Summer Solstice: A Time to Shine
Mascari, Brooke - June 20th, 2025
As the Earth tilts closest to the sun and daylight stretches to its longest hours, the Summer Solstice (usually around June 20–21 in the Northern Hemisphere) marks a turning point—a seasonal climax brimming with life, warmth, and radiant possibility. Ancient cultures revered this day as a sacred threshold, a time for celebration, fertility rites, sun celebration, and honoring the fullness of life.
For women - deeply cyclical, intuitive beings connected to the rhythms of nature - the Summer Solstice is more than just a seasonal marker. It’s an invitation to sync with nature’s vibrant energy, care for our hormones, and reconnect with our inner fire. 🌞
🌿 What Is the Summer Solstice?
The Summer Solstice is the day the sun appears to pause at its highest point in the sky, bringing us the longest day and shortest night of the year. In ancient wisdom traditions - from the Celts to the Vedic and Egyptian systems - it symbolizes illumination, abundance, fertility, and spiritual vitality.
This is the peak of the solar year, when nature is in full bloom, fruits ripen, bees buzz, and life pulses with activity and celebration.
🌺 The Solstice and the Feminine: A Mirror of Ovulation
Energetically, the Summer Solstice mirrors the ovulatory phase in a woman’s menstrual cycle - when estrogen is at its peak, energy is high, and we’re biologically and emotionally wired for connection, creativity, and outward expression.
Whether you’re cycling or not, this solstice energy can support you in:
Being seen: Speaking your truth, sharing your gifts, and showing up boldly.
Creative output: Launching a project, writing, or expressing yourself through movement, voice, or art.
Celebration: Gathering with friends, dancing, or simply enjoying the fruits of your labor.
Fertility (in all forms): Not just physically, but in ideas, inspiration, and the manifestation of intentions set earlier in the year (like during the Winter Solstice or Spring Equinox).
🔥 Hormone Health in Summer: How the Season Impacts Us
Summer’s brightness and heat activate our metabolism, increase cortisol subtly due to longer light exposure, and encourage more activity, both physical and social. But with all this stimulation, it's important to balance the outward energy with nourishment and grounding.
Here’s how summer influences hormone health:
✅ Estrogen Dominance Tends to Calm Down: Thanks to more outdoor movement, vitamin D, and seasonal foods that reduce inflammation.
⚠️ Dehydration & Overactivity Can Spike Cortisol: Too much sun, exercise, or stimulation can tip us into stress mode.
💤 Sleep Disruption Is Common: Longer daylight hours can mess with melatonin if we’re not mindful about winding down.
So, how do we make sure to care for ourselves during this time?
🥥 How to Nourish Your Body & Hormones in the Solstice Season
This is the season of Pitta in Ayurveda - hot, sharp, intense, and transformative. To stay balanced and support your hormones:
🍉 Eat Cooling, Hydrating Foods
Fruits like watermelon, berries, cucumbers, cherries, peaches, and citrus
Leafy greens like arugula, romaine, and spinach (raw or lightly steamed)
Herbs like mint, cilantro, and fennel to cool and aid digestion
Avoid excessive spicy, fried, or oily foods, which aggravate heat and inflammation
💧 Hydrate Wisely
Infuse water with rose petals, cucumber, or lemon
Drink coconut water or aloe juice to soothe and replenish
Avoid excess caffeine or alcohol, which dehydrates and stresses the adrenals
🌞 Soak in the Sun (Mindfully)
Early morning sunlight supports healthy cortisol rhythm and hormone balance
Avoid midday overheating, which can drain energy and irritate the nervous system
🌺 Sync Your Life with the Season
Rise earlier and enjoy morning stillness
Move your body with energizing yet gentle workouts: swimming, dancing, yoga
Connect with others, host a gathering, or do something joyful and celebratory!
🔮 Rituals & Reflection for the Summer Solstice
This is a beautiful time to connect with your inner fire, reflect on what’s flourishing in your life, and set intentions for the second half of the year.
Try one of these sacred feminine rituals:
🕯️ Sun Gratitude Ritual
Sit outside at sunrise or sunset
Light a candle and give thanks for the “light” in your life, within and around you
Journal about what is coming to fruition, and what needs your attention next
🌼 Floral Bath or Body Oil Ritual
Infuse warm water or oil with rose, calendula, or lavender
Gently anoint your body as an act of self-love and feminine connection
Reflect on how you can care for yourself more deeply this season
🔥 Bonfire or Candle Circle
Write down what you want to release (burnout, fear, overthinking)
Burn it safely and visualize the light returning to your body and soul
🌙 A Time to Shine — and a Time to Listen
While summer brings a wave of outward energy, it’s essential to honor your unique rhythm. Some women feel radiant and energized during this time; others feel overstimulated and crave rest. There’s no wrong way to be in summer - just follow your inner compass.
Use the solstice as a checkpoint:
Where am I pouring my energy?
What feels aligned and what feels heavy?
What do I want to grow more of this season?
Let this be a sacred reminder that your body is nature, and like the sun, you are meant to shine—but also to rest, replenish, and follow your own cycles.
☀️ Shine On, Sister
The Summer Solstice reminds us that radiance is our birthright - not in a performative way, but in the soft, bold, fierce, and gentle ways we live as whole, cyclical women. Let this season be one of nourishment, celebration, and hormonal harmony.
Shine from the inside out, and stay rooted while you rise 🌻
Book a consultation with us to learn more about how you can live in alignment with your unique rhythms!