Event Details
Date: Saturday June 27th, 2026
Time: 4pm to 5:30pm (please arrive by 3:45pm), allow yourself a moment for a herbal tea afterwards
Investment: $67
Location: Centred Health, 9 Gladstone Rd. Highgate Hill
What’s Included
A brief introduction to the season of Winter through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophy, focusing on the Kidney & Bladder meridians.
A seasonal yin yoga practice designed to support deep restoration & a returning inward.
An extended savasana, during which you’ll receive acupuncture on key points aligned with Winter energetics.
Time to rest, integrate, & enjoy a warm tea.
A space of collective healing & reflection.
This experience is an invitation to:
To slow down.
Listen to the breath.
Listen to the body.
To be held.
And to return to the rhythm Winter asks of us.
The Energetics of Winter
Winter is a season of deep restoration, a returning inward. In Chinese Medicine, this season is associated with the Water element, & the Kidney & Bladder meridians, which govern our reserves of energy, resilience, nervous system regulation, water metabolism, & capacity to adapt to life’s demands.
The Water element teaches us the importance of conservation. Just as nature slows, retreats, & restores beneath the surface during Winter, we too are invited to soften our pace, seek stillness, & replenish what has been depleted.
The Kidneys are considered the foundation of vitality — deeply connected to growth, reproduction, hormones, bones, the brain, ageing, & the body’s deeper constitutional strength. On an emotional & spiritual level, the Water element is associated with fear, willpower, introspection, wisdom, & our ability to move through life with steadiness & trust.
When supported, Water gives us resilience, adaptability, groundedness, & the capacity to move with life rather than against it. But when depleted, we may experience fatigue, burnout, nervous system dysregulation, hormonal imbalance, feelings of fear or insecurity, or the sense that we are constantly running on empty.
Winter asks us to honour rest not as laziness, but as essential medicine. It is a season for nourishment, reflection, restoration, & reconnecting to the deeper reserves that sustain us through all seasons of life.
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