Since the beginning of time, humans have gathered in circle—around fires, under stars, in temples, forests, and homes. We came together to honor birth, death, love, grief, change, and community. Ceremony was never separate from life—it was life. Today, we are remembering this ancient rhythm.
LIFE IS A CEREMONY
In a world that moves fast, this is a return to what is essential: feeling, connection, presence. Whether you’re celebrating joy or moving through sorrow, we create sacred space to honor what is real. Every emotion belongs. Every transition deserves to be witnessed. Every chapter is sacred.
HONOR LIFE IN ALL ITS SEASONS
Whether you're celebrating, grieving, transitioning, or simply remembering what it means to be human, each gathering is designed with deep care and soul.
Sisterhood & Bachelorette Circles
A sacred space for women to come together, share, heal, and empower one another. Through storytelling, ritual, song, and presence, we remember our strength and sacred bond.
Baby Blessings / Showers
A nurturing space to honor the birthing journey—of the baby and the mother. Through ritual, song, and shared intention, we welcome new life with love and support.
Family Ceremonies
Celebrate family milestones—birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, or new beginnings—with rituals that foster connection, gratitude, and intergenerational healing.
Funerals & Grief Ceremonies
Create space to honor the life of a loved one with depth, beauty, and truth. Grief is sacred. We hold you in remembrance and healing.
Weddings & Sacred Unions
A soul-centered ceremony to honor your love, vows, and commitment. Each wedding is uniquely crafted to reflect your story and spiritual values.
Transformation Ceremonies
For times of change—moving, breakups, career shifts, identity rebirths. These rituals help you mark the threshold and step forward with clarity and support.
CACAO CEREMONY
Ceremonial cacao has been used for thousands of years as a sacred heart medicine. This gentle yet powerful plant helps us soften, open, and connect—with ourselves, with spirit, and with each other. In this ceremony, we gather in stillness and song, in prayer and play. Guided meditation, music, and sharing weave together to create a container of warmth, truth, and remembrance. Cacao supports inner healing, gratitude, and connection to the joy of simply being alive.
RAPÉ CEREMONY
Rapé is a sacred tobacco snuff used by Indigenous tribes of the Amazon to clear the mind, open the spirit, and bring grounding to the body. Administered with intention and reverence, rapé helps quiet mental noise and deepen the connection to our intuition, ancestors, and nature. In ceremony, this medicine is offered in stillness, as a prayer for clarity, surrender, and energetic alignment. It’s not about escape—it’s about presence.
CEREMONIAL GUIDANCE & SPOKEN WORD
At the heart of each ceremony is meaning—and words have the power to anchor us into it. With intuitive presence and poetic reflection, I guide you and your guests through spoken word, prayer, storytelling, and ritual language. Whether it’s a wedding, baby blessing, or memorial, I hold space not only with structure, but with soul.
This isn’t a script—it’s a live, attuned experience. I listen deeply to your story, your values, and the tone you wish to set, and from that, I shape words that ground the moment and open the heart. Words that are felt—not just heard.
As a ceremonial guide, I act as:
A witness to your journey
A translator of emotion into meaning
A voice that honors the sacredness of now
Dorien Jooken is the founder of Return to Āyā, a movement that guides people back to their essence, health, success and wellness in life.
Dorien calls herself an activist for a better world, by using her experience in teaching yoga, tantra, meditation and mindfulness to help people love and accept every part of themselves, also the parts we repress and hide away. Because self-love is at the base of developing healthy relationships, mental clarity and life purpose.
Since 16 years old, Dorien is on a quest to better understand her own challenging life situation, self-sabotaging patterns and what healthy relationships and communication looks like. This lead her to studying pedagogical sciences, psychology and eventually to the path of yoga, tantra and meditation - which really filled the gaps she was looking for.
Her holistic knowledge background, allows Dorien to combine both the Western and Eastern point of views in her coaching, retreats, workshops and classes.
And today, she combines everything she experienced and knows into her coaching programs, allowing you to decondition physically, mentally, emotionally and energetically, and take complete ownership over your life.