Winter Solstice Yin Yoga & Shamanic Breathwork Mini Retreat

Sun Jun 14 2026 at 01:00 am to 07:00 am UTC+12:00

442 Durham St N, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand | Christchurch

Kathy Guidi - WOW - Ways of Wellness
Publisher/HostKathy Guidi - WOW - Ways of Wellness
Winter Solstice Yin Yoga & Shamanic Breathwork  Mini Retreat
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Light Your Fire / Calm The Mind / Awaken Your Spirit
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As we move toward the longest night of the year, join us for a nourishing Winter Solstice gathering — a time to slow down, turn inward, and honour the natural rhythm of rest, reflection, and renewal.
This special collaboration weaves together grounding yoga and Shamanic Breathworkâ„¢, creating space for gentle release, deep restoration, and reconnection with yourself.
We’ll begin with a gentle yoga practice blending slow flow, yin, and restorative shapes to help the body soften, open, and unwind. From there, you’ll be guided into a Shamanic Breathwork journey, using the breath as a bridge between body, mind, and spirit. Supported by carefully curated music and a safe, held environment, the breath becomes a pathway into deeper awareness allowing release of what’s no longer needed and reconnection to yourself on a deep level.
Together, these practices offer a balanced experience of movement and rest, effort and surrender, aligned with the energy of the winter solstice and the invitation to tend your inner fire during the darker season.
Whether you’re seeking grounding, clarity, emotional release, deep rest, or simply a meaningful pause from everyday life, this gathering offers a welcoming space to arrive exactly as you are.
Held in a warm, down-to-earth, community-centred environment, this experience is open to all levels and guided with care by two experienced facilitators passionate about creating safe and inclusive spaces for healing, connection, and self-exploration.
Come as you are.
Leave feeling more grounded, connected, and restored.
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🔥 Sunday 12 June, 11 am — 5:00 pm
🔥 Mary Potter Centre, Central CHCH
🔥 $120 / $135 — includes tea, snacks, cacao
Early bird until 31st May
If finances are an issue, please reach out to Kathy (DM); payment plans available.
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Shamanic Breathworkâ„¢ (SBW) is a dynamic technique that uses breath, chakra-attuned music, art and energetic bodywork to enter a naturally induced altered state of consciousness and access deeper insight, healing, and inner wisdom. From this space of non-ordinary reality, your higher self (or inner shaman) will help you access your own innate wisdom and and guide you toward the experiences, insights, or healing most needed in the moment.*
*Note:
Shamanic Breathwork/Conscious Connected Breathing can bring up strong physical and emotional experiences. To better hold and support you, your journey and your transformative process, please inform Kathy if you are currently experiencing or have experienced the following conditions: cardio-vascular problems, epilepsy, recent surgery, pregnancy, or psychosomatic, mental health, other physical limitations, or emotional problems.
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Your guides:
Kathy Guidi:
Kathy is a multifaceted spiritual guide and practitioner, dedicated to empowering individuals on their transformative journeys. As a Shamanic Breathwork Master Practitioner, Reiki master, and Ordained Shamanic Minister, Kathy weaves together ancient wisdom and modern techniques to support personal growth and healing. With a calm and steady presence, she guides participants in a way that feels safe, supported, and empowering, whether they are new to breathwork or deepening an existing practice. Her sessions invite awareness, curiosity, and a willingness to explore what arises without pressure or expectation.

Melanie Bourke:
With over six years of teaching experience, Mel offers a grounded and straightforward approach to yoga that supports both strength and deep rest. Her background includes power vinyasa, yin, restorative, gentle, and slow flow practices allowing her to meet students in all seasons of their body and life. Currently working toward her 500-hour certification, she continues to evolve as both a teacher and a student. Her approach is compassionate, thoughtful, and real, with a touch of humour to keep things human. Mel is passionate about creating inclusive, community-based spaces where people can reconnect with themselves and each other.
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