Salutations Reader!
Here we are, on the cusp of the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth-
The longest day of the year, maximal Yang energy.
I hope you are finding much to seize from these peak days of light and heat, and also much release.
While I could and would pontificate for hours here, there are updates to be shared.
Tomorrow evening (6/21), on the Solstice-Proper, I will be sharing a brief Kirtan practice before a soundbath hosted by Marc Anderson at the Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel on the Macalester College campus in St Paul. The event begins at 7:30 and runs until approximately 10 pm. For more information, you can visit his website HERE
On Friday (6/23), the Soul Body Finesse community will be gathering to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the new studio space. This is a donation-based event to raise funds support scholarships for our sound-healing trainings. The evening will open at 6 pm with some free time to browse the crystal shop and sip cacao, followed by an hour dedicated to a brief movement practice and soundbath. The remainder of the evening will feature ecstatic dance in the studio, and socializing in the crystal shop. All crystals will be on sale at 25-50 percent off! Kindly RSVP HERE
Looking ahead, the Soul Body Finesse team is hosting our next Peace Together retreat at the Christine Center in Willard, Wisconsin July 7-9. This is a great opportunity to be in Peace-oriented community on consecrated land. You can visit either the Christine Center website, or Soul Body Finesse to learn more and reserve your spot.
For those who might be interested in sound-healing as a personal practice, or to augment healing modalities they might offer to others, Soul Body Finesse is offering two sound-healing trainings, July 28-30 and Aug 11-13. More information about these trainings is available HERE
Lastly, we are having our second annual Bhakti weekend at Samsara Ridge in Wolf Creek, Wisconsin Aug 4-6. Featuring delicious vegetarian meals and multiple kirtan sessions on 45 acres of land with a breathtaking view, this is a wonderful opportunity to delve into connection with community and self. Visit the SamsaraRidge website to learn more about this offering.
As far as a broader-view of interesting goings-on is concerned, it is noteworthy to me that at the time of the Sun’s entrance into (Tropical) Cancer at approximately 10:00 am Central Time, the Moon will be well established on its journey through the sign of Leo and be headed towards conjunctions with Venus and Mars. These latter two planets, decidedly Yin and Yang respectively, are likewise on course to make two conjunctions as the year unfolds thanks to Venus turning retrograde on July 22.
These transits are made more noteworthy in light of the fact that the recent New Moon in Gemini occurred in the 27th degree, quite tightly in a square aspect with Neptune (a planet sometimes considered a “higher octave” of Venus) in the 28th degree of Pisces which will be activated yet again when Venus makes its retrograde-station in the 29th degree of Leo.
To make all of this even more potent, consider that Neptune will station retrograde on June 30 and all of these planetary transits and alignments are happening with Pluto in its own retrograde period which began May 1. Pluto returned to Capricorn June 11 and remains there in the 30th and final degree of Capricorn while Venus and Neptune activate the late-degrees with their own retrograde stations.
As is ever the case, I am not here to assign Meaning for you. Take the statement of facts, and explore for yourself. Consider your own experience of Yin, of Yang. Take the time to understand where you boldly go your own way and where you are willing to just go-along. Give yourself room to wonder about your dreams, ideals, and bigger visions. There is an opportunity with these transits to reconcile our personal Inner and Outer if these are not currently aligned. Leo is the sign of the shining-individual. As withing, so without. No doubt, this is a time to honor the Self.
Yin-Yang-Yoga 
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