Solstice For Peace

About Solstice For Peace

We’re organising a fundraiser concert for all children affected by war this year.

During the event we’ll have a despacho ceremony, a shamanic journey, a sound bath, poetry reading, cacao, and music and song as you enter the stillness of Winter Solstice.

Ali Rabjohns will conduct a despacho ceremony for all. Shimmerglisten featuring Vic Cooper on harp will perform Equanimity, a new sound bath experience. Then Alicja Bodnar and Vic Cooper will sing seasonal songs, performing on cello and harp. Additionally there will be a poetry reading by author Caroline Mellor.

Please bring a mat to lie on and a blanket and pillow to keep warm and comfortable for the sound bath section.

All proceeds will go to the War Child charity - for over 30 years, they have worked in some of the world’s most dangerous places to protect, educate, support mental health and stand up for the rights of children.

Date: Sunday 21st December

Time: from 3-15 - 5:30pm

£20 on the door or via Ticketebo

(£15 concessions directly via Ali -enquiries@alirabjohns.com)

You can hear excerpts of Equanimity here

More info about shimmerglisten (Tim Rabjohns)

More about Vic Cooper (sound therapist)

At the darkest point of the year, journey with Serpent to shed the old and welcome the return of the light — a gentle winter solstice meditation for renewal and grounding.

In this guided meditation, you’ll journey with Serpent, the keeper of the South in the Andean Medicine Wheel — a symbol of renewal, grounding, and embodied wisdom. Through breath, sound, and gentle guidance, this meditation invites you to:

Release the heaviness of the past year Connect with Pachamama and the pulse of the Earth. Awaken your inner light as the new cycle begins Take a few moments to pause, breathe, and honour this sacred turning of the seasons. “As the sun returns, so too does our inner fire.”

Part of this event will be “lying down” - concert go-ers are being asked to bring a mat and a blanket and a pillow in order to lie down while the music is playing.