2026 Concurrent Learning Sessions and Workshops.
SATURDAY 1:00PM-2:00PM 60-MINUTE LEARNING SESSIONS
Finding Wisdom in Every Step
Presenter: Sandra Wasko-Flood
LOCATION: Litchfield Room – LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS
This PowerPoint 60-minute lecture will emphasize finding wisdom in every step that one walks in a labyrinth. Participants will we asked to find the wisdom of peace, love and freedom through various questions they can address when walking finger labyrinths.
Sandra Wasko-Flood is a founding member of TLS, and has been working with labyrinths even before that. She does poetry and art, labyrinths for peace work, and has worked in communities and schools, in the many places she has lived since 1998. She received the Paul Rae Peace Prize in 2005 for the labyrinth work she had done in education.
Labyrinths and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Using AI as a Wisdom Tool
Presenter: Robert Ferré
LOCATION: Bouchard/Heritage
Artificial intelligence (AI) can generate language, recognize patterns, and retrieve facts at remarkable speed. It cannot be wise, but it can support wise practice. In this session, we will explore how AI can become a practical partner in labyrinth-related work—planning, teaching, and communication—while keeping human discernment and wisdom at the center.
One of the founding members of TLS, Robert Ferré is coming out of retirement for this gathering.
The Modular Method of Labyrinth Design
Presenters: Mary Teetor and Ray Zablotny
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Conference Room – LIMITED TO 35 PARTICIPANTS
It all began with a double spiral. After working with existing labyrinth designs for my beaded jewelry, I wondered if there could be a better way of designing labyrinths other than by trial and error. In 2007, after a search of four years, I discovered a new way to design labyrinths, which I call the Modular Method. I am eager to share this knowledge. Participants will be given materials and will learn what the Method is and how to use it.
Mary Teetor is a fiber artist specializing in embroidery and beading. She gravitates especially to the intriguing intersection of math and art.
Ray Zablotny is a retired psychiatrist, formerly chief of San Francisco Kaiser-Permanente.
SATURDAY 2:15PM-3:45PM 90-MINUTE WORKSHOPS
Labyrinth Wisdom Cards: Crafting a Personal Deck of Labyrinth Aids & Affirmations
Presenter: Sue Palmer
LOCATION: Litchfield Room – LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS
Have you sometimes stepped up to the labyrinth threshold and been unsure of what to focus on, or how to make an intention? Are you in a season where you need shared wisdom to help you through? We will make a deck of Labyrinth cards, personal and meaningful, that will assist us in walking the labyrinth with intention and joy.
Sue Palmer is a Veriditas trained facilitator, spiritual director, retreat leader, and writer. She has an MS in Mental Health and Wellness with a concentration in Grief and Bereavement and finds it important work to introduce people to labyrinth walks as a way of working through grief and loss. Sue has presented walking the labyrinth as an important instrument of self-care at two suicide prevention conferences in Arizona, and facilitates walks for local churches, synagogues and retreat centers. Creating with paint, mixed media and knitting keeps her busy when not writing. Gardening and hiking keep her grounded in nature.
Discover the Wisdom of Writing Within Labyrinths
Presenter: Traci Mc. Merritt
LOCATION: Bouchard/Heritage
Learn and explore four writing techniques for inspiring personal transformation. Using prompted writing experiences based on diverse researched psychosomatic practices, discover a twist when writing within labyrinth patterns. Writing within a defined curvy path further connects the left and right hemispheres of our brain, inviting deeper insights, resonance and release.
Traci Mc. Merritt is a multi-media sanctuary artist, specializing in labyrinths with sacred geometry. She is the author of Laughing Labyrinth Timepeace, a 369 day journal for following our bliss. She teaches workshops on creating labyrinths for community connection, public art and restorative resonance. She recently retired after 38 years as a landscape architect with the Forest Service. Her passion is inspiring joy and peace, through creativity, laughter and labyrinths.
Jupiter Labyrinth – The Labyrinth of Wisdom
Presenters: Susie Leiper and Ruth Martz
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Conference Room – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
Susie Leiper will present a brief overview of Adrian Kezele’s Celestial Labyrinths and a deep dive into the Jupiter (Wisdom) design. Ruth Martz will invite and instruct as we create collages that draw from the wisdom of our hearts using the Wisdom seed pattern. Materials will be supplied.
