Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart
Developing Resonance with Contemplation & Darshan
This course is a training in the practice of Contemplation, a condition of the heart which allows a person to share the experience of another; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
This single, continuous 12-month program will guide you from the foundational mechanics of contemplation to the advanced practice of Darshan, the direct vision of a soul’s purpose growing your resonance with all hearts.
Who is this course for?
Seekers of
spiritual advancement
Heart Rhythm
Meditation Practitioners
Desiring a different way
to experience relationships
Principle Benefits of Contemplation
- Discover the potentials of yourself by resonance with the divine Qualities expressed by others.
- Improve your relationships through deep understanding and empathy of another.
- Experience reality more clearly by incorporating the reality of others.
- Advance toward the third state, meditation, which requires first concentration, and second, contemplation.
Contemplation & Darshan
The material for this program is sourced in the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and Susanna and Puran Bair. The emphasis will be on the direct experience of the heart of others.
Program Outcomes
Accurately Contemplate others using the iamHeart approach
Distinguish Contemplation from other spiritual practices
Use Contemplation for healing relationships and building spiritual community
Access the consciousness and qualities of great historical sages
Integrate Contemplation insights into daily life and service
Use Darshan to contemplate dynamic and formless beings
Course Outline
Modules
The fundamental mechanics and direct experience of Contemplation.
- Topics include: Theory of Contemplation, creative vs. fantasy imagination, the role of breath and love, Contemplation with a crystal or flower, and Contemplation at a distance.
- Module 1: January
- Jan 10: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Jan 17: Group Teacher Practice
- Jan 24: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Jan 31: Integration Week (no meeting)
- Module 1: February
- Feb 7: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Feb 14: Group Teacher Practice
- Feb 21: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Feb 28: Integration Week (no meeting)
Applying the practice to other people, improving sensitivity, and understanding the ethics of seeing.
- Topics include: Tuning to a person you admire, achieving complete acceptance, improving stillness and vulnerability, interpreting physical sensations (colors, shapes, energy flow), and Contemplation with great sages (Jesus, Mother Mary).
- Module 2: March
- Mar 7: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Mar 14: Group Teacher Practice
- Mar 21: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Mar 28: Integration Week (no meeting)
- Module 2: April
- Apr 4: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Apr 11: Group Teacher Practice
- Apr 18: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Apr 25: Integration Week (no meeting)
An intensive module focusing on perceiving the subtle energy body.
- Topics include: Tuning to your own chakras and archetypes, overcoming resistance, Contemplation with classmates’ energy systems, group Contemplation dynamics, and Contemplation with great sages (Buddha, Quan Yin).
- Module 3: May
- May 2: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- May 9: Group Teacher Practice
- May 16: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- May 23: Integration Week (no meeting)
- Module 3: June
- May 30: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Jun 6: Group Teacher Practice
- Jun 13: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Jun 20: Integration Week (no meeting)
Applying Contemplation within the most intimate and challenging relationships.
- Topics include: Working with emotional charge, Contemplation with parents and siblings, understanding family energy systems, intimate Contemplation with partners, and Contemplation with passed loved ones for ancestral healing.
- Module 4: July
- Jun 27: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Jul 4: Holiday Weekend – Group Practice shifted
- Jul 11: Group Teacher Practice
- Jul 18: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Module 4: August
- Jul 25: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Aug 1: Group Teacher Practice
- Aug 8: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Aug 15: Integration Week (no meeting)
The first Darshan module, introducing the dimension of time.
- Topics include: Contemplation with a person’s past and future, experiencing another as a dynamic being in a process of becoming, and receiving a vision of the soul’s journey.
- Module 5: September
- Sep 12: Study with Madeleine & Puran (Post-Retreat)
- Sep 19: Group Teacher Practice
- Sep 26: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Module 5: October
- Oct 3: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Oct 10: Group Teacher Practice
- Oct 17: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Oct 24: Integration Week (no meeting)
The culmination of the training: experiencing the eternal, formless nature of a being.
- Topics include: Experiencing your own life’s purpose, Contemplation with another as an eternal energetic signature, Contemplation with angels and Wazifas, and Fana-fi-Rasul (Contemplation with Hazrat Inayat Khan and Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan).
The program will conclude with graduates being invited to offer Darshan at a subsequent iamHeart retreat.
- Module 6: November
- Oct 31: Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Nov 7: Group Teacher Practice
- Nov 14: Partner Practice Week (no meeting)
- Nov 21: Integration Week (no meeting)
- Module 6: December
- Nov 28: Final Study with Madeleine & Puran
- Dec 5: Final Group Teacher Practice & Closing
- Program Concludes
Program Structure
The program follows a consistent monthly rhythm designed for integration and reflection over the course of one year.
- Week 1: Study Session. 4.5+ hour intensive with Madeleine and Puran.
- Week 2: Guided Group Practice. 1.5-hour practice session with group teacher.
- Week 3: Partner Practice. Self-directed dyad work with a fellow student to apply and refine skills.
- Week 4: Integration Week. No formal meeting. Time for personal practice, journaling and reflection.
Contemplating Sages Throughout History:
- Miriam ( sister of Moses)
- Mirabai
- Rabia Muslim
- Hazrat Babajan
- Saint Francis
- Mansur AlHallaj
- Joan D’Arc
- Goddess Kali
- Shiva
- Moinuddin Chisti
- Pharao Akhenaten & Nefertiti
Your Guides
Susanna Bair
Puran Bair
Linda Jai Turner
Teacher Coming Soon
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“Sympathy is the only bridge which brings knowledge from one soul to another soul.”
Hazrat Inayat Khan
Maturing a Contemplation Practice can Help:
- Students to advance beyond concentration.
- Hurqalya Healers in assessing clients' conditions.
- Mentors in offering guidance and assignments.
- Private Retreat Guides in leading sessions.
Contemplate with a student to GUIDE THEM EFFECTIVELY.
Contemplate with a friend to UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THEM deeply.
Contemplate with a colleague to be MOST EFFECTIVE with them.
Contemplate with someone you admire and tune your heart so their qualities DEVELOP IN YOURSELF.
Contemplate with a person who aggravates you to UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE PERSON AS THEY ARE.
Advance from Contemplation to Darshan, and experience the VISION OF A SOUL’S PURPOSE.
Contemplation is an inoculation against that which takes away your happiness. Those who irritate you define the limit of the width of your heart. A brief period of consciously choosing resonance with these people will stimulate growth in your heart and make it wider, giving you long-term benefits of freedom from irritation and ease among everyone in all social settings.
We will progress from personal practice to Contemplation with family members, fellow students, and great mystics throughout history, guided by teachers who have deep emotional connections to these masters.
Join Today
DATES:
January 2026 – December 2026
All meetings are held on Saturdays
FORMAT:
4 Contemplation modules
2 Darshan modules
MONTHLY GUIDES:
4.5 Hours with Susanna & Puran Bair
1.5 Hours with Course Teachers
Benefactor
Course starts January 2026
- 4 Contemplation Modules
- 2 Darshan Modules
- Online, Group Meetings
$5,300
(help someone else attend by paying more.)
Full Payment
Course starts January 2026
- 4 Contemplation Modules
- 2 Darshan Modules
- Online, Group Meetings
$4,300
(save $500)
Payment Plan
Course starts January 2026
- 4 Standard Modules
- 2 Darshan Modules
- Online, Group Meetings
