World Labyrinth Day on 3 May encourages people around the world to walk a labyrinth, willing peace and harmony, and activating a wave of goodwill from the earliest walks in New Zealand and in the east through to the places where the sun will last set on this day in the west. With hundreds of events already planned, this offers a rare and important opportunity to meditate and send collective intention with thousands of others, en masse. In this episode, special guests Carmel Stabley and Susie Leiper tell us about the significance of...
World Labyrinth Day on 3 May encourages people around the world to walk a labyrinth, willing peace and harmony, and activating a wave of goodwill from the earliest walks in New Zealand and in the east through to the places where the sun will last set on this day in the west. With hundreds of events already planned, this offers a rare and important opportunity to meditate and send collective intention with thousands of others, en masse. In this episode, special guests Carmel Stabley and Susie Leiper tell us about the significance of labyrinths in meditation and healing, and how we can each play a part in willing positive intention as we are encouraged to "walk as one at one" (at 1pm in our time zone), which may include using a finger labyrinth downloadable from the World Labyrinth Day website, or joining an online, virtual walk.
Ellen turns interviewee in this episode, as she talks about her role as Co-ordinator of World Labyrinth Day and her reflections of what has been learned and achieved over the 5 years that she has carried this mantle.
Suggested Intention for World Labyrinth Day
As regular listeners know, we always offer a suggested intention for the week ahead in our episodes. This week, looking forward to World Labyrinth Day 2025, we suggest as our intention this week:
We will that all who engage with World Labyrinth Day this year will be excited to experience and moved to pass on the power of collective intention for universal peace and wellbeing.
Please join us in holding this, both now, and on the day itself.
2025 Pre- World Labyrinth Day Intention:
The hearts of the hosts and participants are prepared for World Labyrinth Day. All labyrinths are connected for the highest good of our world.
Please join us in holding this ahead of the day.
Links:
World Labyrinth Day 2025 Website https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/home
World Labyrinth Day Resources, including finger labyrinth downloads and support for planning and promoting an event https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/resources
Australian Labyrinth Network Inc. https://aln.org.au/
Australian Labyrinth Network Inc. resources for educational settings: https://aln.org.au/wldes-resources
Veriditas https://www.veriditas.org/
Legacy Labyrinth Project https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/
The Labyrinth Society (TLS) https://labyrinthsociety.org/
Global Healing Response offers hundreds of resources to support theme-based labyrinth walks, including this year’s theme of authenticity https://globalhealingresponse.com/
Worldwide Labyrinth Locator, an amazing tool for finding a labyrinth to walk near you https://labyrinthlocator.org/
The Big Connection (research into the collective power of intention holding while walking labyrinths) https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/resources/research-the-big-connection
Videos presented by Ellen and others introducing World Labyrinth Day and suggesting how to approach a labyrinth walk, including some beautiful photo montages from previous years and concerning the biology of heart intention. See the dedicated YouTube channel of The Labyrinth Society: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLabyrinthSociety/videos
Video montage compiled by Ellen showcasing last year’s events: https://youtu.be/xB3J4ZvcnFQ?si=15adeUGyY7VFzWo9 (do watch!)
American Society of Dowsers https://americansocietyofdowsers.wildapricot.org/
Events:
World Labyrinth Day Events https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/wld-2025/find-and-submit-events
2025 Registered World Labyrinth Day Event Map https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/wld-2025/find-and-submit-events
Labyrinth walk at St Colomba’s Scottish Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA. Hosted by Ellen and Lars Howlett, 3 May 12 noon – 2pm EDT. Registration not required.
Community Labyrinth in Settlers Green, North Conway, NH, USA, hosted by Susie. 3 May 1 at 1230 EDT. Registration not required.
Group labyrinth walk and grand opening of the largest indoor labyrinth in South Africa at the R'new Festival, Vaal Estate, 5 South Bay Farm, R716, Deneysville, 1932, South Africa. Go meet Carmel and enjoy a festival of fire dancing, drumming, music, workshops, and much more! Registration required. See https://www.rnew.co.za/
Labyrinth walk hosted by Clive at Highlands Methodist Church, Sutherland Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3PT, UK, 3 May at 1pm BST. Registration not required.
Veriditas-hosted finger labyrinth walks (on ZOOM). Registration required: https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/wld-2025/virtual-events
World Labyrinth Day Live (on ZOOM). Registration required: https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/wld-2025/virtual-events
Pre World Labyrinth Day workshops (video recordings of recently held events), including ‘Let's Create Temporary Labyrinths for World Labyrinth Day’ with Lars Howlett and Peter Clark https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/wld-2025/pre-wld-events
Also mentioned and related:
Our reflections and invitation to share intention holding prompted by the Netflix series ‘Adolescence.’ Listen in at: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-t9qmm-187ff77
Chris Katzenmeyer, Director of Legacy Labyrinth Project and a pioneer in the field of applying intention through contemplative practice, spoke to us in an episode some months ago, offering a wonderful 101 grounding in the basics of intention. Listen in at: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-fpvwh-153e065 and find out about upcoming training in intention setting and labyrinth activism offered by Legacy Labyrinth Project at https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/llpa .
Chapter markers:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:37 World Labyrinth Day Discussion
00:03:45 Understanding Labyrinths
00:06:55 World Labyrinth Day Overview
00:08:45 Virtual Participation Options
00:11:10 Labyrinths in Educational Settings
00:13:49 Collaborating Organizations
00:16:01 Research and Energetic Power
00:22:30 Intentions for World Labyrinth Day
00:35:53 Intentions and Resources
Join us in person for intention holding:
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.
Our websites:
www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website.
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.
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