Before You Join

Thank you for considering Returning.

My intention is to create a thoughtful, respectful, and supportive space for everyone who chooses to participate. The information below is simply here to help you decide whether Returning feels like the right fit for you.

Before enrolling, I'd like to share a few important details about the journey and what you can expect.

The Nature of Returning

Returning is a four-week educational programme centred around contemplative practice, practical wisdom, and personal reflection.

Throughout the journey we'll explore daily practice, meditation, mantra, journalling, and group discussion as ways of cultivating a deeper relationship with ourselves and with life.

Returning is grounded in contemplative practice, practical wisdom, and personal responsibility. Participants are invited to explore the practices in ways that are supportive, thoughtful, and appropriate to their own lives.

Returning is designed to support learning and personal growth. It is not psychotherapy, counselling, medical treatment, crisis support, or a substitute for the care of qualified health professionals.

While many participants experience meaningful insight and positive change, no specific outcomes can be promised or guaranteed.

Your Wellbeing

Daily contemplative practice can sometimes bring greater awareness to thoughts, emotions, memories, and patterns that may have previously gone unnoticed.

If you are currently experiencing significant mental health concerns, are in crisis, or require clinical support, I encourage you to seek appropriate care from a qualified medical or mental health professional.

If you are already working with a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or other healthcare provider, Returning is intended to complement and not replace that support.

If, at any point during the programme, you feel that the practices are becoming overwhelming, I encourage you to pause, care for yourself, and seek appropriate support where needed.

Participation

Returning invites curiosity rather than certainty.

The practices are offered as invitations to explore your own experience with openness, kindness, and discernment. There is no perfect way to participate, and no expectation that you get the practice "right."

You are encouraged to engage with the practices at your own pace, adapting or pausing whenever appropriate for your circumstances.

The practices are intended to support awareness and reflection rather than guarantee particular outcomes.

The purpose of this programme is not to perform practice perfectly, but to cultivate a meaningful relationship with practice over time.

Community

Our live gatherings are intended to be respectful, compassionate, and confidential spaces.

Participants are asked to speak from their own experience, listen with curiosity, and honour the privacy of others. What is shared within the group should remain within the group.

Live Sessions & Recordings

Weekly Returning Gatherings and the Practice Circle will be recorded and made available to all participants.

By participating in the live sessions, you acknowledge that recordings will be shared privately with programme participants.

Programme Materials

All recordings, written materials, and resources are provided for your personal use only and may not be reproduced, shared, or distributed without written permission.

Refund Policy

If you enrol in Returning and later discover that you're unable to participate, you're welcome to request a full refund up to seven days before the programme begins.

From seven days before the start date, refunds are no longer available, as your place has been reserved and preparations for the group are underway.

If exceptional circumstances arise after the programme has begun, please get in touch. While I can't guarantee a refund, I'm always happy to have a conversation and will respond with care and fairness.

Before We Begin

If you have any questions after reading this page, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I'm always happy to help you discern whether Returning is the right fit for you.

With love,

Paula