Anxiety and Depression: Islamic Psychotherapy Retreat
Markfield Conference Centre, Ratby Lane, Markfield LE67 9SY, United Kingdom
Description
Step into peace on our transformative retreat. Learn Islamic medicine and psychotherapy principles to be freer from anxiety and depression.
About this event
Event Overview
Join us for an immersive in-person retreat from Friday, 15th September to Sunday, 17th September 2023 at the beautiful countryside Markfield Conference Centre, Ratby Lane, Markfield, LE67 9SY, England, UK.
Discover the authentic tradition of Islamic Psychotherapy (Nafsiyat) within the Islamic Medicine (Tibb) healthcare tradition and explore its 9 unique principles for managing anxiety and depression.
Over the course of this rejuvenating weekend retreat, you will:
- Clarify the connections between spirit, heart, mind, body, and soul
- Experience healing practices grounded in authentic tradition
- Develop personal lifestyle strategies using the Six Lifestyle Factors
- Gain insights into the causes and remedies for anxiety and depression
Accommodation and Meals
As part of your retreat package, you will receive…
- Single-bedroom accommodation on-site at the Markfield Conference Centre, in a beautiful countryside setting.
- Main meals for the duration of the retreat, vegetarian and Halal standards, with a focus on wholesome foods to support your health.
- Healthy refreshments throughout morning and afternoon breaks.
Meet Your Facilitators
Lead Facilitator | Hakim M. Salim Khan
M. Salim Khan M.D. (M.A.) M.H. D.O. is an international authority on holistic (whole-person) medicine known especially for his person-centred, wisdom-based practice of counselling, psychotherapy, naturopathy, herbal medicine, nutrition, and iridology. He has practised Tibb and Nafsiyat since 1978, and designs and teaches professional as well as public health education courses. This is a unique opportunity to benefit from a widely sought-after teacher.
Guest Facilitator | Ali Jan Haider Sahib
Ali Jan Haider has a distinguished career including strategic management and organisational design across healthcare and education. With a background in social work, adult education, and leadership consultancy, he delivers inspiring workshops and presentations, challenging audiences to actualise their best self. As chair of a leading Multi Academy Trust, he works to promote educational excellence and improve future generations’ life changes.
Guest Facilitator | Abu Shafquat Sahib
Abu Shafquat, a graduate of Aligarh Muslim University, comes from a family of spiritual traditions. Having lived and worked in 12 countries, he has learned intensively from people of diverse cultures. A member of the International Association of Study of Dreams since 1988. He has successfully mentored several people to develop into leading career positions. For the past decade, he has learned under Hakim M. Salim Khan, and led teaching sessions.
Guest Facilitator | Ustaad Abdul Hafiz Qadri
Ustaad Abdul Hafiz Qadri has a rich background in scholarship and spirituality, has dedicated himself to traditional Islamic studies, achieving an Aalimiyyah and a Masters degree. His experience in education and reform has guided numerous Islamic initiatives to reach their full potential. As a published poet, blogger, and adept in overseeing publications and translations for esteemed organisations, he brings a wealth of expertise to his endeavours.
Why Choose This Retreat
This is a valuable and rare opportunity to learn the wisdom of Islamic psychotherapy (Ilm-un-Nafsiyat) from a world-renowned expert, with a 45-year legacy of living, practising, and teaching this tradition. Some of the benefits include…
- Immersive experience: Spend 2 days immersed in authentic Nafsiyat concepts, practices, foods, herbs, and lifestyle.
- Safe space: Listen and share your experiences in a safe, respectful, and supportive environment, with no recording or live-streaming.
- Personal growth: An opportunity for self-discovery, development, and healing.
What You Will Learn And Experience
The retreat will introduce 9 unique principles that Ilm-un-Nafsiyat offers for preventing and managing psychological imbalances, including:
- Restoring the mind and body through cleansing and purification.
- Better clarity, awareness, and cognition through rejuvenating the brain.
- Recharging the whole self through a free and vast restorative source.
- Enriching the one core “life centre” that unites the body, mind, and spirit.
- Supporting the #1 temperamental quality for psychological balance.
- Awakening the senses to the joy of living, from the inside out.
- Leveraging the “iceberg effect” of 6 key everyday living choices.
- Facilitating growth and healing through human relationships.
- Connecting with a meaningful direction and life purpose.
Tibb is an Arabic word which in different places of the world, has been referred to as Arabic, Greco-Arab, Hikmah, Unani, Oriental, Islamic, Prophetic, and Sufi medicine. Some figures are Ar-Razi of Persia, Ibn Al-Baytar of Andalusia, Spain, Maimonides of Cairo, Egypt and Ibn Sina (Avicenna).
Tibb-un-Nabawi – Prophetic Medicine is: “A compilation and systematization of an aspect of the legacy of the Prophet ﷺ in the domain of diet, health and illness complementing the legal, intellectual and spiritual dimensions of the legacy he left…”
Ilm-un-Nafsiyat is a wisdom-based, transcendent, and time-tested discipline of psychotherapy and counselling located within the tradition of Tibb. The knowledge and practice of Nafsiyat offers a most suitable solution towards re-balancing the inner turmoil of the human being.
The College of Medicine and Healing Arts (CoMHA) is a leading organisation for practice, research, and training in the wisdom and science of Tibb (whole-person healthcare and medicine) as well as Nafsiyat (holistic psychotherapy and counselling), established in Leicester, England.
This weekend retreat is open to the public, and we welcome people of all backgrounds. To attend, you must be an adult (bāligh and ‘āqil). The teaching and written materials will be delivered in the English language. You must already have the required travel documentation to visit the UK legally.
Yes, there is plenty of parking available free of charge at the venue.
Sorry, we are not able to make any provisions for children on this retreat.
Sorry, we are not in a position to provide scholarships or finance. If you would like to attend the retreat, however, need more time to pay the fees, you can secure your place with a deposit and pay the remaining fees later. Please contact us.
This retreat can be a helpful supplement but not a replacement for seeing a qualified healthcare professional. It is intended as an educational experience and personal development opportunity, not a clinical treatment.
You are encouraged to implement your learning for yourself. However, participation in this retreat does not allow you to practice or teach any of the materials and teachings presented. All materials are for individual use only.
Yes, this retreat can offer valuable insights into the holistic approach of Tibb and Nafsiyat. As this is a public education event and not a professional training programme, we recommend our Diploma programmes for serious students who want to qualify to practise. More information at www.CoMHA.org.uk
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Friday, September 15, 2023 - Sunday, September 17, 2023