A WINTER SOLSTICE DAY RETREAT AT HEALTH IN BALANCE
In the Silent Night, the Soul Hears the Whispering of the Stars
December 21, 2025
9:30AM—4:00PM
Health in Balance, Cambridge, ON
SPOTS LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS
The Turning Point of the Year
The Winter Solstice is the moment the light begins to return. A beautiful turning point you can feel in your whole being, a gentle leaning back toward brightness as the days begin to lengthen once again. From this day forward, the days begin to lengthen again.
It’s also the first day of winter. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is the season of restoration, a natural invitation into rest, contemplation, and connecting with our own Inner Wisdom.
Not knowing this until a short while ago, we now love to honour this invitation to carve out a little quiet amidst the hustle of the Christmas season, simply to connect with the rhythm of nature and with the peace that lives on the inside the hustle.
The light that fills the sky dwells also in the quiet of the heart. — Tagore
What This Day is Really About
A simple, nourishing moment to:
• slow down, even briefly
• reconnect with your inner steadiness
• feel the quiet returning of your own light
• honour this seasonal shift in a grounded, human way
No complexity. No expectations. Just a warm, gentle day designed to help you land.
The Flow of the Day
OPENING CIRCLE
A warm welcome, grounding, and arriving into the space.
OPTIONAL CACAO RITUAL
A heart-warming cup to mark the beginning of the day, helping the body soften and settle.
KUNDALINI-INSPIRED MOVEMENT
A gentle practice to shake out the year, create space in the shoulders, chest, and breath, and reconnect with your radiant energy.
TACTILE MEDITATION
A simple sensory practice to bring you right back into your body and into presence.
NOURISHING WINTER LUNCH BREAK
A moment to eat, breathe, and connect.
YOGA NIDRA WITH LIVE MUSIC
Michael will weave live sound as Connie guides a Solstice-inspired Nidra — a deeply restorative inner journey.
AUTOMATIC WRITING
An inviting practice in Listening — a practice to let the wisdom within you speak. A space where your Knowing can take shape on the page, revealing what is ready to be known in this moment.
CLOSING CIRCLE
A simple, heartfelt gathering to gently integrate the day and name what you want to carry with you into winter.
A Moment for the Night Sky
Just for a breath or two… let the night sky meet you.
Let the stars remind you of your own light — steady, ancient, always there.
A moment to feel how the universe holds you, and how you belong to it.
A soft return to your own inner sky.
The night, with all her stars, forms the frame for the inner radiance.
— Tagore
The light that fills the sky dwells also in the quiet of the heart.
— Tagore
A DAY TO RETURN TO YOUR OWN QUIET LIGHT — GENTLY, BEAUTIFULLY, TOGETHER.
Registration
A small, cozy circle to honour the season. If this day feels like a quiet yes — we’d love to have you.
$150 CAD
Spots are limited to 8 to keep the gathering spacious and intentional.
Hosted By
Osteopathic manual practitioner and co-director of Health in Balance—who loves exploring the edges of what we know, and gently inviting others along
CONNIE WALSH
For our workshop, we will be joined by a long-time friend of the clinic; educator and musician
MICHAEL ACKERMAN
This retreat is located and profits from being on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnawbe and Haudenosaunee peoples. Its organizers are grateful for its use, and are committed to learning and walking in truth, and participating in reconciliation.
A WINTER SOLSTICE DAY RETREAT
In the Silent Night, the Soul Hears the Whispering of the Stars
December 21, 2025
9:30AM—4:00PM
Health in Balance, Cambridge, ON
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