Circle of Hearts — A Sufi Song Circle

Circle of Hearts is a Sufi song circle — a gathering of music, prayer, rhythm, and reflection where people come together to sing, listen, and connect in a simple, heartfelt way.

You don’t need to be Sufi, religious, or a singer to come. All beliefs, backgrounds, and levels of experience are welcome. You can sing, hum, drum, sit quietly, or just take it all in.

Rooted in the Sufi lineage and guided by Emelyn & supported by Antwan Penn & Osama Janakat, this circle weaves together sacred chants, live rhythm, breath, and moments of quiet to create space for reflection, connection, and community.

This is not a performance, it’s something we create together in the room.

What is Zikr?

Zikr (sometimes spelled dhikr) is a traditional Sufi chanting practice that involves repeating simple sacred phrases or names of the Divine, often with rhythm or melody. It’s less about singing “well” and more about dropping into the repetition, the sound, and the feeling it creates in the body and heart.

What to Expect

• Opening prayer, land acknowledgment, and gentle arrival
• Breath and simple grounding practices
• Guided zikr (chanting) with drum and live music
• Songs and prayers from different traditions
• Quiet moments to sit and reflect
• Closing prayers for peace and unity
• Tea and time to land before heading out

Who This Is For

Anyone curious about sacred music, chanting, or simply wanting a calm space to be with others. Come as you are.

About The Assembly of Lovers

The Assembly of Lovers is an offering through Bab Al Ilm, a space interspiritual devotional gathering centered around chant, rhythm, and listening together. Through shared voice and repetition, the circle becomes a place to slow down, reflect, and remember what matters.

Gathering Details

Sunday March 8 • 2–4 PM
Contribution by donation: $11 / $22 / $33
No one turned away

We’d love for this to grow into a regular monthly, or possibly twice-monthly — gathering if there’s enough interest.

Come sit in the Circle of Hearts & be together.

Held By Emelyn Magritte & welcoming Antwan Penn & Osama Janakat as they offer their pillars of light in collaboration with this Circle

Kirtan & Kitchari
3/22 | 3:30-5:30 PM

Low production. Low key. High Bhakti vibes. All are Welcome!

This event is donation-based ($10 suggested) and 100% of proceeds will go to The People’s Kitchen, a Philadelphia nonprofit using food to empower, transform, and heal through free nutritious meals, gardening, and education. You can learn more about them here > https://www.peopleskitchenphilly.com/

We’ll start the evening droping into a Kirtan, led by Ellis Kantrowitz and friends. Kirtan is a call-and-response style chanting practice — simple melodies, sacred mantras, and communal singing. You don’t need to be a “singer.” You can chant, hum, sway, dance, play along, or just lie down and listen. It’s about participation, presence, and shared energy — not performance.

Afterwards we'll gather around for a warm bowl of Kitchari, lovingly prepared by Chef Matt Buddha. Kitchari is a simple, nourishing Ayurvedic dish made from rice, lentils, and gentle spices — easy to digest, grounding, and deeply comforting. We’ll eat, connect, and settle in together until about 5:30pm. Not hungry? No worries...just hang

We want these Kirtans to be community-led and community-powered — a space where we gather, uplift each other, and give back.

If you can’t donate $10, no stress. Come anyway.

Feel free to bring instruments and join in.

Please pre-register ASAP so Chef knows how much food to prepare for us :)

Come for a little. Stay for the whole journey.
Let’s sing. Let’s nourish. Let’s give back together.

Kundalini Yoga + Sound Journey with Jessica Tracy

Join us for an evening of trauma informed Kundalini Yoga & Sound Journey — an evening designed to awaken energy, clear the mind, and deeply reset the nervous system.

Jessica will guide a Kundalini kriya weaving together breathwork (pranayama), mantra, meditation, and intentional movement to help release stored tension and activate your inner vitality. Often called the “yoga of awareness,” Kundalini works on the physical body, energetic system, and subconscious patterns all at once — leaving you feeling both grounded and expanded.

After the movement practice, we’ll transition into an extended sound journey for deep regulation and integration. You’ll be bathed in live vibrations including harp, gong, shamanic drumming, Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, and more. These layered tones and rhythms are designed to calm the nervous system, support emotional release, and create space for stillness and clarity.

This is a powerful yet accessible evening — come ready to move, breathe, rest, and receive.

About Jessica:

Jessica Tracy is a Certified Jungian Coach, Consultant and Public Speaker known for her
integrative approach to personal and professional transformation. She blends Carl Jung’s
time-honored psychological principles with modern coaching tools, neuroplasticity techniques,
and insights from her own journey, empowering individuals to achieve lasting change.

With nearly 20 years of diverse professional experience - including leadership roles in corporate consulting, business development, and as a CEO - Jessica brings both strategic perspective and profound empathy to her work. Her career is more than a résumé; it’s a testament to the power of holistic healing, self-discovery, authentic leadership and transformation.

After years of professional success as a healthcare executive, Jessica reached a breaking point with anxiety, burnout, and disconnection. Her own healing journey through Jungian work, mindfulness, and alternative therapies became the foundation for her mission today: empowering others to move beyond limiting beliefs, reconcile past traumas, and embody their most authentic selves.

Jessica now partners with organizations, health systems, and individuals to integrate holistic and alternative healing modalities into leadership, wellness, and mental health programs. Through workshops, consulting, and one-on-one coaching, she helps people awaken creativity, resilience, and clarity—transforming not only how they lead, but how they live.

Biodanza: The Dance of Life + The Poetry of Human Encounter

Join us for an evening of movement, music, community, and heartfelt, intentional connection! Our “vivencia” (from the Spanish word “vivir,” meaning “to live”) will include a series of artfully guided dances and encounters designed to evoke core emotion and authentic expression. Together we will move, play, explore, and celebrate our collective aliveness. Come cast off the shackles of inhibition and swirl into the embrace of pure, unfiltered existence!

What is Biodanza?

The word “Biodanza” literally translates, from Spanish, to mean “The Dance of Life.” Founded in the 1960s by Chilean anthropologist and psychologist Rolando Toro, it is an elegant system of somatic and relational self-development that combines dance, music, archetypal gestures, and intentional connection to stimulate five lines of life force: vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity, and transcendence. It fosters reconnection with our vital instincts, our emotions, our bodies, and our in-the-flesh relationship with each other as dynamic, feeling human beings. Sometimes referred to as “The Poetry of Human Encounter,” it is truly a Masterclass in embodied Love!

About the facilitator:

Ashley King, M.S.Ed., Ed.M., LPC is a somatic psychotherapist who has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups in private practice for the last 16 years. She is trained in the Hakomi Method (a method of mindful, somatic therapy) and AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy). In addition, she is a Circling facilitator (an interpersonal meditation practice), a sex and relationship coach, a meditation instructor, an intuitive energy healer and Reiki Master, a yoga teacher, and a Biodanza facilitator. Once hailed, “A catalytic invitation into vulnerability and connection,” Ashley is deeply passionate about the poetics of embodied relationship. You can find out more about her at her website: www.psychoalchemy.com

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