Everything feels too much
Breathing, grounding and gentle guided practices for an overloaded day.
Find a calming practiceFrom Insight Timer to RETURN
Found me on Insight Timer? Welcome.
I’m so glad you’re here.
You’ve found a moment of calm. Now discover more ways to bring that feeling into your everyday life.
Whether you’ve listened to one meditation or many, RETURN is a space to explore more of what supports you — from guided practices and ADHD insights to reflections on motherhood, self-acceptance, and everyday life.
There is no perfect place to begin. Follow what feels right for you.
The same voice you know. More ways to return to yourself.
Your meditation teacher, and the voice behind RETURN.
Begin with how you feel
What would support you today?
Stay with a familiar practice, or try something new. Find free recordings in the library and choose where you’d like to listen.
I can’t switch off
Sleep meditations and body scans for easing into the end of the day.
Find a sleep meditationI need a moment for myself
A little space to notice how you feel and come back to what matters.
Find a practice for youBeyond the meditation
Explore at your own pace.
Mindfulness can meet you in everyday life, too.
My work brings together lived experience and practical tools for sensitive women and mothers, including those living with ADHD. You can listen, learn, read, or explore something more personal when the time feels right.
ADHD insights & understanding
Explore procrastination, time blindness, overstimulation, emotional regulation, and the mental load of motherhood with greater curiosity and less self-judgment.
Mindfulness courses
Go a little deeper with guided lessons you can follow in your own time. Explore the courses and choose the one that fits your needs.
Explore the coursesReflections for everyday life
Read Caroline’s journal on overwhelm, busy minds and rest, with research links and a related practice.
Visit the RETURN journalTracks & albums to keep close
Explore guided meditation collections and ambient soundscapes, with audio samples to help you choose.
Explore the RETURN shop →Something more personal
Explore a private RETURN session or a personalised meditation shaped around your intention and season of life.
Explore personal offerings
A RETURN collection
Words to
Return To
Healing words for the days you need to come back to yourself.
This is the book to open when you feel lost, overwhelmed or far away from yourself. A gentle collection of poems, reflections and reminders for the moments you need something quiet to hold onto.
Read one page in the morning. Keep it beside your bed. Return to the words whenever life becomes too loud.
Buy the book on AmazonA little more about me
Begin where you are.
I’m Caroline Bakker — a meditation and mindfulness teacher, author, and mother. Born in the Netherlands, I lived in Australia for 15 years and am now based in Dubai.
My teaching is shaped by my own experiences of ADHD, PMDD, burnout, and postpartum depression, and by the difference mindfulness made in my life. At the heart of my work is a simple intention: to help you feel more at home in yourself and more present for the life you are living.
Read my full story