Jewish Fertility Project
RETURN
an online woman's gathering to prepare for the High Holy Days 5785
Each year in the month of Elul, the Jewish calendar invites us to do an accounting of our souls.
What has happened this past year?
Am I living the life I want to live?
Whom in my life do I need to forgive and ask forgiveness?
Who will I be in the year to come?
In order to be prepared for Rosh HaShannah and Yom Kippur, we must dive deep into our minds, hearts, and bodies.
Join us on this guided reflection journey as we collectively review the past year and recalibrate for the year to come.
What's included?
Opening and Closing Virtual Circles
At the start of the week we'll gather to open the container and set the themes of our reflection work. At the end of the week we'll hold space for community sharing and ritual to take us into the High Holy Days.
RETURN Workbook
An original workbook with themes and reflection prompts for each day of the week to walk you through a full accounting of where you've come from, who you are, and where you're going.
Embodied Practices
Deepen your reflection work with a short embodied practice each day of the week to connect your mind, body, and soul.
Community Platform
Connect with other women going through this soul journey together. Experience the power of being witnessed and held in your process.
Your Guides
Emma Kahle
@JewishFertilityProject
Emma is a daughter, sister, wife, Jewish fertility coach, regenerative farmer, homesteader, climate scientist, backcountry adventurer, frisbee player, and an endlessly curious student of Earth School (aka life). She is inspired by her ancestors to weave meaning from Jewish spirituality and cultivate connection in our world. She lives on a farm on a small island in Washington State where she enjoys milking goats and gardening with bare feet.
Leila Achtoun
@wombanofthewaters
Leila is a lover of nature, animals and other human beings. She grew up in a small town in Northern California and still lives there seasonally, teaching in the schools she used to attend as a student. She also runs a women’s health business, teaching women all over the world how to cultivate fullness and wellbeing. Her ancestors hail from all three of the Abrahamic faiths and have taught her much about what it means to be connected to the source, whatever that may be.