A Ramadan Group Counseling Experience for Relational HealinG and Presence
with Saman Hussain

When Fasting Reveals the Heart

Ramadan often reveals what daily life keeps hidden.
As we fast and step away from habitual coping, emotional and relational patterns come to the surface. What is often dismissed as irritability, fatigue, or moodiness may actually be deeper relational longing asking for attention.

February 8 to March 8, 2026 | 5 Session

This is an intentionally small group, limited to a maximum of 14 participants, to preserve intimacy, care, and depth in the work.

This group offers a supported space to meet what arises with presence, compassion, and relational awareness.

Enrollment Closed

Purpose of the Program

During Ramadan, the removal of food, distraction, and familiar comforts can make relationships feel more intense. Old wounds surface. Emotional reactions feel closer to the skin.Both challenges and opportunities in marriages, families, and friendships can rise to the surface. Relationship tensions and the underlying gifts that are waiting to be revealed can become more subtly or directly apparent.

When Fasting Reveals the Heart is a facilitated group counseling experience designed to hold space for this reality. Rather than pushing through or pathologizing what emerges, the group invites participants to gently notice, understand, and relate differently to themselves and others during the month of fasting.
This is not about fixing relationships.

It is about returning to oneself and to Allah in relationship.

Dates
February 8, 15, 22 & March 1, 8

Time
4:00 PM (UAE time)
Each session is 80 minutes

Format
Live, guided small-group sessions held online

Group Size
This is an intentionally small group, limited to a maximum of 14 participants, to preserve intimacy, care, and depth in the space.

About the Facilitator

Saman Hussain

A coach, counselor, mediator, experiential learning expert, and group facilitator, Saman brings over 17 years of experience supporting individuals and groups through transformative work. She holds an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins, is a PCC-accredited ICF coach, is certified with IAIP and instructor of Principles of Islamic Psychology in Practice at Cambridge Muslim College. . Her facilitation style is experiential, creative,, and deeply heart-centered.

What You Will Gain?

Gentle shifts in how you meet yourself and your relationships during Ramadan, held through presence and heart-centered awareness

A quieter, clearer way of being with yourself and others

This experience does not promise change or resolution. What it offers instead is something more subtle and often more lasting: the chance to meet what arises during Ramadan with greater presence, understanding, and care, especially within your relationships.

Greater awareness of relational patterns

As fasting removes familiar buffers, you may begin to notice emotional reactions and relational dynamics more clearly, without judgment or urgency to fix them.

A steadier relationship with your emotions

By slowing down and sitting with what emerges, you may experience more space between feeling and reaction, allowing for greater regulation and self-trust.

The experience of being held in shared humanity

Being in a small, respectful group can soften isolation and offer relief through witnessing and being witnessed, without pressure to explain or perform.

What This Space For

This space is for those who sense that Ramadan brings something tender to the surface, especially in their relationships, and who are seeking a place to meet that experience with honesty and care.

When relationships feel closer to the heart

You may notice emotional or relational tension during Ramadan, or find yourself reacting in familiar or confusing ways as fasting removes your usual buffers.

When you long for deeper connection

You feel an ache to relate more openly and from the heart during Ramadan, with yourself and with others, rather than pushing through or holding everything in.

When understanding matters more than labels

You’re seeking awareness, reflection, and relational insight rather than diagnosis, and you value a small, respectful space held with intention.

What This Space Holds

A small, facilitated group counseling and coaching experience
Focused on relational patterns, emotional triggers, and inner alignment
Explore your relationship superpower, the gift in relationships that is unique to your soul’s journey.
Grounded in presence, reflection, and shared human experience
Therapeutic-informed, without being clinical or diagnostic
A space to be with what arises, rather than perform, analyze, or fix

You don’t need to arrive with answers. Only a willingness to notice what is already there.

Pricing & Enrollment

Payment Plan Option: 50% down + 5 monthly installments (available at check out)

Five live guided sessions: Five 80-minute live sessions held across Ramadan, offering a consistent and intentional space for reflection, relational awareness, and shared presence.

Premium Dar al-Shifaa membership: Full access to the Dar al-Shifaa Premium membership for the duration of the program.

Recorded guided meditations: Access to a small set of recorded meditations to support grounding, reflection, and integration between sessions.

Private community space: Access to the Dar al-Shifaa community features, where participants can reflect on sessions, ask questions, and connect with others in the space in a respectful, moderated environment.

When Fasting Reveals the Heart

A guided Ramadan space for relational healing

*Enjoy early bird pricing through January 31, 2026

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The Shape of the Gathering

Dates: February 8, 15, 22 & March 1, 8
Time: 4:00 PM (UAE time) | Each session is 80 minutes
Format: Live, guided small-group sessions held online
Group Size: This is an intentionally small group, limited to a maximum of 14 participants, to preserve intimacy, care, and depth in the space.

Each session will include grounding, reflection, facilitated dialogue, and relational inquiry, with an emphasis on presence rather than problem-solving.

The intention of this program is to offer a safe, contained space where participants can:

Build awareness of relational and emotional patterns
Understand triggers that emerge during fasting
Cultivate greater presence and inner alignment
Experience being with others in a reflective, supportive group setting

Ramadan is approached as a time of truth and revelation, where the heart becomes more visible. This program works with that unveiling rather than resisting it.

Important to know

You don’t need to arrive with answers, only a willingness to notice what is already present. At the same time, to care for everyone in the space, it’s important to be clear about its boundaries. This offering is not trauma treatment, psychiatric or crisis care, a substitute for individual therapy, or a content-heavy instructional course. It is intended for those who feel resourced enough to engage in reflective group work. Those needing deeper or acute support are encouraged to seek appropriate professional care.

Holding the Space

This gathering is hosted by Dar al-Shifaa and facilitated by Saman Hussain.
The group is held with care, ethical clarity, and respect for the vulnerability that arises when hearts are more exposed.

TAKE THE STEP. BEGIN WITH CARE

This is a space to listen to what the heart is revealing

When fasting removes our usual buffers, relationships often speak more clearly. This offering is a small, guided space to sit with what emerges, without fixing or diagnosing, and without carrying it alone. If you’re longing to meet this month with more presence and care, you’re invited to step inside.

Please note: This is a limited-capacity offering. Registration will close once the space is filled.

Enrollment Closed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is group counseling and coaching?

It is designed for reflection, relational awareness, and emotional presence during Ramadan. It does not involve diagnosis, trauma processing, or clinical treatment.

Do I need to be struggling in my relationships to join?

Not at all. Many people join simply because Ramadan brings emotions and relational dynamics closer to the surface. Others join because they want to take their ability to relate to others to the next level. This space is for anyone who wants to understand their reactions more gently, uncover their relationship gifts, and relate with greater presence ,

Will I be expected to share personal details?

Yes, this space is rooted in sharing, vulnerability, and open-hearted self-reflection. You will be invited to engage personally, in service of your own learning and the learning of the group. That said, you always remain in choice. You can share at a pace that feels steady, and you can set boundaries around what you disclose.

Who is this group not suitable for?

This group is not intended for individuals who are currently in crisis, experiencing severe mental health challenges or psychiatric treatment. If you feel you need that level of support, we encourage you to seek appropriate professional care.

What makes this space safe?

The group is intentionally small and carefully facilitated. Clear boundaries, confidentiality, and respect for each participant’s pace are central to how the space is held. The intention is to create an environment where people feel supported, not exposed.

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Ramadan Group Counseling

When Fasting Reveals the Heart

This group offers a supported space to meet what arises with presence, compassion, and relational awareness.

Purpose of the Program

Saman Hussain

What You Will Gain?