Part II of a special conversation with one of my teachers, Imam Suhaib Webb Suhaib, William, Webb has a degree in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, and Islamic Law from al-Azhar in Cairo. He was named as a "Faith Leader to Watch" by The Center for American Progress in 2016, selected by the Muslim Community as one of CNN’s 25 Most I…

A special conversation with one of my teachers, Imam Suhaib Webb Suhaib, William, Webb has a degree in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, and Islamic Law from al-Azhar in Cairo. He was named as a "Faith Leader to Watch" by The Center for American Progress in 2016, selected by the Muslim Community as one of CNN’s 25 Most Influential …

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After a long hiatus, sharing with you the audio counterpart of qalb. thepsiritualheart, an Instagram page that briefly touches upon some of the commonly used words in the Holy Qur'an.

After a long hiatus, sharing with you the audio counterpart of qalb. thepsiritualheart, an Instagram page that briefly touches upon some of the commonly used words in the Holy Qur'an.

After a long hiatus we are back with a brilliant conversation with Aisha Rasul who in her own words is a "global nomad." Mother of 3 boys. Two teenagers & 1 young adult, Aisha had an early start in both marriage and mothering.Passionate about mental health & well being she has done a mix of trainings, courses, diplomas, certifications & worked inte…

We are in conversation with the Internationally acclaimed Hosai Mojadiddi, who has been serving the Muslim community for over 25 years as a teacher, public speaker, author/writer, spiritual counselor, and mental health advocate. She currently teaches self-development and spiritual development classes for adults and youth and is actively involved wi…

Our guest on "dhaani" is Dr. Azra Raza - Describing her groundbreaking ideas in the highly acclaimed bestselling book, THE FIRST CELL: And the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last, She is bent upon shifting the treatment focus from trying to kill every last cancer cell to find the first and preventing cancer from developing altogether.Dr. Azr…

Welcoming 2022 with a a subject/idea/ topic very very close to my heart. This is an excerpt of a talk which our guest speaker, Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam conducted during one of the Online Yoga sessions.This short podcast is power packed with :- The different kinds of 'Nafs'- Acute awareness of our intentions- What triggers us, and how to manage our t…

Closing 2021 with this exceptional conversation with Heydieh Soroush, a specialist in spiritual healing through the Islamic tradition. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling and a Master of Divinity in Spiritual Healing and has spent over a decade helping clients connect with their hearts and live a life of presence and awareness through their…

Our guest today is Ahmed Ali Ahsan, currently residing in Singapore and Sales Director at GE. He has acquired 13 plus years of experience in various conglomerates working out of Pakistan, Europe & The Far East.In this episode Ahmed talks about :- What is EI- The importance of self-reflection & articulation- Compassion fatigue and dealing with it…

As part of a week long series of Yoga and Emotional Intelligence, our first guest was Hassan Tariq. A HR professional who has extensive leadership experience in the corporate world since the last 20 years, working both in Pakistan and Netherlands. Given the nature of his work he has studied human behaviour especially around EQ. And if this was not …

Our guest today is Martine Batchelor, who lived in Korea as a Seon nun under the guidance of Master Kusan for ten years. She is the author of Meditation for Life, The Path of Compassion, Women in Korean Zen and Let Go: A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits. She is a member of the Gaia House Teacher Council. She teaches meditation retreats wor…

Our guest today is Dr. Noshene Ranjbar. Born raised in Tehran, Iran until immigrating to the US in adolescence, Dr. Ranjbardeveloped a passion for a holistic view of medicine and healing from early on in her life.Throughout her studies and life experiences, including her own illness as well as caring for hermom who suffered from several autoimmune …

Our guest today is Sara Jamil, a Freelance Communication Designer by day, a passionate teacher at heart and wordsmith by night, Sara took the Covid pause to fully embrace the cliché of “life is short” and went public with a personal project, Jam Musings. An amalgamation of her need for words and her explorations into faith, Jam Musings is an ongoin…

My Grandmother, the rock of our family , the loving soul of us!

