Duke Manor
Church of Truth
Presents

Return
to Self

You didn't lose yourself all at once.
This weekend, you find the way back.

July 3–5, 2026 Duke Manor · NorCal Intimate · Small Group $1,333
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"You adapted. Survived. Performed. And somewhere in all of that — the real you went quiet."

Return to Self is a three-day immersive experience designed to find that quiet place and bring it back online.

Not through more doing. Through undoing. Through breath, movement, stillness, truth, and the kind of deep group work that changes what you carry when you leave.

We work with birth imprints and family patterning. We move the body to release what the mind can't process. We clear the field. We sit under the stars. We work with soul purpose — not as a concept, but as a felt experience.

By Sunday you know what you came here to remember.

What we work with

Five threads.
One return.

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Birth Scripts & Origin Patterns
Surface the birth imprints, core beliefs, and survival adaptations that shaped how you move through the world — and begin to rewrite them.
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Breathwork & Somatic Release
Deep breath journeys to access, feel, and release what lives below the narrative. The body holds it all — and knows how to let it go.
Energy Field & Clearing
Learn to work with your own energy field. Clear what doesn't belong. Understand the toroidal field and how to live from it consciously.
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Family Patterning
Trace the lineage of what you inherited — beliefs, loyalties, adaptations passed through family systems — and choose what you carry forward.
Soul Purpose
A deep, facilitated inquiry into what you're actually here for — felt in the body, not theorized in the mind.
The container

Duke Manor
held by the land

A breathtaking European-style private manor on NorCal land — sweeping terraces, manicured gardens, a resort pool with natural grotto, fire pit, outdoor dining under vines, and acres of ancient oak. The property is part of the medicine.

The Terrace
The Terrace · Sunset View
Pool
The Pool · Natural Grotto
Great Room
Great Room
Great Room
Great Room
Living Room
Living Room
Fire Pit
Fire Pit · Gardens
The Viking Hall
The Viking Hall
Grand Staircase
The Grand Staircase
🏊Resort Pool & Grotto
🌿Private Gardens & Land
VibroAcoustic Bed On-Site
Feel the field

See what we
work with.

The living artifacts of Artifact Guardians — ancient emissaries of memory

Your guides

Meet the
facilitation team.

Each facilitator brings a distinct thread. Together they hold the full spectrum of what this weekend requires.

Emily Wade
Emily Wade
Energetic Architect · Soul Purpose

Emily is a multidimensional healer, educator, and energetic architect whose work bridges neuroscience, consciousness, and the art of energetic hygiene. With over a decade in trauma resolution, spiritual mentorship, and nervous system regulation, she brings precision and compassion to every room she holds.

Her background in Rapid Resolution Therapy®, ESI Wisdom®, Kundalini, and neuroscience allows her to translate profound energetic experiences into grounded, embodied understanding — ensuring that activation is not only potent, but integrated and sustainable within the human nervous system.

Amber Guzman
Amber Guzman
Breathwork · Birth Scripts · Embodiment

Amber is the creator of Cielo Well-being — a transformational body of work devoted to healing, embodiment, and human potential. With over 20 years in personal development and more than a decade immersed in breathwork and holistic healing, her path bridges grounded leadership with profound inner transformation.

She guides participants in releasing inherited patterns, emotional wounds, and limiting narratives through Rebirth Breathwork, medicine journeys, movement, and immersive retreat work. A licensed private pilot, Amber understands that transformation — like flying — requires presence, trust, and the courage to navigate beyond the familiar.

Sonia Walton
Sonia Walton
Breath · Tone · Presence

Sonia is not here to teach or fix. She is here to be real — and in that realness, something in others tends to shift. She helps people come back to themselves: not by effort, but by presence.

In the space she holds, hidden patterns surface naturally, clarity arises quickly, and what is already true becomes visible. A catalyst rooted in stillness, Sonia brings things to the surface not by force but by being genuinely, fully herself. Her offering is simple: a space where people can see clearly, release what is not true, and return to the living truth within.

The journey

Three days.
One unbroken arc.

The schedule is intentional but living — timing may flex to honour what's moving in the room. The arc won't change: open, descend, return.

