Workshops & Special Events
Equinox Emergence | Cacao, Breathwork, Astrology, Movement, Meditation
March 21, 2026 5pm - 8pm
The Spring Equinox marks the balance between light and dark, a portal between winter’s reflection and spring’s blooming. This threshold also marks the beginning of the astrological year and nature’s natural rhythm as we shift from Pisces to Aries season. From end to beginning.
Join Vanja of Astrobloom and Jeff of breathARMY for a beautiful evening of connection, cacao, astrology, breath and conscious movement.
There is a strong sense of “rooted rising” within the energies present at the Equinox. A collective movement where intuition & community wisdom (the yin) are coming back into balance with action & leadership (the yang).
Together we are remembering that real power and spring’s blooming grow from deep, interconnected roots. Like the first shoots of spring pushing through the soil, what emerges now rises because of what came before. We are creating the foundation of the world we want to see through what we create in our lives.
Astrologically this is amplified by:
Aries season beginning: the zodiac’s spark of initiation & courage
Mars (Aries ruler) still in Pisces: action guided by intuition, compassion & the heart
Mars trine Jupiter in Cancer: expansion through emotional intelligence, nurturing & community
The Sun illuminating Saturn + Neptune’s recent meeting at the incarnation point (0 degrees Aries): dreams & visions beginning to bloom into tangible form
So the feeling is:
• Peace & blooming after a long winter
• Love rising over fear in uncertain & divisive times
• Community as medicine
• Intuition & embodiment guiding action
• Planting the seeds of the world we want to create
Later in Aries season, Mars enters Aries & momentum builds… but right now we are in the moment of intentional rising.
Through cacao, breath, movement, ritual, and embodiment we will create space to ground, connect, and listen to what is ready to bloom within us and between us.
Vanja Banks is a trauma-informed Evolutionary Astrologer, Alchemist, and Tantric Embodiment Coach devoted to helping others reclaim their joy, pleasure, and purpose by aligning with the truth of their soul.
But the truth isn’t always easy to find… and it often asks us to burn down everything that’s not aligned.
Her path took her through deep initiations — leaving a marriage, a life, a home & a community she loved. She’s walked through grief, the ache of letting go & the wild unknown of beginning again. Each time, returning closer to her body, truth & the cosmic blueprint that’s always been guiding her.
Her work bridges the spiritual, emotional & physical. Through 1:1 sessions, courses & movement classes, Vanja holds space for people moving through big transitions— heartbreak, awakening, identity shifts, soul callings.
Because she’s lived the death & the rebirth, Vanja knows what it’s like to lose everything that isn’t true in order to become everything you are.
Jeff is the founder of breathARMY and the lightFORCE Collective - Leadership, Breathwork and Cold Exposure Facilitator Training Academy. His mission is to educate, inspire and empower people to live to their true potential. Jeff uses a variety of different tools including breathwork, movement, meditation, cold, heat and psychedelics to help people break through the structures that hold us back from living and expressing our true potential in the world.
Jeff has walked through some of the darkest shadows of trauma, addiction and mental illness to emerge with profound wisdom and light which he humbly carries to activate the light and potential in others. He has a unique ability to weave a deep understanding of scientific principles with timeless philosophical and spiritual wisdom in an easy to understand, light, yet incredibly powerful and enjoyable way.
Jeff has had the opportunity and privilege to learn and train with some of the world’s leading experts and lineages of breath, cold, somatics, movement, thought and plant medicine. He has uniquely woven these teachings into a one of a kind, heartfelt and impactful offering that has deeply touched thousands of people through the workshops, retreats, courses and trainings he has offered.
Jeff has been teaching spiritual practices for nearly 20 years, has trained and practiced as a psychedelic therapist in both clinical and ceremonial settings, consulted for various psychedelic therapy start ups, is a co-author in an international best-selling book, retired paramedic and after many years away, currently lives back in his hometown sharing his passion and purpose with the world.
You can contact Jeff at mailto:jeff@breatharmy.com or @breatharmy on Instagram

