The Desert Mystic: Amma Sarah

Amma Sarah, a great Egyptian Desert Mystic of the 4th century, gave us a radical teaching on spiritual freedom.

Long before Christianity became an institution, women entered the desert seeking direct communion with the Divine. They became known as the Ammas — the Desert Mothers. Sarah refused to build her life around the gaze of others. Rather than praying that everyone would think well of her, she turned the prayer inward: let my own heart be pure toward all.

During our three hours together we will enter her teachings as a living contemplative path:

• Aramaic mysticism — practices, chants and prayers centred upon Lebbā, the heart
• Dances of the Living Heart™ — meeting the need for approval where it actually lives: in the body
• The feminine spiritual principle in women and in men, and the ancient mystery of the Anthropos

This is the first in a series of workshops on the Desert Mystics and the spiritual wisdom of the Egyptian desert.