The word solstice comes from sol and sistere — the sun standing still. For three days at the end of June the sun rises and sets at nearly the same point on the horizon before it begins its long return south. Every culture that paid attention to the sky built a way to mark the pause.

This Saturday we mark it together. Andrew, Mila, and Anna Catherine each bring a thread — Mila her Slavic ritual lineage, Andrew decades of practice and study inside Aṣṭāṅga and Indian philosophical traditions, Anna Catherine the American land we stand on. The three weave naturally. Movement, fire, food, song. The intention is simple: notice what the year is doing, and be in it with people who notice too.

Whether you arrive with a long practice behind you or none at all, you are welcome. Bring a dish, an open evening, and whatever you would like to set down at the door.