Welcome!

The Dervish Retreat Center is located on sixty acres of beautiful meadows, forests, trails, streams, gardens, waterfalls and ponds bordering a state park. The center was founded by Khadija Radin, a Sheikha in the Mevlevi Order of America (sometimes known as the Whirling Dervishes) and the Sufi Ruhaniat International. Sufi studies, meditation and Dervish whirling are taught regularly. The Center is closed to the public except for our posted classes and events.

Video: View interviews and Khadija turning

Upcoming Events:

Hermit Retreat for Women
Guided by Khadija Radin
April 11 - 20, 2007

On April 25, 2008 Khadija will participate in the Sema with the Whirling Dervish at the Sufi Symposium in California and on April 28, 2008 will be the guest on the radio show "Sufism: The Heart of Islam" which will be archived at www.sufiradio.com

Sixth Annual "Meeting of the Mystics" Retreat
with Postneshin Jelaluddin Loras, head of the Mevlevi Order of America
May 2 - 4, 2008

Workshops in Israel
Khadija will lead several weekend workshops in Israel in May and early June, 2008.

In June, 2008 Khadija will teach a workshop and share her whirling and Sufi stories in three concerts at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina
More about the American Dance Festival

Weekly classes are at the center on Sundays at 5:30pm, please call in advance (607) 272-0694.