BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261222T180000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_343_b9cfdb860c2129bf55d3bd42cbc8a895@aryaloka.org SUMMARY:Winter Solstice Celebration X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Winter Solstice Potluck\, Meditation and Puja
\n Tu esday December 22nd\, 6-9pm
\n Doors at 5:45pm\; potluck at 6:15 \; meditation & puja at 7:30ish

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< span style="font-weight:400\;">All are welcome for a special evening on the dar kest day of the year! Please join us in celebratin g the turning of the season\, and the coming of ne w light. The Winter Solstice is a time of rebirth and new beginnings\, of creative transformation an d of letting go.

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Aryaloka will be open at 5:45pm. Please bring a vegetarian or v egan dish to share at the potluck\; the potluck wi ll begin at 6:15. At 7:30 we will engage in a spec ial meditation and puja (devotional ritual) to wel come the light. The evening will conclude with a f ire and vegan marshmallows\, weather permitting. I f you plan on being outside for the fire\, please dress warmly and bring winter footwear.

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Note: this event takes place a day after the Winter Solstice and we encourage our reg ular Tuesday evening sangha to attend!
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How are we coming together safely?

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Zoom options are available for some events. Transfer of fees or refunds are also available for illness or illness-preventative related absence. < span style="font-size:12pt\;white-space:pre-wrap\; ">Please email info@aryaloka.org if you have any questions about our safety protocols. < /span>

DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Potluck\, Meditation and Puja\n \n Tuesday December 22nd\, 6-9pm\n \n Doors at 5:45p m\; potluck at 6:15\; meditation & puja at 7:30ish \n \n \n \n All are welcome for a special evening on the darkest day of the year! Please join us in celebrating the turning of the season\, and the co ming of new light. The Winter Solstice is a time o f rebirth and new beginnings\, of creative transfo rmation and of letting go.\n \n \n \n Aryaloka wil l be open at 5:45pm. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan dish to share at the potluck\; the potluck w ill begin at 6:15. At 7:30 we will engage in a spe cial meditation and puja (devotional ritual) to we lcome the light. The evening will conclude with a fire and vegan marshmallows\, weather permitting. If you plan on being outside for the fire\, please dress warmly and bring winter footwear. \n \n \n \n Note: this event takes place a day after the Wi nter Solstice and we encourage our regular Tuesday evening sangha to attend!\n \n  \n \n \n \n How a re we coming together safely?\n \n \n \n \n If yo u know you have been exposed to Covid-19 or if you have had Covid-19 within a five day period of the event’s start-time\, we ask that you not attend i n-person.\n Masks are optional unless otherwise s tated. Please wear a mask if you have recovered fr om Covid-19 and are still between days 6 and 10 fr om your first positive test.\n If you have cold o r flu symptoms\, we ask that you do not attend in- person.\n We have installed new air purifiers wit h virus-destroying technology! \n \n \n Zoom optio ns are available for some events. Transfer of fees or refunds are also available for illness or illn ess-preventative related absence. Please email inf o@aryaloka.org if you have any questions about our safety protocols.\n \n CATEGORIES:Workshop CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20261222T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261222T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261222T210000 LOCATION:Aryaloka\n 14 Heartwood Circle\n Newmarket\, NH 03 857\n United States\n URL:https://aryaloka.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=343 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR