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Spring Lake Village's New Santa Rosa Labyrinth Blessing on the Summer Solstice 2015

JUNE 21, 2015

The Reverend Jacquie, along with some of the community
of the Spring Lake Village Retirement Center in Santa Rosa, CA
blessed their new Santa Rosa Labyrinth today.

Linda Ricketts played her flute while the community
walked their labyrinth as group for the first time...

Above us was the crescent moon and the Summer Solstice Sun.

I sang the song written by my dear friend and labyrinth colleague Marilyn Larson
just for the Santa Rosa Labyrinth.

It goes...

The sun and the moon, and the sun and the moon,
shine on me as I go,
on my path to and fro.

Cheering my heart
as I change with each turn,
on my path as I go, to and fro, to and fro.

The sun and the moon
side by side
in my heart.

This labyrinth is one of my designs, the Santa Rosa Labyrinth,
installed at the Spring Lake Village in Santa Rosa, CA
by Robert Ferré of [Labyrinth Enterprises](http://www.labyrinthproject.com/).

Lars Howlett of [Discover Labyrinths](http://discoverlabyrinths.com/) and I assisted in this beautiful installation.

[Day 1 of the SRL installation at Spring Lake](http://www.labyrinthtales.com/blog/2015/6/15/spring-lake-village-santa-rosa-labyrinth-day-1)
[Day 2 of the SRL installation at Spring Lake](http://www.labyrinthtales.com/blog/2015/6/19/spring-lake-village-santa-rosa-labyrinth-day-2)
[Day 3 of the SRL installation at Spring Lake](http://www.labyrinthtales.com/blog/2015/6/19/spring-lake-village-santa-rosa-labyrinth-day-3)
[Day 4 of the SRL installation at Spring Lake](http://www.labyrinthtales.com/blog/2015/6/19/spring-lake-village-santa-rosa-labyrinth-day-4)
[Day 5 of the SRL installation at Spring Lake](http://www.labyrinthtales.com/blog/2015/6/19/spring-lake-village-santa-rosa-labyrinth-day-5-haiku-my-heart)

Twenty-Seven Turns Around the Sun

By Lea Goode-Harris • 15 Mar, 2024

twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well

The Retiring of a Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Making A Three Circuit Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!