Lesson 1 - Winter Solstice Mythopoetic Theme Exploration

Enchant your life with stories and symbols as we enter the space between the years, weave Winter into form, bathe in darkness spangled in sparkly lights, and spark the magic of the season. Receive the wisdom stirring in your cauldron through the exploration of metaphors, archetypes, and mythology. This video is about an hour and a half long. Take this talk on a walk, or listen to it when you’re cooking or cleaning, fill a bath and bring it in there with you, or listen to it while driving. Make it work for you. This is a ceremony you can stretch over a long period of time. You can go to the next one right away or come back to it another day.

Lesson 2 - Video - Embodied Winter Solstice - Ether

In this sacred space we rest into the void, we open up our minds and hearts, and explore the landscape of the inner world. The symbolic energy of the threshold, and the non-binary Ganapati, will inspire the spaciousness of our center as we expand our perspective and release stress through restorative poses, breathwork, mantra, mudra, and meditation. This ceremony is crafted in a way that invites you to dive deep and stretch wide over as long of a period as you'd like. You can go to the next one right away or come back to it another day. This ceremony is crafted in a way that invites you to dive deep and stretch wide over as long of a period as you'd like. You can go to the next one right away or come back to it another day.

Lesson 3 - Video - Embodied Winter Solstice - Air

Invite yourself into a deep conversation with life, breath, death, and rebirth. Spread your wings and catch the winds of the season. We turn to the east and the element of air, and we fly with the birds, spin worlds into existence, become Horus, the Egyptian falcon, and call the sun back to life with pranayama, asana, mantra, movement, mudras and the art of ritual. This ceremony is crafted in a way that invites you to dive deep and stretch wide over as long of a period as you'd like. You can go to the next one right away or come back to it another day.

Lesson 4 - Video - Embodied Winter Solstice - Fire

We turn to the south and the element of fire, to the power of the phoenix, to the sacrificial ritual of death and rebirth, to the cremation grounds of the season, to the revitalizing magic of ashes, to the smoke of grief, to the spark of creativity, to the flames of alchemy, and the radiance of burning in the dark. Breathe, move, chant, and transform in this ceremonial fire. This ceremony is made so you can stretch it over a while. You can go to the next one right away or come back to it after a few days.

Lesson 5 - Video - Embodied Winter Solstice - Water

In this session we turn to the west, to the receptive, adaptable, and transformative power of water. We turn to the chalice, to the cauldron, to the shape we want our waters to take, to the cyclical nature of this element, to the creative, regenerative energy within us and around us, as we breathe, move, chant, and reflect. This is a ceremony you can play with and engage with over a few days or a few weeks. You can go to the next one right away or come back to it another day.

Lesson 6 - Video - Embodied Winter Solstice - Earth

As we turn to the north and the element of earth, we turn into the bear and travel into the cave of dreams. Welcome to Restorative Story Time. Get a bolster, a blanket, a block, and get ready to breathe into a restful, soft embrace while listening to a Norwegian myth about a dream, a wreath, a bear, a princess, a troll, and a whole world of magic. Come back to these lessons whenever you feel called to. This somatic ceremony is yours and is meant to support your sacred space within and around you.

Lesson 7 - Winter Solstice Prompts

These prompts are opportunities to contemplate the season and where you are in your life. Use them to journal or as conversation starters with loved ones or with strangers. Take your time. You can do a prompt a day, or one in the evening and one in the morning, or you can move through the list in one go, or take a few on a walk here and there. Make this process yours, because it is!

Lesson 8 - Video - Winter Solstice meditation, pranayama, mantra, mudra

In this session we meditate and chant with mantra and mudra, and practice pranayama to weave the teachings and the magic the season into the fabric of your life, receive where you are, who you are, and what is moving through you, and release what doesn't belong in your life anymore. Come back to this ritual practice as much as you want. Use it for your morning meditation, practice in the bath, play it out in nature, or whenever/wherever you feel it calling you.