You have spent years being
there for everyone else.
Now it is time to come home to yourself.
The Sacred Miles Journey is an intimate 8-week group coaching experience for women navigating a season of transition—women who are ready to reconnect with who they are, honour what they need, and begin creating a life that feels genuinely their own.
You do not need to have everything figured out. You only need to be willing to take the
next sacred step.
You have spent years being
there for everyone else.
Now it is time to come home to yourself.
The Sacred Miles Journey is an intimate 8-week group coaching experience for women navigating a season of transition—women who are ready to reconnect with who they are, honour what they need, and begin creating a life that feels genuinely their own.
You do not need to have everything figured out. You only need to be willing to take the
next sacred step.
Perhaps something within you is
asking for more.
From the outside, your life may look perfectly fine. You have spent years caring, achieving, adapting, and doing what needed to be done. But somewhere along the way, you may have lost touch with yourself.
Perhaps:
You are entering a new chapter and no longer know who you are within it.
You feel disconnected from your desires, purpose, or sense of aliveness.
You have spent years keeping the peace, meeting expectations, or putting others first.
You second-guess your choices and look outside yourself for reassurance.
You know something needs to change, but you do not know where to begin.
You are tired of feeling invisible—even to yourself.
You long to feel whole, grounded, worthy, and free.
You are not broken or missing anything. You may simply have reached the moment when your soul is asking you to choose yourself.
Perhaps something within you is
asking for more.
From the outside, your life may look perfectly fine. You have spent years caring, achieving, adapting, and doing what needed to be done. But somewhere along the way, you may have lost touch with yourself.
Perhaps:
You are entering a new chapter and no longer know who you are within it.
You feel disconnected from your desires, purpose, or sense of aliveness.
You have spent years keeping the peace, meeting expectations, or putting others first.
You second-guess your choices and look outside yourself for reassurance.
You know something needs to change, but you do not know where to begin.
You are tired of feeling invisible—even to yourself.
You long to feel whole, grounded, worthy, and free.
You are not broken or missing anything. You may simply have reached the moment when your soul is asking you to choose yourself.
What if this transition is an invitation?
What if you are not losing your way but rather invited to find your way home?
A transition can feel like uncertainty, restlessness, loss, or even failure. But it can also become a threshold—a place where you begin listening to yourself more deeply and discovering who you are now becoming. The Sacred Miles Journey offers you the space, guidance, and companionship to cross that threshold consciously.
Together, we will help you move from:
From
Toward
Self-abandonment
Self-honouring
Inner criticism
Self-compassion
Confusion and disconnection
Awareness and clarity
Seeking permission
Trusting your inner compass
Living by expectation
Making aligned choices
Feeling invisible
Becoming fully present in your life
Fear of disappointing others
The courage to choose yourself
Surviving your life
Living with greater meaning and aliveness
What if this transition is an invitation?
What if you are not losing your way but rather invited to find your way home?
A transition can feel like uncertainty, restlessness, loss, or even failure. But it can also become a threshold—a place where you begin listening to yourself more deeply and discovering who you are now becoming. The Sacred Miles Journey offers you the space, guidance, and companionship to cross that threshold consciously.
Together, we will help you move from:
From
Self-abandonment
Inner criticism
Confusion and disconnection
Seeking permission
Living by expectation
Feeling invisible
Fear of disappointing others
Surviving your life
Toward
Self-honouring
Self-compassion
Awareness and clarity
Trusting your inner compass
Making aligned choices
Becoming fully present in your life
The courage to choose yourself
Living with greater meaning and aliveness
Welcome to The Sacred Miles Journey
A live 8-week guided group coaching experience designed to help you reconnect with yourself and walk forward with greater awareness, compassion, courage, and self-trust.
This is not about becoming someone new.
It is about gently releasing the patterns that have kept you disconnected from yourself—and remembering the woman who has always been there beneath the roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
Through guided reflection, experiential practices, coaching, meaningful conversation, and the support of a trusted circle, you will begin translating insight into change you can feel in your everyday life.
