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Winter Solstice: Claim Your Sacred Pause

December 21, 2025 | Renée Fishman

In a culture that conditions us to react to urgency, demand, and pressure, the Winter Solstice reminds us that claiming a sacred pause is an act of rebellion.

Filed Under: Astrology, Navigating Change, Productivity Tagged With: change, cycles, navigating change, pause, rest, seasons, stillness, winter solstice

Winter Solstice: Find Nourishment in Deep Rest

December 21, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The Winter Solstice invites us to defy hustle culture and embrace deep, nourishing rest.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: emptiness, haiku, mindfulness, nourishment, poetry, rest, stillness, winter solstice

The Paradox of Capricorn Season — and the Lesson it Teaches Us

December 21, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Capricorn season invites us to channel our persistence and determination to reach our goals. It begins with the winter solstice, which invites us to begin a season of rest. Here’s the lesson we learn from this.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: achievement, astrology, Capricorn, goals, nourishing, nurturing, persistence, productivity, rest, winter solstice

Winter Solstice: To See the Light, Embrace the Darkness

December 21, 2022 | Renée Fishman

The true light leaders of this world are not those who harbor relentless optimism, but rather those who are willing to sit in the darkness around and within them.

Filed Under: Life, Navigating Change Tagged With: darkness, death, fear, grief, light, rituals, winter, winter solstice

Find the Light in 2020

December 20, 2020 | Renée Fishman

Nobody would blame you for wanting to get 2020 out of the way to focus on what’s next. But this year, more than ever, you need to do a year-end review to find the light in 2020.

Filed Under: Holidays, Navigating Change Tagged With: light, personal development, productivity, rituals, seasons, winter solstice, year-end review

7 Winter Solstice Rituals That Embrace the Darkness

December 21, 2019 | Renée Fishman

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On the longest night of the year, instead of lighting a candle or cursing the darkness, why not embrace the darkness? Here are 7 rituals to embrace the darkness of winter.

Filed Under: Life, Navigating Change Tagged With: darkness, float therapy, halotherapy, rest, restorative yoga, rituals, sleep, sound healing, wellness, winter, winter solstice, yin yoga, yoga, Yoga Nidra

Finding Courage for Stillness in a Season of Busyness

December 20, 2019 | Renée Fishman

It takes courage to be still in a season of busyness, but you’ll be rewarded for your efforts.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: stillness, winter solstice

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