World Labyrinth Day 2025

Our Theme This Year is "Peace Amidst Chaos"

World Labyrinth Day - May 3rd

Visit our Labyrinths and Outdoor Classroom

A week ahead of our official Mother's Day weekend season start (May 10), we will be open on Saturday May 3rd from 9am-6pm as a participating site for "World Labyrinth Day" (WLD). This special day focuses on connecting people of all faiths (or none) to the beauty and peace of labyrinth walking near where they live. There are less than 40 labyrinths in New Hampshire that can be visited by the public. Petals in the Pines offers two unique woodland labyrinths--see descriptions below.

World Labyrinth Day (WLD) admission: $7 per person (infants are free) or FREE with the purchase of a 2025 Season Pass on or before that day. WLD includes both labyrinths, 2+ miles of trails/paths, plus use of the Arbor Day-certified Outdoor Classroom / play-space / picnic area. Register and pay on the Farm Stand Porch when you arrive.

Hike at your own risk--watch out for slippery rocks! Sturdy shoes are recommended. The trails are not suitable for strollers; Please leave pets at home.

Our theme for the day is "Peace Amidst Chaos," to highlight the healing power of quietly spending time in woodlands, gardens, and meadows--especially during times of upheaval and displacement. In our fast-changing and confusing world, many people find clarity, peace, and renewal in quiet rhythmic practices such as yoga, tai chi, or labyrinth walking.

Activities offered on May 3rd include:

Self-guided sketching, painting, and poetry-writing opportunities. We'll provide supplies but you can bring your own if you like.
Finger labyrinths for kids
Mandala-making with natural materials
Shopping on the Farm Stand Porch: labyrinth jewelry, leaf stone bird baths, Swedish Almond Cakes, bug head-nets, and more!

SPECIAL OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Nature Journaling from 2-3 PM with instructor Heidi Colburn, a certified Nature Journal Educator. Join us for a fun and engaging introductory workshop. Nature journaling is a great way to spark curiosity and deepen your connection with nature using just a pen or pencil and a notebook. This practice has been found to have positive physical, emotional, and environmental impacts! This event is open to all ages. We will be outside for an hour, so dress appropriately. Heidi will teach you about nature journaling and how to begin. You'll also have time to practice. Bring your own journal and writing/drawing implements. There will be nature journals available for sale the day of the event.

The Nature Journaling Workshop is $10/person. If you register in advance, you'll save $2/person off the regular $7 Petals in the Pines admission charge.

Space is limited.

Labyrinth Descriptions

We have two woodland labyrinths at Petals in the Pines—away from the sights, scents, buzzing, and activity of the gardens and pollinator meadow.

These sacred spaces in the woods allow guests to achieve a transformative inward focus, to enter into a spiritual connection to pray or seek direction (listening for the “still, small voice” of God), or simply to slow down enough to notice the small miracles of nature all around them.

The first, located high above Hayward Brook (a 3/4-mile round-trip hike), is called “Love and Grace”—a modified 7-circuit Chartres-type medieval labyrinth, with a forest peat path lined with pasture stones, and custom designed with separate entrance and exit (so more than one visitor can walk it at the same time without having to step off of the path). The center of the labyrinth is in the form of a heart.

The second, the “Peace” labyrinth, located in our shady hemlock grove, offers an activity space for quiet family-friendly focusing. Listening to the sounds of water, wind, or birdcalls, while slowly walking the winding labyrinth’s path among the trees, will provide a soothing and comfortable break for kids and caretakers, all while heightening a sense of wonder.

Both labyrinths are marked on our Trail Map (available in a black box on the wall of the Farm Stand Porch after you check in), which will help you navigate our 2+ miles of trails and pathways.

WHERE NATURE MEETS NURTURE AMONG THE GARDENS

World Labyrinth Day 2025

Our Theme This Year is "Peace Amidst Chaos"

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