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Welcome to
The Labyrinth: A metaphor for life's journey
Please
join us for our upcoming indoor Labyrinth Walks in 2008.
March 16, 2 to 4 p.m.
Cancelled. Please join us for
our annual Spring Equinox Labyrinth walk to welcome Spring!
June 21, 7 to 9 p.m. Our annual Summer
Solstice Labyrinth walk featuring recorded music the first hour, and live
drumming the second hour. Drums and percussion instruments will be provided. You
are welcome to bring your own as well.
November 16, 2 to 4 p.m. Our annual
Labyrinth walk to support the homeless. The proceeds from this walk will be
donated to support the Cedar Lane’s Manna Food Drive.
December 31, 6 to 9 p.m. Calm reflection and fellowship is one of the
best ways to welcome the New Year. Live piano and harp music by Meg Baker. This
beautiful, candle-lit walk is always the highlight of the year!
For information, please contact Chris Mauro at 703.847.5820 or
chris.mauro@baesystems.com.
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD
In the worship hall
- Indoor canvas path
- Walk silently, in socks
- Multiple people walk at once
- Last walking begins half hour before end time
- No charge, but donations accepted
Walk the Path
* Meditate * Seek * Pray * Celebrate * Center * Heal * Relax*
Labyrinth Websites:
The Labyrinth Society:
www.labyrinthsociety.org
Grace Cathedral's Veriditas Project, San Francisco:
www.gracecathedral.org/labyrinth/
Robert Ferré's St. Louis Labyrinth Project:
www.labyrinth-enterprises.com
Washington National Cathedral, DC: www.cathedral.org/cathedral/labyrinth/
Guidelines for Walking the Labyrinth
Please remove your shoes to protect the
life of the canvas. We have socks you may borrow if you did not bring any, and
a basket to return them to after your walk.
Silence is important throughout the walk, for your own reflection and that of
others.
Take some time before you walk to clear your mind.
Walking the labyrinth can be viewed as
a three-stage process:
* Release of distracting cares as you move toward the
center and let your mind gradually quiet.
* Receptivity to whatever illumination you receive as
you pause in the center for prayer or meditation.
* Rejoining the world with your renewed vision or
refreshed spirit as you follow the path outward again.
Move at your own pace. You may pause at any point. Go gently as you pass
others moving at a slower rate or coming from the opposite direction. Do
what feels natural to you -- some walk steadily, some cover their faces with
scarves provided, some dance, some twirl, some stretch, some stop often.
There are no
tricks or dead-ends. The path is unicursal and will lead you to the center and
back out again. The entrance is also the exit.
At the center you may sit, kneel, stand, change positions or directions, pray,
meditate, or do silent reading or writing.
You are welcome to remain in the worship hall after your walk for further
silent reflection, meditation/prayer, or journaling.
Written by C. Haaga, Cedar Lane's Labyrinth Committee, 2003
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