SUFI EARTH SPIRIT
In September 2015 the non profit association ‚SUFI EARTH SPIRIT' was founded at Cala Jami, mainly as an organizer of spiritual and ecological events, gatherings and workshops at Cala Jami, open to our members and to all those who are interested.
After more than ten years of association activity, we rethought our goals at the beginning of 2026 and subsequently updated our statutes (see below). We are registered in Italy as a non-profit organisation in the third sector (ETS) and have since been known as "Associazione Sufi Earth Spirit ETS".
Our goals
- Improving the quality of life, well-being and human, spiritual and physical maturation of the individual in their entirety of mind, body and soul.
- Preserving and valuing nature and culture, striving for ecological sustainability and eco-social fairness, while at the same time pursuing human maturation and development through personal growth, greater awareness and mindfulness in our relationship with nature, plants, animals, people – our fellow human beings and ourselves – as well as cultural and natural resources.
What we do
- We serve as a meeting place and fulfil the social function of reconnecting people with nature, the landscape and the culture of the place, as well as promoting human maturation and growth through the ideal of personal development and inner growth.
- In our stimulus-saturated, consumer-oriented age, we have shaped and maintain the Cala Jami property as a place that enables people to feel the power of nature and rediscover the silence and natural joy of being.
- We organise courses, group activities, events – including music, meditation and poetry – as well as silent retreats.
- We teach meditation practices based on various approaches and traditions, in particular deep ecology and the wisdom of the Sufis and their profound insight into nature.
- We enable people to experience the typical nature of Gallura, which surrounds the association's headquarters, with all their senses and to enter into deep harmony with it through meditation and retreats, as well as through various activities such as hiking, gardening and landscape maintenance.
- We organise excursions where you can experience nature up close and explore the surrounding area, i.e. the landscape, natural monuments, archaeological sites, ancient places of worship, churches and villages of Gallura with their traditional events, also to ensure that the historical culture of the area is not forgotten.
Who we are
The common root of the founders and current board members of the association is Inayatiyya, an international Sufi path of spiritual freedom. Members of this path maintain centres in the USA, France, Germany, England, Holland, Australia, Turkey and many other countries. We were among the first members of Inayatiyya to become active in Italy.
Added to this is our love and deep connection to Sardinia, to the nature and traditional culture of this special, unspoilt island, where deep ecological thinking, feeling and acting happen almost automatically.
It is our pleasure to enable interested people here to access the beauty and power of Sardinia's nature and culture, hand in hand with the wisdom and depth of the Sufis and deep ecological insights.
Become a member of the Association SUFI EARTH SPIRIT
As a member you get up-to-date membership information by email at least once a year, you are welcome to the annual general meeting at Cala Jami (usually end of April) and are invited to stay overnight on that occasion, free of charge. Members are also entitled to discounts for events led by Sufi teachers of the Inayatiyya.
If you wish to be part of SUFI EARTH SPIRIT, please read the information above and below as well as article 2 of our statute, see first button (Purpose and Social Objective).
Second button: Complete statute in Italian language, the topics covered in the other 15 paragraphs concern the association's more bureaucratic rules and regulations.
If you like our objectives, agree with the statute, and wish to become a member of 'Sufi Earth Spirit', download the form 'Application for membership' (see download-button below).
The annual membership fee is €35. If you would like to pay more (sponsorship fee), the difference will be credited to the association as a donation.
Membership is valid for one calendar year and is not renewed automatically. In order to renew your membership you just need to remit the membership fee every year. If you don't continue remitting the annual fee, your membership expires automatically.
Details for remittance: see the form 'Application for membership' just below.
You can download the form and complete it directly in the PDF-file.
You can send us the completed form as a PDF by mail or through the post. You will find our email address and postal address in the application form. We will then send you a welcome mail confirming your application and your remittance.
