Songs of One Breath

The journey from Dark to Light and back again. Bowl of Saki for 21 June Hazrat Inayat Khan: "The soul is all light; darkness is caused by the deadness of the heart; pain makes it alive." Murshid SAM: “Soul is the Nuri Mohammed, the Universal Love-Light-Life, which becomes individualized in the heart. The heart covers the soul as a globe and in a certain sense cannot hide the light. But the heart h...

In this episode of Songs of One Breath, we enter the sacred rhythm of Ramadan and the deep stillness of Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power. We begin with a traditional melody sung to welcome the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, into the city of Medina, a song of hospitality, reverence, and love that continues to echo across the Middle East and beyond. Through chant, breath, and r...

Through chant and gentle reflection, this episode of Songs of One Breath explores the enduring presence of the divine feminine. Naming Anna, Maria, and Maria Magdalena alongside Shekhinah, it traces the ancient pattern of maiden, mother, and crone, and remembers the sacred feminine as earth-rooted, life-giving, and quietly present beneath our feet, in breath, body, and land.

In this episode of Songs of One Breath, we begin with a chant rooted in a Quranic creation story. The Holy One speaks to mountains and rocks, waters and rivers, trees, plants, animals and birds, asking each in turn, “Will you bear witness to me?” Bearing witness requires a forgetting of our deep belonging, followed by a remembering of who we are and to whom we belong. A meditation on creation, sep...

In this episode of Songs of One Breath, we reflect on the ways God meets us not in abstraction, but in the texture of ordinary life. Through story, theology, and gentle contemplation, we explore how breath, presence, and attention become sites of grace. This conversation invites listeners into a spacious, progressive spirituality that honours doubt, embodiment, and the deep interconnectedness of a...

In this episode of Songs of One Breath, we pause to listen for God in the midst of ordinary life. Through gentle conversation and shared reflection, we explore how breath, presence, and attention become spiritual practices in a world shaped by grief, beauty, injustice, and hope. This episode invites you into a slower rhythm. One where faith is not about certainty or control, but about learning to...

In this gentle invitation from Songs of One Breath, we are guided into the practice of breathing peace. Drawing on ancient wisdom, we are invited to welcome every restless and unsettled place within us into the heart, offering each a shared breath of peace. Reflecting on the teaching of Shiva and Shakti, this episode explores knowing and not knowing, being and not being, and the grace of laying bo...

In this episode of Songs of One Breath, we linger with breath as prayer, presence, and shared life. This is not a conversation in a hurry. It is an invitation to slow down, to listen beneath the words, and to notice what stirs when silence, voice, and attention meet. Breath becomes a common ground, the place where prayer is not performed but received. Together we explore what it means to be attent...

On the 50th Urs of Murshid Samuel Lewis This episode is offered as a quiet act of remembrance. On the 50th Urs of Murshid Samuel Lewis, also known as Sufi Sam, we pause to honour a life shaped by devotion, humility, and the deep weaving together of spiritual paths. Murshid Sam was a bridge builder, rooted in Sufism and open to the wisdom of many traditions, inviting people not into belief, but int...

Enter these turning points, where the rhythms of life transform Into each other. Breath flows in, filling, filling In this moment, drink eternity. Breath flows out, emptying, emptying, Offering itself to infinity. Cherishing these moments, Mind dissolves into heart, Heart dissolves into space,  Body becomes a vibrating field, Pulsating between fullness and emptiness. (From The Radiance Sutras, by...

Come, come whoever you are. Even though you've broken a vow a thousand times. Come, Come again. This episode explores the themes of Solstice, Rumi and our place in the universe.  If you feel benefit from anything we have shared, please consider making a donation to support us in our work. There is a PayPal link below. Facebook facebook.com/JilaniandSalik PayPal paypal.me/theheartcentre Jilani’s ma...

In this contemplative session of Songs of One Breath, join Jilani in a gentle yet deep practice of inner purification, acceptance, and loving presence. Beginning with the Sufi chant Astaghfirullah—“I seek refuge in the cleansing presence of Allah”—this episode offers listeners a space to wash away inner heaviness like a spiritual shower. Drawing wisdom from Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan and ancie...

In this special gratitude-focused episode of Songs of One Breath, we draw on chants and prayers from Sufi, Christian, Jewish, and universal spiritual traditions. Beginning with Arabic words of praise and gratitude—Ya Shakur, Ya Hamid—the session then weaves in reflections on poetry by Gerard Manley Hopkins, honouring the beauty of creation as a doorway to gratitude. Through simple breathing practi...

In this contemplative episode of Songs of One Breath, we journey into the ancient song of all creation: “Let every breath praise the One.” Beginning with words from Psalm 150 and inspired by the poetry of Hafiz, this meditation invites you to experience your own breath as praise—a constant, living prayer offered by every being. Chanting sacred names of the Creator in Aramaic, Arabic, Hebrew, and C...

In this gentle and grounding episode of Songs of One Breath, you are invited into a space of deep gratitude and reconnection. Beginning with simple chants of thanks and moving into reflections on a recent personal experience, your guide shares how gratitude can anchor us even when life feels uncertain. Through elemental breathing—earth, water, fire, and air—you’ll explore your belonging to the nat...