The eight solar thresholds have been marked by human communities for thousands of years. They are turning points in the relationship between earth, sun and human life.

The wheel of the year offers a way of seeing, a lens through which the turning of the earth becomes a mirror for the turnings of our inner lives.

Through tending to the thresholds of these solar turning we gift ourselves attunement to what is alive in us at specific points throughout our year; There are endings we mourn, flourishings we acknowledge and beginnings we welcome.

We metabolise our human experience in ways that bring renewal, and connect to our place on our earth and in our lives, holding awareness of our cyclical nature and our participation in the vast expanse of deep, cyclical time.

This course explores the ways that vocal practice can be used in personal ritual and enquiry. You are invited to use your voice as a meditative, somatic tool, moving through four qualities of love: loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity, experiencing what it feels and sounds like when we relate to ourselves from an awareness rooted in love, taking stock, and setting intentions for the coming season.

This practice is for people who want to work intentionally with seasonal transition, using the body, the voice and contemplative practice as tools for personal enquiry and renewal.

The course can be returned to at each of the eight solar thresholds throughout the year.

What you will receive:

• One hour guided vocal meditation

• A guided ritual practice

• Teaching pages on the wheel of the year, four forms of love detailed in Buddhist tradition known as the Brahmaviharas, and somatic vocal practice

• Ritual reflection journal prompts