Welcome to this guided meditation in reverence of the winter solstice.
Wherever you are,
Allow your body to settle.
Letting the breath soften.
Letting the shoulders drop.
Letting the oldest part of you,
The animal,
The instinctive,
The ancient,
Feel the invitation into stillness.
The winter solstice marks the longest night of the year,
A time when nature encourages us to pause,
To listen,
To slip beneath the surface of our busy minds and return to the quiet,
Dark sanctuary where renewal begins.
Tonight we honor the darkness,
Not as something to fear,
But as the womb of creation itself.
The place where seeds rest before they sprout,
Where intentions root before they rise,
Where rebirth takes shape in silence.
Taking a slow,
Steady breath in,
And releasing it gently,
Imagine the room around you dimming,
Softening,
As though the world itself is exhaling.
On the solstice,
The sun sits low,
Offering only a thin thread of daylight.
And yet,
Even in this deep stillness,
A turning begins.
The light is returning,
Slowly,
Quietly,
Even if you cannot yet see it.
Feeling your body sink a little deeper,
Feel the weight of the day slide off your shoulders,
Feeling the comfort of being held by the earth beneath you.
And if it feels right,
Place a hand on your heart and the other on your belly as a reminder that you are returning to your center,
Your inner cave,
Your inner womb.
In your mind's eye,
Imagine yourself stepping into a warm,
Dark space.
A space with no demands,
No roles to play,
No expectations.
Only warmth,
Like the embrace of soft earth.
Like the quiet of a winter night with fresh snow covering the world.
Within here,
In this inner womb,
Nothing is rushed,
Nothing is forced.
Everything unfolds at the pace of nature.
Taking another deep breath in,
And with your exhale,
Allow yourself to melt into the sanctuary.
Allowing the darkness to feel nourishing,
Like a cocoon,
Not an absence.
This is a place where you return to your truest essence,
Where you can release the noise of the year behind you and make space for the new season of your life that's quietly approaching.
In this safe inner womb,
Imagine a small flame before you,
A solstice candle.
Its soft glow represents the light you carry within you,
No matter how long the night around you feels.
Taking a moment to bring to mind anything that you're ready to release.
Maybe a habit.
A fear.
A heavy storyline.
Or something you've simply outgrown.
Imagine placing it gently into the flame.
Watching it dissolve without effort,
Without attachment,
As the light clears space inside you.
Breathing in spaciousness.
And breathe out whatever does not serve this next chapter of your life.
Within this warm,
Fertile darkness,
Imagine a seed resting in your hand.
This seed represents you,
Your potential,
Your future,
Your becoming.
You don't need to know what it will grow into yet.
You don't need to have the answers.
The solstice teaches us that even the smallest light,
The tiniest shift,
Is enough to begin again.
Bring that seed closer to your heart.
Feel the pulse of your own life force feeding it.
Slowly.
Steadily.
Allow yourself to sense what wants to emerge within you over the next coming days,
Weeks,
And months.
Not as a forced resolution,
But as a natural,
Aligned movement.
A subtle pull towards growth.
And stay here,
Held by the darkness,
Fed by your own inner light.
Let the breath anchor you.
Inhaling in.
Renewal.
Exhaling out.
Release.
Inhaling.
Renewal.
Exhaling out.
Release.
Feeling the warmth of the womb space around you.
Feeling the small ember of light growing inside.
Feeling the quiet promise of the turning season.
Feeling the promise of sunlight.
Release again.
And when you are ready,
Imagine yourself slowly rising from the womb.
Carrying with you the seed of your next becoming.
Protected,
Nourished,
And ready for the gradual return of the sun.
Taking a final deep breath in.
Exhaling out.
And knowing that you can return to this place anytime you need grounding,
Clarity,
Or gentle rebirth.
The longest night has passed.
Your light is returning.
And you are ready to begin again.
I invite you now to consider the following prompts.
What part of me is ready to be released within this solstice?
What am I longing to grow into over the next season of my life?
What will I choose to carry forward with intention?
As the days slowly lengthen.
I wish to thank you for taking a few moments out of your day to join me in this guided meditation.
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My name is Eric.
Be well and be inspired.
Namaste.
