Welcome everyone.
Today is Solstice.
This is the first day of winter.
For those of you who are joining me live right now and for those of you who are going to tune in later today,
My name is Candice and I am just so honoured to guide you into this time of reflection and invitation to be still with ourselves.
As we begin,
I just want to invite you to gather some candles or if you want to work with some scents like essential oil or something to help you create a focus for yourself.
You're more than welcome to do that.
And as we settle in together,
I just want to invite you to find a comfortable seat.
So you might notice that your body needs a little TLC right now,
So just sit in a way that feels supportive and allows you to just kind of rest your bones.
If you want,
You can place your hand on your heart just to really bring yourself here and now.
And to begin,
I would just invite you to follow your breath into your body.
Just gently allow yourself to slowly slide from your head into your heart,
Into this body of yours.
My intention here is just to gently lead you through the lighting of our candles across the threshold into some silence.
And it is my pleasure to hold this silence for us in a sacred way,
Allowing whatever needs to unfold for you to unfold.
And you don't have to worry about the time.
You can just rest when the time comes and open your listening ears a little bit deeper and allow yourself to notice what you notice,
Set some intentions,
Release some things that you might want to release on this souls this day.
This not only marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night,
But also the changing of our solar cycles moving into longer days starting tomorrow,
Welcoming in more light and hope to see the things that we've planted start to flourish and grow as we approach spring.
Continue to allow yourself to settle in here.
And if it feels right to you and comfortable,
You can view your body as the temple that you're entering.
Before we move into lighting the candles,
Just center in your temple,
Notice your presence.
Now that you're here feeling a little more relaxed,
Your body is safe,
Your mind is slowing down,
You're feeling fuller.
I invite you now to just again,
Breathe yourself a little bit bigger and allow your soul to take a deep seat in your body.
You are welcome here.
And now we call in grace to surround us and we call in protection to hold this space with us.
And as we move into the silence,
And as we move into the sacred presence now,
I just invite you to stay seated or lay down whichever feels most comfortable for you at this time and allow whatever needs to unfold in you to unfold.
There's no pressure for this time to be anything specific.
This is a safe space.
This is a sacred space.
You are welcome here.
Your soul is welcome here.
On this solstice day,
We honor our journey.
And if there's any intention you want to hold right now,
If there's anything you want to release right now,
If there's anything you want to welcome into yourself,
I just invite you now to sit in the silence with reverence and tenderness towards yourself.
You don't have to worry about the time.
I will guide you when our time is through and I will seal this time with a blessing for us.
So now I just invite you to be quiet with me as we hold our self in stillness and kindness.
Don't worry if there's thoughts flickering in and out of your mind.
Allow yourself to notice your breath and come back to this moment.
Listen to the beat of your heart.
Allow your body to ground you.
And your soul deepens,
Sits deeper in your body.
Your ears open.
Your listening deepens.
Hear the banking sounds.
If anything arises that surprises you right now,
Just remember this is a safe place.
You're fully welcome here,
All the parts of you.
You are being held in reverence.
Come on.
If there's any prayer or anything on your heart that you would like to ask for support around,
I invite you now to just allow that to be present with you and know that you are supported by me and all the others who will join later when they tune into this video and by spirit and your divine and subtle connections.
If there are any burdens or anything heavy that you've been carrying lately or through 2020,
I just invite you now to call in support.
You are held here in this community and you are held by spirit.
You aren't alone.
Allow yourself to receive the nourishment that you need right now.
So so so and finally as we bring our silent time to a close,
I want to invite you to feel into the places in yourself where you feel true gratitude.
What and who and where and why has brought you feelings of gratitude,
Support,
Presence,
Deeper sense of wholeness within yourself and the world around you.
Allow yourself to speak those things that you are grateful for out loud or hold them in your heart,
Whatever feels natural for you.
Let's take a few minutes here and cherish those things.
So allow the feeling of gratitude to fill you up,
To charge yourselves,
To help you embody the light,
The light that you are.
So so so and now I'd like to leave you with a blessing on this solstice celebration.
Just open your ears and open your heart and allow yourself to receive this and I'll seal our time together with this.
May you deeply know and sense your purpose and live in it.
May your love increase.
May your light expand.
May you hold yourself with reverence on your journey.
May you know that your presence is valued and that you matter.
May you always remember that you are deeply loved.
Receive that now.
Let it sink into you,
Into your heart,
Into your bones,
Into your taste,
Into your knowing.
Thank you for joining me.
For those of you who came live and for those of you who will tune into the recording,
Just know that this space and the energy here is available to you whenever you might need it.
Happy solstice everyone.
Be well.
