❄️ Winter: Breathwork and Somatic Connection

By the end of the year, many of us feel tired, not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. Even rest can start to feel out of reach.

Winter is not a dead season. It is a time of integration, restoration and quiet strength.

As nature slows down and light becomes scarce, winter invites us inward to settle the nervous system, to integrate what we have lived, and to allow energy to rebuild beneath the surface.

In this 3-hour embodied journey, we offer a deeply supportive space to rest without collapsing, using subtle somatic practices and conscious connected breathing to calm the body, integrate the year, and reconnect with inner safety and presence.

This is not about doing less. It is about being deeply here.

Through gentle somatic movement, breathwork and nervous system awareness, this workshop supports deep integration and restoration.

We will explore:

• Settling the nervous system without shutting down
• Integrating emotional and physical experiences from the year
• Resting in presence rather than dissociation
• Rebuilding energy through safety, slowness and embodiment
  

The focus is not on change or effort, but on allowing the body to restore itself.

In the Year of the Horse, we work with instinct, freedom and embodied power.

In winter, the Horse rests, not from exhaustion, but from instinctive wisdom. Movement pauses, energy gathers, and strength rebuilds quietly.

This workshop honours stillness as a form of power, and rest as an act of intelligence.

❄️ A space for deep presence, integration and renewal.

You might resonate with this workshop if you are:

• Feeling depleted, numb or worn down by the year
• Finding it hard to truly rest or switch off
• Carrying emotional weight without space to integrate it
• Longing for calm, safety and grounding in your body
  

👉 If so, this workshop is for you.

From this Winter session, you can expect:

• Deep nervous system settling and calm
• Integration of emotional and physical experiences
• Restored energy and inner safety
  

A sense of completion and embodied renewal

The Seasonal Journey – Moving with the Horse is more than a series of workshops. It is a year-long embodied process designed to help you reconnect with your natural rhythm.

Modern life often asks us to be active all the time — to push, adapt and keep going, even when the body is asking for something different. Over time, this disconnect can lead to exhaustion, anxiety, emotional numbness or a sense of being out of sync with ourselves.

This journey offers an alternative.

Across the four seasons, we work with movement, breath and nervous system awareness to gently re-educate the body to:

• recognise when to move and when to pause
• expand energy without burning out
• release what is no longer needed
• rest without guilt or collapse
  

The Horse — symbol of instinct, freedom and embodied power — guides this process. It reminds us that the body already knows how to move with life when we learn to listen again.

Each workshop supports a specific phase of the year, while together they create a complete somatic cycle — helping you feel more grounded, regulated, alive and at home in yourself.

This Winter workshop is the fourth and final step in a four-part seasonal process called:

Each workshop can be attended on its own or as part of the full journey at a reduced price.

The full journey includes:

• 🌱 Spring Equinox – 20 March
  Balance, Awakening & the First Gallop
• ☀️ Summer Solstice – 21 June
  Expansion, Vitality & Unbridled Expression
• 🍂 Samhain (Halloween) – 31 October
  Release, Descent & Returning to the Body’s Wisdom
• ❄️ Winter – 11 December
  Stillness, Integration & the Quiet Power Within

Together, these workshops support the body and nervous system to move, expand, release and rest — in rhythm with life.

1. Arrival & Introduction (30 min)
Creating safety, grounding and intention.

2. Somatic Movement with Cori (1 hour)
Gentle, trauma-informed practices including shaking, embodied movement and body awareness to release tension and support nervous system regulation.

3. Conscious Connected Breathing with David (1 hour)
A continuous, circular breathing pattern that facilitates emotional release, clarity and vitality.

4. Integration & Closing (30 min)
Grounding and reflective practices to anchor insights and return to daily life, embodied and present.

A body-based approach to nervous system regulation that recognises the deep mind–body connection. It supports:

• Release of stored tension and stress
• Awareness of sensations and emotions
• Safety, presence and embodiment

A continuous breathing technique where inhalation and exhalation flow without pauses. It helps to:

• Calm the mind and energise the body
• Release unconscious emotional patterns
• Access clarity, insight and inner wisdom

Somatic work prepares the body and nervous system, gently creating safety and release.
Breathwork deepens and amplifies the process, accessing emotional, physical and energetic layers.

Together, they create a holistic, embodied journey.

• Single Workshop – £50
• Bring a Friend Ticket (2 people) - £75
• The Seasonal Journey Pass (4 workshops) - £150
  (Includes access to all four seasonal workshops at a reduced price)

Cori
Trauma-informed, integrative somatic therapist and founder of KOA Edinburgh. She creates safe spaces for nervous system regulation, embodied presence and deep self-connection.

David
Breathwork facilitator and coach specialised in Conscious Connected Breathing. He guides safe, nurturing sessions for emotional release, clarity and vitality.

You are welcome to join this session on its own —
or to commit to the full journey and let your body guide you through the year.

There is nothing to fix.
There is only something to listen to.

• Price discounts available, see ticket info
• Limited spaces to maintain a safe, trauma-informed environment
• Suitable for all levels

• Not refundable but transferable
• If you have cardiovascular issues, epilepsy, are pregnant, or have a serious medical condition, please get in touch with us before booking.
• Please read KOA terms and conditions: www.koa-edinburgh.co.uk before attending an event
• Please wear comfortable clothing

👉 Contact us directly to avoid booking fees or discuss a payment plan if needed when booking a block of 4!

Info: Gentle practices, including shaking, embodied movement, and body-awareness exercises, to release tension and reconnect with your body.

Info: A continuous, circular breath pattern that opens inner space, facilitates emotional release, and expands clarity and vitality.

Info: Grounding and reflective practices to anchor insights and return to daily life with a calm, embodied presence.

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