Sufi Spoken-Word Artist
Come whoever you are
Even if you’ve broken your vow a thousand times,
Please come again. Come as you are.
~Rumi~
Where Sufi poetry becomes a living experience.
Through spoken word, live music, and embodied presence,
Ellaya lifts Sufi poetry out of the page and into a living experience
of longing, devotion, beauty, and remembrance.
Each offering is a weaving of words, music and prayer,
an invitation to remember what the heart has never forgotten.
You’re welcome to invite this Sufi poetry magic
into your festival, retreat, or home concert
Experience the beauty
Sufi spoken word, live music, rhythm, silence, and prayer
Woven into an immersive journey through the landscapes of the heart –
an invitation to open to the mystery, feel fully, and remember the sacredness of all things.
Experience the magic - come whoever you are
About Ellaya
Centuries-old words, delivered as intimate, living presence
Ellaya Ayal Mor is an Israeli Sufi spoken-word artist, storyteller, musician, and teacher of mindfulness and Buddhism, devoted to peace work through her art. For over fifteen years she has created ceremonial concerts that weave the ecstatic poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and other mystic poets into live devotional music.
Drawing on her own deep journey with poetry and contemplative practice, she delivers these centuries-old words as intimate, contemporary spoken-word.
The poems become a living experience, opening audiences to longing, beauty, and remembrance. Each concert moves through a rich landscape: from silence and deep meditative presence to rhythm, joy, singing, and dance. Fluent in English and Hebrew, Ellaya performs internationally, collaborating with musicians from many cultures and traditions.
Whether it’s English or Hebrew, performing, teaching or conducting workshops,
Ellaya is a true ambassador for the richness and beauty of Sufi poetry and the flowering of spirit.
Two paths to enter the poetry
Ceremonial concerts
Immersive journeys weaving the poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and other mystic poets into live devotional and world music. Each concert invites you not only to listen to the poetry, but to experience it from within—as beauty, prayer, and living wisdom. Available as a duo, trio, or in collaboration with musicians from your festival or local community.
Workshops and participatory experiences
Experiential encounters with Sufi poetry through voice, movement, meditation, storytelling, and music. Ellaya has developed playful, original ways of working with the poems – not just as beautiful texts, but as living vessels of wisdom and transformation. Participants are invited to bring the poetry to life through their own bodies and voices, allowing the poems to open them to their own hearts, to one another, and to the sacred presence that holds us all.
Echoes of the experience
Highlights from 2026 Summer Tour
A summer of concets, festivals and retreats, carrying the voice of Rumi, Hafiz and the living heart of Sufi poetry,
across Sacred Gatherings in Europe.
- 24-28.6 Aliveness FestivalNetherlands
- 1-5 JulyYggdrasil FestivalSweden
- 25.7Love Said To Me ConcertTotnes, UK
- 30.7 – 2.8World Yoga FestivalUK
- 5-9.8Healing FestivalCzech Republic
- 24-28.8Waking Woman RetreatLithuania
Bring the living beauty of Sufi poetry to your event
Let's shape an offering that speaks to your spirit
Ellaya’s performances and workshops adapt to festivals, retreats, cultural venues, conferences, ceremonies, and intimate gatherings.
If budget is a consideration, she has extensive experience creating performances
with musicians already at your event, even when meeting them for the first time.
Reach out to me!
I would love to bring the beauty of Sufi poetry to your venue.
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