AT HOME WINTER SOLSTICE RETREAT AND RITUAL

Join me for a Winter Solstice Practice - Free OnLine With Yoga Journal. December 19, 3pm EST. You can practice with me live or register and view the class on demand, when ever you wish. Register Here.

A Winter Solstice Restoration: Creating Space For the Sacred Pause

Enjoy for a deep dive into the Sacred Pause where we will weave together practices to harmonize our bodies, minds and spirits in order return to our innate warmth, connectedness, and spaciousness. Taking time to prepare for the winter solstice and holiday season in this way can deepen your sense of wholeness and wellness through out the season. In this Winter Solstice class we will create conditions to rest deeply in this sacred pause using slow flow yoga, meditation, and restoratives that will calm your body, clear your mind and open your heart.

Then create your own at home ritual on the Solstice on Saturday December 21.

On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere, we will enter the darkest moment of the year. This day marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night.

In Latin, the meaning of Winter Solstice is ‘sun set still in winter.’ Historically, many cultures honor the solstice as a time to acknowledge the passage of life and death, death and rebirth; our greatest contraction and expansion. For after the long dark evening of the solstice, the sun experiences a rebirth; it waxes in power and daylight hours begin to grow longer again.

It is a perfect day to pause and harmonize our bodies, minds and spirits to flow more naturally with this turning point, and even be nourished by it.

Try taking an hour or two to make your own meaningful ritual today or try these resources for more ideas.