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JULY 8-11, 2004 9th ANNUAL NORTHEAST SUFE CAMP The Art of Personality Abode of the Message - New Lebbanon, NY • • With Allaudin Ottinger, Asha Greer, Sarmad Bernstein, Regina Walther (Childrens Camp), Regional Leaders and very special guests.

Amid the beautiful natural setting of the Abode join friends on the path as we gather together to stoke the fires of remembrance and intention toward the One. We're happy to present a children's program again this year with new director Katherine Sprowls at the helm. We'll be especially studying the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan in regard to the Art of Personality. Along with the Dances of Universal Peace,Sufi Zikr and Practices, Rhythm Training, Non-Clinging, Tea Ceremony, Music, Meditation, Life Theatre and Stillness. Hope to see you on the Mountain.

• A family-friendly camp in a safe, fun and memorable environment. • "The art of personality is not a qualification. It is the purpose for which man/woman was created, and it leads man/woman to that purpose in the fulfillment of which is his/her entire satisfaction. By this art man/woman does not only satisfy him/herself, but he pleases God." –Hazrat Inayat Khan •

	Allaudin Ottinger is active proponent of the "Peace through the Arts" movement. Working toward this ideal he has overseen Dances of Universal Peace meetings in Kansas City since 1979. As a professional musician he has performed in a wide variety of settings throughout the country helping discover, uncover, and manifest the sacredness of sound. Allaudin is recognized as a senior teacher in the Sufi Ruhaniat International and as a mentor in the Dances of Universal Peace Network. Doing this work he has led camps, seminars & retreats around the world, including helping to guide an annual Sufi Camp in Missouri. Allaudin is married and the father of two beautiful teenagers. He is also a small business owner and a coffee barista still in quest of the perfect cup.
	Asha Greer is a senior teacher in the Sufi Ruhaniat International and a founder of the Lama Foundation. In her capacity as a nurse and initiator of the hospice program in Batesville,VA she is intimate with suffering,it's causes and its teachings. Her passion is painting; her disipline is Japanese Tea Ceremony; her practice is sitting meditation. Sha has raised four children.
	Sarmad Barry Bernstein, MT-BC, is one of the leaders in the drumming for wellness movement. He has devoted his life to the study of sound as a pathway to God. With 20 years experience as a Registered Music Therapist, workshop facilitator, and recording artist, Sarmad maintains an international schedule of providing services to schools, businesses, and healthcare facilities for his consulting company, Healthy Sounds. He is a co-founder of Rhythm For Life, with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, and served as its program director for five years.