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Winter Solstice Celebrations

Oh, December…what gifts do you bring?

December 17, 2021 By Liza Leave a Comment

Winter Solstice

What gifts does December bring?   As a Sunrise Walker, I am always amazed by the light in the early morning. Bathing in that light is always healing during Winter’s long nights and short days. I turn to Aldo Leopold for his understanding of the gifts of December. In A Sand County Almanac – With Essays on Conservation, […]

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Bathing in Winter’s Light

March 12, 2020 By Liza Leave a Comment

My Dear Sunrise Walker Friends, Because I will not be leading a Sunrise Walk this December 21st due to shelter-in-place, I want to give you a couple rituals and gifts of the season that may offer you healing light of the Winter Solstice from your own home. Light bathing at sunrise: Being bathed in natural […]

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Join Us for Winter Solstice on December 21

September 28, 2019 By Liza Leave a Comment

In the midst of the darkest times, we can always find light and inner hope. And we can learn this hope by walking through the seasons. My Dear Sunrise Walker Friends, In the depth of these winter mornings and into the New Year, the light at sunrise and throughout the day can be a doorway […]

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Join Us for the Winter Solstice Walk on December 21

October 17, 2018 By Liza Leave a Comment

In the midst of the darkest times, we can always find light and inner hope. And we can learn this hope by walking through the seasons. My Dear Sunrise Walker Friends, In the depth of these winter mornings and into the New Year, the light at sunrise and throughout the day can be a doorway […]

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Let’s Walk Together through the Darkness – Winter Solstice Sunrise Walk 2017

November 19, 2017 By Liza Leave a Comment

My Dear Sonoma County, We have been through so much in this last month or two. There is change abound, loss, re-grouping, trying to move on, and finding our common spirit which bonds us and helps during these times. These have been difficult times in Sonoma County and the World. I want you to know, […]

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December 2016 Winter Solstice Walks in Sebastopol

December 18, 2016 By Liza Leave a Comment

We are putting the walks on hold for a little while due to travel and family visits.
We will let you know when we start the walks again. Meanwhile, we hope you use this time to gather the gifts that this season has to offer. [Read more…]

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Join Us December 19 – 21, 2016

October 19, 2016 By Liza Leave a Comment

Vernal Equinox 2015

Join our Winter Solstice Sunrise Walks at the Laguna de Santa Rosa on December 19, 20 and 21 at 6:45am. This is a unique time for the gentle activity of walking and listening to how the earth speaks to you. Read more…

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Join Us December 19 – 21, 2015

October 20, 2015 By Liza Leave a Comment

Winter Solstice

This is a unique time for the gentle activity of walking and to listen how the earth can speak to you. Please join us for the Winter Solstice Sunrise Walks and let your feet touch the earth, your heart touch the new morning and find inspiration.

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Listening When You Notice the First Light

February 12, 2015 By Liza Leave a Comment

Chris Bertozzi

We started this morning walk with a short experience of a Feldenkrais exercise by bringing awareness to the way your feet touch the earth, and then we walked in silence to the Laguna. Once we gathered, Terri told stories of the Winter Solstice and what we can learn from this time of year. Throughout history and in many cultures, the Winter Solstice has always been recognized, marked and celebrated. In the Christian tradition, we recognize the time before the Winter Solstice. This is a time when you can sit and wait in the darkness and kindle this inner light and inner fire. It is an active waiting. Read more…

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The Laguna ~ The Jewel of Sonoma County ~ Winter Solstice Sunrise Walks

January 29, 2015 By Liza Leave a Comment

Brian Cluer speaks during the Winter Solstice Sunrise Walks. Brian is a fluvial geomorphologist NOAA Fisheries

We had the great pleasure of having Brian Cluer speak during the Winter Solstice Sunrise Walks. Brian is a fluvial geomorphologist NOAA Fisheries He gave his talk in the down pouring rain, about the past, present and future of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. His specialty is in salmon restoration. Find out more here.

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