A Masterclass on the Water Element & Your Word of the Year

As we begin this year-long masterclass journey inspired by your Word of the Year for 2026, we start with the quiet, powerful wisdom of winter.

In Chinese medicine, winter is the season of the Water element, a time of deep yin energy, rest, and inward reflection. It is the season that governs the kidneys, the storehouse of your deepest vitality, known as Jing: your core life essence. Winter invites us to slow down, turn inward, and nourish the roots beneath the surface so that growth can emerge naturally in the seasons ahead.

This is the perfect time to tend to the word that has chosen you.

Why Begin with Winter & the Water Element?

Winter teaches us how to listen more deeply. It asks us to pause, reflect, and gently meet what may be quietly shaping our lives from beneath the surface (our subconscious), especially fear, the primary emotion associated with the kidneys and the Water element.

In our modern world, fear is often normalized and constantly stimulated through stress, urgency, and the endless adrenaline cycles driven by the media and modern society. Over time, this drains the kidneys, depletes our life force, and leaves our energy stuck, guarded, or contracted. That is the opposite of creativity and vitality…that’s what we’re going to unlock within you.

This masterclass offers a different approach.

Rather than pushing through fear, we’ll learn how to work with it, allowing it to move, soften, and transform so your energy can return to its natural state of flow, strength, and resilience.

What You’ll Experience

• Integrating Your Word of the Year
  We’ll weave your personal word into the energy of winter, planting it like a seed in the fertile soil of your subconscious. This is a powerful time to uncover deeper layers of meaning and gently release fears that may be holding you back from fully embodying it.

• Embracing Yin Practices
  You’ll learn simple, practical ways to align with winter’s yin energy. Resting more deeply, honoring stillness, and conserving your energy. These practices help nourish your nervous system and prepare you for greater movement and expression before springtime.

• Building Inner Resilience
  By aligning with the Water element and nourishing your Jing (core essence), you’ll establish a strong, grounded foundation for the year ahead. This is how insight becomes lived experience, not just an idea, but a way of being.

We’ll close the session with a guided meditation to transform fear, helping liberate stuck energy and prepare you to move forward with clarity and strength as we enter the Year of the Fire Horse.

Join Us

Date & Time: February 7, 2026 · 9:00–11:30am (Pacific)
Investment: $65 for the live session
A recording will be available for those registered.

Let this Winter Masterclass be the first step in fully embodying the word that will guide you through 2026…by nourishing your roots, restoring your energy, and reconnecting you to your inner reserves of wisdom and strength.

We look forward to beginning this journey with you,

Sincerely,

Dr. Kevin Preston & Team