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Soft Life Supper | Winter Solstice 2025

from $375.00
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Sunday, December 21, 2025 | DC Metro Area

The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year. It is a threshold moment when darkness reaches its peak before light begins its return. It's a night that invites us to honor what lives in our shadows: the grief we've been carrying, the anger we've been taught to suppress, the desires we've learned to deny.

This inaugural Soft Life Supper isn't about bypassing the hard parts. It's about holding them with the same tenderness we offer joy. We'll explore the interplay between divine feminine and divine masculine energies; not as gendered concepts, but as complementary forces within each of us. The receptive and the active. The soft and the strong. The rest and the doing.

Too often, we're told to choose. To be either nurturing or ambitious. Gentle or powerful. Vulnerable or protected. But wholeness requires both. And the Solstice, this moment of perfect balance between darkness and light, reminds us that we can hold it all with self-compassion and communal care.

This evening is designed for women who are ready to stop abandoning parts of their heart and learn to more fully embrace their full selves.

What's Included

✦ 4.5-hour immersive evening experience
✦ Chef-prepared gourmet and signature cocktails
✦ Guided conversation and reflection facilitated by Esther Boykin
✦ Welcome gift, and thoughtful touches throughout the evening

Soft Life Suppers are limited to 15 women to preserve intimacy and ensure meaningful connection.

This event will be held at a private estate in Dickerson, Maryland, approximately 50 minutes from downtown DC

Sunday, December 21, 2025 | DC Metro Area

The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year. It is a threshold moment when darkness reaches its peak before light begins its return. It's a night that invites us to honor what lives in our shadows: the grief we've been carrying, the anger we've been taught to suppress, the desires we've learned to deny.

This inaugural Soft Life Supper isn't about bypassing the hard parts. It's about holding them with the same tenderness we offer joy. We'll explore the interplay between divine feminine and divine masculine energies; not as gendered concepts, but as complementary forces within each of us. The receptive and the active. The soft and the strong. The rest and the doing.

Too often, we're told to choose. To be either nurturing or ambitious. Gentle or powerful. Vulnerable or protected. But wholeness requires both. And the Solstice, this moment of perfect balance between darkness and light, reminds us that we can hold it all with self-compassion and communal care.

This evening is designed for women who are ready to stop abandoning parts of their heart and learn to more fully embrace their full selves.

What's Included

✦ 4.5-hour immersive evening experience
✦ Chef-prepared gourmet and signature cocktails
✦ Guided conversation and reflection facilitated by Esther Boykin
✦ Welcome gift, and thoughtful touches throughout the evening

Soft Life Suppers are limited to 15 women to preserve intimacy and ensure meaningful connection.

This event will be held at a private estate in Dickerson, Maryland, approximately 50 minutes from downtown DC

This Evening Is For You If:

✦ You're ready to stop hiding parts of yourself in pursuit of being "easy" or "palatable"

✦ You're curious about shadow work but want to explore it in community, not alone

✦ You've been operating in overdrive and need permission to rest without guilt

✦ You're seeking connection with women who value healing as much as ambition

✦ You want a preview of what the Compassion Collective retreat experience feels like

The Evening

5:00pm - Social Hour
Arrive. Settle in. Pour yourself a glass of wine. Let the week fall away as you ease into conversation with women who understand what it means to navigate the world as your full, complex self.

6:00pm - Dinner
A chef-prepared, multi-course meal designed to nourish body and spirit. Every detail considered—from the seasonal ingredients to the way the table is set. This is luxury as care, not performance.

7:30pm - Guided Conversation
Facilitated by Esther, we'll explore the themes of shadow work and energetic balance. What parts of yourself have you been keeping in the dark? Where are you over-functioning in masculine energy (doing, pushing, achieving) at the expense of feminine flow (receiving, resting, being)? How do we bring these forces into harmony without abandoning our ambition or our softness?

9:00pm - Solstice Fire Ceremony
We close the evening with a small ritual to honor what we're releasing and what we're calling in as the light returns. You'll leave with a sense of completion—and permission to plant seeds for the spring.

9:30pm - Departure

Location

Private venue located within 45-50 minutes of downtown Washington, DC. Exact address provided upon registration.

Investment

$375 per person

Space is limited to ensure an experience that is both personal and communal.

Your ticket includes:

✦ Chef-prepared multi-course dinner
✦ Wine and signature cocktail + mocktail for the evening
✦ Guided conversation and reflection facilitated by Esther Boykin, LMFT
✦ Winter Solstice fire ceremony
✦ Specials surprises and thoughtful touches throughout the evening

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Tickets for Soft Life Suppers are non-refundable. If the unexpected happens and you can’t make it you may request a credit toward a future Supper by sending a request via email at least 7 days in advance.

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