February 17, 2020
Your special invitation pulls at your heart strings . . . to attend a Labyrinth Day Apart Retreat . . . Your heart wants to be part and parcel of Kicking off the 2020 Earth Day Week activities . . . As those protesters in 1970 did for us . . . Heed the call . . . We owe it to ourselves and future generations . . . Become inspired and inspire others to get involved in our planet’s recovery . . . Saturday April 18, 2020 9:30am - 3:30pm
Let us walk the Labyrinth as ONE,
Feeling the earth under our feet,
And hearing the heart beat of Mother Earth.
Thoughts to ponder arise;
earth, air, water, fire
conservation, reduce, landfills, reuse
We have come to a sacred site for guidance,
To find our place with this global issue,
Trees provide strength, rocks attend our steps,
More thoughts to ponder:
ecology, habitat, preserve, rainforest
endangered, wetlands, sanctuaries
We walk to the left, then turn to the right,
Concentric circles delivering light,
Together we arrive at the center as One,
Deeper thoughts to ponder:
responsibility, protection, wildlife, extinction
oxygen, mountains, smog, ecosystem
The discussions to follow are sure to be inspiring. I can hardly wait to meet you all.
Throughout the day there will be interactive discussions and time to create your personal planet focused finger labyrinth to take home and share.
We stand united ... to do our part ... to make a difference ... to save our planet ... because:
“The future depends on what we do in the present.” Gandhi
Be mindful of weather in April in New England. Come, get involved, be grateful for Earths gifts.
REGISTER for Dot's Day Apart here
Dorothy Wright-Irwin was introduced to labyrinths by one of her professors at North Shore Community College, while at a five day convention in Vermont. There were three temporary labyrinths set up on the grounds for the attendees to explore. Dorothy found them to be both fascinating and energizing and walked them daily and oftentimes more. By the end of the convention she was determined to learn more about them. The following year she took several workshops on labyrinths, including how to build them. In her undergraduate studies at Lesley University, off site at Rolling Ridge, she completed several studies: The History of Labyrinths and The Process and Actual Building of a Labyrinth, which was finished in October 2002. Since then Dorothy has built several more including at a Senior Community Center in Atkinson, NH; Deer Isle, ME [private]; and Enfield, VT [private]. Dorothy also mentored a young man in No. Andover to build a labyrinth in order to earn his Eagle Scout badge. She also provides paper copies of the Cretan style to students as tools for de-stressing, especially during exams and finals.
Dorothy earned her Bachelors Degree in the Healing Arts and her Masters Degree in Education from Lesley University. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, Compassionate Touch: for Those in Late Life Stages Practitioner/Teacher, and maintains her Care with Compassion private practice. In addition, she is a seascape, landscape and nature Artist. (www.CarewithCompassion.net)
Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center
660 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA, 01845
thestaff@rollingridge.org
Phone: (978) 682-8815
Fax: (978) 681-1162
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