Guest Profile

Susanna Bair

Susanna Bair is a mystic and teacher of heart-centered meditation and co-founder of iamHeart, a nonprofit school dedicated to cultivating emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing through Heart Rhythm Meditation (HRM).

Susanna is a pioneer in her focus on creating the Culture of the Heart, bringing about micro communities of open, emotionally vulnerable and safe spaces, that aim to shift the larger culture in that direction.

As President, Susanna has directed the application of HRM to health, relationships, accomplishments and spiritual development. To that end, she directs the school's mentoring program that serves hundreds of meditators with personalized and supervised spiritual training over three decades.

Susanna co-created the Breath & Heart mobile app, which makes her recordings of HRM accessible to people everywhere, guiding them to synchronize their heartbeat and breath to reveal the power and wisdom of their hearts. She also co-founded the University of the Heart (iamU), where students are trained in advanced meditations in a two-year program.

Susanna co-authored the source books on HRM: Living from the Heart, Energize Your Heart, and Follow Your Heart.

Recognized as a master of meditation by her teacher, she serves as a successor to Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, of the Universal Sufi tradition. She has taught widely in North America, Europe and East Asia, giving private retreats, group retreats, seminars and keynote conference presentations.

Susanna holds a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and advanced degrees and clinical experience at the University of Vienna. Previously, she was a theater director in the State Theater of Basil, Switzerland.