Presence Rising supports the modern seeker in awakening consciousness, reconnecting to what is sacred to experience the extraordinary within everyday life. Here you will discover contemplative practices, be guided in ritual and gather in ceremony to strengthen your inner wisdom, intuition, and clarity.
Upcoming Events
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Foundations of Meditation 6-Week Course
Saturdays: Starting January 9, 2027
11 - 12:15 PM ET
In-Person (RVA) & OnlineThis class is for beginners and for those desiring a consistent meditation practice. Through guided exploration, you’ll learn the foundations of meditation and experience how regular practice can bring steadiness, clarity, and resilience to your everyday life. Each week you will learn about and practice meditation in a supportive group, so that you can build your meditation practice.
In this series, you will discover:
~ Simple tools to weave mindfulness into everyday activities
~ Practices to clear the mind and settle the emotions
~ Short meditations for a busy lifestyle
~ Restorative practices to ground and reset
~ How to share meditation with your friends and family
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Soul Retrieval Ceremony
Friday, April 17, 2026
6:30 - 8:00 PM ET
In-Person (RVA) & OnlineSoul retrieval is a shamanic practice to restore pieces of the soul that may have been lost due to trauma, grief, or difficult life events. When we experience heartbreak and pain, parts of our essence can become disconnected as a survival mechanism. This practice invites those lost pieces back home, helping you regain wholeness, revitalized energy and clarity.
In this ceremony you will be guided in a meditative journey with immersive sound healing to reclaim the fragmented pieces of you. Restorative vibrations from the Tibetan singing bowls, chimes and shamanic drums will be your ally so that you are energetically supported throughout the experience. At the conclusion of the journey we’ll take time for integration so that you can receive the gifts of this powerful practice.
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Presence Rising 4-Week Meditation Series
4 Saturdays, 10 - 11: 15 AM ET
May 16, May 30, June 6, June 13
In-Person (RVA) & OnlineThis series is designed to help you cultivate mental clarity, emotional balance, and empowerment.
Each week, you’ll be gently guided into a deeper relationship with yourself through a supportive structure: arriving meditation, themed teaching, guided meditation, journaling and sharing.
Week 1: Your Inner Guide - May 16
Reconnect with your intuition and learn to trust the quiet voice within.Week 2: Compassion - May 30
Soften self-judgment and cultivate a more loving relationship with yourself.Week 3: Releasing - June 6
Let go of emotional weight, old stories, and patterns that no longer serve you.Week 4: Empowerment - June 13
Step forward with clarity and confidence, grounded in your authentic self.
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Ways to Work Together
Presence Rising offers grounded, experiential pathways for cultivating presence, deepening self-awareness, and creating meaningful change.
Whether you’re seeking a meditation practice, bringing mindfulness into your workplace, gathering your community in ritual, or moving through a deeper personal transformation, each offering creates space to slow down, listen within, and reconnect with what matters most.
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Build a meditation practice that supports you in everyday life.
Through accessible teachings, guided meditation, reflection, and community practice, Presence Rising meditation courses help you develop the skills and confidence to make meditation a meaningful part of your life.
Offerings range from introductory meditation series to deeper explorations of compassion, connection, inner peace, and embodied presence.
Available for individuals, groups, organizations, and community partners.
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Gather in community to mark moments of change, transition, and renewal.
Presence Rising creates intentional spaces where meditation, ritual, reflection, music, and community come together.
From seasonal and lunar ceremonies to customized gatherings, these experiences invite participants to pause, honor what has been, and consciously welcome what is emerging.
Ceremonies may include guided meditation, shamanic journeying, journaling, ritual, sound, and communal reflection.
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Reconnect with the parts of yourself that are ready to come home.
Soul retrieval is a shamanic practice for exploring experiences of disconnection, loss, or fragmentation and reconnecting with inner resources and vitality.
Through guided shamanic journeying and ritual, these sessions create a space for reflection, integration, and renewed connection with the self.
Available as individual sessions and group ceremonial experiences.
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Bring greater presence, clarity, and resilience into the workplace.
Mindfulness sessions offer individuals and teams practical tools for navigating stress, improving focus, cultivating emotional awareness, and creating a more grounded workplace culture.
Sessions can be designed as one-time experiences, ongoing series, or customized programs for retreats, team gatherings, and organizational learning.
Meet the Founder
Solay L. Howell is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and shamanic practitioner. Her teaching blends esoteric mysticism with trauma-informed mindfulness, offering a gentle and insightful approach to awareness and healing. For over a decade, she has immersed herself in mystery school studies, vipassana meditation, sacred pilgrimage and the art of integrating spirituality into everyday life.
She is a graduate of Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (2021) and has taught mindfulness in The Healing Trauma Program, a 9-month training for nervous system regulation.
In addition to teaching, Solay produces online courses and live events for world-renowned spiritual teachers including Eckhart Tolle, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Caroline Myss and many more.
