Dear Friends on the Path,

We are so happy to be able to celebrate this season together. Our practices throughout the weekend will invite us to find space and warmth inside ourselves, to touch the healing and deep quiet of this time of year, and to feel the light of our love and compassion.

The heart of the weekend is a Celebration of Light. It will include a Tea Meditation and Offering (a tea meditation in which we enjoy mindfully drinking our tea and listening to offerings from the community)  The offering could be a poem, song, musical piece or short story with the theme of the season of inner light, the Winter Solstice.  You can also share a meaningful or joyful personal story from the winter/holiday season, recently or reaching back into childhood memories. The Celebration will culminate with a Spiral Walk and Candle Lighting Ceremony. We will meditate on the Solstice, being embraced by the quiet dark and awakening our inner light of compassion. Then, with music and silent prayers, we will each walk the spiral, light our candle and place it as an offering in the spiral.

DETAILS OF THE SOLSTICE PROGRAM WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON. FOR NOW, SAVE THE DATES!