THE QUIET NEW YEAR: A Winter Ritual for Rest, Reflection & Feminine Wisdom

Sun Jan 11 2026 at 01:15 pm to 03:30 pm UTC+00:00

AWOL Studios | Manchester

The empress gyal
Publisher/HostThe empress gyal
THE QUIET NEW YEAR: A Winter Ritual for Rest, Reflection & Feminine Wisdom
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You Are Not Behind. You Are In Season.
A feminine embodiment & somatic ritual for women who don’t resonate with “New Year, New me."
About this Event

January is not the true beginning.

Nature is still resting.
The earth is still dark.
Seeds are not meant to push through frozen soil.

And yet, we are told to start, hustle, optimize, and reinvent ourselves.

This ritual is an intentional pause.
A reclamation of winter wisdom.
A space for women who feel tired, tender, unmotivated, or quietly gestating something that doesn’t need to be rushed.

Instead of forcing goals, we will listen.
Instead of manifesting harder, we will soften.
Instead of “New Year, New Me,” we honor rest, reflection, and slow becoming.

This is a somatic + feminine embodiment ritual designed to regulate the nervous system, reconnect you with your body’s seasonal truth, and remind you that you are not behind; you are exactly where you’re meant to be.

You do not need to bloom in winter.
You only need to listen.



🌬️ WHAT WE’LL BE WORKING WITH

• Deep rest + nervous system settling
• Winter embodiment practices
• Gentle somatic movement (optional & accessible)
• Breath-led release + grounding
• Feminine body wisdom (cycles, seasons, intuition)
• Journaling + reflection
• Soft sound healing and reiki integration (sound, stillness, presence)

This is not a goal-setting workshop.
This is not a productivity ritual.
This is a permission slip to slow down.



🌿 WHO THIS IS FOR

This ritual is for women who:
• Feel disconnected from “New Year motivation”
• Are exhausted by hustle culture
• Are moving through grief, change, or emotional winter
• Want to honor their body instead of overriding it
• Feel called to softness, rest, and inner listening

✨ No prior embodiment or somatic experience needed
✨ LGBTQIA+ inclusive
✨ Trauma-informed & consent-based



🕯️ WHAT TO EXPECT

A warm, grounded, intimate space.
Everything is invitational.
You are always in choice.
You can move, rest, sit, lie down, journal, or simply be.


You are not behind.
You are not lazy.
You are not broken.

You are wintering.

Come rest.
Come soften.
Come remember that not all beginnings look like blooming.

Reserve your spot and join us in honoring winter.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

AWOL Studios, Pollard Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 11.55 to GBP 22.38

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