🌿 Alchemy Guild Newsletter – August 2026 🌞

Flow With the Energy of August

August arrives with an invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and remember that true wellness begins within. As the days remain warm and nature continues to flourish, this is a beautiful time to nourish your body, calm your nervous system, and create intentional moments of restoration.

One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is permission to pause. Even five mindful minutes of conscious breathing, stretching, or sitting quietly in nature can help regulate the nervous system, reduce stress hormones, and bring your body back into balance. Healing doesn’t always happen through doing more—it often happens through allowing yourself to simply be.

🌱 August Wellness Tips

Hydrate with intention. During the summer months, our bodies require extra hydration. Add fresh lemon, cucumber, mint, or berries to your water for a refreshing mineral boost.

Get outside. Walking barefoot on natural ground, spending time beneath the trees, or simply sitting in the sunshine for a few moments can help reduce stress and support emotional well-being.

Breathe deeply. Slow, intentional breathing signals safety to the nervous system. Try inhaling for four counts, holding for four, and exhaling for six. Just a few minutes each day can make a noticeable difference.

Prioritize rest. Your body heals while you rest. Make sleep, relaxation, and moments of stillness just as important as productivity.

Listen inward. Before asking what the world needs from you, ask yourself, “What do I need today?” Self-care is not selfish—it creates the foundation from which you can better support everyone around you.

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🌿 August Events

🌿 Saturday, August 1st
WELLNESS FAIR • Sebastopol
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The Alchemy Guild will have a vendor booth at the Sebastopol Wellness Fair. Come visit us, connect with our practitioners, learn about upcoming offerings, and experience the heart of our growing wellness community. We look forward to sharing space with you and highlighting holistic healing practitioners from our region.

🌊 Thursday, August 7th
FLOATING SOUND BATH • Surrey Resort
7-8:30PM

Experience deep relaxation while floating beneath the evening sky or resting poolside as healing frequencies wash through the body. These immersive sound journeys include crystal singing bowls, gong, chimes, and multidimensional sound instruments designed to support nervous system regulation, energetic clearing, and profound rest.

Floating spaces are limited and tend to fill quickly.

🦁 Saturday, August 8th
LION’S GATE PORTAL
Floating Sound Bath

Surrey Resort • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

As nature begins to soften into evening and the stars awaken above us, we invite you to experience one of our favorite offerings of the season.

✨ The 8/8 Lions Gate Floating Sound Bath ✨

Rather than gathering indoors, we’ve chosen to celebrate this powerful energetic alignment exactly where it feels most magical—floating beneath the open sky.

The Lions Gate Portal is often seen as a time for renewed clarity, heart-centered intention, and stepping into greater alignment with your authentic path. Whether you connect with that symbolism spiritually or simply appreciate an evening of deep rest, this experience offers a beautiful opportunity to pause, breathe, and receive.

Imagine being gently supported by the water as crystal singing bowls, chimes, gong, and soothing frequencies wash over you beneath the stars.

💙 Saturday , August 8
🕖 7:00–8:30 PM
📍 Surrey Resort • Guerneville

🌊 Floating: $75 (limited to 10 guests)
🏖️ Poolside seating available for those who prefer to stay on land.

No experience is needed—just bring your water bottle and an open heart. We provide the floats.

Reserve your space at alchemyguildevents.com or message us with any questions.

We can’t wait to float with you beneath the Lions Gate sky. 🦁

🌕 Thursday, August 21st
FLOATING SOUND BATH • Surrey Resort
7-8:30PM

Return to the water for another deeply restorative evening of floating sound healing under the summer sky. These gatherings offer a space to pause, receive, and reconnect amidst the intensity and movement of the season.

Allow the water, vibration, and frequencies to support emotional release, energetic balance, and deep inner stillness.

✨ MONTHLY REFLECTION ✨

August reminds us that healing does not always happen through force. Sometimes transformation arrives through softening, listening, breathing, and allowing ourselves to be fully present within the body.

May this month support you in choosing authenticity over performance, embodiment over disconnection, and love over fear.

Thank you for being part of this growing community and for walking this path of healing, remembrance, and collective elevation with us.

With gratitude,
The Alchemy Guild