1296 Winter Solstice Meditation Ritual
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2017
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Create a winter solstice ritual to put closure on the year.
This is part 7 of a 7-Part Inner Beauty Challenge, Episodes 1290-1291.
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 1,296. |
| 0:03.0 | Welcome to the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | And I want to congratulate you if you have been with us throughout this entire Inner Beauty Meditation Series. |
| 0:19.7 | We've been exploring all week long. If you are new here, no worries. Every episode is unique and they don't |
| 0:31.1 | follow any sequence so you can join in any episode at any time. |
| 0:37.0 | In today's episode, you are going to discover a meditation technique for one of the darkest days of the |
| 0:52.3 | year. Winter Solstice. |
| 0:56.4 | The Winter Solstice is the day of the year with the least amount of light. |
| 1:07.0 | And it's when we are most reflective, |
| 1:21.4 | as we consider the year as we get ready to celebrate major holidays and as we put closure on the events of the past year. |
| 1:31.3 | So you can do this meditation anytime, whether it's winter solstice or not, but I recommend that you do this technique as you're seated outside. |
| 1:48.0 | And if you can't get outside, |
| 1:50.0 | then open a window or door where you are and meditate if it's cold bundle up inside if it's hot |
| 2:00.3 | where light layers, feel connected to your environment. |
| 2:08.0 | And you may want to light a candle and do this at night or at dusk as the sun is setting on the darkest day of the year. |
| 2:29.3 | It's also considered the shortest day of the year. Of course this is in reference to those of you |
| 2:39.3 | including myself who live in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| 2:43.0 | And if you are in the Southern Hemisphere, you are celebrating |
| 2:48.0 | your summer solstice. |
| 2:50.0 | There are many festivals around the world celebrating winter solstice. |
| 2:55.0 | For the purposes of your many winter solstice |
| 3:00.0 | meditation ritual. Consider meditating outside in candlelight or as I mentioned, |
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