Please note that while all topics listed below will be covered throughout the program, there will be some flexibility in the curriculum based on the pace and needs of the participants.

Attendance: While we want everyone present at every session, we know this may not be possible for everyone. Participants will be expected to attend at least 8 of the virtual weekend sessions.  Recordings of the sessions will be made available within 48 hours of the close of each session.

Program participants will meet virtually for 10 sessions over the course of the year, beginning in January and concluding in December. Each of the 10 sessions will consist of Saturday and Sunday classes (Sunday and Monday for Oceania).

Please note the days of the week and timezone for your region.

Outside the monthly virtual meetings, participants will have personal practices, homework, cohort style small group work, and bi-weekly meetings with their mentors.

Amida Cary is co-Madar-ul-Muham of the Inner School of the Inayatiyya in North America and Oceania. She was first initiated in 1975, and studied deeply with Pir Vilayat until his passing and now supports Pir Zia and his work. She has presented several teaching and training programs in the Inayatiyya Inner School in person and online. Amida directs the Inayatiyya’s Retreat Concentration and Retreat Guide Training Program. In that capacity she works with an international network of experienced retreat guides and mentors. She has served in many capacities within the Inayatiyya over the 50 years, including as a founder of Suluk Academy. Currently she is designing programs for Coordinator and Representative training, and for the Sophic Whorl/Spagyric Gyre as retreat. Her professional background is in education. She has taught in progressive independent schools in Maryland and California. She now lives in the high southwestern desert, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Jacob Miraj Dominicus, co-Madar-ul-Maham of the Inner School of the Inayatiyya, helps people deepen their meditative practice. Jacob has been a murid of the Inayatiyya since 1997, served on the Inayati Order Board of Trustees under Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat Khan, and helped start Suluk Academy serving as its inaugural administrator. In 2007, he graduated from Suluk’s Kafur class. Since 2015 Jacob has co-led retreats with Gulrukh Patel at the Zenith Institute in Switzerland. He currently serves as the co-Madar-ul-Muham of Inayatiyya Inner School (Oceania and North America). Professionally, he consults with corporate teams and teaches meditation. Jacob holds a B.A. from NYU in Organizational Behavior, Narrative Theory, and Mysticism and has been a Visiting Scholar at NYU Tisch’s Interactive Communications Program (ITP). He lives in Los Angeles, where he studies the Chinese martial arts of Xingyi and Bagua and lives with his wife, daughter, and two cats.

Nizam un Nisa Ayeda Husain is a Murshida, Cheraga, Guide, Representative and Facilitator of the Anjumani-Islam group in the Inayatiyya. A student of classical Chishti Sufism since 1988 and a devoted follower of the Inayatiyya since 2004, she has led Inayatiyya centers in Lahore, in Dubai and now in Oakville, Ontario where she lives. A journalist and editor by profession with an MA in Journalism/Near Eastern Studies from NYU, Nizam un Nisa is a Knight of Purity, graduate of the first European Suluk class and has mentored numerous Suluk classes. She has led Sufi retreats, taught Sufi meditation to Buddhist monks in Tokyo and been invited to the UN as part of an international delegation of spiritual leaders. She is currently working on setting the Urdu poetry of Hazrat Inayat Khan to music.

Suhrawardi Gebel is Chancellor of the Knighthood of Purity, a member of the Esoteric Training Committee of the Inayatiyya Inner School, a grandfather, a gardener, and author of two books, Root Speaks to Bud and Nature’s Hidden Dimension. He enjoys mentoring retreat guides and leaders in the Inner School. He also mentors Cherags for the Universal Worship. He lives in Boulder, Colorado at the intersection of the great Western prairie with the foothills of the Rocky Mountain range. 

Salima Jenn Greaves has been a murid in the Inayatiyya since 1995, and graduated from Suluk in 2013.  She has led the Portland, Maine Sufi Center since 2011, and is the Representative for Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Salima has also served on the Northeast Regional Council since 2011, and coordinated the Northeast Region Sufi Family Camp for several years.  She enjoys leading retreats, and is a Healing Conductor. In 2022, she retired from her psychotherapy practice as a clinical social worker and alcohol/drug counselor in order to dedicate more time to service and continued learning in the Inayatiyya.  Salima also sings regularly in a local Threshold Choir, whose mission it is to sing for those who are dying.  She has two adult children, and is excited that she will be a grandmother by the end of 2025!

