A summer solstice ritual of nourishment, imagination, and embodied hope.
The days stretch open. Gardens spill over. Life insists on itself. Yet beneath the brightness, many of us are navigating uncertainty, grief, exhaustion, and the relentless awareness of a world in crisis. We witness injustice, ecological collapse, violence, and division. We carry personal burdens alongside collective ones.
This workshop explores a different relationship to hope. Beyond intrinsic optimism, denial or certainty, there is an invitation for an embodied practice. A willingness to remain in relationship with life. The choice to attend what matters. A commitment to imagining and creating futures worth living for, even when the path ahead is unclear.
Through yin yoga, yoga nidra, sound bath, and somantic inquiry, we will explore how the body responds to challenge and possibility. How we can stay awake to what hurts without becoming overwhelmed. How we can cultivate enough steadiness, nourishment and vitality to remain engaged with the world we belong to.
Long-held yin postures offer space for softening and reflection. Yoga nidra invites deep restoration and access to the fertile terrain beneath conscious thought. Healing sounds create opportunities for release, resonance and reconnection.
Summer’s yang energy invites movement, expression and participation. Sustained action requires balance. Together, we slow down enough to listen beneath urgency. We tune into sensation, breath, rest and the intelligence of the nervous system. We explore what genuinely nourishes us, what helps us stay connected to ourselves and one another, and what supports to us to move from reactivity into responsive action.
This is a nourishing practise to surrender to the richness of the fruitful darkness.
You are invited to come exactly as you are. To rest when needed. To participate at your own pace. To trust your body's wisdom and boundaries throughout
This workshop is for anyone longing to stay connected to what is alive within them, while remaining attentive to the world around them. For those seeking ways to cultivate resilience without hardening, hope without bypassing, and meaningful action rooted in embodiment.
Come as you are.
Bring your questions.
Bring your weariness.
Bring your longing.
Leave room for what wants to grow.
Please message me with any health concerns or questions so I can best support your practice.
With love,
Patricia
Maitri Studio Limited
4 The Mount, Belfast, BT5 4NA
Tel: +44 (0)28 9099 2428
Email: [email protected]
Company number: NI635546