Mevlevi Order
Less has sought, studied with, and/or befriended spiritual teachers from many traditions and paths, including: Wallace Black Elk (leader of the Lakota people), Suleiman Dede of the Mevlevi Order, Pir Zahoormian of the Gudri Shah Baba Sufi Order, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Beautiful Painted Arrow (Joseph Rael), Pir Rasheed Kalimi of Hyderabad, Elias Jabbour of House Of Hope, Israel; and American mystic Shamcher Bryn Beorse.