Delighted to have Shaykh Ebrahim back on the podcast. At the cost of sounding confident I can assure you that the next 30 minutes will not be a waste of your time. Shaykh Ebrahim has very articulately and eloquently taken us through the dis-ease that we might feel in our bodies, hearts, and minds - and how we can discern from the pathological manif…

Our guest today is Steven C. Hayes,who is a Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno and is the author of 46 books including Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life (which for a time was the best-selling self-help book in the United States), and his new book A Liberated Mind. An expert on the importance of acceptance, mi…

Our guest today is Nicole Paine, a Doctor of Chiropractic, Functional Medicine Practitioner and Mobility Specialist who has been practicing for over 15 years in the UK and Canada. Nicole aims to teach you how to evaluate your current state of health, inspire you to take action, improve your lifestyle and habits so you can reclaim and restore your h…

Our guest today is Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam who is an eternal student of the Qur'an and passionately teaches it as well. She is a freelance journalist and editor, and also works as a Communications­ Practitioner. In all of these, she is aided by her love for languages and literature. Social Media Handles: Website: chaaidaani.wordpress.com Twitter: @…

Our guest today is Dr. Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method, and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (sensorimotor.org). Dr. Ogden is a clinician, consultant, international lecturer, and Dr. Ogden is the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: T…

In conversation with Dr. Derek Gladwin, who is an educator and author of several books, including Ecological Exile and Rewriting Our Stories. He teaches in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia and also works with individuals and groups on narrative coaching. His research and teaching aim to promote social understanding and…

Our guest today is Tanya Wells, British/ Swiss, and spent several childhood years living in North India where language, diverse music, and culture informed the ears and imagination of this talented singer. Her flexible vocal style (attributed to years of having learned Hindustani classical vocal) has given her opportunities to perform with world-re…

In conversation with Paul Abdul Wadud Sutherland, born in 1947, writer/poet became a Sufi Muslim in 2004 and took 'byaat' accepting the guidance of Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani who also married him to Afifa Emutallah the same year. He has seventeen collections and was the founding editor of Dream Catcher magazine now 25 years old. Most recently his book…

And just like that we have reached the last Friday of Ramadan 2021. Concluding the series with a conversation with A. Helwa on spiritual listening. This not only entails tangible audible listening but also listening to ourselves, to our desires, to our egos and to our conversations with Our Creator. Hope you enjoy this episode and thank you for you…

Our third episode of the Ramadan 2021 special series. What is the truth? What are we seeking? What is honest for us might not be honest for another. The Universe and its Creator...present and absent at the same time. Our personal prejudices and its ramifications....Shaykh Ebrahim answers these questions in this short but powerful podcast…

Dr.Tina Runyan and Joan Fleishman are clinical psychologists with backgrounds in academic medicine and integrated behavioral health. Dr. Runyan is a mindfulness teacher at UMass Memorial Center for Mindfulness and they both specialize in supporting the well-being of healthcare professionals.In 2020 they founded Tend Health, to focus on providing sp…

Our second episode of the Ramadan 2021 special series. The concept and transience of time discussed with Shaykh Ebrahim. Where he underlines our deep attachement to time , thinking of it is a linear concept. A deeply insightful discussion, albeit short!

In conversation with Neil Pearson. Who is a physical therapist, yoga therapist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, and faculty in four IAYT-accredited yoga therapy programs. He is also a consultant to the BC medical association, to 300+ clinics in Canadian largest rehab company, and to Pain BC, Canada’s premier n…

Starting our Ramadan 2021 special series, which will be published for the 4 Fridays of this Holy MonthFeaturing A. Helwa in our first episode where she talks about the grace of giving & receiving. Understanding the lens of acceptance. Also , always bearing in mind that we have no faculties to give generously, and Allah enables us, makes us a condui…

Our guest today is Momina Randhawa who is a Human Rights lawyer and activist who has worked with countless women victims of violence and injustice. She believes in the need to explore the depth of these issues and the lasting impact they have on individuals, families and the society. This desire compels her to question existing legal and social nor…

Our guest today is Eman Omar , the Digital Director of the Lahore Literary Festival. The LLF, Pakistan’s premier culture event, takes place annually in Lahore, London and New York and celebrates the pure power of the written word and explores the interconnections between literature and art, theatre, film television, journalism and activism. The nin…

Our guest today is Shobhaa De' - who is a widely read author and columnist. She is known for her outspoken, irreverent views, making her one of India's most respected opinion shapers. Her writings have consistently chronicled her deeply felt socio-political-cultural concerns. Shobhaa De's most recent literary work: Srilaaji Lockdown Liaisons Sevent…

