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A Contemporary Tool for an Ancient Practice

40 Days of Return is a beautifully guided spiritual journal that accompanies you through the sacred season leading from the Hebrew month of Elul, to the Jewish New Year and  the Day of Atonement.

The forty days between the Hebrew month of Elul and the Day of Atonement are traditionally described as days of "teshuva".

Teshuva is often translated as repentance, but its deeper meaning is simply return.

In our modern world, teshuvah can be understood as a sacred process of reflection, personal responsibility and conscious realignment.

The forty days leading towards the Day of Atonement have traditionally been understood as a time of closeness to God, mercy and spiritual possibility. They offer us a container in which to take an honest and compassionate account of our lives.

 

The 40 Days of Return journal encourages you to move gently and intentionally through the process.

Each day offers a sacred teaching, reflection and writing prompt designed to help you explore themes including:

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  • Gratitude and enoughness

  • Forgiveness and self-compassion

  • Joy as a spiritual responsibility

  • Healing and wholeness

  • Relationships and meaningful repair

  • Letting go of guilt and outdated identities

  • Listening to the wisdom of the body

  • Returning to faith and trust

  • Preparing the heart for Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement

  • Reconnecting with the Divine presence within and around you

 

You do not need to have all the answers. 

You only need a willingness to pause, listen and meet yourself honestly.

Join the 7 week

sacred container

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Journey at your own pace with the downloadable journal

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What This Journey Can Offer You

By the end of the forty days, you may find that you have:

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  • A clearer understanding of what truly matters to you

  • Greater compassion for yourself and others

  • Awareness of the patterns you are ready to change

  • A deeper connection to gratitude, prayer and spiritual presence

  • Greater courage to repair relationships or create necessary boundaries

  • A sense of release from guilt and emotional heaviness

  • Renewed trust in your own inner wisdom

  • A more personal and meaningful relationship with the High Holy Days

This is not a journey towards perfection.

It is a journey towards greater honesty, alignment and wholeness.

Purchase the digital guided journal for $18 AUD for immediate access.

Join the 7 week sacred container weekly online circles for $198 AUD

This journal may be for you if…

You are longing to feel more spiritually connected.

You sense that something within you is ready to change, soften or be released.

You want to prepare for the High Holy Days in a meaningful and personal way.

You are carrying guilt, grief, disappointment or emotional weight that you are ready to explore with compassion.

You want to reconnect with prayer or Jewish spiritual practice in a way that feels accessible and relevant.

You are seeking a gentle structure for reflection, healing and personal growth.

Or perhaps you simply feel the quiet call to come home to yourself.

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This journey is open to everyone

No previous knowledge of Jewish tradition or particular level of religious observance is required.

This forty day journey is an accessible and supportive process of self-reflection, renewal and personal growth.

You are invited to engage with the teachings in a way that feels meaningful and authentic to you.

It is an invitation to return to your inner truth, to what matters most, and to the Divine presence within you and all around you.

Purchase the digital guided journal for $18 AUD for immediate access.

40 Days of Return - The Sacred Circle

A seven week live online journey of reflection, connection and spiritual renewal

While 40 Days of Return may be completed as a personal practice, you are also invited to become part of a live, seven-week sacred container.

Beginning on the first day of the journal, we will gather online each Thursday evening to pause, reflect and deepen into the teachings unfolding through the forty-day journey.

There is something powerful about doing this work in community.

When we gather with shared intention, we are reminded that we do not need to journey alone. We create space to listen more deeply, witness one another with compassion and remain connected to the intentions we are nurturing for the year ahead.

What to Expect Each Week

Each gathering will include:

  • An opening prayer, grounding or sacred practice

  • A teaching connected to the current stage of the journal

  • Guided meditation and reflection

  • Time to explore what the week’s prompts have awakened

  • Optional sharing within a safe and respectful circle

  • An intention or practice to carry into the coming week

 

Seven Thursdays of Return

 

Thursday evenings, 6:30–7:30pm AEST

13 August–24 September 2026

The final gathering takes place after the Day of Atonement, offering us an opportunity to integrate the journey, honour what has shifted and consider how we will carry our commitments into the new year.

Your Investment

 $198 AUD

Your registration includes:

  • The 40 Days of Return downloadable journal

  • Seven live one-hour online gatherings

  • Weekly teachings and guided spiritual practices

  • A supportive and intimate sacred container

  • A closing integration circle 

Testimonials

"Thank you so much for holding this container for us and guiding us over these past 40 days. I have felt the gentle holding of community and the feminine power of love and light to change the world from the inside out" 

Bek Wermut

"Thank you for taking the time to guide us through this journey to reflect on the parts of ourselves that no longer serve us and inviting us to redesign who we want to be this year. It's been very powerful."

Galit Masika

"Thank you so much Etty. I am loving this process. I have started writing my morning pages again."

Ghislaine Bouskila

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