Walking Labyrinth Project - A Mindful Walking!

Dear brothers, sisters, friends,

It is a great joy to share with you a dream:
To build a walking labyrinth at Rizal Park/Luneta, and share with the public our practice of mindful walking.

With this creative and meditative project, we take our mindfulness practices beyond the comfort of our mats and cushions, work together as a Sangha, and contribute to society. Mindfulness is a beautiful gift to the public.

How you can help:
1. Volunteer to mindfully design and build the labyrinth
2. Sponsor materials that may be needed, such as smooth stones, signboards, colored chalk, art materials, etc.
3. Volunteer to lead/guide meditation sessions at the labyrinth

IF YOU WISH TO TAKE PART in this project:
Please contact Alon Payapa at 0927-9436429, or via Facebook.
You may also suggest ideas on how to better joyfully implement this project :)

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How will we work:

1. One of our sisters who was with us during the first Plum Village retreat in the Philippines, Julia Nebrija of MNL Moves, very passionate about urban community design, is our point person with the National Parks Development Committee, which in turns oversees the Rizal Park. She has discussed the project with the government agency and is in the process of ironing out details like dates and permits.

2. We will gather volunteers who are willing to brainstorm for the design and implementation of the walking labyrinth. This meeting will be like a group of classmates doing a school project. :)

3. We will schedule a day where volunteers will bring materials needed and build the labyrinth at Rizal Park (Art Park area). We also need to schedule an intimate and meaningful ceremony to open the labyrinth to the public, having sitting and walking meditation as very integral parts of the activity.

4. Around the walking labyrinth we wish to put up signboards with verses/calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh to contemplate on, such as "Peace is Every Step", "The Miracle is to Walk on Earth", "Walk as if your feet is kissing the earth", "Every step a breath", etc.

5. The walking labyrinth may be open to the public for a weekend/entire week. We may schedule time-slots for volunteers to lead and guide sitting and walking meditation sessions.

6. Wrapping up the walking labyrinth means that we can bring it to other parks and places! This is a start of a series :)

IF YOU WISH TO TAKE PART in this project:
Please contact Alon Payapa at 0927-9436429, or via Facebook.
You may also suggest ideas on how to better joyfully implement this project :)

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/265956406881644/