This yoga & acupuncture worksop is a part of our Wheel of the Year Yoga & Acupuncture Series. The Wheel of the Year celebrates the interwoven energies of the Moon and Sun cycles as we move through the seasons. Together the Wheel of the Year is made up of the 4 Solar Days and the 4 Fire Festivals - the Spring Equinox, Beltane, the Summer Solstice, Lamas, the Fall Equinox, Samhain, and the Winter Solstice. In this series, we use yoga & acupuncture to tap into these natural rhythms in order to bring these energies into our own beings.
The Summer Solstice - or Litha - marks the beginning of summer and is the longest day of the year.
It is a time of radiant spirt, vigor, and vibrancy - the flowers of Beltane have sprung forth and are beginning to create fruit. Over the next six weeks, the nourishment from the sun will imbue the earth with its healing, nutritive energy to grow these fruits and help them ripen. In our bodies, we too are absorbing this abundant, radiant energy form the sun - harnessing its spirit and nourishing our inner power and vitality.
Our workshop will focus on attuning to the energy of the sun and welcoming its vibrant power into our body and spirit. We will begin our workshop with meditation and intention setting. Our yoga flow will focus on harnessing and absorbing radiant energy of the sun and shining our own inner light outward. We will engage in an invigorating, yet approachable-for-all, hatha yoga practice to welcome in the nourishment and radiate from within. Following this body movement practice with acupuncture will deeply support our own bodies and minds to align with the abundance of Summer energy.
Pricing & Further Details.
Please bring a yoga mat as well as loose, comfortable clothing for the acupuncture portion. We also suggest bringing water and anything else you may need for your personal comfort.
Tickets for this event are $50 per person. Space is limited so book early!
** As this event is being held outside, it is contingent upon weather. Please note, if we have to cancel this event due to weather, you will receive a full refund minus any booking fees.
Please note that this is a “community-style” acupuncture event, thus points will be limited to the extremities, chest, abdomen, and head (when applicable). Keiko will individually take pulses to bring a unique touch to each treatment. Once booked, there will be more information provided on what to expect with community-style acupuncture. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out via phone or the Contact Us page.
Meet Your Yoga Instructor Ashley Hunter.
With a passion for teaching and a fifteen-year-long journey with yoga, Ashley is excited to share the joy and self-empowerment that comes from discovering your potential in body movement. Her 200hr YTT certification was completed locally through The Little Yoga Studio here in Boulder, CO. Also a seasoned hula hoop dance teacher, she has been sharing her love of physical expression for the last ten years with her local communities in Colorado and Virginia, as well as internationally in Nicaragua, Greece, Laos, Mexico, Guatemala, and Spain, through classes, workshops, festivals, events, and private lessons.
Ashley leads a supportive, yet invigorating yoga class that encourages proper alignment, muscle engagement, and breathwork. Her teaching style is rooted in deep compassion and motivating personal growth. Physical fitness and body positivity are things she discovered only in her adult life. This gift of being able to reframe and see a new potential, drives her to teaching and inspiring self acceptance for others, always meeting each individual exactly where they are in their journey.
With great appreciation for our connection to Mother Earth and all living things, and a background in Tantric and Shamanic teachings, Ashley often weaves these themes into her yoga classes.
Off the mat here in Denver, Ashley is a somatic Love, Sex, Relationship, and Empowerment Coach and a singer/songwriter musician with her band "The Dawn Hunters."
Meet Your Acupuncturist Keiko Barringer.
Keiko was introduced to the healing powers of energy medicine and plant medicine over 20 years ago. She has been a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist for over 10 years now and has been working in the field of acupuncture since 2005.
Keiko has a deep passion for the interwoven connectivity of mental, emotional, and physical well-being. She believes strongly in the healing power of the body and works closely with her patients to tap into their own healing capacity and health journey.
She specializes in treatments that bring nourishing, calming energy into the nervous system and bring awareness back into the body. She believes the mind-body connection is an integral part of the healing process and brings this tenet into each facet of her treatments. Keiko has a calming touch that allow her treatments to be both deeply relaxing and physically effective.
With many years of experience, she treats multiple ailments ranging from mental health disorders, to digestive disorders, auto-immune disorders, women’s health, headaches and physical pain. She believes that the body’s symptoms are a way of communicating and aims to find the coherent pattern woven within them. Through detailed diagnoses, she finds the interconnected root and helps untangle and translate the body’s messages, thus finding a clear path forward to healing.