Step onto your mat and into the rhythm of nature. Guided by Sara Spangler (Slow Down with Sara) and Lady Eve (Singing Pines Forest Bathing) will lead a self-care experience using yoga, meditation, and the medicine of the Earth.
We’ll do a series of relaxing and engaging activities to tap into our senses, deepen our connection to new beginnings, honor the light that guides us, and ground ourselves in this season of emerging energies. Whether you’re new to these practices or seasoned, this gathering will leave you feeling grounded, renewed, and ready to embrace transformation in the year ahead.
AGENDA:
* Welcome – Calling the directions
* Forest Bathing Invitation by Singing Pines
* Fresh Start Flow — A gentle yet energizing class inspired by January’s new beginnings, weaving in the grounding energy of the earth and sky to help you root down and open to possibility.
* Forest Bathing Invitation by Singing Pines
*Firelight Flow — Beside the warmth of a crackling fire pit, we’ll honor fire as both destroyer and creator. Just like nature’s wildfires clear the way for renewal, this practice will help you symbolically release the old and invite in fresh energy.
*Closing – Tea Service, Reflection and Gratitude 
About the practitioners
Lady Eve is a musician, artist, dendrophile, and the owner of Singing Pines. Eve grew up in Atlanta and spent summers in Appalachia basking in the aroma of the forest and playing in mountain streams. She is a certified forest bathing guide by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, and enjoys sharing her passion for soundscape and sensory/somatic experiences. As a Bardic Druid (with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids) and an active Zazen practitioner, she incorporates meditation and subtle awareness throughout her endeavors. Her artistic advocacy focuses on the connection between music, environment, accessibility and wellness. In 2016 she began to lead an ongoing series of soundwalks, which gave the public opportunities to experience natural surroundings through listening techniques, meditative breathing, and contemplative focus. In recent years, the soundwalk program grew into an artist residency called the ACA Soundscape Field Station at Canaveral National Seashore, and an accessibility program for blind and partially sighted youth called Young Sound Seekers, sponsored by the National Park Service. These programs highlight the growing importance of environmental sound (soundscape) on the quality of health for all living creatures. As a musician and soundscape artist, she uses field recordings, electronic music, spoken word, and classical oboe in her compositions and collaborations. She has performed at the Mutek Mexico Festival, 800 East Atlanta Art Collective, been a curator at Vancouver’s alternative performance festival: Signal & Noise, and produced her Pan Ambient event series with Seattle’s Decibel Festival. In 2016, she produced an interactive gallery exhibition called Watercolors in Sound at Atlantic Center for the Arts showcasing a sound/video/photography installation of field recordings from the New Smyrna Beach soundwalks. Eve has been a featured artist-in-residence at Hambidge Center in North Georgia, Serenbe AIR in Chattahoochee Hills Georgia, and a featured artist at Timucua Arts Foundation Orlando, and the Atlanta Science Festival.
Sara Spangler helps women overcome anxiety, panic attacks, and burnout by slowing down and rebelling against the rush…not just through yoga, but with intentional daily practices in nature, meditation, and mindful movement. Unlike other coaches, Sara combines nervous system awareness with practical, doable techniques that fit into real, busy lives, helping women feel calmer, more grounded, and fully present. Having navigated her own stress and panic attacks, she knows exactly what it feels like to be overwhelmed and exhausted, and now she guides others to reclaim energy, confidence, and joy…without adding more to their to-do lists, so that they can get back to what’s truly important: spending quality time with their family. You can follow her on IG @slowdownwithsara
Sharing the healing power of nature with everyone through guided experiences that bring us closer to our purpose and into a deeper connection with the Earth.