Sundari contributed greatly over two decades to the DUP circle in Seattle by decorating the dance space each week and creating amazing spaces in which to dance at our retreats. She gave great hugs and was warm and welcoming to all!
on 23 Jan 2016 at 10:27 pm2Murshida Khadija Goforth
A bright light and woman of many talents, Sundari served Ruhaniat, Dances of Universal Peace and Theatre circles. Her heart was so bright (she always looked and felt to me like a “Mother Lion”) that it was easy to overlook her profound sensitivity and empathy. Sundari cared, and showed it; she also spoke her truth freely. She traveled with a suitcase full of scarves, prayer flags, and shawls to beautify spaces for gatherings. Not everyone knew that Sundari was also an actor, performing with a small local theatre company, and a Dances of Universal Peace leader in training. I miss her.
At last year’s zikr retreat near Mount Adams a group of us gathered and sang zikr for Sundari on the phone, after the lunch break. She loved zikr and singing in groups. For some months before her passing she would call and see if we could take her to Whidbey Island for the monthly zikr. It was kind of a last minute thing, understood that sometimes she made it sometimes not.
There is a picture of her on our mantle from the memorial service. It actually looks like a halo around her face. Now that the Beloved has accepted her last breath, may that smile we remember shine forever.
Sundari contributed greatly over two decades to the DUP circle in Seattle by decorating the dance space each week and creating amazing spaces in which to dance at our retreats. She gave great hugs and was warm and welcoming to all!
A bright light and woman of many talents, Sundari served Ruhaniat, Dances of Universal Peace and Theatre circles. Her heart was so bright (she always looked and felt to me like a “Mother Lion”) that it was easy to overlook her profound sensitivity and empathy. Sundari cared, and showed it; she also spoke her truth freely. She traveled with a suitcase full of scarves, prayer flags, and shawls to beautify spaces for gatherings. Not everyone knew that Sundari was also an actor, performing with a small local theatre company, and a Dances of Universal Peace leader in training. I miss her.
At last year’s zikr retreat near Mount Adams a group of us gathered and sang zikr for Sundari on the phone, after the lunch break. She loved zikr and singing in groups. For some months before her passing she would call and see if we could take her to Whidbey Island for the monthly zikr. It was kind of a last minute thing, understood that sometimes she made it sometimes not.
There is a picture of her on our mantle from the memorial service. It actually looks like a halo around her face. Now that the Beloved has accepted her last breath, may that smile we remember shine forever.