A YEAR LONG JOURNEY OF RETURNING to EMBODIED LOVE
A YEAR TO COME HOME TO YOURSELF
To know yourself more deeply.
To trust what you feel.
To stay connected to yourself when life gets uncomfortable.
And to feel more free to be fully, honestly you.
A 12-month self-paced journey through my signature programs, practices, teachings and inner work — created to support the way you relate to yourself, your body, your emotions, your needs, your boundaries and the people you love.
YOU CAN BE DOING EVERYTHING “RIGHT”…
and still wonder what’s wrong with you.
The truth is
You love deeply. You care about people. You try not to overreact. And yet…
You snap at someone you love over something tiny, then spend the rest of the evening wondering what is wrong with you.
You say yes when you meant no.
You know you are upset, but by the time you work out what you actually feel, you’ve already gone quiet.
You feel resentment building as you do the exact thing you said you wouldn’t do anymore…
Maybe motherhood arrived, and showed you everything you thought you’d already healed.
And still, there you are again.
the missing piece
KNOWING YOURSELF ISN’T ALWAYS THE SAME AS BEING ABLE TO STAY WITH YOURSELF
You can know exactly why you shut down… and still shut down.
You can recognise that you're triggered… and still be completely swept away by it.
You can know your worth… and still abandon yourself in the moment it matters most.
You can know you have a right to say no… and still hear yourself saying "sure, no worries."
This isn't because you haven't done enough work.
Understanding was never the missing piece. Experience is. And experience happens in relationship — first with yourself, then with the people you love, in real moments rather than hypothetical ones.
To notice what happens in your body. To stay, instead of leaving yourself.
To listen, instead of talking yourself out of it.
To feel what is actually true before the old pattern takes over.
And it doesn't mean working harder at becoming someone who never reacts, never struggles, never loses her way.
It just means, little by little, learning to make a different choice.
A different way
WE’RE NOT HERE TO FIX YOU…
Not to make you a better version of yourself. Not to fix the parts of you that are difficult, emotional, sensitive, messy or too much.
We're done with endlessly asking: What's wrong with me?
Done with chasing some polished version of womanhood where we’ve finally healed enough to never get angry, never shut down, never get triggered, never need anything.
We want to feel what we feel.
To know what we need.
To say what is true.
To love without disappearing inside the relationship.
To be soft without becoming small. To be powerful without becoming hard.
This is the work of returning.
Returning to your body. Returning to your truth. Returning to your own voice. Returning to the parts of yourself you learned to leave behind.
Not because they were broken.
Because they were yours.
BECAUSE THIS WORK BELONGS IN YOUR REAL LIFE.
in real life
In the conversation where you suddenly go quiet.
In the moment you realise you've said yes when you meant no.
In the relationship where you want to stay connected without abandoning yourself.
In the moment your child's big feelings meet your own.
In being touched, needed and asked for all day and having nothing left by the time your partner reaches for you.
In the morning when you wake up disconnected from what you need.
In the moment desire appears — and you don't know what to do with it.
In the boundary you know you need to make.
In the discomfort that makes you want to run, shut down, please or push harder.
This is where the work matters.
Here’s what that can look like
Your partner says something that would normally send you into hours of silent resentment.
You feel the familiar heat rise. The urge to withdraw. The urge to make them realise what they’ve done.
But this time, you notice.
You give yourself a moment.
And instead of swallowing it or exploding, you find the words:
“That actually hurt. I don't want to talk about it while I'm this activated. Can we come back to it in ten minutes?”
And you do.
Or you're halfway through typing “No worries! All good x” when you realise it isn't all good.
So you pause. And write the actual sentence.
Not perfectly worded. Not especially polished.
Just true.
Because real change often happens in moments nobody else sees.
A pause.
A boundary.
A breath.
A sentence you wouldn't have said six months ago.
A moment when you remain with yourself, instead of leaving yourself behind.
