Yoga & Herbal Self-Care for the Cold Season
Wintering Well
Sunday, November 15, 2026
1-4 PM
Marshall, NC
Prepare for the winter season with grounding, warming practices designed to help you gather your energy inward and sustain your vitality. Through movement, breath, herbal body oiling, reflection and deep rest, we’ll explore how to nourish your nervous system, tend your inner fire and create a supportive rhythm for the darker months ahead.
Led by yoga teacher and leadership coach Michelle Ramseth and yoga teacher and herbalist Mina Isabel Shahriary.
Art: Winter Sleep by Tijana Lukovic
A Different Rhythm for Winter
As the days grow shorter and the natural world begins drawing its energy inward, we are invited to do the same.
Winter asks for a different kind of strength—less outward effort, more intentional tending. A season of warmth, nourishment, consistency and rest. A time to protect our reserves while continuing to nurture the spark that keeps us feeling alive.
In this three-hour immersion, we’ll explore what it means to transition into winter consciously: staying grounded and vital while honoring the body’s natural desire to slow down.
Move. Reflect. Restore.
We’ll begin with grounding, warming yoga and pranayama to mobilize the body, support circulation and cultivate steadiness as we move into the colder months.
Mina will share simple teachings for seasonal self-care from Ayurveda and the Wise Woman herbal tradition, including the nourishing practice of abhyanga—self-massage with herb-infused oil—and practical ways to create more warmth, rhythm and support in your daily life.
From there, we’ll shift from movement into inquiry.
Through journaling, conversation and guided coaching, Michelle will lead us through a process of noticing, discerning and choosing:
Where is your energy going?
What deserves your attention this winter?
What might you be ready to release, simplify or protect?
You’ll create a personal Winter Declaration—a clear, grounding statement to guide how you want to tend your energy, nourish your body and keep your inner fire alive throughout the season.
We’ll close with a long, gooey deep stretch and restorative practice accompanied by sound healing, allowing the body to soften, settle and receive the medicine of deep rest.
You’ll Leave With:
A simple warming winter routine incorporating movement, breath and rest, drawn from yoga and Ayurveda
An introduction to abhyanga and a take-home bottle of herb-infused body oil to continue the practice at home
Your own Winter Declaration to guide how you tend your time, energy and attention
Practical tools to support your nervous system and keep your inner fire lit through the darkest months
A body that feels warm, rested and steady
Meet Your Guides
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Michelle Ramseth
E-RYT 500 YOGA TEACHER & LEADERSHIP COACH
I’m drawn to practices that meet us where we are—and gently invite us somewhere new. As we move toward winter, that might mean slowing down without becoming stagnant, conserving our energy without losing our spark, and creating a rhythm that feels nourishing and sustainable.As an experienced yoga teacher and leadership coach, I weave together thoughtful movement, meaningful reflection and practical spirituality. In this workshop, I’ll help create a warm, grounded space to reconnect with yourself, discover the winter rhythm you need, and learn practices for tending your energy and keeping your inner fire alive.
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Mina Isabel Shahriary
E-RYT 500 YOGA TEACHER & HERBALIST
I’m inspired by the intelligence of the natural world and the ways our bodies reflect its rhythms and cycles. My teaching weaves together yoga, somatic practice, Ayurveda, vitalist herbalism and nature connection to support greater steadiness, resilience and trust in the body’s own wisdom.
As a mother of two, I’ve become attuned to the importance of tending the nervous system and learning when to mobilize, when to soften and when to conserve our energy. In this workshop, I’ll share grounding movement, breath and simple seasonal practices to help you feel warm, nourished and rooted as we move toward winter.
Join Us
This workshop is for anyone who feels winter pulling them inward and wants to meet it with intention instead of resistance. No prior yoga experience is necessary. Mats are provided.
Come in comfortable clothes you don’t mind a little oil on, bring a journal, and give yourself an afternoon to slow down, reconnect and listen for the rhythm your body is asking for as winter approaches.
Space is limited to 12—register early to save your spot!
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Magictown Movement Studio (on the Island in Downtown Marshall, NC)
⚡️ Energy Exchange: $49
We have a few community care spaces available for those with financial need. Please send a message to inquire.
***REFUND POLICY***
If you need to cancel your registration, please let us know at least 48 hours before the program begins to receive a full refund. We are not able to offer refunds for cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice, but your spot can be transferred to another person.