Welcome!

Musician, Mother, Mystic

Leader and Mentor of the Dances of Universal Peace

Guide and Companion on the Path of Universal Sufism or Spiritual Freedom

Jilani is a classically trained musician, a Certified Leader and Mentor of the Dances of Universal Peace International, and a teacher in the Sufi Ruhaniat International (a Universal Western Sufi Order). She leads retreats and workshops all over the world and in her UK home. Through this work she helps people find connection, joy and peace through being more fully themselves, as grounded, open and loving individuals in strong, deeply connected communities.

Scroll down to see Jilani’s regular groups which you can join, as well as upcoming retreats and events.

Recent News

Caravan to the Mother Roots of Devotion in India

and 100th Urs Celebration of Sufi Inayat Khan with Jilani Prescott, Jahanara Mangus and Waduda Welsh Bookings Now Open! To register: https://form.jotform.com/WadudaWelsh/MotherRootsIndia2027 Welcome to our Caravan to the Mother Roots of Devotion in India, including the 100th Urs of Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan, on 5 February 2027. An Indian Caravan Dream… For more than twenty years, […]

The Genesis Meditations – A Celebration of Hope

9-11 October 2026 A residential retreat in the Drome region of France, taught in French and English Email Manoelle manomiccia@yahoo.fr to reserve your place. More information here ‘By experiencing the creation story as our own personal story, we have the same opportunity to re-create and renew ourselves, as our ancestors did, and to find a […]

Sweeping Out the Chambers of the Heart

A non-residential retreat with Sheikh Muiz Brinkerhoff and Jilani Cordelia Prescott 12-13 September 2026 Calderdale Yoga Centre, Hebden Bridge Saturday 12 September 10 – 5 Saturday evening Rumi Night 7 – 9.30 pm (entry is £15 – included in the full retreat price) Sunday 10 – 4 Please bring food to share for lunch each […]

Khankah of the Heart Retreat, Crewe, January 2027: The Illuminated Souls

KHANKAH OF THE HEART THE WINGED HEART A residential retreat at Wistaston Hall Oblate Retreat Centre, Crewe 14th – 17th January 2027 From supper on Thursday to after lunch on Sunday. Even the darkness shines when we remember!” (Neil Douglas-Klotz) In this retreat we are inspired by the Illuminated Souls mentioned in the Sufi Invocation […]

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Groups

Poetry, Presence and Remembrance

Rumi Café Nights with Jilani and Friends: Join Jilani live for readings of Rumi and other mystical poetry, accompanied by beautiful live music, on guitar, viola and percussion. There will be times of Sohbet, or Sufi teaching through soulful conversation. Jilani will also lead the group in chanting Zikr and other sacred phrases in Arabic […]

Sufi Group – Tuesdays

Join Jilani and Salik on Tuesdays at 7:30pm UK time for around 90 minutes on zoom as we share sacred chants and body prayers accompanied by beautiful live music on guitar and viola. These meditations involve our whole being, inviting us to experience connection with each other and with the divine. We teach all the […]

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Songs of One Breath – Fridays

Explore the pure, joyful, direct experience of mysticism rooted in practice, song, body prayer and mantra. Every Friday Jilani will be online, sharing chants, body prayers and breath practices from different traditions. Join on Zoom (see link below), or on Facebook Live. These are the practices which have brought comfort, grounding and even bliss over […]