SUFI WHIRLING

Whirling becomes a dance between earth and heaven. A spiral of devotion, presence, and trust.

Meditation in Motion • Spiral into Stillness

Everything in existence moves in spirals.

Galaxies turn, planets orbit, seasons cycle, breath rises and falls, life itself unfolds in circular rhythms. Whirling is a way of remembering this universal language of movement. As we turn, we attune ourselves to the same spiral intelligence that shapes the cosmos, aligning our bodies with the living motion of the Earth.

Sufi Whirling, also known as Sema, is the soul’s journey toward God. Rooted in the Mevlevi tradition, it is a sacred, meditative movement practice where turning becomes prayer. This is not performance. It is an inner pilgrimage. A remembering of our centre, where stillness exists even as the body moves.

From an Osho perspective, whirling is meditation because it allows the mind to dissolve through movement rather than control. Osho taught that when movement becomes total, the ego loosens its grip. In spinning, the thinker disappears, the doer fades, and what remains is presence. Silence arises naturally, not by force, but through surrender.

Through gentle warm-up and trust-building practices, grounding exercises, meditation, breathwork, and step-by-step preparation, we slowly and safely enter the state of turning. You will learn how to root deeply into the earth while opening upward to the sky. How to soften effort and allow flow. How to let the heart lead while the mind rests.

As the body turns, the centre becomes clear. As the outer world spins, an inner stillness is revealed. This is the essence of both Sufi mysticism and Osho’s vision: movement as a doorway into silence, devotion expressed through embodiment, ecstasy grounded in awareness.

Whirling becomes a dance between earth and heaven. A spiral of devotion, presence, and trust.

Workshop Benefits

• Cultivating grounded presence and inner stillness

• Developing balance, focus, and embodied awareness

• Experiencing meditation in motion

• Strengthening the connection between breath and movement

• Softening the heart and deepening emotional openness

• Expanding the capacity to surrender, trust, and let go

• Awakening a felt sense of unity between body, mind, and spirit

• Supporting nervous system regulation through rhythmic turning

• Enhancing resilience, endurance, and physical alignment

This is an invitation to spiral inward, to meet yourself at the centre, and to remember that stillness is not found by stopping life, but by fully entering its dance.

💡No experience needed!

This event is beginner-friendly, and our facilitators will guide you every step of the way. Come with an open heart and a curious spirit, and let the journey unfold.

🌟 Exchange & Pricing -

Note: Limited spots, so book early to secure your place!

Sliding Scale | Pay As You Feel

( By Donation for Ajna Temple Members)

· $25 – Concession / Single Parent

· $35 – Regular

· $45+ – Abundant Flow (support the temple extra )

✨ 5-Class Pass – $150

✨Karma Yoga Exchange – 1 hr energy exchange = 1 class

At Ajna Temple we honour radical inclusion.

No matter your financial situation, you are welcome.

Those with more support those with less. Balance. Flow. Community.

WHEN?

Every TUESDAY 1-2 PM

👉Important

Pre-booking is essential to secure your spot.

YOUR FACILITATOR

Stephanie Ajna-Devi

Founder of Ajna Temple,

Tantra Heart & Cacao Heart

Steph is a holistic therapist, ceremonialist, and trauma-informed facilitator, from New York, teaching worldwide for over 15 years. She is a Osho Sanyasi and has been sufi swirling for over a decade as a part of her practice. She is dedicated to authentic awakenings through vulnerability, connection, deep shadow work and pleasure. With certification in multiple interdisciplinary healing arts practices & mental health, her work unites the human and spiritual. In her sessions, the full spectrum of life is welcome, breath becomes ritual, the body a temple, and presence an activator of the mystery.