Explore the ritual, philosophy, and folklore of Sufi mystical wisdom traditions — and harness ancient healing practices for a sense of inner peace, improved health and wellbeing, better sleep, a boosted immune system, and deeper levels of compassion.
Are you yearning for a way to heal and transform unprocessed emotions in a way that goes beyond talking it out in therapy — with something that resonates with your soul?
This is how many spiritual seekers find themselves on the path of the Sufi, says acclaimed composer Yuval Ron, a pioneer in music therapy — because it engages the heart and body in a somatic approach to healing.
For millennia, various Sufi orders and musicians from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia have used chanting sacred Sufi mantras as medicine. Now, you too can have a felt experience that transcends words — bypassing the intellect and creating a spiritual resonance that transforms and heals you from within.
Join Yuval for a 7-week journey into Sufi mystical wisdom traditions and learn to cleanse the heart through these sacred chants and music — and feel yourself connecting to the beauty and mysticism of Sufi poets and musicians that have come before.
An award-winning composer and teacher, Yuval’s collaborations with top minds in neuroscience and psychotherapy — along with his knowledge of various healing traditions — inform his unique approach to using sound as a tool for health and wellness. He’s collaborated with a number of Sufi leaders, teachers, dervishes, and master Sufi masters from Turkey, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
In this course, you’ll learn and experience the mystical meanings of various Sufi practices, and discover how these Sufi traditions serve as a bridge between the physical and spiritual realms. In Sufi practice, music, or “sama,” is a means to achieve spiritual ecstasy and union with the Divine.
Through weekly sacred mantra chanting, mindfulness practices, music, and ecstatic breath meditations, you’ll have the deep spiritual experience of cleansing your heart… increasing your levels of compassion… and deepening your inner explorations.
Here’s a sample of this spiritual union with sacred sound —“Ecstatic Heart” from the Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Sufi master musician Khawaja Ehrari —where devotional Sufi-Afghani music meets the divine poetry of Rumi:
Ecstatic Heart
Yuval will also guide you step-by-step through the Sufi tradition’s silent chanting and ecstatic movement practices, offering you a felt experience of the truth within you that embodies and transcends sound — connecting you to the essence of Sufi spirituality.
And, Yuval will bring neuroscience research on how these ancient Sufi sound practices not only enhance your memory, cognition, and awareness — they also impact the structure and function of the brain while promoting healing by strengthening your resilience and immune system.
Don’t miss this chance to welcome Yuval as your mentor and guide as you explore the Sufi path to healing — that soothes your soul, lowers stress and anger, and offers a profound way to connect to your true self.
In this live online 7-week course, you’ll:
- Explore the history of Sufi sacred music and sound healing
- Use the Sufi Makamat (musical modes) for your body and mind
- Cultivate a state of spiritual mindfulness and presence with Zikir, the repetition of divine names or phrases
- Induce states of ecstasy and spiritual awakening with Sama, the practice of listening to spiritual music
- Explore the peak Nirvana experience, where you transcend duality and understand that you and the Universe are one
- Purify your heart, clear negative energies, and improve sleep with silent remembrance chanting practices
- Transcend the limits of reality to reach the state of unity with sacred ecstatic movement practices
- Cleanse yourself from grief when you chant (a few of) the 99 divine names, each with a different attributes of the Divine and a different aspect of reality
- Help your family, friends, and community improve their health and well-being with sacred sound healing tools
- Practice with greater awareness and intention as you explore neuroscience research on the impacts of Sufi sacred sound healing
Throughout the Sufi Mystical Sound Traditions course, you’ll immerse yourself in sacred Arabic chants that form the heart of this mystical Islamic path. Under Yuval’s guidance, you’ll learn the meaning behind these powerful chants, practice them, and share your experiences — creating a deep connection to their essence.
These chants offer a somatic and therapeutic experience, allowing you to feel the vibrations resonate within your body, as if you’re receiving a sound massage for your internal organs, mind, and spirit.
By regularly integrating these practices into your life, you’ll release tension, gain inner peace, and experience a profound shift in how you relate to yourself, others, and the world around you — even while “reality” may remain unchanged, you will be transformed.