Program promise:
By the end of our journey, you will have a deeper understanding of yourself, a more compassionate relationship with your inner world, and a clearer inner compass to guide your choices forward.
Introduce the program
Welcome to The Sacred Miles Journey
A live 8-week guided group coaching experience designed to help you reconnect with yourself and walk forward with greater awareness, compassion, courage, and self-trust.
This is not about becoming someone new.
It is about gently releasing the patterns that have kept you disconnected from yourself—and remembering the woman who has always been there beneath the roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
Through guided reflection, experiential practices, coaching, meaningful conversation, and the support of a trusted circle, you will begin translating insight into change you can feel in your everyday life.
Program promise:
By the end of our journey, you will have a deeper understanding of yourself, a more compassionate relationship with your inner world, and a clearer inner compass to guide your choices forward.
Your Eight Sacred Steps Home
Week 1
Awaken
Recognize the inner call for change and honour the season of life you are entering.
Week 2
Become Aware
Notice the patterns, beliefs, roles, and survival strategies that have shaped the way you relate to yourself.
Week 3
Return to Presence
Learn to slow down, listen inwardly, and reconnect with the wisdom of your body and emotions.
Week 4
Meet Yourself with Compassion
Begin transforming self-judgment, shame, and criticism into understanding and care.
Week 5
Remember Your Worth
Explore the difference between proving your worth and living from the truth that your worth is inherent.
Week 6
Trust Your Inner Compass
Clarify your needs, desires, values, and truth so you can make choices that feel aligned.
Week 7
Choose with Courage
Practice boundaries, authentic expression, and the courage to stop abandoning yourself for belonging.
Week 8
Reclaim Your Sovereign Self
Integrate what you have discovered and create a personal path for continuing to live from self-trust and wholeness.
Your eight sacred steps home
Week 1
Awaken
Recognize the inner call for change and honour the season of life you are entering.
Week 2
Become Aware
Recognize the inner call for change and honour the season of life you are entering.
Week 3
Return to Presence
Recognize the inner call for change and honour the season of life you are entering.
Week 4
Meet Yourself with Compassion
Recognize the inner call for change and honour the season of life you are entering.
Week 5
Remember Your Worth
Recognize the inner call for change and honour the season of life you are entering.
Week 6
Trust Your Inner Compass
Clarify your needs, desires, values, and truth so you can make choices that feel aligned.
Week 7
Choose with Courage
Practice boundaries, authentic expression, and the courage to stop abandoning yourself for belonging.
Week 8
Reclaim Your Sovereign Self
Integrate what you have discovered and create a personal path for continuing to live from self-trust and wholeness.
What happens during the journey
We will meet LIVE on Zoom. This is more than a course, it is an experience of being seen, supported, and accompanied.
Each week may include:
A live group coaching and teaching session
Guided reflection and experiential exercises
Small-circle or triad companionship
A private community space for connection and support
Session recordings, when appropriate
Opportunities to receive direct coaching from Marise
A closing integration experience and personal next-step plan
What happens during the journey
We will meet LIVE on Zoom. This is more than a course, it is an experience of being seen, supported, and accompanied.
Each week may include:
A live group coaching and teaching session
Guided reflection and experiential exercises
Small-circle or triad companionship
A private community space for connection and support
Session recordings, when appropriate
Opportunities to receive direct coaching from Marise
A closing integration experience and personal next-step plan
The experience of the circle
You do not have to walk this part of the journey alone.
Healing and transformation deepen when we are witnessed without judgment.
Within the Sacred Miles circle, you will meet other women who may have different stories but recognize the same longing: to live more honestly, love themselves more fully, and stop disappearing inside the needs and expectations of others.
This is a space where you can:
Arrive exactly as you are.
Speak without needing to have the perfect words.
Listen and discover that you are not alone.
Practice being visible in a safe and compassionate environment.
Receive encouragement without being rescued or fixed.
Grow alongside women who are also learning to choose themselves.
