HOLDING SPACE - A Winter Solstice Celebration

Welcome to HOLDING SPACE - A Winter Solstice Celebration at Eye and Dunsden on December 21, 2025

Join us for a magical gathering in honor of the longest night of the year. Let's come together to celebrate the rebirth of light and and opportunity of renewal in the new year cycle ahead. This daywi ll feature rituals, meditation, music, and connection. As we embrace the spirit of winter in this heartwarming and uplifting celebration.

for this special day and longest night we are turning up the heat on joy, expression and the beautiful depth of experience our journeys gift each cycle.

We can't wait to share this special moment with you!

You'll Experience:

• Welcome - Opening Circle / Ancestral Invitations / Becoming Present / and taking time to arrive fully, peacefully and purposefully
• Medicine Walk - Raising connection with nature in a meditative walk
• Reflection / Intention Circle - Lite refreshement and sharing. A time for deep curiosity, seeking and sharing your unique questions in this moment
• Medicine Dance - Dance your heart free in this free flow experience. No steps to learn just you and the music in joy and celebration
• Fire Ceremony & Closing Circle - An opportunity to leave behind what no longer serves and welcome in the new
• A nourishing Seasonal Feast to end the day in celebration

You may leave with…

• A sense of deep rest and renewal, as winter invites you to pause, soften, and replenish.
• Stress may melt away, replaced by calm presence through stillness, sound, movement, and ritual.
• Improved connection between mind, body and spirit, awakened through active movement, active stillness, observation and allowing a deep conversation with self.

You may uncover…

• New insights and clarity, as hidden truths from your deeper self rise gently into awareness.
• Nature’s wisdom, reflected in the quiet strength and resilience of the winter landscape and awareness of energy residing beneath the surface.
• Energy grounding, through nature, fire, focus, release and timeless solstice traditions.

You may experience…

• joy of belonging to a shared human story, as truths, myths and rituals remind us of our many connections.
• Heartfelt community, built in circles of trust, reflection, sharing and celebration.
• The warmth of feast and festivity, nourishing both body and spirit to revel in the moments

You may carry forward…

• Seeds of intention planted in winter’s dark, ready to grow with the returning light.
• Resilience and renewal, inspired by cycles of release and renewal.
• Rekindled sense of hope & possibility, to carry into the year of light cycles ahead.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Eye and Dunsden, Village Hall, Reading, United Kingdom

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