Sohbat Sisterhood: Returning to Her Introductory Workshop
Sohbat Sisterhood: Returning to Her Introductory Workshop
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Returning to Her — Sohbat Sisterhood Introductory Circle
A 3-hour women's circle for the woman who senses there is more of herself to return to.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This circle is for you if:
- You sense there is more of yourself than the version you show the world
- You are interested in the intersection of sacred tradition and psychology
- You have never been given a space that holds both your complexity and your faith
- You are ready to be witnessed, not advised, not fixed, just truly seen
- You are spiritually curious and drawn to contemplative practice, but don't feel at home in traditional spaces
- You want to understand what is covering your original self and where to begin
- You want community that goes deeper than surface connection
Open to all women of monotheist faiths — Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or any tradition rooted in the oneness of God. The language is Sufi-informed but the experience is universal.
WHAT IS THIS?
Returning to Her is an intimate online circle of 8 to 12 women. This is not a webinar. There is no performance, no need to have the right words or the right story. You come as you are and you are witnessed as you are.
In 3 hours you will be introduced to the concept of fitra — your original self — and begin to understand what has been covering her. You will leave with language for your inner experience, a somatic sense of what it feels like to be closer to yourself, and clarity on where your journey begins.
Grounded in Sufi tradition. Informed by somatic awareness and depth psychology. Held with intentional silence, witnessing, and collective du'a.
WHAT WILL THE 3 HOURS COVER?
- Arrival and container setting — We land together and open with a collective breath and intention
- Teaching: fitra and what covers her — A grounded input on fitra as the original self, and the layers that cover her over a lifetime
- Somatic check-in — A guided body-based practice to feel rather than think your way toward yourself
- Circle sharing — The floor opens; women speak when ready; we witness without advice or interpretation
- Integration — Themes are woven together; you leave knowing what your layers are and where your journey begins
- Du'a and manifestation — Each woman makes a personal du'a of intention, calling back the self she is returning to
- Closing — Each woman offers two words: how she arrived and how she is leaving
WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH
- A felt, embodied understanding of fitra — not just as a concept but something you have touched in yourself
- Language for the parts of you that have felt shapeless or unnamed
- Clarity on which layers are covering your original self and where your personal journey begins
- The experience of being truly witnessed by other women, without advice or agenda
- A personal du'a of intention — a spoken turning toward the woman you are returning to
- A clear view of the path ahead, should you choose to continue
IMPORTANT: THIS IS THE GATEWAY TO THE 7-MONTH PROGRAMME
Doing the work involve consistency and continuation. This is about building a sisterhood bond and this takes more than just one visit.
Anyone who wants to join the Sohbat Sisterhood 7-month circle must attend this introductory workshop first. The 7-month programme moves through 7 layers of what covers your fitra — one layer per month — in the same intimate circle format.
Women who attend will be offered a founding member place on the full programme at a special rate, available for 48 hours after the circle closes.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Fatema is a CBT-trained psychotherapist with 15 years of experience across clinical, coaching, and community settings. She founded the Sohbat Sisterhood at the intersection of her therapeutic training and her Sufi practice. She facilitates with warmth, precision, and a deep respect for silence. She does not fix. She witnesses and guides.
EVENT DETAILS
📅 Saturday 20 June 2026
🕚 11am (online via Zoom)
👥 Limited to 12 women only
💷 Early bird: £37 (price rises to £47)
💻 This first circle is online, open to women everywhere. Future continuation circles will be held both online and in person in London.
This event requires you to have your camera on and be an active participant for the entire session.
READY TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE?
Spots are strictly limited to 12 women. Once the circle is full, it is full and locked in for the next 7 months.
👉 Select your ticket above to secure your place at the early bird rate of £37 before the price rises to £47.
If you are seeing this after the early bird has closed, full price tickets are £47.
Questions? Contact us before booking if you are unsure whether this circle is right for you.
This event requires you to have your camera on and be an active participant for the entire session.
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General FAQs
Can I opt out of being photographed at the event? yes you can. We will let you know if there's any photography present before the session.
Can I get a refund? Yes, we understand your plans may change therefore we can offer a full refund if your request is put in 72 hours before the event time and date.
I'm not muslim, can I still attend? Yes. The word 'Sukoon' comes from the Urdu language, a language close to Fatema's (the founder) heart and heritage and translates as 'Harmony'. The event is not geared towards muslims and is not a traditional islamically led space. It is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, cosmopolitan space looking to bridge the gap between men and women. We do however focus on bringing in both western and eastern practices into our workshop content.
I've never attended anything self development or psychological before, is this event for me? Yes, as long as you are willing to be present and engaging with the other workshop attendees, you will fit right in.
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Who we are:
The Sukoon Circle
The Sukoon Circle is a community rooted in Sufi tradition and informed by psychology, creating spaces for people to return to their original selves in the company of others doing the same.
It has three expressions.
Bayyan Brotherhood is the men's circle — a space for men, particularly from African, Arab and South/ South East / South West Asian heritage communities, to do the inner work the world rarely invites them to do. To be witnessed, to confront what is within, and to begin the journey back to themselves. We welcome all men who want to come and learn.
Sohbat Sisterhood is the women's circle — a space for women of all backgrounds to uncover their fitra layer by layer, held in the company of other women doing the same.
Mixed Circles bring members of both branches together in a shared space. These circles are educational and relational — designed to bridge the inner work each group has done separately and explore what becomes possible when men and women meet with greater honesty, tenderness, and accountability. They are not a starting point. They are what the work makes possible.
All three expressions are grounded in the same foundation: fitra as the destination, tazkiya as the practice, and sohbat as the method. All are informed by Jungian depth psychology and somatic awareness.
The Brotherhood and the Sisterhood do their work separately first because depth requires safety, and safety requires a held space. But the Sukoon Circle has always understood that gender-based wounds cannot be fully healed in isolation.
Men need to understand what women carry. Women need to understand what men have been denied.
The Mixed Circles are where that understanding is built — not by bypassing the inner work but by bringing it into relationship.
The brotherhood becoming clearer makes the sisterhood safer. The sisterhood becoming more whole makes the brotherhood braver. And the mixed circle is where both discover what they are capable of together.
Think of the Sukoon Circle as the tree. The Brotherhood and the Sisterhood are its two branches. The Mixed Circles are where those branches meet — in the open air, in the light, having each grown strong enough to reach toward one another.
The Sukoon Circle was founded by Fatema Bangee - A Psychotherapist, coach, mentor and allyship facilitator.
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Stay in Touch!
Sukoon Circle Waitlist for Future Events: https://tinyurl.com/sukooncircleevents
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