JUNE 20 ~ Solstice Water Ceremony (VICTORIA)

Satruday, June 20, 2026
7:00 – 9:30pm
@ MĀ Yoga & Wellness, Victoria, BC

Join us for the convergence of the Summer Solstice and International Day of Yoga with a sacred water ceremony.

The Solstice marks a powerful threshold, when the light of the sun reaches its fullness and we are invited to pause, reflect, and realign with what is true.

In the yogic tradition, Goddess Gāyatrī is the power behind the sun and the giver of wisdom, protection, and strength. Together, we will chant the Gāyatrī Mantra 108 times – one of the most ancient and revered mantras of the Yogic/Vedic tradition – a prayer to the Divine Solar Light that illuminates our inner vision.

We meditate on that wondrous spirit of the Divine Solar Light
which shines in every dimension of life.
May that Light inspire and guide our inner vision.

~ A Gāyatrī Mantra Translation

Gathering with water – the element of flow, cleansing, and integration – we will energize the water through mantra while making offerings to the Goddess, making space for her to bless our intentions. Through mantra and ritual, the water becomes a living vessel for prayer, remembrance, healing, and blessing.

Bring your sankalpa (intention) and offer it to this stream of wisdom. Through mantra, breath work, reflection, mudra, and water ritual, we cultivate clarity, restoration, and deeper trust in our inner guidance.

This ceremony is an opportunity to reset, listen more deeply, and carry forward what is clear, steady, and true.

All are welcome.

What You’ll Experience

– Chanting the Gāyatrī Mantra x108

– Sacred water ritual for intention, prayer, and blessing

– Storytelling and teachings on Goddess Gāyatrī

– Traditional yogic practices including mantra, breath work, and mudra

– Ritual with our charged water + sweet offering

This Ceremony Supports

– Ritual blessing with energized water and prasad (sacred offering)

– Clarity and discernment

– Emotional and energetic cleansing

– Nervous system restoration

– Deeper trust in intuition

– Alignment with truth in daily life

– Intention setting for the season ahead

This offering is rooted in the Vedic/Yogic lineage and Bhakti Yoga, and honours Satya’s ancestral relationship to these sacred traditions.

Background on Ceremony

In this ceremony, we gather with water – the element of flow, cleansing, and integration. Water receives vibration, carries intention, and holds information. As we chant, we will energize the water through sacred sound while making offerings to the deities, opening space to receive her blessings upon the seeds of our intentions and prayers.

Our bodies are made up largely of water, and water is understood to be deeply responsive to vibration. As we chant, the water becomes a living vessel for prayer, carrying the frequency of mantra, intention, and remembrance. Through this ritual, we participate in a practice of blessing, healing, and re-patterning.ॐ

Learn more about ceremony here

YOUR FACILITATOR

Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman (Vedic Priestess Temple)

Born into the Vedic lineage, Satya has been living the traditional path of yoga all her life – with a more concentrated practice over the last 24 years. Satya carries the gift of ceremony and ritual by the grace of her ancestors from North India. She completed a year-long Yoga Apprenticeship in 2015 (Vijnana Yoga RYT200), and a deep dive study into jnana yoga (Vedic scripture study/self inquiry) with her teacher in her ancestral homeland of India amid a trio of winters from 2011-2013. While there in 2016, Satya was initiated into the Sidh Kunjika Stotram – the highest call to Maha Shakti (Divine Mother). She apprenticed in ceremony with two of her teachers in North India. She has been furthering her yogic studies in India with regular trips there for the past 17 years.

Satya has also completed a leadership training with a focus on Trauma-informed Leadership, Transformational Leadership, and Coaching with Outward Bound.

Encouraged by her teachers, Satya is a facilitator of Retreats, Workshops, Ceremony, Ritual, One-on-One Guide on Salt Spring Island and surrounding communities, in India – as well as online. She offers from the deepest place in her with utmost respect and reverence to her ancestors, to You, to the Divine, and to the Self.

Learn more about Satya’s offerings at @vedic_priestess_temple (Instagram) + @vedicpriestesstemple108 (Facebook).

ENERGY EXCHANGE:

$45

Reserve Your Spot Now – Spaces Limited – Pre-Registration Is Required

*Registration closes on Saturday, June 20 at 12pm or when ceremony fills, whichever comes first.

*Early registration is recommended for this ceremony.

*A pre-ceremony guidance e-mail will be sent out 24-48hrs before we gather to help you prepare for our ceremony.

0“Thank you for sharing the wisdom/traditions of your lineage, Satya. I appreciated the chance to participate in a ritual that is outside my culture and spiritual background. I appreciated the sense of sacred community and sharing, the joining of voices in chanting – and the beautiful space.” ~ Shawna K

1“I most appreciated it was culturally/spiritually authentic. Your knowledge, study and lineage was important to me, to attend.” ~ Leila R

2“I very much appreciated the depth of learning and the connection of ritual and ceremony to learning about the Goddess. I had some great ’a-ha’ moments. I was very moved by the inclusion of your own lineage in the ceremony, Satya. It’s an incredible gift.” ~ Christie R

3“Thank you for providing our community with such a beautiful ceremony. You have a gift! And I felt like I was in India. I am still feeling the effects of the ceremony with a kind of wild goddess energy. It was very special that you brought water from the Ganges River.” ~ Laurissa W

4“I wanted to share with you about my mother’s healing following the ceremony. She was deep in my prayer during the ceremony, and her issue has cleared, and it didn’t come back. I shared with her about the ceremony, and she said she was guessing this was the case. I’m so grateful! Thanks for all.” ~ Karin D

5“I was awestruck watching Satya chant.” ~ Kim M

7“Thank you for your presence, thank you for your sharing, thank you for your courage – it is a very powerful ceremony!” ~ Anna K

8“It was a beautiful and powerful ceremony, what a gift!” ~ Mike N

9“It was a really amazing ceremony and Satya is just Divine.” ~ Augustina Ma

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT WATER CEREMONY OR THE GODDESS GAYATRI. IS THIS GATHERING SUITABLE FOR ME?

Yes, this gathering is suitable to those new to Goddess Gayatri and Water Ceremony, as it will be a great way to learn more about both and deepen into your intention.
All are welcome, including yogis and yoginis, yoga teachers and healing practitioners, those new to yoga, lovers of Indian culture and tradition, ritual and ceremony folks, bhakti folks, etc.

WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION POLICY?

Full refund before Friday, June 19 at 7pm. Unfortunately, no refunds after June 17 at 7pm.