Peace Garden Labyrinth

What is a Labyrinth?
A labyrinth is a walking, meditative path. It  requires no figuring out. You can simply walk, allowing your mind to quiet. There are no rules, no right or wrong way.

The Path
A labyrinth is often described as a three-fold path.

• Upon entering one begins the symbolic path of releasing and letting go.
• The center represents illumination and opening to the Divine.
• The return path is union, as we take the benefits of the labyrinth back into our lives.

The Walk
On the labyrinth someone may be walking ahead of us at a pace we find difficult to follow. We choose whether to stay behind and walk at their pace, or go around them and honor our own body’s rhythm. Perhaps we will come face-to-face with a fellow journeyer. Will we greet them, or will we remain within ourselves and continue on the path? There is no right or wrong way; the choice is ours to make. In moments such as these, the mystery and sacredness of the labyrinth become apparent, as we consider what is important, what we call sacred.

The Design
This labyrinth uses the “Santa Rosa” design, first created by Lea Goode-Harris in 1997 and installed here by Dan Niven of Lynwood, WA. This seven-circuit labyrinth is divided into four quadrants. It includes a unique space on the fourth circuit, in line with the mouth of the labyrinth. Called the “heart space” this area is not walked, but serves as a sacred vessel where you can place symbols of your concerns, needs or celebrations. As you walk the labyrinth, you approach the “heart space” from all four directions, which allows you to see these symbols from various points of view.

“Little Free Library” for Commuters

With support of our neighbor to the north, the Rohlingers’ business, we have placed a “little free library” on the Rohlingers’ property, by the bus shelter on the north side of Geneva Ave., across from our Park & Ride lot.

We’ve stocked it with some interesting and provocative books. Commuters (and others!) are welcome to take a book with them and, if they’d like, leave a book when they’re done with it.