Events at SSY
Our next event is a Spring Workshop in April '26 - date to be announced soon!
Yin & Sound
A yin & sound experience to welcome the light with Christie Wood
Sunday 1st Feb 10am-12pm
Join us as we gather with our beloved collaborator Christie Wood at Imbolc - the ancient festival of first light, known also as Candlemas, when the lengthening days become perceptible and the promise of spring begins to stir beneath the surface. This is a liminal moment in the Wheel of the Year: winter has not yet released its hold, yet something new is quietly awakening. Together, we’ll honour this threshold by tending the inner flame and welcoming the returning light with softness and care.
Our morning will open with 1 hour and 15 minutes of restorative yin, a practice designed to support gentle re-emergence rather than effortful change. Through long-held shapes, subtle sensation and spacious breath, we’ll nourish the tissues, soothe the nervous system and create room for what is ready to grow. Imbolc invites us not to rush forward, but to listen for the first whispers of renewal, t`o clear what no longer serves while protecting the tender beginnings taking root within.
We’ll then transition into a 45-minute soundbath held in Christie’s signature style - an immersive sonic landscape that mirrors the seasonal shift from dormancy to light. The journey begins with shamanic drumming, its steady, heartbeat rhythm grounding the body while awakening inner vitality and direction, helping us attune to what is beginning to move.
From here, the resonant tones of Tibetan full-moon bowls, hand-hammered under the full moon in Nepal, blend with the crystalline clarity of quartz singing bowls, guiding us into a deeply receptive state. These frequencies support subtle energetic clearing and gentle illumination, a bridge between winter’s stillness and the slow return of warmth and life.
We close with the glowing presence of the Venus Gong, whose frequency embodies the divine feminine qualities of love, beauty, compassion and harmony. At Imbolc - a festival traditionally associated with flame, candles and sacred tending - her warming, heart-opening resonance offers a felt sense of hope, devotion and renewal, encouraging us to meet the season ahead with openness and grace.
This workshop is an intimate sanctuary for early-season restoration, a place to pause, recalibrate and consciously welcome the light as it returns. A moment to tend what is fragile and new, to reconnect with inner guidance, and to step forward gently, aligned with the rhythms of the Earth.
Investment: £40 (£36 for members)
Limited spaces — early reservation recommended.
By making a reservation, you confirm that you are in appropriate health to attend this event.