Susie Leiper currently serves as TLS Membership Chairperson, and as a Regional Rep for New Hampshire. She also is Co-Coordinator of the World Labyrinth Day Committee. Susie is a Veriditas trained labyrinth facilitator. After many years in human resource management, Susie moved on to helping her life partner build an award-winning motorcycle dealership and continues to enjoy dabbling in the motorsports industry. Susie travels often and enjoys walking labyrinths found on the Worldwide Locator.
Ruth Martz is a retired United Church of Christ pastor and a Veriditas Certified Facilitator. Ruth serves as a Regional Rep for New Hampshire. She loves to tell spiritual and multi-cultural stories and links scripture with art, music, and everyday life. She also enjoys playing the Celtic harp and leading collage and labyrinth workshops. Ruth and her husband have a labyrinth on their property near Hermit Lake in Sanbornton.
Entering into the Wisdom of Accessibility
Presenters: Daniel McIntosh, Kevin Ladd, Maia Scott and Charlotte Wyncoop
LOCATION: Auditorium Lounge – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
This is a panel/workshop on making labyrinths inclusive and accessible. Psychology professor describes embodiment theory, application, and research. Another psychology professor reflects on accessible teaching and activities. Artist/educator/consultant explains Universal Design for labyrinth engagement. Labyrinth artist/experiential designer explores access enhancing themes. Participants will develop plans for an accessible walk and exchange ideas.
Danny McIntosh is Professor of Psychology and Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Denver (DU). He is also program faculty in the DU/Iliff School of Theology Doctoral Program in The Study of Religion, and he directs the Mind & Body Lab. He teaches social psychology, thriving, spiritual practices, research methods, and emotion. He studies the psychology of religion, emotions, embodiment, and coping using psychophysiological, cognitive, qualitative, and survey methods. Current projects include studies of emotion labor, the body in social perception, and physiological and psychological outcomes of labyrinth practices.
Kevin Ladd is Chancellor’s Professor of Psychology at Indiana University South Bend, where he leads the Social Psychology of Religion Lab. He teaches social psychology, research methods, statistics, and the history of psychology/science. He studies prayer, ritual, and magic as a performance art with various methods including making movies, survey data, interviews, eye tracking, and whatever else helps to tell a story. Current projects include studies of the body in social perception, physiological / psychological outcomes of labyrinth practices, and various facets of theatrical magic.
Maia Scott is an interdisciplinary artist, educator and activist living in the San Francisco Bay Area working with agencies, higher education, museums, performance venues and web developers as a consultant demystifying access and inclusion, inciting joy in designing for diverse audiences and sharing lived experience to build bridges home. In work and life, Maia approaches challenges and triumphs with curiosity, creativity and compassion.
Charlotte Wyncoop is an artist, writer, and labyrinth practitioner with nearly two decades of experience exploring the art, science, educational, and therapeutic dimensions of labyrinth practice. She is the founder and artist behind Waystones (www.WayStones.Art), where she creates finger labyrinths used worldwide. She served four years as District Spiritual Growth Coordinator for United Women of Faith and has spent the last six years developing and presenting wisdom walks and florilegia in public labyrinth events and private workshops. She is currently working on a book exploring the rich offerings of diverse labyrinth community practices.
SATURDAY 4:00PM-5:30PM 90-MINUTE WORKSHOPS
Wisdom with Every Step; Mindfulnesss with Every Stroke
Presenter: Amy Broady
LOCATION: Litchfield Room – LIMITED TO 16 PARTICIPANTS, $5 materials fee to be collected at the time of the workshop
Step by step, and stroke by mindful penstroke, let’s create beautiful labyrinths inspired by the Zentangle® Method of drawing. Join this mixed-media workshop to learn how simple lines, repeated with intention, can define a tangible labyrinth experience. Bring home not only what you create in the workshop, but skills and techniques to enhance the creative side of your labyrinth practice.
Amy Broady, M.Ed., is a Certified Zentangle Teacher® and a Veriditas-trained Labyrinth Facilitator. She has been practicing and teaching the Zentangle® Method of mindful drawing since 2010. She traces her interest in labyrinths back to 2010 also, as that was when she first admired a pewter labyrinth in a store and yearned to learn more. She nurtured her fascination for over a decade before attending labyrinth facilitator training and Labyrinth Summer School in the summer of 2021. She celebrates the mixed media potential of both passions at Pen & Path, her cozy little teaching studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.
my f(me) wisdom ~ the science and spirit of labyrinth learning
Presenter: Nicole Meade
LOCATION: Bouchard/Heritage
The interconnection of science and spirit come together for you to explore the labyrinth of your wisdom ~ your f(me) wisdom. Through the Wisdom Wheel, we will engage in breathwork, finger labyrinth walks, and a guided drawing of a Chakra Vyuha labyrinth. Connecting the Wisdom Wheel and labyrinths, we find our own wisdom in every step we take.
