Summer Solstice Celebration with Oneness in Nature Circles - KC

Schedule

Sun Jun 21 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Unity of Independence | Independence, MO

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🌞The summer solstice marks the first day of summer, when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and blesses us with the longest day of the year. This sacred turning point, when the sun appears to stand still, has been honored and celebrated by civilizations around the world for thousands of years.

😎Come join us in community for an evening of fun and deeply replenishing activities to support your transition into summer. Together, we will honor this special day and tap into the heightened energy of the sun. We will take time to pause, reflect, and celebrate the abundance of this new season. Through connection with nature, we will create space to express our joy, restore our energy, and rejuvenate our spirits.

Specific activities include:
🌻Nature Scavenger Hunt - Creating Connections and Honoring Our Natural World
💦Cleansing Water Ritual - Letting Go of What has Been & Opening to Summer’s Nurturing Energies
🍉Summer Snacks Potluck Table
🔥Fire Ceremony with Drumming 🪘and Dancing 💃🏼 – Tapping into our Own Power of Expression & a Time for Celebration
🌅Sunset Closing Meditation to Integrate your Experience

To make the most of the event please wear appropriate clothing for being outdoors and bring:
🪑a chair or blanket to use on the grass outdoors
🍪summer finger snacks to share
🍶water bottle
🚫🕷️bug spray
📓journal
🪘a drum or percussion type instrument if you desire.

🎟️How to pay $10 fee: see ticket link above or below. You may also pay cash at event.
For additional info please email: [email protected]

About Your Host: Oneness in Nature Circles- KC & Rev. Annika

Oneness in Nature Circles – KC’s mission: To provide opportunities to integrate mindfulness and present moment awareness to the sacredness of nature and our everyday lives through engaging with the natural world in monthly gatherings with meditations, mindful exercises, yoga, prayer, direct personal exploration, celebrations, sharing in community and practicing being good stewards of the earth.

Who is Rev. Annika:
Rev. Annika Klesch-Sawyer is an interfaith peace minister who was ordained in 2008 through James Twyman’s Seminary of Spiritual Peacemaking in Ashland, Oregon. Having answered the call of Spirit more than 30 years ago, she has become a spiritual teacher and healer who helps others live from a place of greater consciousness and peace.

Rev. Annika draws on her deep connection with nature and its cycles, as well as yoga, sound vibration, healing modalities, prayer, and ritual, to create sacred space for others to remember who they truly are. She has also served for more than nine years as a Prayer Associate with Silent Unity, Unity’s worldwide 24-hour prayer ministry. In addition, she has supported many individuals, couples, and families throughout the United States as a celebrant, helping create meaningful moments to honor life’s milestone events. Among friends, Annika is affectionately known as the “Queen of Rituals.”

Rev. Annika lives in the Kansas City area with her beloved cat Mia. She enjoys spending time with family and friends.


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Where is it happening?

Unity of Independence, 14304 E 39th St S, Independence, MO 64055-4224, United States

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