BEGIN AGAIN | Winter Solstice & New Year Workshop Series 🔔
A two-part experience centered around reflection, renewal, and new beginnings.
Through gentle Yin Yoga, live sound bowls, guided reflection, and intention setting, we'll create space to slow down, reconnect, and welcome the new year with purpose.
Part 1: Winter Solstice | 13 Wishes
Sunday, December 20 | 4:30–6:30 PM
Part 2: Begin Again | New Year Reset
Sunday, January 10 | 10 AM–12 PM
The Winter Solstice 13 Wishes
This is a seasonal practice tied to the December Solstice. Held the day before the solstice, this workshop ensures you are fully prepared with your 13 wishes before the seasonal shift occurs.
The Experience: We will begin with a meditation to focus your mind on the upcoming New Year. While some people practice the 13 wishes by writing down random intentions as they arise, I require structure so my thoughts do not become overwhelming. We will use the themes of the year's 13 full moons to guide the journaling portion, using specific prompts to create 13 distinct intentions.
The Ritual: Starting on the first day of the solstice, you will blindly select one intention and safely destroy it—whether by burning, ripping, or another symbolic gesture. This continues daily until only the 13th intention remains. (Note: the 12th wish is destroyed on the final day). The remaining 13th wish is the core intention you are responsible for carrying into the coming year. Think of it as a beautiful way of letting the universe decide your resolution.
Location: Bluming Sol Fitness in New Glarus, Wisconsin.
The New Year Reset
This offering draws inspiration from a beautiful tradition found in rural Switzerland, known as Silvesterclausen (or Silvesterkläuse), to celebrate the New Year.
The History: In this tradition, townspeople dress as Clausen (locally represented in New Glarus as woodland or forest beings) and enter the town ringing massive bells to clear out the stagnant energy of the previous year. They then yodel door-to-door to welcome in the new. This celebration traditionally occurs on the Saturday after Epiphany.
The Experience: This workshop offers a dedicated space to reflect deeply on the previous year and intentionally welcome the new.
Location: Bluming Sol Fitness in New Glarus, Wisconsin.
Registration Options:
Each workshop is offered as a standalone experience, or they can be taken in combination. For those who choose to attend both the Winter Solstice 13 Wishes and the New Year Reset, the reset workshop can be perfectly utilized to build a concrete, actionable plan of intention around your final 13th Wish.
I look forward to sharing these meaningful practices and spaces with you soon.