Lorraine Hughes, who aligns her teaching with Traditional Chinese Medicine, will offer Winter: The Introspective and Restorative Nature of the Water Element from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on December 17, 2022, at Dutchess Yoga Studio, in Poughkeepsie. This workshop will explore the water phase of the five phases through breath, movement, interactive lecture and more. Attendees are asked to bring a yoga mat and blanket and wear loose clothing.

“Water embodies willpower, essential power, inherited constitution and fluidity,” explains Hughes, owner of Empowered by Nature, who adds that the kidneys, adrenals and bladder are governed by this element. Winter is when the body, mind and spirit are impacted by the water element. During this season, in all of nature, yang has been consumed by yin. All of the plants and trees now lay dormant in our eyes; they have returned to the Earth for rest and rejuvenation in order to build an enormous amount of energy into their roots from which they will be creatively expressed as new life in the spring.

Hughes says that the workshop will feature mindful movement and breath with restorative exercises that will enhance kidney/bladder internal strength and balance. Meridian acupressure points and self-massage will also be part of the workshop.

Cost: $40. Location: Dutchess Yoga Studio, 1820 Rte. 376, Poughkeepsie, NY. For more information about this event or to register, email Hughes at [email protected] or visit EmpoweredByNature.net. For studio information or directions, call 845.827.3500.