Cost: $15 + Dana/Donation.
How to Attend: This event will be held live on Zoom and a video recording will be made available within 72 hours of the event’s conclusion to all registered participants.
Resting into Winter Darkness
Finding Comfort within Chronic Illness
With Melanie Pensak
Saturday, January 25, 2025
4:00 pm Pacific | 7:00 pm Eastern
One Hour Program
Event Desciption
Chronic illness is an ongoing experience to tend to and manage. It is important to find ways to feel physical, mental and emotional rest to foster resilience. The darkness of the winter months reminds us and invites us to slow down, release and rest into the dark. Seasonally, it is the ideal time to take a break and sense into what the body, heart and mind need for ongoing wellbeing.
In this 60-minute session, you will be guided through teachings and restorative meditations that encourage a merging with the darkness. There you can allow unnecessary thoughts and emotions to be released. Meditations and reflection questions will support the naturalness of winter as an ally and place of comfort.
It is recommended to set up your space in a way where you feel cozy and comfortable. Reclined and lying down postures are highly encouraged. Dim lighting and a candle/fire will support a container for exploring the qualities of winter darkness. If you want to journal, you may bring something to write with for reflections.
Event Information
Date:
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time:
4:00 – 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Location:
Online via Zoom – A recording of the event will be available to registered participants within 72 hours of the event’s conclusion.
Cost:
$15 + Dana (donation)
About The Teacher
Melanie Pensak
Melanie is a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher, grief educator and speech-language pathologist who feels passionate about supporting folks navigating chronic illness after her own life-changing experiences with mold illness (CIRS) and Lyme disease. She identifies as a woman experiencing a dynamic, invisible disability. When her capacity for traditional meditation and nature practice and physical abilities shifted, she explored new ways of staying connected to land, natural elements and practice. Nature has been a constant support during her health recovery, and she looks forward to helping you remember the power of connection during yours.