☀️ Summer Solstice: Breathwork and Somatic Connection

ABOUT THIS EVENT

There is a part of you that wants to expand, be seen, and feel fully alive, and another that may already feel tired, stretched, or close to burnout.

Summer is not about doing more. It is about expanding with awareness.

The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year, when light reaches its peak and energy naturally moves outward. It is a powerful moment to explore visibility, vitality and expression without losing yourself in the process.

In this 3-hour embodied journey, we invite you to inhabit your body with greater presence and confidence, using somatic movement and conscious connected breathing to expand energy, expression and aliveness in a grounded, sustainable way.

This is not about performing or pushing past your limits. It is about embodied expansion.

☀️ WHAT WE WILL EXPLORE

Through somatic movement, breathwork and nervous system awareness, this workshop supports the body to expand safely and sustainably.

We will explore:

• Taking up space without guilt or fear
• Expanding energy and expression without burning out
• Feeling pleasure, strength and clarity in the body
• Learning how to stay present while being visible
  

The focus is not on giving more, but on allowing more life to move through you.

🐎 THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

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

In summer, the Horse runs freely, powerful, expressive and alive, yet still attuned to its energy and limits.

This workshop explores freedom without depletion and expression rooted in presence rather than effort.

🔥 A space to celebrate aliveness, confidence and embodied power.

✨ IS THIS YOU?

You might resonate with this workshop if you are:

• Feeling overextended or close to burnout
• Struggling to take up space or express yourself fully
• Wanting more energy, joy and aliveness
• Giving a lot to others but feeling depleted
  

👉 If so, this workshop is for you.

🌸 WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME

From this Summer Solstice session, you can expect:

• Increased vitality and embodied confidence
• A healthier relationship with energy and effort
• Greater breath capacity and physical presence
  

Joyful expression grounded in safety and awareness

🌿 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 Summer Solstice workshop is the second 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!