Spring Equinox: Breathwork and Somatic Connection

ABOUT THIS EVENT

There is a natural impulse within you that wants to move forward — and another part that may still feel tired, cautious, or unsure.

Spring is not about forcing change. It is about listening to what is ready.

The Spring Equinox marks a moment of balance between light and dark: a natural threshold where energy begins to rise after winter’s inward pull. It is a powerful time to pause, listen, and sense what is ready to move… and what still needs steadiness.

In this 3-hour embodied journey, we invite you to reconnect with your body at the edge of beginning, using somatic movement and conscious connected breathing to awaken energy, restore balance, and sense your next step with clarity.

This is not about pushing goals, fixing yourself, or performing. It is about embodied readiness.

🌱 WHAT WE WILL EXPLORE

Through somatic movement, breathwork and nervous system awareness, this workshop supports the body through transition and recalibration.

We will explore:

• Awakening energy that has been dormant over winter
• Finding balance between rest and action
• Sensing readiness in the body rather than pushing from the mind
• Moving with clarity, stability and embodied presence
  

The focus is not on “doing it right” but on listening deeply to the body’s signals.

🐎 THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

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

In spring, the Horse awakens — testing the ground, refining instinct, learning when to step forward and when to pause.

This workshop supports embodied readiness, not rushed momentum.

✨ A space to meet yourself at the beginning of movement and to begin without rushing, allowing clarity to lead rather than force.

✨ IS THIS YOU?

You might resonate with this workshop if you are:

• Feeling stuck or low in energy after winter
• Wanting to move forward but unsure how or when
• Feeling disconnected from your body or intuition
• Overthinking instead of sensing what feels right
  

👉 If so, this workshop is for you.

🌸 WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME

From this Spring Equinox session, you can expect:

• A renewed sense of balance between rest and action
• Awakened energy without overwhelm or pressure
• Greater trust in your body’s signals and timing
• Calm, clarity and grounded motivation moving forward

🌿 THE PURPOSE OF THE SEASONAL JOURNEY

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.

🌿 PART OF A LARGER JOURNEY

This Spring Equinox workshop is the first step in a four-part seasonal process called:

🐎 The Seasonal Journey – Moving with the Horse

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.

🌀 WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE WORKSHOP (3 HOURS)

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.

🌱 WHAT IS SOMATIC WORK?

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

🌬️ WHAT IS CONSCIOUS CONNECTED BREATHING?

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

🔑 WHY COMBINE SOMATIC WORK & BREATHWORK?

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.

🎟 TICKETS

• 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)

👥 ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS

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.

✨ FINAL NOTE

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.

🔒 PRACTICAL INFO

• Limited spaces to maintain a safe, trauma-informed environment
• No prior experience required
• Please wear comfortable clothing

👉 Contact us directly to book and avoid booking fees!