Puget Sound Area
Sufi Order International
Centers & Meetings

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Who’s What in the local Sufi Order International

The Sufi Way is a path of initiation and discipleship as well as one of individual study of the Sufi teachings; the written teachings actually make a guide necessary, not dispensable.

Sufi Order teachers undergo a rigorous and lengthy training and mentoring before being authorized to teach by the Pir, and ongoing training and supervision is a mandatory part of the function of a teacher in this Order. “Representatives and Guides” are authorized to initiate into the Order, give classes, and to give and guide the spiritual practices of initiates. “Coordinators” give classes and perform other honored and valued service in the activities of the Order. Coordinators are teachers-in-training but are not authorized to give spiritual practices or initiations. A “Retreat Guide” is someone specially-trained in guiding the process and practices of individual and/or group Sufi spiritual retreat. “Healing Conductors” are ordained and empowered to conduct a Healing Circle in which we offer prayers for those who have requested healing. A “Cherag” (from the Persian word for “lamp”) is an ordained minister of the Universal Worship Service founded by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan.

Sufi Initiates, and also those as yet just exploring the Path, are encouraged to connect with an authorized teacher to receive individualized guidance and instruction in the teachings and practices of the Order. To assist those who wish to connect with a Sufi Order teacher, we offer the following list:

⁺ Actively teaching and/or accepting new students
** Healing Conductor
~ Cherag
^ Authorized Retreat Guide
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Senior Teachers
Wajid Gallien ^+~^ 206.363.5803 (North Seattle)

Authorized Guides and Representatives
Azima Woolwine **, 206.542.5868 (Shoreline)
Baiss Magnusson 206.361.0718 (North Seattle)
Bibijan Schaefer +~ 360.807.2060 (Olympia)
Emily Amina Farrell ^+~** 360.734.2781 (Bellingham)
Jyoti Roshan ^~** 206.913.2825
Mangala Judith Capili ⁺** 253.848.1445 (South Seattle/Edgewood)
Rashid Woolwine 206.542.5868 (Shoreline)
Sherdyl Dennis & Qazi Flanagan, 253.847.0861 (Spanaway/Graham)
Sura Charlier ^+~^ 206.368.3881 (Lake Forest Park)
Ushi-Darena Kathleen Burgess ~+ 297.1719 (Seattle)