The word solstice is born from the Latin solstitium, from sol (sun) and stitium (to stop), reflecting the fact that the Sun appears to stop at this time providing the most amount of Light to the Earth. As this pause happens, there is a ripple pause that happens within us allowing for more Light to infuse our systems. May we take a moment to absorb this goodness with each inhale while placing one sole of the foot in front of the other.
Summer Solstice
Tis the changing of the seasons
where the midnight sun meets the day,
and time stands still, eerily unmoving
summer and winter at same.
Oh, earthy eccentricity
in heavens, a touch of divine
the lofty stars get mingled in confusion,
Cancer and Capricorn dance
Goddess of spring, maidens of earth,
Dakshinayana offerings,
in placid twilight, the ghost sun lingers
A god’s fleeting shadow veiled.
Composed By: Mylah Ferrer
Picture @ Stonehenge
Wellness at St. Joseph's College 