Nichole Meade is a rainbow unicorn in a 1s and 0s world, connecting science and spirit through mindful self-intelligence. With a deep background in education she approaches life as a scientist, researcher and practitioner of human behavior. Her “quantum learning” philosophy, “me for me for we,” emphasizes that understanding our me is the key to unlocking our wisdom. By bridging diverse fields like Stoicism, Buddhism, Shamanism, Neuroscience, and Quantum Physics she breaks down the elements of self-learning through ancient and modern wisdom. Nichole uplifts and inspires you to become a true subject matter expert in yourself – the SME of Me.
Walking in My Purpose: Parallel Paths, Shared Responsibility, and the Practice of Cultural Humility
Presenter: Kamora Herrington
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Conference Room – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
This session shares the story of our dual-path labyrinth at Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve in Hartford CT. Participants will explore how the labyrinth works as a Learning Lab for cultural humility, community relationship, and repair, integrating land, herbs, craft, and practice-based tools for those creating community-centered labyrinths.
Kamora Herrington is a nationally recognized educator, organizer, and land steward based in Hartford, CT, with over two decades of experience in transformative, practice-based learning. She is the founder of Kamora’s Cultural Corner and is known for her engaging, grounded, and story-rich teaching style and is a highly sought-after speaker and facilitator. Her work centers cultural humility as a lived, embodied practice, integrating land-based learning, arts-based healing, and experiential education. The dual-path labyrinth at Sterling Street serves as a foundational tool in her work, supporting communities in practicing difference, relationship, and repair in real time.
Walking With Wisdom
Presenter: Lisa Gidlow Moriarty
LOCATION: Auditorium Lounge – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
We are all beings that come from a long line of ancestors from whom we have received gifts of wisdom, and we are all connected with a thread of love. Come walk a labyrinth as we explore these connections together and honor these gifts of wisdom.
Lisa Gidlow Moriarty holds a degree in Fine Arts, Design and began making large commercial art installations in 1978. She studied labyrinth design and installation with Robert Ferré and is an Advanced Veriditas certified facilitator. Lisa has been building labyrinths professionally since 1999 and travels the world researching ancient labyrinths and leading others on pilgrimages to sacred sites. She specializes in unique settings for labyrinth use and working with groups to create the best labyrinth for each location. Her labyrinths are found around the world from Africa to Australia. She also sells finger labyrinths and labyrinth jewelry at pathsofpeace.com
SATURDAY EVENING 7:15PM-8:15PM 60-MINUTE LEARNING SESSIONS
Walking the Wheel of the Year: Ritual and Reflection in the Labyrinth
Presenter: Lynn Ann Baker
LOCATION: Litchfield Room
An exploration of seasonal labyrinth walks that deepen reflection through meaningful celebrations of nature’s cycles, called sabbats in earth-centered spirituality. This session shows how solstice and equinox labyrinth walks to honor the sabbats incorporate simple rituals that connect the symbolism of the sabbat to the embodied experience of walking the labyrinth.
Lynn Ann Baker is an energetic teacher who enthusiastically shares new ideas and experiences with others. Lynn holds a M.A. in Humanities and a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in English Composition. She has taught adult learners throughout her career as an educator and focuses on relevance and applicability of new concepts. Lynn lives in Tennessee on an acre and a half of land in the country. She has passionately turned the backyard into a garden with gravel paths and a labyrinth. Lynn was drawn to the labyrinth as a walking meditation but soon learned that this path has a much deeper symbolism and application to living a grounded, peaceful life.
Invitation of Labyrinths: Bringing Wisdom to Higher Education Communities
Presenters: Kristi Archuleta and Melissa Powers
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Conference Room – LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS
This interactive lecture session is aimed at the impact that labyrinths have within higher education settings. Images of labyrinths and how they are utilized will be shared along with the benefits that they bring to the community, including an invitation to deeper wisdom. Participants will have time to engage in discussion and reflection and will leave with applicable resources.
Kristi Archuleta, Ed.D., is a Professor of Organizational Leadership at the University of Central Oklahoma. She has been teaching in Higher Education since 2002 where her work has often focused on connecting ideas, people, and resources, as well as giving voice to those who are not always heard. She found a love of labyrinths in 2013 and is now an Advanced Labyrinth Facilitator and Veriditas Board Member. A 500-hour-trained yogi, she is currently completing a Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree to more deeply assist others with trauma, loss, grief, and renewal. Kristi has a grown daughter and son and three grandsons.