WHY I CREATED THIS JOURNEY
from monique
Over the last decade, I've created courses, retreats, workshops, meditations and practices for thousands of women coming home to themselves. Each body of work has grown from something I've been living, learning or discovering myself.
This journey brings that work together in one place.
Right now, I'm entering a new season of motherhood. My third child has arrived, and for a while I need to step back from being as available to my work as I have been.
I didn't want that to mean the work disappears.
So I've gathered it here in a way that can keep meeting you — without needing me to be in the room every time. And I trust that when I return, the work will keep evolving too.
I’m still here with you. I check in every week in our Telegram group, and you’re invited to every live workshop I run.
For now, this is here. A body of work you can enter s l o w l y.
Return to often. And make your own.
And I'm grateful to have somewhere to place it.
inside the journeyEVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ORDER TO COME HOME TO YOURSELF…
All in one sacred space.
Over twelve months, you’ll move through my signature programs, one chapter at a time. Woven into the journey are integration months, space to rest and let the work land. Here’s what you’ll find inside:
IN EVERY PROGRAM
☾ Teachings & transmissions (video and audio)
☾ Embodiment practices
☾ Guided meditations
☾ Breathwork journeys
☾ Journaling & reflection prompts
IN EVERY INTEGRATION MONTH
☾ Embodiment journeys
☾ Practices to return to
☾ Coaching call replays
There’s no pressure to consume everything. A year gives you time to meet the work in your actual life — tired, in love, under pressure, stretched — and to come back to a teaching after life has given you a new reason to hear it.
THE JOURNEY
Twelve months moving through my signature programs, with integration months woven in to practice and let the work land.
YOUR YEAR, CHAPTER BY CHAPTER
MONTH 1
Grounded in You
Expand your capacity to hold yourself through the waves of life. Build deep inner safety: the foundation of everything.
MONTHs 2 & 3
The Sacred Art of Loving Yourself
Heal the parts of you that learned to self-abandon, shrink or perform for love.
MONTH 4
Authentic Boundaries
Boundaries that feel loving, clear and confident, and serve love rather than separate you from it.
MONTH 5
Confidence to Express
Find your voice, express your needs and speak your truth with love, not fear.
MONTH 6
Integration Month
Space to allow the work to land, rest with practices as support as you need them.
MONTHs 7 & 8
Deep Pleasure
Reclaim your aliveness, softness and pleasure, and live from desire, not duty.
MONTH 9
Integration Month
Space to allow the work to land, rest with practices as support as you need them.
MONTHs 10 & 11
Deeply Connected Couples
Rebuild trust, deepen intimacy and repair old patterns, bringing the work into your relationship.
MONTH 12
Integration & Closing
Rest, integrate and honour how far you’ve come, with practices to carry with you and return to.
HOW IT WORKS
one step at a time
step ONE
Join the Journey
Begin with Grounded In You, your first chapter, with the Living Library open from day one.
step TWO
Follow the Path
New chapters unfold gradually across the year, one at a time — no rushing, no falling behind.
step THREE
Apply & integrate
Bring the practices into your everyday life. Let them meet you where you are.
step FOUR
Return, Again and Again
Revisit a chapter. Go deeper in the Library. This is a lifelong practice, not a one-time fix.
is this you , love?
THIS IS FOR YOU IF…
✓ You’re the one everyone comes to, and you’ve become less practiced at seeing your own side.
✓ You’re tired of abandoning yourself to keep the peace.
✓ You want to feel more connected to your body and your inner world.
✓ You’re curious about your desires, your boundaries and what is true for you.
✓ You want relationships that let you stay connected to yourself instead of disappearing inside them.
✓ You’re not looking for another programme to complete. You’re looking for something you can return to.
This may not be for you right now if:
You're looking for live weekly calls or 1:1 support. This is a self-paced journey.
I'm in a new season of motherhood with my new baby, so live sessions happen when the work and the season call for them, not on a fixed schedule. You'll always know what's coming through our Telegram group
“Healing isn't about becoming someone who never feels fear again. It's about becoming someone who no longer abandons herself when fear arrives.”
