CEDAR LANE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4099
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Welcome to The Labyrinth: A metaphor for life's journey

Upcoming Labyrinth Walks for 2013:

Summer Solstice - June 21 - 7 to 9 p.m. featuring Live Hand Drumming
Manna Food Support Walk - November 17 - 2 to 4 p.m.
New Year's Eve - December 31 - 6 to 9 p.m. featuring Meg Baker on piano and harp

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD

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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*

Every year we have the follow labyrinth walks:

Silent Retreat in January
Spring Equinox walk
Summer Solstice walk
Manna Food Drive donation walk in November
New Years Eve walk


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.nationalcathedral.org/worship/labyrinth.shtml


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


Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4099
Tel:  301-493-8300; Fax:  301-897-5713
e-mail:  office@CedarLane.org
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