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 Winter Solstice, or Yule, is one of the 4 ancient Solar Days and marks the transition from autumn to winter.
As one of the solstices, Yule is a time when the sun and moon are at the zenith of their cycles. The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year and is represented by the healing energy of the moon. Traditionally, the Winter Solstice is associated with a sacred time of rest and reflection. It is a time to slow down, bring awareness to our bodies, and strengthen our intuitive powers. The world is in slumber as the plants and animals start their hibernation season, replenishing their energy for the upcoming new cycle. Yule is a time for deep reflection, intuition, peace, and nourishment.
Our workshop will focus on attuning to the internal, replenishing energy of this season as we ground deeper into our bodies and our intuitions. We will begin our workshop with meditation and intention setting as we settle into this winter energy. Our yoga flow will focus on grounding into our bodies, slowing down, and nourishing and replenishing our energy. We will engage in a grounding, slow flow, hatha yoga practice to welcome in this winter season and time of reflection. We will follow our body movement practice with community-style acupuncture to help integrate our bodies and minds as they align with the reflective, replenishing energy of the Winter Solstice.
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!
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.