Winter solstice reflections (and FREE ritual/practice on 12/21)  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
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The Winter Solstice carries a quiet, uncompromising wisdom that speaks less in certainty and explanations and more in mystery and invitations.

 

In this moment of deepest darkness, when light is most scarce, it does see darkness as a deficit but as a space of pregnant possibility. It teaches us that descent is not failure and endings are not mistakes. Rather, the depth and darkness of winter solstice is the sacred bottom where transformation begins.

 

It is the womb, the source of all life.

 

This season reminds us that death is a form of care where what can no longer be sustained is allowed to rest, decompose, and return to the larger cycles of life that include us. It is in this underground, that new life becomes possible. This invites us to respect forms of becoming that do not perform productivity, optimism, or clarity. What is being born may not align with familiar values, language, or timelines. We must become different in order to meet this moment and bring forth the future that we all deserve. Here are some reflections I'm carrying into this portal: 

 

What - in ourselves or in our lives - is ready to die? 

What dreams, visions or ways of being want to be realized and brought to life? 

What capacity (inner) and conditions (outer) are needed to fully (and bravely) embrace this transformation? 

 

Join me tomorrow, December 21st, for a FREE winter solstice ritual and practice as we live into these questions and move through the darkness together. 

FREE Solstice Practice & Ritual

Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year—the moment when darkness is most complete and the turning toward light quietly begins. This practice is an invitation to move inward, to rest from performance, and to listen to what has been waiting beneath the surface. Together, we enter the dark - not to fix or bypass - but to honor what is ending, grieve what has been lost, and compost the stories that no longer serve. Through reflection, stillness, and embodied presence, we tend the small but enduring spark within—trusting that new life begins its gestation here, in the quiet, before the light returns.

 

Join us THIS SUNDAY 12/21 (9aPST/12pEST) for a FREE solstice ritual and practice.

FREE Solstice Practice & Ritual

EMERGE is designed as a threshold space—part sanctuary, part chrysalis—where you get to slow down, listen deeply and prepare for the year ahead with power and precision. Over this 5-day home retreat, you'll receive daily movement practices, journaling prompts, visioning tools and LIVE community coaching calls to catalyze what is ready to emerge. Join me 12/28 - 1/1 as we make this sacred transition, rooted in practice and resourced in community. (ps: I'll be sharing discount codes at tomorrow's solstice ritual!) 

EMERGE is designed as a threshold space—part sanctuary, part chrysalis—where you get to slow down, listen deeply and prepare for the year ahead with power and precision. Over this 5-day home retreat, you'll receive daily movement practices, journaling prompts, visioning tools and LIVE community coaching calls to catalyze what is ready to emerge. Join me 12/28 - 1/1 as we make this sacred transition, rooted in practice and resourced in community. (ps: I'll be sharing discount codes at tomorrow's solstice ritual!) 

EMERGE INTO 2026

Look forward to walking with you in this time of darkness and bringing forth what is next. 

 

 

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