Winter Solstice 2022 Celebrations

This week we celebrate the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year that proceeds the return of the light.

It is like the dark moon, a time for quiet contemplation, meditation and sowing seeds for the new cycle that’s coming. Hence, this event is quiet, gentle but deep and powerful – it can be used to chart your future course.

It’s good to honour the sacred cardinal points of the year in some way, as they represent the wheel of the year and key passages of time. They are great days to meditate and reflect – and celebrate even in the simplest of ways.

The Winter Solstice represents rebirth. It is a great time to think about what you have achieved this year, where you are heading next and set clear intentions that will blossom in the spring. Creating your intentions/goals into a physical form is similar to writing down your goals. Making your prayers and intentions material gives them the power to manifest much more easily. This is backed up by countless research – goals and intentions/business or life plans that are written are around 90% more effective than those that, however clear, are just thoughts in a person’s head.

When you have the big vision for a new year ahead, it can then be split into manageable steps, one month at a time. Also, I can show you where to position your vision, as well as the small steps to get there.

Sacred Ceremonies

Honouring the Solstice in your own way helps you feel connected to life’s natural rhythms. It helps you stay grounded, in the same way that knowing roughly where North, East, South and West are at any time. Or, tuning your sleep cycle to the time of the year, resting more in the darker months and then progressing the ideas you have incubated as the days get longer again.

This year, I am quietly honouring this Solstice with an afternoon of healing, with friends and clients, at my studio in Woolverstone. It is invitation-only event, but please contact me if you would like to come – call 07780 612625. You can arrive for any part of this, it will be fluid and relaxed.

I will be offering the following from 2-6pm:

  • Reiki Drumming journeys to provide deep reflective inspiration on the year that is drawing to a close and where you go next. These will be individual, and/or group based, and last about 10 mins per session. If you are new to journeying, I will guide you through the process, and explain it fully. It is a powerful tool when used regularly, but in its simplest form provides a gentle form of deep relaxation combined with the benefits of reiki healing. They offer a great way to relax, tune in and reflect.

  • The option to make or start a vision board for your best 2023 – materials provided or bring your own.  

  • The option to simply be creative.

  • A healing candle mediation to close, welcoming back the light with gratitude and appreciation for everything this year has given, taught, and changed within us, however great or tough.

Arrival

Please feel free to arrive any time, just tap on the window or door and I will let you in. You can stay for all or part of the afternoon. My only requirement is to respect the energy of others who are there and still in process if/when you need to leave.

Refreshments

Herbal teas, water and non-alcoholic mulled wine along with sweet treats and healthy snacks will be provided throughout the afternoon on a help yourself basis. There will also normal tea and coffee available at all times.

Anyone interested in making their own non-alcoholic mulled wine can try the recipe below.

Healing Mulled Wine (alcohol free) Ingredients

  • 250 ml fresh pomegranate juice
  • 250 ml fresh cranberry juice
  • 100 ml fresh apple juice
  • 250 ml fresh orange juice
  • 2 cm piece of ginger root sliced
  • 3 cinnamon sicks
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • 2 star anise
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 1 pear sliced
  • 10 blackberries

I love this recipe and is packed with nutrients. It warms the soul; much needed right now and nourishes the body.

See you Weds beautiful souls or in the New Year otherwise.

Much Love

Rachel

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