Fall Equinox: Return to Stillness- Carlsbad Beach

✨ Yoga • Meditation • Sound Bath • Ocean Release Ceremony ✨

Join Yoga In Beautiful Places for a special gathering honoring the Fall Equinox — a natural turning point when day and night meet in balance and we begin the transition from the outward energy of summer into the slower, quieter rhythm of fall.

As the days begin to shorten and nature starts to let go, fall offers us an invitation to do the same.

To slow down.
To release what has run its course.
To appreciate what this season has given us.
And to make space for what we truly want to carry forward.

This 75-minute experience combines grounding yoga, meditation, a meaningful ocean release ceremony, and an immersive sound bath — all surrounded by the beauty and natural rhythm of the coast.

This class is guided by Katie Rose (Owner of Yoga In Beautiful Places), M.A.Ed., RYT-500, SUP Yoga, Sound Healing + Meditation.

$40 Drop-In
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✨ The Experience

We’ll begin with a grounding, all-levels yoga practice designed to bring you out of the busyness of everyday life and back into your body. Through intentional movement, breath, and moments of stillness, we’ll explore the balance between effort and ease, holding on and letting go.

Following our practice, you’ll be guided through a Fall Equinox meditation, creating space to reflect on the season you’re leaving behind and consider what you’re ready to release as you move forward.

Then, we’ll walk together to the shoreline for our Ocean Release Ceremony.

Each participant will receive two stones.

On the first, you’ll use chalk to write something you’re ready to let go of — an expectation, fear, habit, pressure, old story, or anything else you no longer want to carry with you.

We’ll take those stones to the water and offer them to the ocean, allowing the waves to begin washing the words away.

On your second stone, you’ll choose a word or intention representing what you do want to carry with you into the season ahead.

Peace. Rest. Trust. Presence. Courage. Gratitude. Ease.

Your second stone is yours to take home as a simple reminder of what you chose to make space for.

We’ll return to our mats and close the experience with an immersive sound bath, allowing the vibrations of the singing bowls and the natural rhythm of the ocean to guide you into deep rest.

Nothing left to accomplish.
Nothing left to release.
Simply a moment to be.

✨ What to Expect

• Grounding, all-levels yoga
• Guided Fall Equinox meditation
• Two-stone release + intention activity
• Ocean release ceremony at the shoreline
• Keepsake intention stone to take home
• Immersive sound bath
• A peaceful seasonal gathering by the ocean

⚠️ Important Shoreline & Accessibility Notice

The Ocean Release Ceremony requires walking from our yoga area to the shoreline over an uneven, rocky section of beach.

Depending on the tide and beach conditions, the rocks may be loose, wet, slippery, or difficult to navigate. Good balance and stability are recommended for this portion of the experience.

If you have limited mobility, difficulty walking on uneven surfaces, balance concerns, or other physical limitations, you are still very welcome to attend the event. The shoreline portion is completely optional, and you may remain at the practice area rather than navigating the rocks.

Please consider whether walking across the rocky shoreline is appropriate for you before attending.

✨ What to Bring

• Yoga mat + towel for underneath your mat (this helps keep sand off your mat)

• Blankets, pillows, or bolsters for the sound bath

• Warm layers — the beach can cool quickly once we become still

• Eye pillow or mask for relaxation

• Water

🍂 A Meaningful Seasonal Pause

For centuries, the equinox has marked a moment of balance — equal light and darkness and the beginning of a new season.

But balance doesn't always mean doing more.

Sometimes balance is found in letting go.

In nature, autumn doesn't resist change. Leaves fall. Days shorten. The earth begins to quiet.

Fall Equinox: Return to Stillness is an invitation to follow nature's lead — to release what you're ready to leave behind, reconnect with what matters, and enter the new season feeling lighter, grounded, and present.

🍂 Release what has passed. Keep what matters. Return to stillness.