Sometimes another woman becomes the mirror we need until we can see our own light again.
The experience of the circle
You do not have to walk this part of the journey alone.
Healing and transformation deepen when we are witnessed without judgment.
Within the Sacred Miles circle, you will meet other women who may have different stories but recognize the same longing: to live more honestly, love themselves more fully, and stop disappearing inside the needs and expectations of others.
This is a space where you can:
Arrive exactly as you are.
Speak without needing to have the perfect words.
Listen and discover that you are not alone.
Practice being visible in a safe and compassionate environment.
Receive encouragement without being rescued or fixed.
Grow alongside women who are also learning to choose themselves.
Sometimes another woman becomes the mirror we need until we can see our own light again.
Why you created it
I know what it feels like to lose yourself inside the life you have built.
For many years, I adapted, performed, kept the peace, and tried to become what I believed others needed me to be. From the outside, I appeared capable. Inside, I felt increasingly disconnected from my own voice and truth.
Walking the Camino became more than a physical journey. Step by step, I began recognizing the ways I had abandoned myself and learning what it meant to choose myself again.
I discovered that coming home is not one dramatic decision. It is a series of sacred choices: becoming aware, returning to the present, meeting yourself with compassion, trusting your inner wisdom, and finding the courage to live from it.
I created the Sacred Miles Journey so that other women would not have to walk this inner terrain alone.
Credentials line:
Marise Tourigny is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, holistic nutritionist, Kundalini yoga and meditation teacher, emotional healer, and author of Sacred Miles on the Camino: A Transformative Journey from Self-Abandonment to Self-Worth.
I know what it feels like to lose yourself inside the life you have built.
For years, I kept the peace and became what I believed others needed, gradually losing touch with my own voice and truth.
Walking the Camino helped me recognize the ways I had abandoned myself and taught me that coming home happens one sacred choice at a time. I created the Sacred Miles Journey so other women would not have to walk this inner terrain alone.
I am an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and a member of the International Coaching Federation. I am an author, speaker, and a meditation and yoga teacher. My training includes Adler Certified Professional Coach certification, emotional intelligence assessment through EQ-i 2.0, meditation and yoga teaching, and Intuitive Coaching.
Who this is—and is not—for
This journey may be for you if:
You are moving through an empty nest, relationship shift, awakening, career change, or another personal transition.
You are ready to look inward with honesty and compassion
You want support turning insight into meaningful change.
You are willing to participate, reflect, and experiment with new ways of relating to yourself.
You want connection with women who are also choosing a more authentic life.
Something within you quietly says, “It is my turn.”
This may not be the right experience if:
You are looking only for information without personal reflection or participation.
You want someone else to make your decisions for you.
You are not currently able to commit time and attention to the process.
You require therapeutic or crisis support beyond the scope of a coaching program.
Who this is—and is not—for
This journey may be for you if:
You are moving through an empty nest, relationship shift, awakening, career change, or another personal transition.
You are ready to look inward with honesty and compassion
You want support turning insight into meaningful change.
You are willing to participate, reflect, and experiment with new ways of relating to yourself.
You want connection with women who are also choosing a more authentic life.
Something within you quietly says, “It is my turn.”
This may not be the right experience if:
You are looking only for information without personal reflection or participation.
You want someone else to make your decisions for you.
You are not currently able to commit time and attention to the process.
You require therapeutic or crisis support beyond the scope of a coaching program.
By the end of our eight weeks,
you may find yourself able to:
Recognize self-abandoning patterns before automatically repeating them.
Understand your emotions without being controlled or ashamed by them.
Respond to yourself with greater kindness.
Express your needs and truth more clearly.
Create healthier and more compassionate boundaries.
Make decisions with less guilt and second-guessing.
Trust yourself through uncertainty.
Take meaningful steps toward a life that feels more aligned.
Feel more present, visible, worthy, and at home within yourself.
What Clients Say ...
