Save the Date:
44th Annual Spring Ozark Sufi Camp
Thursday, May 21 through Tuesday, May 26, 2026
A message from our Spiritual Director, Malika Lyon:
“Steady on the Path” is the theme for this year’s Spring Ozark Sufi Camp. We are reminded that in the face of very challenging events and circumstances, we have a path and a practice to find our own deep inner peace, and connection with Spirit – our source of strength so that we can be of benefit in these times. For the 44th year, we will gather to renew our spirits with the medicine of music, song, dance, zikr, and Sufi teachings, as we walk the path of Love together.
We take inspiration from the 19 Buddhist monks who have been walking from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. on a mission to raise awareness of inner peace and mindfulness. They have walked steadily through rain, snow, and frigid temperatures, demonstrating great strength and presence. We also remember the Peace Pilgrim, Mildred Lisette Norman, who walked across the United States for 28 years, speaking with others about peace, crossing the United States more than 6 times.
About Our Guest Teachers:
Sheikha Yasmin Haut
Yasmin has loved dance from her early years in leotards and tap shoes to meeting the Dances 40 years ago with Saadi and Kamae in Niagara Falls. Her passion to explore our deepest truths through the Dances of Universal Peace and the Sufi Message has unfolded as a Senior Mentor of DUPNA, and as a Sheikha in the Ruhaniat, leading retreats across North America and the Caribbean.
She is also a yoga teacher, social worker, gardener, poet, founding member of PeaceBridges, Zen student and mother with her wife Kellie. Yasmin is grateful to be delivered this moment of great opportunity in the world. It is her hope that we can together “demonstrate peace” creating a world of love, harmony, and beauty.
Shivadam Burke
शिवदम्
Shivadam is a certified Dance leader and mentor and representative of the Sufi Ruhaniat. He has led Dance of Universal Peace since 2007 in circles and events across mainland US, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada, India, Brazil, and Chile, and at the Parliament of the World’s Religions. He hosted nine consecutive Dance camps in Arizona.
Since early 2020, Shivadam has led 2 weekly meetings on Zoom, and he is leading the first-ever all-Spanish circle in North America for the Hispanic community. He has served two terms on the board of DUPNA and managed both the DUP North America and DUP International websites. Leading kirtan and zikr, and with proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking Hindi and Sanskrit, Shivadam brings decades of musical/spiritual practice and travels into his leadership style. Shivadam is also a visual artist and likes to write and repair musical instruments.
Interested in a work scholarship? Please contact Sydney Buszta at sydneybuszta@gmail.com.
Details will be added to this site as they are finalized. We hope you will be able to join us!
Email ozarksuficamp@yahoo.com to get on the Ozark Sufi Camp mailing list.
Ozark Sufi Camp 