
We are entering sacred time.
Soon we will gather to honor the Solstice portal, a time-outside-time, brimming with creative potential, eternal wisdom and initiation.
We warmly welcome you to pause, and tune into these deeper currents of creativity and rejuvenation by joining us in an upcoming
7 Day Winter Solstice Vigil.
You also have the opportunity to join all four portals:
The Wheel of the Year,
which includes four 7 Day Vigils leading up to each
Solstice/Equinox portal throughout the year.
Each Vigil we will practice with a different Goddess who will be our guide into liminal space.
You can participate in these online Vigil offerings (either one or all four) from anywhere in the world.
7 Day Winter Solstice Vigil
December 15 – 21, 2023
The word Solstice is derived from the Latin words, sol for “Sun” and sistere for “To Stand Still”. It is the time where the sun reaches its highest or lowest point and there is a pause in the world. This pause is a portal, an opportunity to interrupt the momentum of habits and energy patterns that no longer serve you.
In the days leading up to Solstice, you will receive email inspiration to support you in tuning into this time of death and rebirth—a poem; a meditation; simple practices and prompts to clear out, to complete unfinished business, and align yourself with the deeper currents that will guide your next spiral around the sun.
During the 7 day Winter Solstice Vigil we will draw inspiration from The Japanese Sun Goddess, Amaterasu.
You will receive a total of seven emails, with the final email on the day of Solstice. However, as always, you follow your own rhythm and timing.
Dates: December 15 – 21
Contribution: $33
The Wheel of the Year
Winter (2023) and Spring, Summer, Fall (2024) Vigils
When you sign up for the Wheel of the Year, you will be supported in rooting yourself and your life in the creative cycles of the Living Goddess.
In each of the four Vigils (Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox, Winter Solstice) you will practice with a different Goddess whose medicine offers you insights, blessings and support needed to enter the next phase of the year cycle.
Through short assignments, meditations, poetry and Goddess Mythology, you will gather the medicine from the triumphs and challenges of each passing phase of the year, and cast your dream seeds into the new season of your life.
The day before we start you will receive instructions on how to create your own ritual on the day of the Solstice/ Equinox.
You will receive a reminder and preparation email the day before each Vigil begins.
Vigil Dates:
December 15 – 21, 2023 (Winter Solstice)
March 13 – 19, 2024 (Spring Equinox)
June 14 – 20, 2024 (Summer Solstice)
September 16 – 22, 2024 (Fall Equinox)
Contribution: $108
(The Wheel of the Year follows the seasons of the Northern Hemisphere)
Thank you dear Chameli and sisters at Awakening Women for taking the leadership to hold this Sacred Space. The message of softening was there again; softening of the senses and the mental grip. May all that’s done be a blessing to all. Namaste.
Step into this well of wisdom if you desire a safe container overflowing with introspection and spaciousness. Awakening Women Immersions include a combination of storytelling, meditation, movement, and deep sharing in concert with awakening women all over the world. There is so much for you here
“I am always loving the Awakening Women immersions and they are such a sweet part of my spiritual life. If it is your wish to be an instrument of peace, to heal wounds that are maybe still inside of you, or just be a relaxed woman, it may be time to free it all and get guidance from the wonderful teachers of Awakening Women & the Goddesses.”
7 Day Winter Solstice Vigil
- $33
The Wheel of the Year
- $108
Whom should I turn to,
if not the one whose darkness is darker than night,
the only one who keeps vigil with no candle,
and is not afraid — the deep one,
whose being I trust,
for it breaks through the earth into trees,
and rises, when I bow my head,
faint as a fragrance from the soil.
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~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Your Guide

Chameli Gad Ardagh
Founder, Awakening Women
Chameli (pronounced sha-meh-lee) is a yogini and women’s wisdom keeper. Her love of decoding and experimenting with ancient wisdom teachings through her own practice in yogini circles all over the world has crystallized maps of spiritual awakening and leadership that are accessible, practical and honoring of women today. Rooted in earth honoring, devotional women’s spirituality and goddess centered tantric yoga, she is especially appreciated for her love of mythology and storytelling as a key to spiritual awakening and embodiment.
