![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With that the practice of Sama and the dervishes of the Mevlevi order were born. It is believed that Rumi heard the dhikr, "la ilaha ilallah" or in English, "no god but Allah" in the apprentices beating of the gold, and was so entranced in bliss he stretched out both of his arms and started spinning in a circle. The story is that Rumi was walking through the town marketplace one day when he heard the rhythmic hammering of the goldbeaters. The origin of Sama is credited to Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: جلالالدین محمد رومی), Sufi master and founder of the Mevlevi Order. In Iran and Turkey there is Mevlevi Dervish or Sufi whirling which originally was spontaneous and impromptu. In China there is also Zifagong, Re-do and Zi Ran Qigong. Japan has Katsugen undō (regenerating movement exercise, 活元運動, かつげんうんどう), a Seitai exercise developed by Haruchika Noguchi in which one lets go of conscious control of the body and allows it to heal itself. Many cultures have traditions of meditative movement. ![]()
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