Grianstad an tSamhradh | The Summer Solstice
30 Minute Meditation

This 30-minute visual meditation celebrates the Summer Solstice—the longest day—when the sun stands still in the sky and the world is bathed in light. Guided by the Irish landscape's rhythms and the land's ancient pulse, we journey into this turning point of the year as a threshold of illumination and renewal.

This meditation has segments spoken in Gaeilge, the Irish language, which is my first language (with English translation). It weaves myth, poetry, and ancestral wisdom into a luminous path inward. You will hear voices from the earliest times, Irish poetry—composed over a thousand years ago—calling us home to the heart of being, where light meets shadow and soul awakens. Poems spoken in the Irish language and written in medieval Irish manuscripts share the simple beauty of nature and the summer's vibrant abundance. 

Together, we honour the fire of the sun, the fullness of life, and the blossoming of our inner world. This is a time to pause, to give thanks, and to realign with what is most vital and alive within you. Let the brightness of this day ignite your own inner radiance—and guide you forward with clarity, courage, and creative soul.