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| "Walk as One at 1" World Labyrinth Day Event Saturday May 7th, 2011. The Kripalu Yoga and Wellness Center in Adams Center NY is again hosting the Annual World Labyrinth Day. This is our third year doing this awesome connecting event. It will start with a small ceremony with blessing by Steve William, Beautiful singing bowl tunes with Nancy Pfeil, and smudging and walk facilitated by BJ Mosher. The 7 Circuit Labyrinth is located behind the Yoga Center. The KYWC board & members, the community and one and all are invited to attend this bonding and personal experience.For more info call 315 382-2199 or kripaluyogaandwellnesscenter.org |
| As part of this celebration you are invited to “Walk as One at 1” to effect a rolling wave of peaceful energy as the world turns. Walk in your local time zone at 1 PM. Also you may consider a pledge to walk for another time zone. While large group events are planned, no event is too small. World Labyrinth Day is a day that brings people from all over the planet together in celebration of the labyrinth as a symbol, a tool, a passion or a practice. This "Day" can be whatever you’re inspired to make it. A day to inform and educate the public, host walks, build permanent and/or temporary labyrinths, create labyrinth art and more.We enthusiastically encourage you to "find your way.”While the origin of the labyrinth is unknown, labyrinths have been found all over the world datingfrom earliest antiquity. Once popular in the Middle Ages, labyrinths have been experiencing a resurgence in popularity. It has become increasingly common to find labyrinths in schools, prisons,parks, hospitals, spas, churches, and retreat centers. The World Wide Labyrinth Locator, www.labyrinthlocator.com, an online database, lists over 3400 labyrinths around the world. Labyrinths are thought to enhance right brain activity, and uses include problem solving, conflict resolution, walking meditation, modern day pilgrimage, and stress management. The American Cancer Society states that labyrinths "may be helpful as a complementary method to decrease stress and create a state of relaxation." Research studies conducted in a variety of settings consistently have shown that walking a labyrinth reduces stress. In the past, a variety of events were held at over 100 locations worldwide, including the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., churches, and even a maximum-security women’s prison. Countries joining the celebration included: the United States, Canada, England, the Bahamas, France, Spain, New Zealand, China, South Africa, and Australia. Individuals who wish to participate may use a finger labyrinth in the comfort of their home. The LabyrinthSociety.org vision statement reads, “to inspire possibilities and create connections through the labyrinth.” In keeping with the mission to support all those who create, maintain and use labyrinths, and to serve the global community by providing education, networking and opportunities to experience transformation. |