full menu and spread of wonderful foods. See more details and register here
7:30pm: Join us for a festive evening in celebration of Rumi’s birthday, featuring poetry, spoken word, and music by Haleh Liza Gafori, joined by cellist Isabel Castellvi. Haleh will share Rumi’s timeless verses, weaving together English translations, Persian recitations, and song offering a luminous glimpse into the heart of his teachings. Register Here
Sound Healing - With Elise Manzo
We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune or vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy.
Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness and has immense healing potential. Healing with sound can support and offer relief from ailments such as stress depression anxiety addiction pain and moodiness. Join us for the 90 minute session with Sound Therapist, Elise Manzo.
CANCELLED THIS MONTH - Zikr Circle
CANCELLED THIS MONTH - Salima, Rehan, and friends are excited to offer a Monthly Musical Zikr Circle at The Abode on the first Wednesday of the month. It will be in-person only, in the Meditation Hall of The Abode. Come be part of the music and the joy
Sacred Aramaic
Delving into the meanings, using the words as chants, songs, body prayers, dances becomes a deep life affirming practice. This has been part of our practice since the early 2000's. We will meet in Fattah, in the family room. You can reach out to amina1arif@gmail.com for more information.
An Abode Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is on the 27th, and we so hope you can join us! Rooms will also be available to rent for anyone who needs to stay the night, or weekend!
Homestead Gift Making (Soaps, Salves, Salts) - With Sarah Latifa
Join us for a two hour workshop, where we will learn how to make soaps, salves, and bath salts, in time for the holiday season. Explore the workshop room, talk about end of harvest materials, and learn hands on skills to take home with you.
Come dressed in clothes that can get a bit messy, or bring your own apron. Our teacher Sarah Latifa has decades of experience in leading workshops with both adults and children, and is our head manager of our gardens, here at the Abode.
There is 12:30pm Sunday Brunch, before this event, that you are also welcomed to register for! Along with many open hikes, and gardens to explore.
Sound Healing - With Elise Manzo
We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune or vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy.
Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness and has immense healing potential. Healing with sound can support and offer relief from ailments such as stress depression anxiety addiction pain and moodiness. Join us for the 90 minute session with Sound Therapist, Elise Manzo.
Women's Singing Circle
Dear Women,
Please join us at the Abode this Sunday for some singing! We will continue with a co-led experience, where whoever feels called, will share a song/chant for us all to learn and sing together. This sometimes includes rounds and getting creative with harmonies, but really it's about being together in-person and having fun. We will sing for about an hour and then have some time to be together for anyone who wants to stay and connect more.
This is a child-free space for all who identify as women. Feel free to spread the word!
Suggested donation of $5-$15 will go directly to the Abode for use of space.
Dances of Universal Peace
The Dances of Universal Peace and Walking Concentrations are spiritual
practice in motion. Drawing on the sacred phrases, scripture, and poetry of the many spiritual traditions of the earth, the Dances blend chant, live music and evocative movement into a living experience of unity, peace and integration. This taste of our true nature - as Universal Peace - opens to the possibility of a deep spiritual revolution within the person.
Afternoon Monthly Kirtan
Join us for a heartwarming afternoon Kirtan. Join the music, the friends, and the community. This is held in the Meditation Hall.
This is a free event, donations are welcomed!

