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Winter Solstice

by Stillness Within

Rated
4.8
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
240

As the longest night of the year arrives, we enter a sacred pause between endings and beginnings. The Winter Solstice invites you to slow down, turn inward, and rest in the quiet wisdom of the dark. This meditation is a gentle journey into stillness — a space to release what the year has taken from you, honour what you’ve survived, and plant seeds of intention for the light returning. Wrapped in grounding energy and deep calm, you’ll be guided to reconnect with your inner flame — the one that never goes out, even in the darkest season. Perfect for reflection, nervous system reset, emotional release, and conscious intention-setting as the wheel of the year turns once more. - Breathe. - Rest. - Prepare for rebirth.

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Transcript

Take a deep breath and let the longest night wrap around you like a quiet cloak.

The winter solstice is a turning point,

A sacred pause in the heartbeat of the earth.

A moment where darkness doesn't swallow us.

It teaches us,

It softens us,

It brings us home to ourselves.

Feel the stillness,

The hush,

The ancient knowing that lives inside the quiet.

This is where your inner light begins to glow again.

With every inhale,

Draw in the wisdom of your past year.

With every exhale,

Release the heaviness you don't need to carry into the new season.

Now,

Imagine a small flame in the centre of your chest.

Flickering,

Gentle,

Patient.

This is the light that never left you.

The light that has been waiting for this exact moment to grow stronger.

Feel it warming you from the inside out.

Feel it melting old fears.

Feel it illuminating the path ahead.

The solstice reminds you,

You are allowed to begin again.

You are allowed to rise from the dark.

You are allowed to step into the next chapter with softness and with power.

Tonight,

Let the darkness cradle you.

And tomorrow,

Let the light guide you.

You are shifting,

You are awakening,

You are returning to your own brilliance.

Take one more deep breath.

Let it anchor you into this new season.

And when you open your eyes,

Step forward as the brightest version of you.

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Recent Reviews

Carrie

December 21, 2025

The exact mediation I was looking for today as darkness settles in. My only complaint is that I wish it were longer!

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