Yelena Swarana encountered the Dances in 2006. Since then, she has been compelled to serve as an organizer for Dancing Heart camps and events, a role she has continued for the past 16 years. Her passion lies in traveling and sharing the Dances in various locations, including the Baltics, Poland, the UK, New Zealand, Turkey, and Israel and Sri Lanka. In collaboration with Vasudeva from Russia, they initiated the first Indian annual camp, attracting both international leaders and local dancers.

For a decade, Yelena has spent several months in India, visiting the holy mountain Arunachala, which she considers her home. She works as a freelance architect and serves on the board of directors of DUP International.

Our Beloved Friend Silje Devi has been leading Dances of Universal Peace since 1998. Besides Estonia, she has led DUP and Sufi events in Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and UK. She has been co-organizer of the Dance camps and Sufi retreats in Estonia over the last 19 years. Murshid Saadi is her inspiring Sufi guide, but she has learnt a lot from many other great teachers, including Murshid Saul Barodofsky from Dervish Healing Order.  Silje likes to share the joy, peace, harmony and feeling of Unity through the Dances and Sufi practices and we especially all melt into wonderful zikrs.

Shamsia lives, Dances and Walks in Wales and has done for over 30 years. She follows the Path of the Heart, the Path of Love. Shamsia is a leader and mentor of Dances of Universal Peace. She loves the retreat process that draws on the rich tapestry of wisdom teachings and practices, the rhythms of nature

which empower us to be more of who we truly are. She both leads and attends retreats. Just like her 2 sisters, Shamsia is a conductor in the Dervish Healing Order and is dedicated to service on the healing path and the path of peace.

Croeso i bawb ~ all are welcome whether you are new to the Dances of Universal Peace or returning for another drink from this particular well!

Join us for the whole weekend or some of it.  Stay on a bit longer in the beautiful Dyfi Valley, near sea and mountains. This is a non-residential weekend mini-retreat, a chance to dive deeper, to benefit from the nourishing support of being together.  Please get in touch if you need help with accomodation or if you can offer accomodation.

Please bring food to share: We’ll share lunch and supper on Saturday and lunch on Sunday.

Please bring cushions and shawls anything that helps you feel comfortable. Bring something you love.  

Friday 7.00 ~ 8.30pm, Saturday 10.30am ~ 8.30pm, Sunday 10.30 ~ 4.00pm