This Summer Solstice, join The Creative Altar for a five day alchemical yoga and journal writing intensive meant to strengthen our creative confidence by uncovering the subconscious influence of our inner critic and tapping into the energy of the Summer season and the Fire Element to ignite our own creativity, coherence and confidence!

The Fire Element is related to the heart and the “Shen” the heart spirit that connects us with our celestial origins. In this intensive we will practice daily yin yoga, and guided spirit point meditations with essential oils to balance the Meridians of the Heart and the Pericardium (The Heart protector) and the Fire Element.

Working with the Anahata Chakra ( heart centre) and the Manipura Chakra (our solar plexus and centre for confidence and manifestation), we will also engage in chakra visualization practice. and and a daily journaling practice to connect with our own voice, intuition and innate creativity.

In this series, with your guide senior yoga teacher, interdiscilplinary artist and alchemical healer Julie Gladstone, we will go on a journey into our subconcious to establish a relationship with our inner critic and to transform the often destructive paralyzing role that it can plays in our daily lives and creative practice if it remains in the shadows.

Through a series of guided meditations and writing exercises, we will develop tools to come into a healthier relationship with our own inner critic, and to create a constructive partnership and collaboration between our inner child, our moral compass and our inner critic to free us up to live more experiemental, creative and bold lives.

Please note that while this course is trauma informed, this course is not a replacement for therapy or professional medical care.

CONTENT 40 min daily yoga practice & 20 min of daily writing

DATES June 22 - 26, 2026

TIME asynchronous

COST sliding scale - recommended range $77 - $ 222