Plant Meditation & Movement with Linden, April 29th

April 29th | 5:30–7:30 PM | MOVE Studio, Smiley Building, Durango CO

Join clinical herbalist and owner of Dancing Willow Herbs, Elliott Brinkley, alongside dancer and movement guide Ana Hyatt, for a two-hour immersive experience in embodied herbalism, where plant connection moves beyond the mind and into the body.

We will begin in quiet reverence, tasting and sitting with linden, a beloved heart-opening tree known for its gentle, nourishing presence. Through guided meditation, you’ll be invited to slow down, soften, and attune to the subtle language of the plant. From there, we’ll transition into guided movement practices designed to bring you out of the analytical mind and into deeper relationship with your body. As the experience unfolds, you’ll be supported in intuitive, self-led movement- allowing linden to shape and inspire your expression.

Perfect for Mother's day season and the rising bloom of late spring, linden invites us into receptivity, sweetness, and the quiet abundance that comes from being deeply nourished and supported. It reminds us of enough-ness, of the pleasure, fertility, and fullness that arises when we are grounded in ourselves. After our movement practice, we will gather to explore linden more deeply- its medicinal benefits as a heart tonic and nervous system ally, its folklore and energetics, and ways to work with it in your own herbal practice. 

This class is for anyone longing to deepen their relationship with plants through direct experience: blending meditation, movement, and herbal wisdom into a practice of connection, presence, and embodied learning.

Meet your teachers: 

Ana Hyatt is the owner and founder of Ana Hyatt Movement and The Alt Feminine. She’s been a movement educator for over 20 years and enjoyed a career as a professional dancer and performer in the Bay Area. She is also a mom and gardener. Ana’s passion is to make movement accessible, fun and transformative for all who make their way into the studio for a class. 

Learn more about Ana's movement philosophy, work with her 1:1 and see her other classes on her website: https://www.anahyattmovement.com/

Elliott Brinkley is a clinical herbalist and owner of Dancing Willow Herbs. Elliott formulates handcrafted herbal products, works 1:1 with clients, and educates her community. She is a certified Clinical Herbalist with over 1400 hours of training from the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism, North American Institute of Medical Herbalism and the Acorn School of Herbal Medicine. With over a decade of professional herbal practice, she has the gift of conveying grounded clinical herbal strategies with everyday people, so that they can feel empowered to make informed decisions about their wellness. Her passion emulates beyond the clinical/scientific and weaves through the energetic nature of healing and the sacredness of connecting people to the Earth.