A space to pause, restore, and return to oneself,
free from judgment or pressure to heal
Our Mission
Temple of Return exists to create spaces where individuals and families can slow down, reconnect, and remember what it feels like to be held in presence rather than pressure.
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We offer retreats and gatherings rooted in care, attentiveness, and respect for each person’s lived experience. Our work is guided by a belief that meaningful change unfolds gently, when people feel safe enough to be themselves and supported enough to listen inward.
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Alongside these retreats, we support artists, healers, and facilitators whose work carries wisdom forward through integrity, devotion, and service. By nurturing both people and the practices that sustain them, we aim to strengthen communities and create continuity beyond any single gathering.
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Our mission is simple: to hold space with honesty and care, and to allow connection, healing, and creativity to emerge in their own time.
About Temple of Return
Temple of Return is a sanctuary and sacred gathering place devoted to presence, connection, and belonging. Rooted in lived experience, it offers a center where people can come together or simply arrive quietly, held without expectation.
Through retreats, ritual, and shared experience, the Temple creates space for both individual inwardness and gentle connection. There is no requirement to be seen, to share, or to participate beyond one’s own capacity. What is offered is not a fleeting peak experience, but an ongoing practice of return that unfolds at a personal pace.
Through continuity of relationship and care, Temple of Return nurtures interconnectedness and the remembering that each person is part of something larger, whether they engage at the edges or within the circle itself.
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A Living Circle of Return
Each retreat carries a gift forward. A portion of participant contributions becomes scholarships for future families. Recognition uplifts the artists and healers who make this work possible. Together, we create a circle where giving and receiving sustain one another.​​
Hear It from Them
I just wanted to say the deepest thank you… truly, from my heart.
Your love, your time, your energy — everything you gave to hold that space so beautifully — it touched me in ways I’m still feeling.
It was such a gift to be there. And knowing it was donation-based made it even more special… I honestly wouldn’t have been able to come otherwise, and it ended up being exactly what my soul needed.
It was deeply healing, transformative, and full of love.
Thank you for seeing us, holding us, and guiding us with such grace. You are a real light, Alina.
With so much love and gratitude,
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A and T xox
Thank you for your incredible talent and your beautiful gift in creating this amazing retreat. You put so much love into it, and it truly showed through every detail and through the wonderful women you brought together. I feel so grateful to have met all of you, each on her own journey of becoming again stronger, more loving, more connected and aligned.
A special thank you to the entire team as well, each therapist was amazing, so intuitive and precise in their guidance. I felt deeply supported in exploring my own fears and challenges, and I’m leaving with a profound sense of clarity, strength, and joy. These days have filled me with a renewed desire to live life to the fullest.
I’d be very happy to support in any way for the next retreat. So many people have already told me they would love to join next time!
With love,
JB
Thank you from my heart for these beautiful days at The Guardian House. It felt like living in a dream, surrounded by love, kindness and connection.
No words… for creating this safe space and giving my daughter and me the chance to be part of it.
Your warmth, care and vision made this experience truly special.
In bed now with a full heart, new light, strength and deep gratitude for each of you.. love,
With love,
L & L
