12/21/2025
Wishing you a cozy Winter Solstice 🕯️
Today marks the longest night of the year, and at the same time, the quiet promise of the return of light. It is one of those threshold moments we are invited to witness — a time to slow down, listen a little more closely, and discover the quiet magic that rests here.
Energetically, winter draws us inward. Like a tree in winter, our life force energy moves toward the roots — our foundation, our sense of safety, belonging, and steadiness. An internal stillness where something essential is being tended.
In yoga, we speak of kumbhaka — the pause at the bottom of the exhale. That still moment before the next inhale begins. In that pause, all potential is held. Within that stillness, life is gathering itself.
The Winter Solstice is much the same. Within the pause and the stillness of this day, life is quietly readying itself to burst forth. Clarity is forming. Wisdom is integrating. The next cycle begins to take shape.
As the light slowly begins to return, may we honor this pause — rooted, present, and receptive to the subtle magic of this season.
In loving warmth,
The Yoga Studio Satya Team 🤍
Art Credit: 1.) The Moon's Daughter by Seb McKinnon 2 & 3.) Unknown Artists
