Winter is unadorned.
No leaves. No flowers. No fruit. Just the bare essence of nature. And seeds. Holding pure potential; deep in the dark.
In the Five Elements, Winter is represented by the element of Water, and Water takes us down to the deep, still place within. The place of our unadorned, original essence.
There’s something the old ways understood about this deep, dark space. It’s where the finest filaments are most visible. So faint, they’re nearly imperceptible. The sensation before it is felt. The thought before it is formulated. The word before it is spoken.
And. There’s one caveat.
Our deepest filaments cannot be easily perceived in the bright lights of a New Year’s plan.
While the ball drops and the calendar says begin, the season says otherwise.
Because this is The Anti-Resolution, we’re following Winter’s lead and reaching into the dark to dream. On the heels of a New Moon, no less.
Not to plan. Not to calculate. But to dream. Day dream. Night dream. Let our imaginations run off the page dream. Holding everything lightly. Thoughts, feelings, sensations, images. Let them come, and let them flow. Through minds, bodies, even breath. Trusting that the more we intentionally dream, the brighter the filaments will glow.
What We'll Do
Qigong. Twenty minutes of slow, intentional movement and breath, to bring us down out of our heads and into the body.
Guided imagery and biofield tuning. A gentle walk into the dark, where what you will have space to dream. Tuning forks help release tension and restore energy flow in and around the body.
Sound healing. Singing bowls, chimes, and other instruments moving through the stillness, while you drift.
The crystal. A Loft crystal, intentionally chosen for its energetic properties and attuned during the evening. It goes home with you.
We leave in flow.
Maybe you’ll remember the dream. Maybe you won’t. Nothing needs to be forced. Like water, it finds its way.
What to bring:
Comfortable clothing. A yoga mat, blanket and eye cover. Water to drink.
Cost: $60 | Advanced registration is required. Space is limited.
A Collaborative Event | Angie Ellen + The Crystal Loft
THE ANTI-RESOLUTION
Right intention. Wrong season.
Nothing in nature “starts over” in the dead of winter. Neither should we.
Introducing The Anti-Resolution. Where we do the new year, in seasonal order.
Release first. Dream second. Receive last, after the year actually turns (Lunar New Year).
Release · Friday, December 18, 6pm
Three nights before Solstice, the longest night of the year. No decisions, just one last release. For the dark to receive.
Dream · Friday, January 8, 6pm No planning. No calculating. Just dreaming. Formless and flowing, like water.
Receive · Friday, February 12, 6pm
The Lunar New Year has begun. What you set down in December opened space for something that has been waiting to show up. Maybe you dreamt of it in January, or maybe it needed more time.
Each event stands on its own, and together they build.
The right intention, in the right season.
