Origins of Summer Solstice Celebrations In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice marks the point when the North Pole is at its closest tilt to the sun and is therefore consequently on the longest day of the year. The Solstice itself takes place at exactly 9.24am on Sunday 21st June 2026 this year. We can look throughout history and across continents to all the different religious celebrations and cultural festivities that took place on this day such as honouring gods,

A new year is often a good time for reflection. In meditation, we sit and notice how things are continually moving and changing and arising and passing away - sensations, sounds, breath and thoughts. In life, it’s that way too; people and situations come in and go out, things move and change, expand and contract, and sometimes for a brief moment settle into place. It's always a trip going down memory lane, looking for pictures for ads and posts and remembering all the people