Winter Solstice Ceremony – an end of the year ritual

The Winter Solstice ceremony is here for you to celebrate light and dark, bring closure and acceptance to the year past and move into the potent Rauhnächte nights. A mystical journey into the depth of your heart, the last year and the mystery that lies ahead

The darkest day of the year. Standing still. Nothingness. Winter Solstice.

As we embark on the darkest day of the year, a day where the dark outshadows the light, we are being guided by the great mother, nature, to come back home to ourselves, tune inward and become still. Ever knowing, the wise woman is guiding us into hibernation, stillness and all the qualities we so deeply need for winter:

Stillness.

Reflection and renewal.

Darkness.

Meditation.

Completion and closure.

The wise woman.

The Winter Solstice Ceremony marks the end of the current year, with all it's light + dark, and the opening to new possibilities. Moving from the Winter Solstice into the 12 Rauhnächte - a potent time of moving between the worlds, and between the years - you are invited to use this powerful night to turn inwards, bring closure to the year passed, nurture an intimate relationship with yourself + your heart and open up to the wonderful time to come.

This ceremony is for everyone who desires to connect with the potent + healing energy of this night and wants to be guided into deeper self-connection and completion of the year passed.

In the circle of other wonderful women we'll surrender into the darkness and energy of winter. We'll let her [the darkness] wrap us in her velvety, soft and safe embrace and turn our focus inward. Create deeper connection to yourself through breath, movement + (heart + womb) meditation.

We’ll explore the darkness through meditation and free dance in the dark, opening your senses to the world beyond the veil, following the path of mystery into the magical portal of the Rauhächte. Come into deeper connection with your heart, womb, body + soul – and feminine essence.

What has 2022 brought to your life, your heart? We'll bring closure to the year passed, honoring all that was and all that wasn't and practice forgiveness where needed through powerful journaling, reflection + forgiveness ritual. Leave feeling light, free of excess baggage and at peace within yourself + the world.

Stephanie will share more on the tradition of the Raunächte and different suggestions on how you can create your own ritual at home. You'll be guided into a powerful Theta Meditation to connect to the world beyond the veil and set the entry point to this beautiful time of the year. We’ll invite in three feminine archetypes (Dark Goddess, Wise Woman + Priestess) to support and guide you through this powerful time.

We'll close the evening in an intimate sharing circle, honoring each woman’s experience – light and dark.

Our evening will include

• Opening ritual + intention setting
• Arriving in the dark ritual: Tune out to tune in and get comfortable in the darkness through stillness, restorative practice (yoga for everyone) and meditation
• Womb + Heart connection ritual to tap deep into your essence, soul and self; nourishing deeper self-connection and letting your heart speak
• Dancing in the dark – tap into the mystery of life, winter and your feminine essence
• Winter Solstice End of the Year closure ritual with journaling, reflection + release ritual
• Rauhnächte Introduction with Theta Meditation to open the field to the spiritual world and your deepest wishes, fears and subconscious gifts
• Archetypal wisdom to support you on your journey
• Nourishing sharing circle

WHEN Wednesday, 21 December, 19.30-21.30

WHERE Quartiertreff Hirslanden

LANGUAGE Swiss-German or English

INVESTMENT

↠ Single Ticket: CHF 95 | Early bird until 14.12. CHF 75

↠ Supported Ticket: CHF 65 - for students and women with a lower income