Marise is truly an inspiration! For years I worked hard in becoming the person I was proud of but life threw me curve ball and eventually I felt less and less confident. I felt trapped and struggled with feeling confident and happy, It’s as if I was in a continuous loop that made me feel unsure and unfulfilled. After a number of coaching sessions, I was able to identify some of the underlying issues that were holding me back from feeling grounded, worthy and confident. With Marise’s help I was able to work through making changes I needed to find happiness, balance and confidence again. I am so grateful for your kind supportive guidance and for being a part of my journey as I continue to claim my power and grow into my confidence and happiness. I would recommend Marise wholeheartedly to anyone looking for support in creating their best life! - Stella
Being the primary caregiver to my mom, I found myself in a complete life transition after her passing away. I had to prepare the estate for sale, relocate and find a new purpose for myself. I felt felt anxious, overwhelmed and vulnerable at my whole world falling apart. Working together with Marise, I gained a new acceptance of myself that opened up a delightful creative aspect of myself I had ignored. I was able to embrace this magical part of myself to ground in a deeper wholeness of being. New opportunities showed up and I was able to confidently accept two new job positions that aligned with my value of healthy living and nature.
Karen had a dream that started while on a soul searching pilgrimage in the darkest day of her life after the sudden loss of her husband. It was about finding Hope and Gratitude through the lens of photography. This was a project that helped her shift her perspective to newly found hope for life. A decade later after years of emotional nag, there was an opportunity to manifest this for real. In working together, Karen was able to confidently step into her strengths of her technical photography skill and trust the depth of the wisdom she had gained from recovering from her own loss. She was able to piece together a 6 week course that was offered to palliative patients at her local hospice. This project opened the hearts of over a dozen participants to hope and beauty and to a life worth being grateful for. This is now the pilot course to her End of life Doula Practice.
YOUR JOURNEY INCLUDES
8 weekly 2 hour live group sessions
8 guided stages of the Sacred Miles roadmap
Reflection exercises and integration practices
A downloadable Journey Guide
Private community connection
Small groups size of 6-8 women
Group Triad companionship
Direct access to recordings in the protal
A closing integration and continuation plan
FOUNDING CIRCLE INVESTMENT
$497.00
taxes are included
This is a value of $2,000
BONUS #1
A Guided Meditation for Calm and Nervous-System Support
BONUS #2
2 x ONE on One 45 min Coaching Calls with Marise. One at the start and another in the second half of the program.
Program dates:
January 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23,
March 2, 9, 2027
Day and time:
Tuesdays, 7-9pm Eastern Time
Online platform:
Zoom
Frequently asked questions
Will I be required to share?
You will always be invited, never pressured, to participate. You are welcome to share at your own pace. Listening can also be a meaningful part of the journey, though your experience will deepen when you allow yourself to be gradually seen and supported.
Is the group confidential?
Confidentiality is one of our core group agreements. Each participant will be asked to respect the privacy of the other women and not share their personal stories outside the circle. While Marise will protect your information in accordance with professional coaching standards, confidentiality within a group setting cannot be absolutely guaranteed.
What if I am not sure what needs to change?
Life is not rehearsed. It is a discovery and unfolds with every step we take. Together you get to see the clarity as it emerges from our work together.
How much time should I allow between sessions?
I will make sure that the important work is completed during our time together. However, plan for approximately 30–60 minutes each week for reflection and simple integration practices. The purpose is not to add more pressure to your life, but to help you notice how the patterns we explore appear in your everyday experiences.
Is this coaching, therapy, or a book club?
This is not therapy nor is it a book club. It is a group coaching program that allow you to work through the Sacred Miles methodology to uncover your personal path home to yourself.
Is this suitable if I am currently in therapy?
The Sacred Miles Journey is a coaching program, not therapy or mental-health treatment. Coaching focuses on increasing awareness, clarifying what you want, and supporting meaningful choices and actions. Therapy may address mental-health concerns, trauma, emotional distress, relationships, and other areas requiring clinical care. Many women participate in coaching while also working with a therapist. If you are unsure whether this program is appropriate for you, please contact Marise before enrolling.