Khadija Radin has been teaching turning since 1978. Besides teaching Sufi studies, the Mevlevi and other styles of turning and medition at the Dervish Centre in New York, Khadija travels the world performing and teaching Sufi tradition and whirling. She is a Sheikha of the Sufi order Sufi Ruhaniyat International and the director of the Body Mind Restoration Retreats, a cleaning and renewal program.