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Four Day Labyrinth Event, March 8-11, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

I am posting this information for friends who are hosting a labyrinth event in Portland, Oregon. Please contact Christiana directly if you need more information.

Contact: Christiana Brinton,

Trinity Labyrinth Guild Member and Veriditas Pacific Northwest Regional Representative 

christianatb@gmail.com or 503-502-3178

What:  Four Day Labyrinth Event

Co-Sponsors:  Trinity Cathedral Labyrinth Guild and Veriditas

When:  March 8-11

Where: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

147  NW 19^th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

FOUR DAY LABYRINTH EVENT IN PORTLAND

Finding Center: Using the Labyrinth for Integration and Balance is the theme of a four day labyrinth event March 8-11.  Sponsored by the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Labyrinth Guild and held at the cathedral, three varied programs feature labyrinth expert and master teacher Jo Ann Mast of Boulder, Colorado.  

On Friday, March 8^th at 7:30 p.m. Mast will present a public lecture discussing current neuroscientific research revealing a host of positive brain and nervous system changes such as the balancing effect meditative labyrinth walking has on the human nervous system.  Admission to the lecture is $10.

Mast will facilitate an experiential workshop using body movement and various labyrinth patterns to achieve personal centering and balance on Saturday, March 9^th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.   Registration is required for the Saturday workshop, which includes lunch.  For registration and additional information refer to veriditas.org/calendar.

An opportunity for further engagement with the labyrinth will be presented in an advanced two day training for those wishing to become labyrinth facilitators. The training will be held on Sunday, March 10^th from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Monday, March 11^th  from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The workshop will prepare participants to introduce others to the labyrinth and to facilitate labyrinth events in a multitude of settings. Tuition for this event includes refreshments and meals. To register, see www.veriditas.org/calendar.

Guest presenter Jo Ann Mast is associated with Veriditas, a non-profit labyrinth organization founded by the Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress. The mission of Veriditas is to connect people to the labyrinth through workshops, retreats and pilgrimages.  Mast is the first Veriditas master teacher certified to teach the organization’s exclusive educational programs. Her activities include lectures and consultations with faith communities, universities, seminaries, hospitals, and community organizations of all kinds in both the U.S. and Canada.   

Labyrinth walking at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral began in early 1997 when a canvas labyrinth was acquired. Two years later the current inlaid labyrinth of native woods was installed in the floor of Kempton Hall.  It is one of a handful of inlaid wood labyrinths in the world.