Melissa Powers, Ph.D., is Professor in the Dr. Virginia Peters Department of Kinesiology & Health Studies at the University of Central Oklahoma where she serves as the Campus Labyrinth Coordinator. In addition, she currently serves as the Research Chair for The Labyrinth Society. Melissa has collaborated with students to conduct research on the labyrinth and uses the labyrinth as a tool for reflective learning in her physical activity and aging courses.
SUNDAY 9:30AM-11:00AM 90-MINUTE LEARNING SESSIONS
Topological Playshop: Hands-On Exploration of Labyrinth Threads and Seed Patterns
Presenter: Yadina Clark
LOCATION: Litchfield Room – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
How does a simple thread become a complex journey? This experiential session will deepen your understanding of form, function, and feeling. Explore the fascinating realm of half seeds, turns, and crossings, and how they are combined to create simple or complex designs and adapted for a variety of styles. For labyrinth designers, builders, and enthusiasts of all abilities.
Yadina Clark is a labyrinth designer and researcher currently pursuing an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. at the University of Maine. Building on her MFA in Intermedia which focused on labyrinth design and liminal aesthetics. Her current research is a deeper dive into pattern analysis, topological typology, and spatial ontology. Yadina has designed numerous permanent and temporary installations, using materials ranging from granite and wattle fencing to rope and scarves, and has taught in diverse higher education and community settings. She served on the TLS Board for six years and continues as a Regional Rep for Maine and Massachusetts.
Myths, Metaphors & Magic: Ancient Archetypes for Modern Times
Presenter: Ingrid Bredenberg
LOCATION: Bouchard/Heritage
This experiential workshop introduces four foundational archetypes—Lover, Warrior, Magician, and Sovereign—as developmental lenses for self-awareness and agency. Through guided labyrinth walking, reflection, and facilitated dialogue, you’ll learn how to access and embody archetypal strengths. Gain practical frameworks for navigating personal challenges, expanding resilience, and opening to new possibilities with greater coherence and intention.
Ingrid Bredenberg is a facilitator, ceremonialist, and workshop leader who integrates contemplative practice, embodied ritual, and archetypal psychology to support personal and collective transformation. Her work invites participants to slow down, listen deeply, and access inner wisdom through movement, sound, and symbolic journey. Her facilitation style is grounded, intentional, and gently evocative, encouraging both reflection and embodied discovery. Drawing on years of experience designing and leading experiential workshops, Ingrid weaves together labyrinth walking, archetypal inquiry, and interfaith spiritual practice.
Walking the Labyrinth: A Step-by-Step Journey of Self-Care
Presenter: Sue Palmer
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Room – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
In order to lead flourishing lives of fulfillment and service, we need to practice self-care. This is NOT selfish—it is practical. Labyrinths are being used in healthcare, therapeutic and higher education settings to alleviate stress and work through trauma. In this workshop, we will learn how the labyrinth helps us reset, heal, and flourish, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Sue Palmer is a Veriditas trained facilitator and also a spiritual director, retreat leader, and writer. She has an MS in Mental Health and Wellness with a concentration in Grief and Bereavement. and finds it important work to introduce people to labyrinth walks as a way of working through grief and loss. Sue has presented labyrinth walks as important instruments of self-care at two suicide prevention conferences in Arizona, and facilitates walks at local churches and retreat centers.
Time Travel in the Labyrinth: A Psychodramatic Journey Through Past, Present and Future
Presenter: Rūta Janulevičienė
LOCATION: Auditorium Lounge – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
This experiential workshop explores time as a living, relational process through psychodrama and labyrinth practice. Participants create symbolic “Living Color Time Cards” and engage in embodied action within a three-path labyrinth of past, present and future, fostering insight, connection and integration.
Rūta Janulevičienė is a group therapy facilitator and psychodrama practitioner in training, working under supervision. She is completing international psychodrama certification (CP) through the Estonian and Latvian Moreno institutes. She is also a Certified Practitioner of Psychogenealogy and Transgenerational Therapy (CPTT), trained at the Anne Ancelin Schützenberger International School. Rūta is a certified Veriditas labyrinth facilitator and serves as European Regional Ambassador for Lithuania and Project Committee Lead with The Labyrinth Society. Her work integrates psychodrama, sociometry, and experiential methods.