Celebrating the Light of Being - A Summer Solstice Yoga and Meditation Gathering

A Collaboration between the Whidbey Institute, Nécole and Caverly

Friday, June 20th, 2025

5:30–8:30pm (with an invitation to come early and/or stay late!)

This celebration is an opportunity to breathe and move as one as we honor the longest day of the year. Nécole will guide us through a Yoga Mala, the ancient and transformative practice of moving through 108 Sun Salutations, honoring both the light within each of us, as well as the longest day of the year. Caverly will then guide a meditation that invites us to rest in Being and the remembrance of who we truly are, together. 

A Yoga Mala is first and foremost, a practice of connecting to our breath, and in so doing, connecting to the light of our Being. Whether we choose to offer ourselves up to each and every round of the 108 Sun Salutations, or if we choose to pause, rest, and simply breathe together, a Yoga Mala is an opportunity to both turn inward, and to shine as part of a community moving together. Nécole leads the flow by cuing each breath to each movement of Surya Namaskar, and inviting participants to listen to their bodies, moving in a way that is calm, steady, and peaceful.

Some practical advice for practicing 108 Sun Salutations:

A full Yoga Mala can be a very rigorous practice – if you choose to make it so. It is always recommended that you listen to the wisdom of your breath and body. Rest is encouraged at any point in the practice. Brief guided rests are offered each quarter of the way through, to drink water, to sit or lie down, to reconnect to yourself. 

Bring your mat, a water bottle, and because you may get sweaty, it is best to bring a towel, plus anything else you might need for comfort in the guided meditation – a cushion, or blanket perhaps. 

You are invited to come early and spend unguided time on the sacred land of the Whidbey Institute. Walk the trails, rest in the sanctuary, be in silence and/or bring a friend. The time is yours to turn inward, honoring the longest day of the year, however you wish. After the event, you are invited to enjoy a picnic (bring your own dinner) on the lawn, in community. Turn this experience into an afternoon of retreat and/or show up after your workday, joining us for the yoga and meditation portion of the event, which will begin at 5:30pm.

Our time together will be held in the container of the Whidbey Institute. Nestled amongst a 106-acre conservation forest campus on South Whidbey Island, WA, the Whidbey Institute is dedicated to nurturing the conditions for transformational learning and growth. 

All are welcome. 

No one turned away due to lack of funds.