Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

Honoring Darkness, Welcoming Light

Hosted by Nicholas Whitaker

December 21, 2025
9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern

Winter Solstice is the hinge point of the year. The great turning toward the long night and the slow return of light. This gathering is an invitation to pause and to arrive in the season as it actually is. To let nature set the tempo. We’ll explore how quiet, darkness, and stillness can serve as teachers during this time. Not as something to escape, but something to listen to. Together, we’ll settle into practices that support attunement and deeper presence. Nature-based mindfulness, gentle sensory awareness spacious reflection and a simple acknowledgment of what is shifting in our own inner landscapes.

The solstice offers a kind of mirror. Where we notice what is resting, what is growing, and what is ready to be met with fresh attention.This session will support calm, introspection, and connection as experiences that tend to emerge when we move slowly enough to notice. You’ll be guided through a blend of silent practice, mindful inquiry, and light journaling to mark this turning of the year with clarity and enoughness. Join us for a moment to honor the darkness we carry and the light that is already forming. All are welcome.

Registration Details

This event will be held live on Zoom and a video recording will be made available within 72 hours of the event’s conclusion to all registered participants for 6 months. This live event will begin at 9:30 am Pacific Time on December 21st, 2025. Cost: $15 + Dana/Donation.

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We honor the Buddhist principle of dana, or mutual generosity. Our teachers generously offer their teachings to our community. In a mutual invitation to practice generosity, our community is invited to give dana to support Awake in the Wild and our teachers.

Date:
December 21, 2025

Time:
9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern (90 Minutes)

Location:
Online via Zoom – A recording of the event will be available to registered participants within 72 hours of the event’s conclusion and will be available for 6 months..

Cost:
$15 + Dana (donation)

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About The Teacher

Nicholas Whitaker

Nicholas Whitaker

Nicholas is a mindfulness and nature-based meditation facilitator trained in the Awake in the Wild lineage with Mark Coleman and Lori Schwanbeck, and through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. A former tech professional, Nicholas now guides midlife professionals in transition, blending trauma-aware practice with stillness and attunement to nature to support clarity, capacity, and connection.

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