Sat Nam Beloved Global Community,

Where-ever you will be in the world on June 21st, the day of Summer Solstice and International Peace Prayer Day where the sun shines its longest upon the earth, join the 2,000 people attending the Summer Solstice Celebration at Ram Das Puri in Española New Mexico in a worldwide meditation!

If you are unable to be with us in person we invite you and your community to participate in a worldwide meditation to individually and collectively celebrate and harness the energy that the solstice provides for personal and collective transformation. We encourage you to join together in community at a yoga center or someone's home to practice the sacred technology of Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Prayer for Peace. Share a meal of yogic food with each other, chant, sing or dance. Below we offer you both a yoga set & meditation to use for this day that we will also be practicing at Ram Das Puri.

Lets Join together as a Global Community on this day of Solstice (Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere & Winter Solstice for the Southern Hemisphere,) in the legacy of Yogi Bhajan, to practice and pray together as we renew and advance on the journey of self-mastery so we may shine and continue to serve humanity as many points of light around the Earth!

As you gather in community around the world during this day of Solstice we would love it if you send us photographs or stories from your local celebrations so we can post them on-line. 3HO Foundation wishes you a most uplifting and expansive solstice season. We look forward to hearing from you!

MEDITATION:
A perfect mantra for the Earth energy is the Isht Sodhana Mantra “Dhartee Hai, Akasha Hai, Guru Ram Das Hai.” It connects the earth and the vastness of the ether and projects it from the heart. It is done with visualization. It makes you present, calls on your highest spirit, keeps you humble and effective on your new ventures, and attracts opportunities for prosperity. Chant this mantra for 11 minutes or 31 minutes.

Posture:
Sit in easy pose, hands in gian mudra, eyes open 1/10th or closed

Visualization:
As you chant “Dhartee Hai'”visualize a gray earthy tone from the navel expanding on both sides down to the whole Earth and hold. As you chant “Akasha Hai” visualize from the eye brows and brow point up a vast blue sky expanding into the ethers and hold. Ad you chant “Guru Ram Das Hai” visualize from the heart center a circular huge bright white light expanding out in all directions encompassing everything in this light

You may purchase an mp3 file of the mantra at the KRI website or the CD, including complete write up of meditation, at Spirit Voyage website. You can also listen to a sound clip of the mantra to pick up a rhythm to do it on your own.

KRIYA:
A great Kriya to work with the Earth element is “Apana Kriya” (p. 112 Kundalini Yoga Sadhana Guidelines Second Edition)