It is a physical and spiritual place to invite your contemplative, meditative, imaginary, intuitive, playful, artistic, poetic, creative, soulful being into oneness and fullness with nature. We invite you to experience your full range of emotions in the safety of this sacred place created over the centuries just for you.

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Labyrinths have only one way in and one way out. Labyrinths are an ancient tradition combining the spiral with the circle as a centering experience of listening. Everyone experiences labyrinths in their own unique way. We invite you to enjoy the peace and quietness of nature and your heart.

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View of the greener grass over the fence. Let my heart be still, turn my heart inward and be present in the now.

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Soak in the beauty of the living and notice where the living are making life from the dying. Where am I in this process?

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Trees reach to the heavens in search of light where it is to be found. What is it in this tree's search that reminds you of your quest for those dearest to you to see all of you?

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What may have caused such a wound? All of us are also wounded, even the greatest among us. Notice how this tree still stands strong. How did this tree learn to deal with his hard times?

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Can you position yourself in such a way as to not notice the wound? Is that how we as a people choose to show the world our wounds? In so doing are we not also withholding the lessons of life from them? Is it in overcoming our adversities from which our strength and resolve drive roots deeper into the ground?

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As you take in the natural beauty of the vista, where do you see your calling? Can you feel a tug upon your heart?

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"We shall soar as eagles' wings" sometimes begins upon a dead tree where the perspective is best. Small birds also find their homes there. What does this tell us about our past?

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It is difficult to track the tips of its branches back to its trunk. Is it difficult for you to sometimes track where you find yourself in life back to the point of origin? The Labyrinth is a natural space which allows us to move from our "Outer to That which is Within".

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How would you describe the branches and the blossoms? What does the contrast say to your heart?

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You are invited to sit and breath in the fragrances that surround you. The perspective of the garden. As you slowly perceive the beauty around you and expand it into the horizon, notice your feelings.

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Have you taken a circuitous route to arrive where you are? Where did you learn the most about life, in the "Curves" or in the "Straightaways", or both?

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Can you align the wayward pine in such a way as He is the obedient one, or the rebel? When in your life have you aligned yourself for the sake of conforming? When have you shown others your differences deliberately? Is there a difference in the root system of the wayward pine from the other pines in the row?

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Cascading over, its cup overfloweth, if it were to stop, life below would cease. What does this bring up in your heart?

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We can take the high road physically, mentally, emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, ethically, and so on. What does that mean - to take the high road? It probably means something different for everyone.

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This journey can be to re-experience something from our past, something we are experiencing now, or just move along the path with no agenda and let the beauty of this place envelop your soul.

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Joy to my soul.

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What have you noticed moving from the outer to the inner?

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What images and feelings come up in you as you drift back in time to the homes you have known?

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Do you feel a sense of warmth or embrace from the arms of this large tree?

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As you move to the different points around the Resting Tree, what do you notice? Notice any movements in your spirit. Listen to the quiet. Linger as long as your heart desires.

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Reflect upon anything that spoke to your heart along the way or once sitting under the Resting Tree. We invite you to journal about your experience here in the peacefulness of the moment. We invite you to return as often as it beckons you, particularly to enjoy the many colorful and sensual seasons of Sholom Park.

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As you travel over these bridges, who has served as your bridge in various situations? Or what transitions in your life might they possibly represent? Or what does the rippling of the waters say to you as you move along? Or what questions do you have? Or do you just want to move along quietly and enjoy the peacefulness of this place, lost in time? I am at rest as I move along the waters.

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The purpose of Sholom Park is to be more than a botanical garden or an arboretum. It remains natural, enhanced by creativity, by imagination, and by noble purposes.

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