Fall Equinox Cacao & Transformational Breathwork Ceremony

The Autumn Equinox is a time of balance as we officially transition from summer to fall, and experience an equal balance of light and darkness.

The Fall Equinox is a wonderful time to gather and honor what we are harvesting from this year so far and mark this transition together, for we can create potent shifts in our lives when we see this not just as a change of seasons, but a shifting of our own consciousness at this time of the year.

Our ceremony will center around the themes of harvest, gratitude and release, as we enjoy the bounty of this time and enter a new cycle of the days shortening towards winter.

We'll play together through ritual with fall elements and our beloved allies: Cacao (special fall edition!), Connection, and Breathwork. 🤎💛🧡

☕️ Cacao is a medicine of the heart who shows us how to open more deeply to our authentic selves. We will work with cacao and other plant allies who wish to join the space through intention-setting, partner and group connection, and guided meditation, and then explore some guided pranayama practices to release physical and energetic blockages in preparation for our transformational breathwork journey.

🌬️ Transformational Breathwork helps us to deepen our inner connection, improve our physical vitality, elevate mental and emotional clarity, and awaken our spiritual connection. It works by helping you to bypass the conscious mind and move into the subtle body to access the deeper layers of emotion, while gently supporting the nervous system.

🍂 Fall Equinox: We will explore themes of what we are harvesting and honoring in our lives in this new season, set our intentions for the cycle ahead, and sit with the balancing point of light and shadow within ourselves, making space for what wants to be illuminated so we can enter the Autumn with clarity, openness, and connection.

Our ceremony will begin with an opening, intention-setting and sharing of ceremonial cacao alongside gentle reflective and connective practices to honor the Fall Equinox. We will then enter into a conscious connected breathwork journey, an invitation to connect with your inner wisdom and light and to embody the balance and reflective state supported by this energetically potent night.

During our breathwork journey, you will lay down on your mat and be gently guided into a rhythmic breathing pattern supported by the music and my voice helping you to travel deeply into your body, allowing the breath to create space for release and renewal.

For many, the breath utilized in this way can help to release stored emotional energy that has been keeping them blocked and stagnated for years. And for many others, it is a portal to their innate wisdom and medicine within, an activation of their true essence and gifts.

Our journey will conclude with a group integration, with time for journaling and sharing insights and further support for one another.

Together we will co-create a cozy harvest evening of honoring the Fall Equinox through somatic connection, heart-centered expression, breath, and sweet medicines from the earth and one another.

Note: If you tend towards elevated blood pressure or have any heart issues, please contact me before the session so we can determine if this particular form of breathwork will be appropriate for you.

Limited spaces available (up to 16); please only RSVP if you are you sure you will be joining us!

What to Bring: Please bring a mug for cacao, a water bottle, a journal and pen, and comfortable clothing (layers are good for temperature fluctuations that can happen during breathwork!) We will have blankets and yoga mats available at the space.

I also welcome you to bring any special (potentially autumn-themed) item you'd like to place on our collective altar (this might be a stone, a special totem, or anything else you'd like to share in the space and charge up with our communal energy from the evening!)

When: Saturday, Sept. 19 from 5:30 - 8:30pm

📍Where:
Wildhearts Wellness
4230 NE Fremont St,
Portland, OR 97213

Contribution: $45-$55 sliding scale

Cash, Venmo, or Paypal accepted (Zelle is also fine)
http://www.rewildsoul.com/payment

Venmo: @Kristen-Yates-8

Please read and sign this waiver if we have not breathed together before:

https://form.jotform.com/250676286876676

I will be available for integration support after this experience should you find yourself needing it, as a cacao & breathwork journey can initiate deep emotional healing and clearing.

Looking forward to celebrating the Fall Equinox and sharing the beautiful medicines of Cacao, Connection, and Breathwork with you on this Saturday evening! 🍂💛🍁