What You’ll Discover in These 7 Weeks
In this 7-week transformational course, Yuval will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to cleanse the heart through sacred chants and music.
Join the Livestream — or Stream Later to Watch at Your Convenience
You’ll connect with Yuval and experience his teachings through livestreaming video via any connected device. This connection is easy to use and will enhance the impact of Yuval’s transmissions. Can’t make it live? After each class, you can stream the video and audio recordings to enjoy anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Weekly Sessions Wednesdays at 9:00am Pacific
This course will feature LIVE teachings, interactive sessions, experiential practices, and Q&A with Yuval. Each session will build harmoniously upon the previous ones, so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to explore the ritual, philosophy, and folklore of Sufi mystical wisdom traditions.
Module 1: Explore the History of Sufi Sacred Music & Sound Healing to Heal Yourself & Others (September 25)
As your journey begins, you’ll learn to chant some of the traditional sacred Sufi chants, and gain insights about Sufism and what it’s all about, and the history of Sufi mystical wisdom traditions.
Yuval will discuss the ritual, philosophy, and folklore of the Sufis, to give you a window into this fascinating wisdom tradition.
While experiencing the impact of Sufi chanting on your mind and body, you’ll begin understanding the mystical-psychological teachings of Sufism — including how sound and chanting practices express these teachings, and how to use it for your wellbeing, healing yourself, and healing others.
In this opening module, you’ll discover:
- A guided practice to chant select traditional sacred Sufi music
- The true meaning of the chants and how to use them most effectively
- The history of Sufi mystical wisdom traditions
- Why certain Sufi practices have been forbidden at different times in history
Module 2: Understand the Musical Modes (Makamat) in Sufi Sound Healing Traditions to Begin Using Them as Medicine for Your Body & Mind (October 2)
Yuval will share the history of Makamat, the musical modal system of the Near East, and its purposeful use by the Sufi healers, musicians, and mystics.
As he’ll explain, Makamat plays a significant role in Sufi sound healing traditions, serving as a bridge between the physical and spiritual realms. These modes aren’t just musical scales — they embody distinct emotional and spiritual qualities, each capable of eliciting specific responses in the listener.
In Sufi practice, music, or “sama,” is a means to achieve spiritual ecstasy and union with the Divine. The choice of makam is crucial, as it sets the tone for the spiritual journey — and can ultimately help you reach a heightened state of awareness, emotional release, and a deep sense of connection with the Divine.
In this module, you’ll explore:
- The building blocks of the Sufis’ musical modes
- How various musical modes of the Sufis impact your emotions, and thoughts, ultimately healing your body and mind
- How to practice Sufi chants in various musical modes of the Near East, and begin to use them for healing
- Sufi music and sound medicine
- How different musical modes correspond to specific outcomes, from the weather, to digestion, sleep, and more
Module 3: Begin the Journey to Sacred Ecstasy With the Sufi Mindfulness Practices of Zikir & Sama (October 16)
Yuval will explore the deep mystical meaning of introspective and ecstatic practices within Sufi traditions.
Central to this module are the Sufi spiritual mindfulness practices of Zikir and Sama.
Zikir, the repetition of divine names or phrases, helps cultivate a state of spiritual mindfulness and presence. Sama, the practice of listening to spiritual music, induces states of ecstasy and spiritual awakening.
Together, these practices create a holistic approach to spiritual healing, addressing the physical, mental, and emotional dimensions of wellbeing.
Yuval will also explain the peak Nirvana experience, where you transcend duality and you begin feeling the powerful truth that you — and all parts of the Universe — are one.
In this module, you’ll:
- Discover how to heal the heart, mind, and body, drawing from the hidden wisdom of the Sufi traditions of the East
- Engage in the Sufi spiritual mindfulness practices of Zikir and Sama
- Practice Sufi sacred ecstatic practices
- Experience sacred meditative movement prayer
- Chant, tap on your heart, sway, and drum during a guided ritual practice to focus your mind on where you ultimately come from
Module 4: Silent Remembrance Chanting Practices to Purify the Heart, Clear Negative Energies, and Improve Sleep (October 23)
You’ll discover the history of the deep Sufi practice of Silent Remembrance chanting — and practice it, so you can use it anytime.
