“The Return to Self Retreat exceeded my expectations. I left with a greater understanding of myself. Skills to navigate and hold space for me…and an ability to genuinely check in with myself.”

“The Return to Self Retreat enabled me to connect with like-minded people, learn to connect mindfully with myself and release old stories and feeling liberated from them. I have confidence in the tools I have for real change to happen. I am just so appreciative of David and Lin.”

“My top 3 experiences of Return to Self were feeling safe enough to be publicly vulnerable. Creating my own calm and experiencing these people having my back, so I can rest. Thank you Lin and David for being fantastic guides, gate keepers, professionals and leaders in times of crap.”

“I left (‘Return to Self Retreat’) with a sense of me, beautiful connections, strategies and tools to implement what I’ve learnt to take back to the ‘real world.’ Thank you David and Lin so much, it was an incredible week which I’ll carry with me forever.”

Return to Self has been a profound gift to me as both a participant and a somatic therapy professional. It was the most powerful, life-changing, authentic, safe, and deeply healing retreat I’ve experienced. David and Brilliana provided a loving, judgment-free space, guiding us with wisdom and professionalism to explore our being with curiosity and presence. The retreat emphasized embodied awareness, helping us recognize unconscious drivers while connecting with our innate wisdom. The meticulously organized program allowed for individual journeys to unfold. Sharing this experience with like-minded souls in a tranquil Bali setting led to deep insights and breakthroughs in my self-discovery journey.”

I learned to embrace my imperfect human existence, becoming gentler with myself. I felt a profound interconnectedness and oneness, realizing we are all a big bunch of love wit unique experiences. The retreat deepened my self-connection, enhancing relationships with others and the world. Traditional Balinese blessings touched my soul, creating a lasting sacred haven within. With deep gratitude and respect I thank David and Brilliana and my beautiful new tribe I shared this magical journey with for ‘what cannot be put into words’, I only felt – LOVE!”

David has pulled me back from the edge more times than I can remember — at random hours, across eight messy, beautiful years.
We move between hypnotherapy, rewriting the old wreckage, radical forgiveness, and sometimes just a download that he somehow always turns into something sacred, something I can stand on.

He’s my mirror. My barometer. My tether to reality when I’m drifting.
He reminds me who I was — and who I’m becoming.

Sometimes I break down and cry. Sometimes I rage. Sometimes we clash and walk away for a while.
But no matter what, he’s the only person I know will always be there, arms out, catching me when I fall.

In a world that’s fallen short too many times, he never has.

Thank you for being you David Elsey