Honoring the solstice can remind us how precious each day is. 🌞Today, the longest day of the year for those of us in the northern hemisphere, offers the perfect chance to celebrate stretching forward.
Consider meditation:
☀ Find a comfortable seat, outside weather permitting.
☀ Begin with a few cleansing breaths through the nose and out through the mouth to get settled in. Then find an even rhythm as you inhale and exhale.
☀ Feel your body. Notice the sensations that arise as you sit.
☀ Observe any thoughts in your mind. Give yourself permission to be present with what is and to let go of anything unnecessary for the moment.
☀ As you sit and breathe, connect with the rising of your breath just like the rising of the sun. With each inhale, imagine you are breathing in pure, warm light. With each exhale, imagine that warm light going into the world from you. This light carries with it potential, possibility, and new perspectives.