Click for updates & pictures from Bapak Waleed & the ISFA's summer tour to Indonesia, including Padang, Bukittinggi, and other locales,
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Upon his return to Yale after an extensive 'Silat Tour' and traveling abroad in Indonesia, Bapak Waleed offered special 'Silat Tuo' training sessions. People came from around the country to welcome Bapak and experience 'ISF Traditional Silat Training, or 'Silat Tradisional', as it is referred to in West Sumatra, Indonesia...
During the spring semester at Yale, ISFA@Yale hosted a series of 'Meditations in Motion' classes at the McDougal Center to help students and members of the Yale community with Stress Management, Relaxation & Meditation, and other aspects of wellness. The Series culminated in a study break at Trumbull College...
ISFA@Yale participated on Saturday, April 21, as New Haven and its community welcomed the beautiful spring weather with a bang, and Yale's annual International Cultural Festival and Communiversity Day were held on Yale's Old Campus, hosted by the International Center and Alphi Phi Omega...
Today Bapak Waleed “Leonardo Stoute” of the ISFA conducted an important series of meetings with officials at the Consulate General of Indonesia in New York. Longtime supporters of Bapak Waleed and his efforts with the ISFA, the members of the consular staff were very pleased to learn of the many ISFA events, classes, workshops, and...
During December 2007, the Yale Slifka Center for Jewish Life collaborated with the Yale Chaplain's Office and several other campus groups to host an evening with the Sulha Peace Project, an interfaith gathering of the hearts, with music, chanting, and meditation from various traditions...
Bapak Waleed returned to Yale having spent most of 2007 in Indonesia, working on cultural and educational initiatives...
Upon his return to campus, Bapak visited with David Heiser at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, to share...
Silat Tradisionale: West Sumatra
International Silat Federation of America
Meditations in Motion 
Spiritual Dance
Silat Training
ISFA@Yale gives thanks and recognition to the many groups on campus and in the community who are dedicated to building bridges between communities, including:
...and many more.
