At Awaken to Love, we are committed to healing the mind to re-awaken to the Love and Peace that is our truth. Our indwelling Presence has never really been lost, and with gentle and consistent practice, the blocks to this awareness will fall away! Guided by the teachings of A Course in Miracles, we put the principles of forgiveness into daily use so that our minds can be steady and restful in God, in everything we do.
Jenny Maria De La Luz and Barret De La Luz were led to open the Awaken to Love Foundation, to serve all those wanting to experience the Truth beyond the veil. The Awaken to Love Foundation / Fundación Despierta Al Amor is a registered non-profit Foundation in Spain, CIF: G6795416, and also in South Africa, Number 2025/875418/08
Our community retreat centres in Málaga, Spain, and in Cape Town, South Africa are here as beacons of light, calling to and supporting those seeking to shake off the slumber of darkness, and awaken to their true, eternal Being!
Jenny Maria De La Luz’s path unfolded from academia into the living teachings of A Course in Miracles, where she found answers to the psychological dilemma of this world. Through devoted study and deep inner work, she entered a period of her life that spanned many years—a gentle yet profound process of ego undoing, guided by the steady presence of renowned teacher David Hoffmeister.
Barret De La Luz has studied a number of different paths, philosophies, spiritualities, but all of them were missing something. When A Course in Miracles came into his life and he began to take in its profound message, he was amazed by its fullness and knew he had found his path home.
Jenny Maria’s profound experience:
My full and unwavering devotion to this path began in 2006, through a profound mystical awakening—an encounter with two Light Beings beyond the confines of linear time. Words can scarcely capture the depth of this experience, yet what remains undeniable is its reality. It was more real than anything perceived through the senses.
In that moment of expanded awareness, it became clear that what we call “the world” is but a fleeting illusion—a dream. What seemed like a “visit” was not a visit at all, for true Presence has no beginning and no end. Their presence revealed itself as Spirit… as a living touch of the Divine. This is Reality—eternal, unchanging, and true. All else is a dream, gently waiting to be released through forgiveness.
Guided by this awakening, I was led to America, where I lived and worked closely with David Hoffmeister. Through this deepening, it was revealed that there is one singular purpose for all who appear here: to transcend the perceptual world and awaken to Truth. This purpose is the foundation of my life and the essence of everything I share.
In both online and in-person sessions, I enter a space of deep listening—attuning to the Healing Guidance of the Holy Spirit. You may experience me as a guide, a mirror, a companion… perhaps an avatar or simply a Sister in God. Each session is an invitation into openness and honesty, where profound shifts can naturally unfold.
The spiritual path is a journey of remembering—learning to hear and trust the Voice of the Holy Spirit, which gently undoes the illusions of the ego. It is the releasing of all that obscures Love’s presence, and the cultivation of a devoted, continuous inner listening.
Through healing practices such as meditation, forgiveness, and the mind-training offered in A Course in Miracles, I live, breathe, walk, and share this luminous path of Awakening.
Love is always here to surrender to,
in the depth of the present moment
Boundless and pure, it extends forever
It is all that has been lost in the slumber,
dream and forgetfulness of this world
It leads so gently. Love is Here.