Juliet Rabia Gentile

Teaches at Sacred Arts Research Foundation

Juliet Rabia Gentile is a Sufi adept and performance artist. She is a spiritual representative of Shaykha Fariha Fatima of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi lineage, based in Tribeca and has led Sufi prayer ceremonies throughout New York at venues including the U.N. General Assembly, Riverside Church, Barnard College, Cathedral St. John the Divine, New York Open Center, Omega Institute, Union Theological, Auburn Seminary and One Spirit Learning Alliance.

She teaches Sufi whirling (Sema), chanting and frame drumming both privately and in groups in NYC. She shares her love of music as a vocalist and percussionist in several ensembles including Persian Music Ensemble, American Sufi Project and The New York Arabic Orchestra.

She has studied various spiritual healing techniques over the last decade, including as an apprentice in the Southern Italian healing dance and drumming tradition of the Tarantella with her teacher Alessandra Belloni. Juliet recently founded The Source, a holistic co-living space and spiritual sanctuary located in Woodstock, NY.