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meditative labyrinth

From North Palm Beach County to Big Pine Key in the Lower Keys there are a variety of labyrinths open to the public. The South Florida Labyrinths range from three to eleven circuits and are housed on hospital grounds, churches, and schools. These labyrinths are open to the public and welcome visitors. Respect for the property, the labyrinth, and fellow labyrinth walkers is strictly observed at all labyrinth sites. To discover a labyrinth near you visit labyrinthlocator.com

•Eleven-Circuit Labyrinth at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 400 Seabrook Rd., Tequesta

•Eleven-circuit outdoor labyrinth at Unity Church in the Gardens 550 Bush Road, Jupiter

•Eleven-circuit outdoor labyrinth Episcopal Duncan Center, 15820 S. Military Trail Delray Beach

•Eleven-circuit outdoor labyrinth at St Andrew Episcopal School, 3900 Jog Rd, Boca Raton

•Seven-circuit labyrinth at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, inside the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

•Eleven-circuit labyrinth at the North Campus of Broward Community College, 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

•Outdoor Celtic Labyrinth at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale, 3970 NW 21 Ave, Fort Lauderdale

•Five-circuit outdoor labyrinth at Virginia S. Young Elementary School, 101 NE 11th Ave., Fort Lauderdale

•Three-circuit outdoor labyrinth at HospiceCare of Southeast Florida, Inc., 309 SE 18 Street, Fort Lauderdale in the Meditation Garden

•Seven-circuit outdoor labyrinth at Unity Church at 2750 Van Buren St., Hollywood

•Three-circuit outdoor labyrinth at the Center for Human Development, 5809 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

•Eleven-circuit outdoor labyrinth at Miami Lakes Methodist Church, 14800 NW 67 Ave, Miami Lakes

•Eleven-circuit labyrinth at Unity by the Bay Church, 411 NE 21 St, Miami

•Seven-Circuit Classic Labyrinth at UU Congregation of Miami, 7701 SW 76 Ave., Miami

•Eleven-circuit outdoor labyrinth at the Big Pine United Methodist Church, 280 Key Deer Boulevard, Big Pine Key

A labyrinth is a path which leads to the center of an elaborate design via a circuitous route or roundabout way, and back out again. A labyrinth’s route is a single path, intended for ease of navigation, it is not a maze, thus, it is impossible to get lost within a labyrinth. A labyrinth used to facilitate meditation, prayer or spiritual thought. Walking a labyrinth is a way to quiet the mind, find balance, and insight. A 7-circuit labyrinth is the oldest labyrinth pattern. It is made up of seven circuits or paths that you walk to get to the center. The seven circuits in the labyrinth have been compared to the seven chakras; Chakras are the non-physical energy centers in our body through which energy flows. The classical 7-circuit labyrinth, can be enlarged to make an 11-circuit, 15-circuit and 19-circuit labyrinth. It can also be reduced in size to make a 3-circuit labyrinth.

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