Signing off for the next two weeks, so that I can come back with better, more meaningful content. If you have suggestions, leads, recommendations please feel free to drop me an email on saadia@dhaani.online. Wanted to share some thoughts, so here they are in this 5 minute podcast

And just like that - we are 100 Episodes old. A joyous moment indeed, and no one better than Nouman Ali Khan as my guest on the show. Nouman Ali Khan is a Pakistani-American Muslim Speaker, theologian and Arabic instructor who founded the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic Studies after serving as an instructor of Arabic at Nassau Community…

Our guest today is Sotoda Saifi is the Founder of Self Love School and 6 Days of Self Love Program. She specialises in Psychology, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness, Meditation, Breathwork and Coaching.Her passion is to help women explore their subconscious minds and heal through the art of Hypnotherapy & Breathwork. At the moment she offers Private Hypnot…

Our gues today is Dr Divi Chandna an internationally recognized speaker and expert in Mind Body Spirit Medicine. She is a family physician turned intuitive coach. After graduating, she started to understand that health had everything to do with emotions and the mind. Dr. Divi shifted from Western Medicine to Intuitive Medicine and now uses her intu…

Delighted to have A. Helwa & Emil Ihsan on dhaani - They both have been on this podcast before, however, having them together was stupendously beautiful.A. Helwa is a writer who has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers through her passionate, poetic, and love-based approach to spirituality. Her popular blog @quranquotesdaily, was established w…

Kirthi Jayakumar is a feminist researcher and lawyer from Chennai, India. She founded and runs The Gender Security Project, one of the few WPS centres in the global south, which works at the cusp of gender, security, peace, and conflict through research, reportage, and documentation. Kirthi coded an app for survivors of gender-based violence called…

Our guest today is Marta Zaraska a Canadian science writer published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, The Atlantic, etc. Her new book, “GROWING YOUNG: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100", is a Globe and Mail bestseller. GROWING YOUNG was endorsed by Adam Grant, Dan Buettner, Emeran Mayer, among others, and na…

Our guest today is Professor Maja, a sociologist, author and TEDx speaker. She is also a confidence-builder and apology-hater. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociology in 2014 (focusing on the sociology of women’s health), with no clear career in mind, until she attended an academic conference that completely changed the trajectory of her research, …

Our guest today is Azam Jamil, who has more than 44 years of experience in Hospitality, Tourism, Management, Marketing, Operations, Peoples Management and Training & Development. His schooling journey started from Aitchison College Lahore, Burn Hall Abbottabad, University of Karachi and finally to Cornell University in Ithaca New York. Azam is one …

Our guest today is Agustín Fuentes, trained in Zoology and Anthropology, is a Professor of Anthropology at Princeton. His current explorations include the roles of creativity and imagination in human evolution, multispecies anthropology, evolutionary theory, and the structures of race and racism. Fuentes’ books include “Race, Monogamy, and other li…

Our guest today is Wale Elegbede, who is described as a community servant by the La Crosse Tribune Editorial Board, he is an advocate for people, community, and diversity. He has brought people of all backgrounds together through positive dialogue and collaboration. As he says "Being a father and husband are my MOST important roles" and all the res…

Our guest today is Jill Miller, C-IAYT, ERYT, YA-CEP pain-relief and wellness expert, with 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are found at gyms, yoga studios, hospitals, athletic t…

Our guest today is Dilruba Ahmed ,the author Bring Now the Angels (Pitt Poetry Series, 2020), with poems featured in New York Times Magazine, The Slowdown, and Poetry Unbound with Pádraig Ó Tuama. Her debut book of poetry, Dhaka Dust (Graywolf Press, 2011), won the Bakeless Prize. Her poems have appeared in Kenyon Review, New England Review, and Pl…

Vineet KKN ‘Panchhi’ is based in Dehradun, India, and writes simple poetry in Hindustani. He spent many years in Training and HR before deciding to follow his heart and starting a boutique brand agency. He is also interested in Human Relationships and spends a considerable time with his motorbike and car. social mediaWeb: vineetpanchhi.com/Facebook…

Originally from Madrid, Spain, Carlos has been steeped in all aspects of the yoga tradition during more than 40 years of practice and study. He spent 18 of those years as a monk of the Saraswati order, under the name Swami Gitananda, including 9 years of traditional training and practice in India. During this time he learned the various systems of …