Gifts of Light - A Solstice Metta Guided Practice

About this episode

Anne Mühlethaler guides a metta meditation reflecting on the winter solstice and the metaphor of inner light.

On the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, Anne Mühlethaler, MMTCP-certified teacher, reflects on her Sunday rituals: tending to her plants, warming her voice before sitting to guide her weekly Metta meditation for Insight Timer. That evening, she noticed how the fairy lights in her living room brought unexpected comfort on a dark, gray afternoon. This small moment sparked a meditation on the metaphor of inner light. Just as the solstice marks a turning point where light begins to return, metta (also known as Loving Kindness) practice reconnects us to the flame we each carry within—our capacity for warmth, radiance, and love. This episode opens with a short talk exploring the connection between the solstice and our inner light, followed by a guided metta meditation recorded live.  The practice moves through the traditional recipients—self, loved one, benefactor, neutral person, and challenging person—with an invitation to visualise each being's inner light and to explore phrases like "May I remember my inner light" and "May I shine bright." For more information and to access further guided meditations or to listen to Anne's podcast, Out of the Clouds, head over…

People in this episode

Host: Anne Mühlethaler

Topics covered

• metta meditation
• solstice
• inner light
• self-love
• mindfulness

Keywords

• metta
• meditation
• solstice
• loving kindness
• inner light
• mindfulness
• self
• warmth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Insight Timer, Out of the Clouds, AnneVMuhlethaler.com, Loving Kindness 101, The Metta View