Yuval will delve into the rich history and profound practice of Silent Remembrance chanting, a cornerstone of Sufi spirituality. Known as “Zikr Khafi” in Sufi tradition, this form of chanting involves the silent repetition of divine names or phrases, fostering a deep connection with the Divine and an inner state of tranquility.
You’ll explore the origins and evolution of this practice, understanding its significance on the Sufi path. The historical context will illuminate how Silent Remembrance chanting has been used by Sufi masters to cultivate spiritual mindfulness, elevate consciousness, and attain states of inner peace.
You’ll actively practice Silent Remembrance chanting as Yuval guides you step-by-step — so you can integrate this powerful tool into your daily life. Through these sessions, you’ll learn how to create a space for silent reflection and divine connection, which you can access anytime, anywhere.
In this module, you’ll discover:
- Guided practices including vocal and silent chanting meditations to cleanse the heart, body, and mind
- Foundational sacred texts of the silent Sufi chanting practices
- Pronunciation and meaning of sacred Sufi healing prayers
- How to prescribe to yourself specific silent chanting meditations for healing the body and mind
Module 5: Sacred Ecstatic Movement in Sufi Traditions to Transcend the Limits of Reality & Reach the State of Unity (October 30)
Yuval will guide you to explore the introspective and ecstatic movement practices of the Sufi tradition.
You’ll discover how sacred meditative movement prayers — combined with specific breathing techniques — can heal the heart, mind, and body, bringing balance and tranquility to your entire being.
Yuval will introduce you to the Sufi practice of moving prayer-meditation, where movement becomes a dynamic form of devotion. This transcendent practice guides you beyond the limits of physical reality toward a state of unity with the Divine.
You’ll also explore the essential elements that make up mystical Sufi movement prayer, including the musical modes, rhythms, and sacred movements that elevate the experience.
In this module, you’ll discover:
- A guided standing Sufi moving prayer-meditation prayer accompanied by music
- Ecstatic movement practices of the Sufi
- How you can transcend the limits of reality to reach the state of Unity
- Incorporating these sacred practices into your life, using them as tools to achieve spiritual transcendence
Module 6: Sacred Divine Names — The Chanting & Elements Meditation for Healing Yourself and the World (November 13)
In Islam, there are 99 divine names, each with a different attributes of the Divine and a different aspect of reality. These words can be used as a sound healing practice, and Yuval will teach you to use several of them to cleanse yourself from grief.
You’ll discover how contemplative and devotional chanting practices use mantras and sacred names that empower, expand, and purify the heart.
You’ll learn to embody the elements in a meditation practice for unifying inward and outward.
You’ll also discover how these practices foster environmental awareness... heal our environment... and heal our bodies and minds.
In this module, you’ll explore:
- Balancing the energy of the natural elements in your body during a Breathing Meditation featuring different breath sounds for each of the Earth’s elements
- Sacred sounds that empower you to manifest positivity, success, and health
- How sacred words chanting can be used as medicine
- How to use sacred Sufi practices to improve sleep, relaxation, inner peace, and better relationships with others and the natural world
Module 7: Explore Neuroscience Research on the Impacts of Sufi Sacred Sound Healing So You Can Practice With Greater Awareness & Intention (November 20)
As this course comes to a close, you’ll delve into the fascinating connection between sound and the brain, exploring how modern neuroscience explains the effectiveness of Sufi sacred sound healing.
In this final module, Yuval will guide you through the science behind sound’s impact on brain function, offering a deeper understanding of why these ancient practices resonate so profoundly within us.
You’ll learn how sound affects brain waves, and how different frequencies can alter states of consciousness, mood, and overall wellbeing. Through the lens of neuroscience, Yuval will explain how the vibrations created by sacred sounds during Sufi practices can induce specific brain wave patterns that promote healing, relaxation, and spiritual elevation.
Yuval will also discuss the scientific methods used to measure these effects, such as monitoring the brain’s response to various sound frequencies. By examining the ways different sounds influence brain activity, scientists have begun to validate the ancient wisdom of Sufi sound healing, showing how it can effectively enhance mental and emotional health.
By the end of this final module, you’ll better understand the interplay between sound and the brain, empowering you to use Sufi sound healing practices with greater awareness and intention.
