The Spirit of Lightsong

“Our endeavour to build a beautiful world of beautiful people is the way we actualize the Divine. The manifestation of love is the longing to bring heaven on earth and to make our dreams come true.”
— Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan

Lightsong Inayatiyya is a place of contemplative practice, spiritual friendship, and inner transformation. Rooted in the universal Sufi tradition brought to the West by Hazrat Inayat Khan, inspired by the enduring legacy of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and continued today by Pir Zia Inayat Khan, we seek to cultivate lives of presence, compassion, beauty, and service.

Our retreats, classes, and gatherings offer opportunities to slow down, listen deeply, and rediscover the sacred within ourselves, one another, and the living world. Meditation, sacred music, silence, prayer, contemplation, healing practices, nature, poetry, and heartfelt conversation come together in ways that nourish both the soul and everyday life.

For us, spirituality is never separate from the challenges and possibilities of the world. Inner awakening naturally finds expression in our relationships, creativity, compassionate action, care for the earth, and our engagement with the wider currents of human thought and culture.

Each person’s awakening contributes to the awakening of humanity as a whole. By cultivating the qualities of the heart—love, wisdom, courage, humility, gratitude, and joy—we hope to participate, in however small a way, in the healing of our world.

Whether you are new to Sufism or have been walking the path for many years, you are warmly welcome to explore this journey with us.