Mansur Rahm has trained in the Inayatiyya since 1976, having been deeply drawn to Pir Vilayat at the final summer camp in Chamonix. He is a Representative/Guide, has nearly completed the Retreat Guide training, and is one of the teachers for the Inayatiyya Online Gatha and Githa Classes. Mansur’s teaching experience also includes several years offering an inquirers’ class on Meetup. In 2013 he graduated in the Nasim Suluk class. Other relevant education includes an M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology from John F. Kennedy University. Serial entrepreneur and life-long athlete, Mansur lives in Sisters, Oregon, where the high desert meets the Cascades, and he spends as much of his spare time as possible in the beauty of nature.

Jamila Cranston-Buckley began her journey on Sufi Path with the words “Toward the One, the Perfection of Love Harmony and Beauty” and in her heart there was a deep resounding response. As a 26 year old seeker an inner decision was made: To live for Love, Harmony and Beauty, with reverence and homage to all who carry this lineage, and tend this sacred flame of the Message brought by Hazrat Inayat Khan. Jamila is an Inayatiyya Representative and Guide in Aotearoa, New Zealand and holder of the Inner School of Sufi Wisdom. She is also an Alchemical and Healing Retreat Guide, mentor for Suluk Academy, and treasures tending her garden and food forest, exploring wellbeing through movement, eating well, cultivating community and consciously working with all states of mind.

Karima Parkinson lives next to a nature reserve and near the ocean in Newcastle on the east coast of Australia. She holds the concentration for the Inner School in Australia and is a Representative, Guide, Retreat Guide, Shafayat, Cherag, Mentor for Suluk and leadership training programs, and grandmother. Karima loves to engage with the mystery in each being she encounters whether walking in nature, spending time with family and friends, gardening, reading or making handicrafts when she has time.

Tuition for the full, year-long program is $2,800. Multiple payment options are available, including your choice of lump sum, semi-annual or quarterly payments. Your first payment (or payment in full) must be paid by December 15, 2025 to secure your place in the Program.

Partial scholarships and tuition adjustments based on national currency valuations will be available if needed. If you are interested in a scholarship, please note this within your application.

Participants must have:

• Successful completion of Suluk Academy or Suluk for Centers
• Done a 5-7 day individual retreat with a certified Retreat Guide within the last two years or have one scheduled for 2026
• Dedication to spreading the Message through teaching and opening an Inayatiyya Study Circle
• Sufficient time and energy to attend virtual sessions and meetings, and complete required coursework
• Recommendation from your Guide in the Inner School
• Second recommendation from a senior teacher in the Inner School

To apply: 

1. Speak with your guide – Schedule a conversation about your readiness and intentions, and request their blessing to apply.
2. Complete the application form – It’s detailed but you can “save and continue later” if you need more time
3. Secure two references – Share this link with your Inayatiyya spiritual Guide and one additional senior teacher

Admissions Schedule:

Apply early! While we would love to include everyone in this Coordinator Training, we only have room for 40 participants.

Early Bird Deadline – Sunday, September 21, 2025

• All applications will be reviewed, with decisions made by October 1, 2025
• Need based scholarships will be reviewed after the close of admissions, with decisions made by December 1, 2025

Second Round Review – Sunday, October 19, 2025

• All applications will be reviewed, with decisions made by November 1, 2025
• Need based scholarships will be reviewed after the close of admissions, with decisions made by December 1, 2025

Final Deadline for Applications – November 16, 2025

• Waitlist in effect if 40 participants have been accepted (will be reviewed if a spot becomes available
• All final participant and scholarship decisions will be made by December 1, 2025

Important note: Applications are being reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis, for up to 40 participants. The Admissions Committee will accept applications through Sunday November 16th, but once 40 people have been accepted, further applications will be added to a wait list and will only be reviewed if a spot becomes available. Therefore, we highly recommend submitting your application as soon as possible, if you feel called to participate.

Any questions, please reach out at [email protected].