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Sadhana Labyrinth
"Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you lose your way."
~Francis Bacon
Come and experience our Sadhana Labyrinth and meander along its path. The word Sadhana in Sanskrit represents a person's personal spiritual practice.The winding pattern of any labyrinth also represents the circulation of vital energies within our bodies. To traverse the labyrinth is to bring into one wholeness all parts of our being. Walking the labyrinth is thus a type of Yoga. The purpose of the Sadhana Labyrinth is to focus the mind and put the walker in tune with the great scope of reality that is metaphorically represented by the labyrinth.
The Sadhana Labyrinth at Gracetree
The Symbolism of the Labyrinth
We are all on the path... exactly where we need to be. The labyrinth is a model of that path.
A labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. The Labyrinth represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world. Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools.
A labyrinth is an archetype with which we can have a direct experience. We can walk it. It is a metaphor for life's journey. It is a symbol that creates a sacred space and place and takes us out of our ego to "That Which Is Within."
A labyrinth has only one path. It is unicursal. The way in is the way out. There are no blind alleys. The path leads you on a circuitous path to the center and out again.
A labyrinth is a right brain task. It involves intuition, creativity, and imagery. With a maze many choices must be made and an active mind is needed to solve the problem of finding the center. With a labyrinth there is only one choice to be made. The choice is to enter or not. A more passive, receptive mindset is needed. The choice is whether or not to walk a spiritual path.
At its most basic level the labyrinth is a metaphor for the journey to the center of your deepest self and back out into the world with a broadened understanding of who you are.
