Each season brings its own energy.
When we align intentionally with nature's rhythms, we find greater balance, harmony, and union with the Universe.

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Winter Solstice Ceremony & Drumming

Enter the Holiday Season Centered & Grounded in the coming Energies of Winter

Two women stand before the fire at Sunnybrook Preserve on a bright winter day

Sunday, December 13, 2026

Facilitator: Mary Alice Mastrovito
Location: Sunnybrook Preserve, Geauga Park

Mark the turning of the seasons with community, reflection, and ceremony.
Join us in the beauty of Sunnybrook Preserve as we honor the coming
Winter Solstice and enter the dreamtime together.

Your Afternoon Includes:

  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. — Optional Members’ Potluck
    The potluck will take place in the heated shelter

    Shadybrook Members are invited to share food in community before the evening ceremony begins.

    Open to the Public

    The ceremony will take place in a covered shelter by the fire, adjoining a heated shelter, with beautiful views of the forest.

  • 3:00-4:30 p.m. — Winter Solstice Ceremony
    Please arrive by 2:45 p.m. Ceremony will begin promptly at 3:00 p.m.
    Immerse yourself in the coming energies of Winter as you deepen your relationship to each other and the land that holds us using the tools of reflection, drumming and ceremony.

  • 4:30 p.m. — Hot cocoa around the fire
    Enjoy hot cocoa around the fire as the afternoon closes.

Step into the Solstice

  • Time to slow down and connect with the rhythms of nature in community

  • Reflection on the energies, elements, and Nature wisdom of the coming Winter

  • Attunement to the coming energies of Winter

  • Invitations to connect experientially with the Winter element of Air

  • Sacred fireside drumming

Step into Winter with intention.

Investment: $25

Shadybrook Members enjoy a discount on this program.

For Members who renewed before September 15, 2026:
Shadybrook Members attend FREE.

Apply coupon code SEASON111 at checkout.

For Members who renew on or after September 15, 2026:
Shadybrook Members enjoy 20% savings on this program.

Apply coupon code MEMBER111 at checkout.


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Meet Your Facilitator

Mary Alice Mastrovito, Certified Forest Therapy Guide at Shadybrook

Mary Alice Mastrovito

Certified Forest Bathing Guide & Interfaith Minister

Mary Alice’s professional life began in the fields of music and teaching before moving on to careers in horticulture, including her own garden design and maintenance business outside of Cleveland, OH. Through it all, she felt an interest in healing in the broadest sense and a deepening personal spirituality. Later, she pursued certifications in Reiki, Flower Essences, Nature and Forest Therapy, and ordination as an inter-faith minister.  Through it all, Nature has been her cherished and trusted partner, guiding her through her personal evolution.

Learn more on her website at https://lookingdeeper.com/.

Two women stand on the gravel trail at Sunnybrook Preserve surrounded by the autumn woods
The lodge at Sunnybrook Preserve in Geauga. A large pavilion with a large stone fireplace and picnic tables with the woods in the background