In this final module, you’ll explore:
- Scientific studies that confirm the healing impact of sacred sound healing practices
- How sound frequencies — and sacred music of the Sufi traditions specifically — can modulate brain waves to affect your mood, inner imagery, and emotions
- Why Sufi sacred sound and movement practices are good for your brain and your health
- A reflection and celebration of everything you’ve learned
- A plan to incorporate your newfound Sufi wisdom into your daily life
The Sufi Mystical Sound Traditions Bonus Offering
In addition to Yuval’s transformative 7-week online course, you’ll receive this special bonus offering to complement the course and take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
Sacred Ecstacy Essay
Essay by Yuval Ron
This 15-page essay, an excerpt from Yuval’s book, Divine Attunement: Music as a Path to Wisdom, was originally published in The Seven Pillars: Journey Toward Wisdom, which Yuval co-authored. It focuses on the Sufi practice of sacred ecstasy, a sensation that encounters the heart and produces such varied effects as sorrow or joy, fear or love, contentment or restlessness.
Mevlana Fasting Story
Video Teaching With Yuval Ron
Watch as Yuval shares a Sufi teaching story about Rumi and the sacred practice of fasting. As Yuval will explain in this 6-minute video, fasting is an important time to elevate higher virtues, including the virtue of emptiness. He also shares the importance of becoming a good instrument and cultivating positive, healthy habits while fasting
Sufi Dervish Turning in Ecstatic Sacred Movement
Video Teaching With Yuval Ron
Enjoy this rare and intimate look at sacred ecstasy via Sufi movement prayer practice in a private home gathering with the Yuval Ron Ensemble and a Sufi dervish. Sufi whirling is a form of physically active meditation. This brief video sheds light on what sacred ecstasy looks like through movement and chanting.
What Graduates of Yuval’s Courses Are Saying...
I feel grateful. It was a fantastic course and exactly what I was looking for — very helpful, a great medicine for the soul.
Locarno, Switzerland
I loved and was enriched by every moment of Yuval’s course. Yuval has studied and personally spiritually practiced this music for so long himself that his singing and oud playing transmit great energetic depth. He says he is not a singer, but I love the warm sound of his speaking and singing voice. Yuval is also an excellent teacher and is really caring and connected with his students. I was deeply spiritually moved when singing/chanting this sacred music with him in the live classes, and I treasure the replays. I feel like this music connects me with deep memories and feelings from some of my past life experiences. I will chant to this sacred music in my personal practice “as my medicine.”
Walnut Creek, California
This class particularly provides inspirational content to apply in my every day, which is what I was looking for. Moreover, I had a further shift when Yuval mentioned a particular chant called Ma Habibi, to be generated for even those one doesn’t like! This provided me with a meaningful avenue.
Newport, Oregon
I enrolled on the course for spiritual insights; I am not a musician but have been a “joining in” singer more than a performer all my life. I enjoy playing a small David’s harp and singing bowls. Yuval transformed my expectations. Having lost my capacity to sing for any length of time with Covid, I am enjoying singing the chants. It has been good to learn about Ayurveda, Sufism, early Christianity, and the Kabbalah — all of which are interests of mine — from the inside, using the heart and body, rather than relying on the mind. It has been transformational.
United Kingdom
This course has brought me on a soul journey. I feel I have remembered parts of myself. I have gained a toolbox of techniques to enhance my health on all levels. Yuval Ron is a gifted and inspired teacher and musician.
Dublin, Ireland
Join the Global Community
Sufi Mystical Sound Traditions offers some of the most transformational online teachings available, within a thriving global community of learning and practice.
Join fellow students and practitioners to support and inspire each other as you integrate the teachings and practices Yuval Ron will share in this powerful program.
You’ll join an international community on the leading edge of manifesting a world grounded in the principles of cooperation, harmony, and reverence for all of life.
Here’s What You’ll Receive
Seven 90-Minute Class Sessions With Yuval Ron
Experience a unique opportunity to be mentored by and learn from composer and world music artist Yuval Ron — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session includes a livestreaming video option and will guide you to harness Sufi healing practices for a sense of inner peace, improved health and wellbeing, better sleep, a boosted immune system, and deeper levels of compassion. Course sessions are on Wednesdays at 9:00am Pacific.
