As the longest night of the year wraps the world in a velvet quiet, the Winter Solstice invites us to pause, reflect, and dream ahead. It’s a liminal moment, a cosmic hush between the ending and new beginning to come. What better way to honor it then with a spiritual reset to help blend the magic of creation, nature, colors, intention setting for the new year, and spiritual cleanse. The Winter Solstice marks the rebirth of light. After the Winter Solstice night, the days slowly become longer with whispers of promising renewal. It’s the perfect time for looking at your life and where you want it to continue heading.

It’s time to release what no longer serves you. Whether it be people, work, clothes, clutter, etc. it’s a time to really reevaluate and let what isn’t working go. It’s also the perfect time to call in new desires. New things you want to try, new relationships you want to cultivate, it’s just the perfect time to investigate new things you want to implement. It’s also a perfect time to reconnect with your inner magic. This isn’t necessarily about witchy things, although if that’s your thing this can apply, but it’s about looking inward and finding time and place for the things you love. Do you love to paint but haven’t done it in a while because life has been lifing? It’s time to fall back in love and let some of that inner magic out again. The Winter Solstice is nature’s New Year’s Eve minus all the pressure but adding all the enchantment. It’s all about grounding yourself and remembering at the core what serves you and what doesn’t.

The longest night of the year isn’t just a celestial event, it’s an invitation. It’s about slowing down, breathing deeply, and reconnecting with the rhythms of the earth and nature. Instead of rushing through December’s chaos, we can use this moment to ground ourselves in nature’s quiet wisdom. It’s natures reminder that cycles of rest and renewal are essential to our wellbeing. Grounding with nature during this time helps us align those cycles instead of resisting them.

My solstice ritual is easy but meaningful. As soon as night falls, I love to go outside and just feel the cold air. Think cold plunge without getting wet. No coat, no blanket, just cool air and easy deep breaths. I like to find something, typically a piece of wood or a stone, something of nature, and bring it in my house. Something I can touch and feel. A reminder to keep myself grounded with nature. I like to drink something soothing, one of the few times I’ll drink something warm and it’s typically a hot toddy, and I like to journal. Just set some intentions for the new year and what I want to change to help me be a more successful and peaceful person.

The Winter Solstice isn’t about new year’s resolutions or things like working out more. It’s about mental health and your happiness. It’s not about physically doing more, it’s about allowing yourself to do less. Like nature’s permission slip to take it easy and rest. Grounding practices do not need to be elaborate. They’re just about presence. So, as earth tilts back towards the sun, remember that even in the deepest dark, light is returning.  Grounding with nature during the solstice isn’t mystical, it’s practical. It’s how we remind ourselves that we’re all a part of something bigger, something steady, and something that always comes back around. 

XOXO,

Savi Monroe