— Monique Carmela
what is possible for you
WHAT COULD CHANGE OVER A YEAR…
The goal isn't to become a woman who never gets triggered. She doesn't exist.
The goal is to know yourself well enough that when something happens, you have somewhere to come back to.
Maybe you notice the reaction sooner. Maybe you don't say yes quite so quickly. Maybe you stop explaining yourself when a simple no would do. Maybe you stay in the conversation instead of disappearing. Maybe you ask for what you actually want. Maybe you recognise that the feeling isn't the problem. Maybe you stop abandoning yourself every time someone else is uncomfortable. Maybe intimacy becomes less about getting it right and more about actually being there. Maybe you trust yourself a little more.
Not because you finally perfected yourself.
Because you've spent a year coming back.
Again. And again. And again.
Included with your journey
FULL ACCESS TO THE LIVING LIBRARY
Your Journey comes with full, lifetime access to the Living Library. A collection of meditations, embodiment practices and teachings I have lovingly created that you can access anytime, not just the twelve months of the guided path.
Not sure yet? Browse the Living Library first…
inside the journey
WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE:
This is a self-paced journey, but you won’t walk it alone.
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Six of my signature programs and three integration months, opening across the year.
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Whenever I run a live Embodied Woman workshop, you’re in at no extra cost. I don’t lock in dates; I run them intuitively, when the work is ready.
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Join me in the room whenever I hold a circle.
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A place for shares and questions. I check in once a week, and it’s where you’ll hear first about upcoming workshops and circles.
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· Breathe Into Alignment
· The Manifestation Experiment
· The Meditation Library
THE INVESTMENT
Founding Member SPECIAL PRICE:
$888 USD
Until 31 December 2026, then $1,888 USD. Or 4 payments of $497
☾ FORMAT: SELF-PACED 12-MONTH JOURNEY
☾ ONLINE LIVE EMBODIED WOMAN WORKSHOPS
☾ BONUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDED
☾ PRIVATE TELEGRAM COMMUNITY
☾ INVESTMENT: $888 USD
*Or 6 payments of $167. Plus 20% off in-person circles.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS…
Still got questions? Reach out and ask me here.
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This journey is mostly self-paced. Online Embodied Woman workshops are included whenever I run them, and I check our Telegram group weekly. There's no fixed schedule of calls.
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There’s a suggested path, and each program builds on the last. Once a chapter is open, you can return to it, or to the Living Library, whenever you need
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Nothing. You don't fall behind. Nothing expires or resets. You simply come back when you're ready. Pick up from where you left off, or return to a chapter that’s calling to you.
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The work starts with you, as the year unfolds the work moves into how you relate, communicate and connect with the people you love.
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The journey is for you. In months 10 & 11 Deeply Connected Couples brings the work into your relationship.
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Because knowing and living aren't the same thing. Most of us have been taught to understand our patterns. This year is about meeting them in your body and your relationships, again and again, until something new becomes natural.
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This is built for real life, not a perfect week. Nothing expires, chapters arrive one at a time, and integration months give you space to catch up and rest.
A FINAL NOTE FROM MONIQUE
with love
Before you go...
My hope for you isn't that life becomes easier. It's something much quieter.
That wherever life takes you, you know how to find your way back to yourself. Again and again.
That you'll recognise your needs sooner. Trust your body more deeply. Meet yourself with more compassion. Speak more honestly. Love more gently.
Not because life stopped asking things of you. But because you've built the capacity to meet life differently.
Whether you choose to join this journey or not, I hope you leave here remembering this:
You don't need to have everything figured out. You don't need to be "more healed." You don't need to become a different version of yourself before you begin.
You are welcome exactly as you are.
Life will continue to change. There will be moments you feel deeply connected to yourself, and moments when you lose sight of what you need. Neither means you've failed. Sometimes, it's simply time to return.
My hope is that this becomes that place for you. A place to slow down. To reconnect. To remember. To come home to yourself, again and again, for as long as you need it.
I'd be honoured to welcome you.