Heart Rhythm Meditation was developed by Puran and Susanna Bair in response to a charge from their teacher, Pir Vilayat Khan, to create a school of meditation that integrated the ancient teachings of his father’s Sufi lineage with insights gleaned from modern science. The enduring aim of iamHeart is to offer a practical method that individuals can apply to their challenges and thus gain a greater sense of purpose and harmony in their lives.

Puran and Susanna have devoted their lives to interpreting the mystical teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. They have worked with leading researchers to document the physiological changes that occur during meditation, demonstrating dramatic changes in metabolism, heart rate, brain waves, photon emission, and electromagnetism. Integrating Inayat Khan’s mystical teachings with current information on the benefits of conscious, rhythmic, heart-centered breathing, and drawing from their own wealth of extensive meditation experience and expertise, they have created a unique method of heart-centered meditation that is both practical and profound. 

In 1989 Puran and Susanna founded the Institute for Applied Meditation on the Heart, teaching in-person and online classes, leading group and individual retreats, hosting seminars, and speaking at conferences. Together they have authored four books and trained thousands of practitioners, teachers, mentors, healers, and retreat guides around the world. In addition to its founders, iamHeart is supported by a diverse group of highly trained meditation instructors who can guide and assist you in improving your health, relationships and purposeful accomplishments, while unfolding the potentials of your heart.