Seven Video Recordings of Class Sessions
After each class, the video will be available for you to stream in a high-quality format. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can watch anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Seven Audio Recordings of Class Sessions
After each class, the audio will be available for you to stream. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Seven Transcripts of Class Sessions
You’ll also receive the entire class transcription after each session is completed. You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Interactive Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
Between class sessions, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each week’s lesson.
Online Community
Our exclusive Facebook online community is the perfect place to continue your discovery process after each class. Here, you can continue the discussion about your course materials and interact with your fellow students to take your exploration to an even deeper level.
An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join the Online Course, Sufi Mystical Sound Traditions
We feel honored that Yuval Ron has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive LIVE online course. This is a unique opportunity to interact directly with a world music artist and educator whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves and our world.
If you’re serious about harnessing ancient healing practices for a sense of inner peace... improved health and wellbeing... better sleep... a boosted immune system... and deeper levels of compassion, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and our world to take this one-of-a-kind program.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your own evolution, click the register button below to reserve your space now.
Your Satisfaction Is 100% Guaranteed!
Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed! If you don’t absolutely LOVE Sufi Mystical Sound Traditions — or don’t feel that it meets your needs — please submit your refund request form on or before October 16, 2024 and we’ll happily issue qualifying customers a refund.
More Praise for Yuval Ron
Ron is a master storyteller, whose soft-spoken sincerity and insights promote human solidarity, serving as a powerful antidote to our pessimism and cynicism. By the end of the concert, the audience once again believes in the possibilities for peace and friendship among Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
Oregon Education Association (OEA), Portland, Oregon
Yuval Ron does wonderful restorative work. There is no medicine more potent than music in our wounded world.
Parliament of World Religions
Yuval Ron’s gift to all of us is one of deep spiritual truth. Truth that the music transcends language, culture, differences, to touch the shared core of the human spirit.
Clinical psychologist, Fresno, California
Yuval Ron is a troubadour of the music of the soul. When he and his ensemble play, heaven feels tangibly near.
President of the Sufi Order International
I was in awe (and envy) as I listened to Yuval Ron play the Oud. His music will inspire me to keep finding new voices in my own music.
Director of Worship and Music at Trinity Lutheran, Stillwater, Minnesota
About Yuval Ron
Yuval Ron, an award-winning composer, has been involved in the world of music therapy since a commission in 1990 from researcher Robert Monroe of the Monroe Institute for Hemi-Sync music composition using binaural beats*. He has collaborated with neuroscientists Mark Waldman and Dr. Andrew Newburg, psychotherapist Dr. Sanjay Manchanda, pioneer healers Dr. Richard Gold and Gail Lynn, Sufis, Kabbalists, and Ayurvedic healers.
*For an in-depth definition of binaural beats and its uses in meditation, please read this disclaimer.
He is the founding director of the record label Metta Mindfulness Music, which produces intentional healing music for use in clinics and treatment centers worldwide. Yuval was invited to perform meditative music for the Dalai Lama and the Sufi Sheikh Sidi Muhammad, and has collaborated with the Sufi leaders Pir Zia Inayat Khan and Pir Shabdah Khan; with numerous master musicians including Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Estrella Morente, and Deva Premal; and with the Zen Buddhist priest and master artist Hirokazu Kosaka.
Yuval has been invited to speak at numerous schools, including Yale, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, Middlebury College, MIT, Berklee College of Music, and the University of Chicago. He has given keynote addresses at the Pacific Symposium conference of Oriental Medicine in San Diego and at the Quantum Institute in New Delhi, India.
His book Divine Attunement: Music as a Path to Wisdom, won the Gold Medal Award for the Best Book in Spirituality category in the Indie Book Award 2015. He has composed scores for the Oscar-winning film West Bank Story, PBS Nova documentaries such as Breaking the Maya Code, art house films such as Proteus, and for site-specific installations at the Getty Museum, Japan America Center, LAX, and more.
He is the founder and executive director of Inspired Sound Initiative, the charity nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free-of-charge educational performance arts programming to underserved communities and youth-at-risk worldwide.