Friday · July 3
Open
Arrive · clear · begin to surface
Saturday · July 4
Descend
Go deeper · meet the pattern · feel the field
Sunday · July 5
Return
Integrate · embody · go home changed
MorningArrive
Arrivals & settling in
Tour of Duke Manor · meet the land · unpack · let the week fall away
Mid-morningOpening
Opening circle — Soul Purpose
Welcome · intentions · community agreements · nervous system settling · overview of the weekend journey
MiddayNourish
Lunch & Cleanse Protocol
Individual cleansing protocols introduced · gut-brain connection · how purification supports emotional release · daily practice set up
Birth Scripts & Breathwork
AfternoonBirth Scripts
Birth Scripts & Partnered Practice
Birth imprints · core beliefs · survival adaptations · relationship patterns — surface what shaped you before you had words for it
Late afternoonBreathwork
Breathwork Journey
Emotional release · somatic processing · accessing deeper truth · integration through journaling and sharing circle
EveningDinner
Dinner
Nourishing, communal, unhurried · let the afternoon settle
After dinnerSoul Purpose
Soul Purpose — Group Deep Dive
Evening inquiry into what you're actually here for · group facilitation · held space · rest when complete
Morning Practices
Early morningMagic Eyes
Magic Eyes Practice
Hermetic practice to open perception · presence · seeing beyond the habitual mind
MorningBreath + Tone
Breath of Fire & Toning
Activate the energy body · clear stagnation · use sound as medicine to open the channels
Mid-morningMovement
Movement Practice
Embodied movement to integrate morning practices and meet what's alive in the body
Late morningRest
Sun · Shower · Integration
Unstructured time · journaling · let the morning land before the deeper work begins
MiddayCircle
Circle & Shares
What's moving · what surfaced overnight · check in before the afternoon
Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole
AfternoonFamily
1st Family Patterning
Trace the lineage of inherited beliefs, loyalties, and adaptations — and begin to choose what you carry forward
AfternoonField Work
Clearing Matter & Field Work
Energy clearing · field work · Mastering the Field — working with the toroidal field as a living practice
Late afternoonVision
The Journey Beyond This Weekend
A look at the path that continues from here · the offerings and next steps available to those called to go deeper
EveningDinner
Dinner
Nourishing and communal
Under the Stars
NightStars
Under the Stars
Stargazing · music immersion · silent contemplation · future self visualization — let the night sky hold what the day opened
Morning Practices
Early morningMagic Eyes
Magic Eyes Practice
Begin the final day in the body · presence · open perception before the closing
MorningBreath + Tone
Breath of Fire & Toning
Activate and clear before integration · use sound to mark the final morning
Mid-morningMovement
Movement Practice
Move what's still moving · arrive ready for the closing
Late morningRest
Sun · Shower · Integration
Unstructured time · final journaling · packing · one last look at the land
Integration & Closing
Late morningClosing2.5 hrs
Integration & Closing Circle
What shifted · practices to take with you · each person witnessed and celebrated · the return is complete
AfternoonDepart
Departures
Safe travels — you leave different than you arrived
Your investment

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

One price covers everything — all sessions, all meals, and your room at Duke Manor for the weekend.

Return to Self
Full Weekend Experience
Friday July 3 — Sunday July 5, 2026 · Duke Manor · NorCal
$1,333
per person · all-inclusive · on-property accommodation at Duke Manor
What's included
2 nights at Duke Manor
All meals
Opening circle & Soul Purpose
Cleanse protocol & daily practices
Birth Scripts & Partnered Practice
Breathwork Journey
Magic Eyes — Hermetic Practice
Breath of Fire & Toning
Movement Practice
Family Patterning
Energy clearing & Field Work
Mastering the Field
Vision presentation
Under the Stars evening
Integration & Closing Circle
VibroAcoustic bed access

Payment plans available · Spaces are intentionally limited

"You don't have to find yourself. You just have to stop running from yourself long enough to remember.

Church of Truth
Ready to return?

This is your
invitation home.

The container is built. The work is real. The people in that room will change your life.
Spaces are intimate and intentionally limited — if you feel the pull, trust it.

Questions? info@artifactguardians.org · Payment plans available · July 3–5, 2026