A chance to reconnect with self, nature and community
Listen to the Issaquah Creek, take in the big trees, and use the labyrinth as a place to slow down and center, day or night
Open daily and illuminated nightly from the Autumn Equinox through the end of Salmon Days
It was beautiful, powerful, and moving. Light in the darkness, in nature, with lovely quiet tones. - Bridget Agabra
Self Guided Experience
There is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. A labyrinth is not a maze, rather a path that always leads to its center. You begin and end your journey at the same location, yet the exit is not the same as the beginning.
A labyrinth can represent cycles in life and nature, and stages within a personal journey. Thinking about these points can help you guide your own experience.
Before you enter
Take a moment to get ready for the journey. Ask your higher power for wisdom and courage to follow the path to the center. Slowly breathe in and out and explore the sensation of the power of life flowing into you, nourishing you and empowering you. As the breath leaves your body let it carry with it all that burdens and troubles you.
Walking in
Enter the labyrinth and explore the pace that feels right to you. Try to calm your mind as you walk. Be the step you take. Be the breath that feeds you and that cleanses you. Try to release the cacophony of noise that vies for your attention and walk toward the calm of the center. Oftentimes, your mind doesn’t quiet at the first try. If you get distracted, release that thought and focus on your next steps and breaths again. Use the steps you take, the rhythm of your walk, as guide toward calmness.
Center
You have arrived at the center. Stay as long or as short as feels right. Listen to the world around you and the voices that come from deep within. Maybe a whisper brings words of wisdom to you. Maybe the wisdom lies in questions, rather than answers.
Walking out
Explore the pace that feels right as you journey back into the world. Carry the experience of the center with you. Breathe in and let the experience connect you to the source of life. Exhale and as the air leaves your body let it carry with it all that separates you from the source of life.
Exit
Be reborn as you take the last step and finish this journey. You have emerged from the labyrinth. Take a moment to recount the experience of walking toward the center and back. You have emerged changed. Explore the changes as you embrace daily life again.
Natural and built environments shape our experience and our emotions.
We can create space to cultivate a sense of calm, and places to inspire awe.
Such a beautiful sacred space - made even more special because of the many hands involved in its creation. - Liz St. Andre
DOGTROT ARCHITECTURE | JANICE KING | LIZ ST. ANDRE | LESLIE STEIN MOON | TANYA HANSEN | TINA VELAZQUEZ HAYS | LAURA BATTENBERG | JIM HALAS | SARAH WEELDREYER | MOUNTAIN TO SOUND GREENWAY NURSERY | ISSAQUAH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | SUZUKI STRINGS | SO THERE | ISSAQUAH ALPS TRAILS CLUB | FRIENDS OF LAKE SAMMAMISH STATE PARK | VILLAGE THEATRE | FRIENDS OF THE ISSAQUAH SALMON HATCHERY (FISH) | HILTON GARDEN INN | FORMULA BREWING | AGAVE | ZEEKS PIZZA | BIG PICTURE | WILDFIN | GASLAMP | FLAT IRON GRILL
