About the Team

Trainers of the camp

Mono Arjun / Jorge Calero

He is a Senior Mentor of Dances of Universal Peace (DUP). He has taken the DUP to different countries in Latin America; especially, through Beyond Initiative, he has shared the beauty of the practice to various communities in Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

A medicine man with years of experience in the path of ceremonies, sacred plants, sweat lodge, sun dance, vision quest and travels with these altars.

One of the founders of Atlantida Ecovillage 20 years ago, a community where DUP trainings and all the mentioned altars are planted. Also cofounder of the Colombian and Latin American Ecovillage Networks. Still active in these networks as elder and vision keeper as well as organizing education for sustainability. He is a biologist, specialist in ethnobiology and ecology with a M.Sc. in ecosocial regeneration.

Juan Nuraddin

Born in 1988 in Spain, Juan plays clarinet with great vocation. He has been inspired since 2011 by several Sufi communities around the world to deepen in the language of the heart and serves as a bridge between communities in South America, Europe and the Middle East.

He is currently leading Dances of Universal Peace in Spain and mentoring other DUP guides in several countries. Dr.Oruç Güvenç has also been very important in his path and the sema gatherings organized by TUMATA every summer in Türkiye. Juan has hosted and guided gatherings in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Iran, Italy, United Kingdom, Morocco, Tunisia, Türkiye and Spain, opening a space to awaken the heart.

Nur Jahan Roxana

Chilean, is a prominent actress, peace activist and defender of women’s circles, sahumadora, fire bearer and guardian, initiated in various spiritual lineages, provides accompaniment and guidance in ceremonies and rites of passage. Grandmother of the Moon Dance, healer and spiritual midwife.

Nur Jaham is recognized as a certified leader and mentor in the Dances of Universal Peace with her commitment to peace and spirituality.
For years she has been traveling around the world teaching, offering rituals, courses and sharing the DPU.
Currently, she is part of the Beyond Initiative, a group committed to the expansion of the Dances of Universal Peace in the Middle East.

DAKINI

Dakini is a seeker on the path of the heart, a mother, and a student of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as an internationally renowned dance leader with 30 years of experience in teaching the dances all around the world. Born in Estonia, she now resides in the North West of England, where she serves the dance and Sufi family as a senior mentor, a Sheikha (sufi teacher), a member of both the DUP International Ethics Council and the Guidance Council. She initiated a dance camp in Estonia, a sufi camp in Scotland, and co-founded a Buddhist retreat centre in Findhorn, Scotland. Having worked professionally with children and teenagers all her life, she loves to spark the enthusiasm for the dances and Sufi path in younger people, and has supported and held young people at dance camps for many years.

LAKshmi

Born in Cuenca, Lakshmi has lived most of her life in this beautiful city in the southern Andes of Ecuador. Married to Arif since 1991 and mother of Martina (27) and Olivia (24). Graduated from Lester B. Pearson United World College, Victoria, Canada. Worked for the Television of Spain, NYC Bureau, USA., promoting spanish documentaries and cinematographic productions in North America. Studied Design at the University of Azuay. Worked as part of various intercultural artistic projects with the Paul Rivet Foundation, promoting local and international artists in workshops, exploring creativity through ceramics and other media. Also engaged in international private projects in the jungle of Ecuador related to the support and development of better conditions of the work produced by the native women potters of Jatun Molino, Pastaza. Art and English teacher at local high schools. Self-taught in the art of pottery, member of Cerámica de la Tierra Studio in Cuenca, with many individual and collective shows, promoting her work. Owner, Manager and Cook of Pomarosa, a catering laboratory, experimenting with preserves, dishes and desserts with flavours inspired in world cuisine, creating recipes of her own authorship. Loves: Traveling, gardening, walking, listening. Kundalini Yoga Instructor certified by the Kundalini Research Institute. 25 years holding the Sufi/DUP circle in Cuenca, while supporting other circles in Ecuador. Mentor of the Dances of Universal Peace and Mentor member of the Beyond Initiative Project. Member of the Guidance Council of the Dances of Universal Peace Network. Member of the Living Wisdom Council, Sufi Ruhaniat International (SRI) Serves as Siraj of the Service of Universal Peace and Murshida of the SRI.

Organizing team

The camp is put together and coordinated by a team of Thai volunteers who have been practicing since DUP first got to Asia in 2022, with a lot of love and support from our friends and the international communities.