Together with my dear friend Uta, I had the joy of hosting the Return to Center Retreat at Haven, her serene retreat space near Berlin. Set in the gentle transition between summer and autumn, it was a time to pause, ground, and reconnect with ourselves. Inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine, we honored the late summer’s earth element, a season to return to our center, nurture our needs, and slowly digest the past months. The retreat offered participants a calm, welcoming space to slow down, reflect, and embrace the coming season with clarity, balance, and ease.