The gathering will take place outdoors in a sacred sanctuary garden space in Atwater Village, allowing us to reconnect with the Earth, the season, and the medicine of water as we enter the Summer Solstice and the energy of the recent New Moon in Cancer together.

As the Summer Solstice arrives — the longest day and peak light of the year — we gather in ceremony to honor the sacred balance between fire and water, movement and rest, nourishment and release. This seasonal threshold invites us to slow down, regulate the nervous system, reconnect with emotional truth, and remember what truly sustains us.

Aligned with the New Moon in Cancer, this ceremony centers around emotional restoration, ancestral remembrance, sacred cleansing, and creating sanctuary within ourselves during intense and changing times.

In Toltec, Nahuatl, and Mexica teachings, the Summer Solstice is a sacred time of solar illumination, Earth reverence, conscious action, and remembering our relationship with nature, spirit, and community. In the Mexica calendar, we are moving through the energy of Calli (House) — a cycle connected to foundation, protection, ancestry, sacred home, and rebuilding what truly sustains life. During the Summer Solstice, this energy reminds us to return home to ourselves, strengthen our inner foundation, protect what is sacred, and create emotional and spiritual stability amidst external intensity.

In the Hebrew calendar, this season falls within the month of Tammuz — a time connected to guarding our vision, protecting our focus, and remaining spiritually grounded amidst distraction and emotional overwhelm. This is a season that asks us to become intentional with what we consume emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, while learning how to stay rooted in truth and nourishment.

We gather on Tongva land with reverence for the original caretakers of this sacred Earth and in honor of the wisdom traditions that remind us healing happens through connection — to land, water, breath, rhythm, and one another.

🌿 What to Expect

This Summer Solstice and New Moon in Cancer ceremony is designed to create space for emotional nourishment, nervous system restoration, purification, and intentional alignment for the season ahead.

The experience will include:

• Welcome and seasonal insight into the Summer Solstice, New Moon in Cancer, and ancestral wisdom traditions
• Sacred smudging, cleansing mist, and optional water blessing ritual upon arrival
• Teachings inspired by Mexica, Toltec/Nahuatl, Hebrew calendar wisdom, and seasonal Earth-based practices
• Cooling herbal agua fresca ceremony designed to nourish, hydrate, and regulate the nervous system
• Restorative / yin postures and guided grounding practices for emotional balance and energetic release
• Breathwork and meditation for nervous system regulation and inner safety
• Journaling and reflection prompts centered around emotional nourishment, boundaries, and sacred restoration
• Water blessing and purification ritual inspired by ancestral cleansing traditions
• Sound frequency, drum medicine, and vibrational healing experience
• Future-self intention ritual and collective offering ceremony
• Closing prayer, blessing, and sacred chant for purification and renewal

🌞Why Attend

This gathering is designed for those who are longing to slow down, reconnect, and regulate during a season that can often feel emotionally and energetically intense.

You may feel called to attend if you are:

• Feeling emotionally overwhelmed, overstimulated, or energetically depleted
• Longing for deeper nourishment, grounding, and nervous system support
• Seeking meaningful ceremony connected to seasonal and ancestral wisdom
• Wanting to reconnect with nature, water, ritual, and intentional living
• Moving through emotional transitions and needing space to process and reset
• Ready to release emotional heaviness and reconnect with clarity and inner safety
• Looking for sacred community, reflection, and restoration during this seasonal threshold

This ceremony offers a space to soften, replenish, and remember what truly nourishes you. Together we gather in sacred community to honor the waters within and around us — reconnecting to Earth, spirit, rhythm, and emotional truth.

Let’s return to the waters together.

🌿 What to Bring

• Yoga mat
• Journal + pen
• Water bottle
• Comfortable clothing you can relax and move in
• Anything additional that helps you feel cozy and supported outdoors

Bolsters and one blanket will be provided for each guest. You are welcome to bring extra blankets, pillows, or sacred items for additional comfort and intention.

This ceremony will be guided by Vanessa Garcia, founder of Wellness By Vanessa G. Vanessa is a holistic practitioner, teacher, and ceremonial guide whose work centers around nervous system healing, embodiment, ancestral remembrance, emotional regulation, and sacred restoration.

Drawing from years of experience in movement, meditation, sound, breathwork, energy healing, and Earth-based wisdom traditions, Vanessa creates intentional spaces that support purification, reflection, grounding, and reconnection to what is most essential within ourselves and our relationship with the natural world.