Hi! I’m Karen and I am the Host of The Dragon’s Nest Sanctuary, a place to come and find connection in a Fellowship (a la Tolkein) community of kindred souls, with healing gardens, an octagonal peace labyrinth, and nourishing food for body and soul. My mission is to hold space for and support you wherever you are on your life’s journey when we meet. If you need a smile and a hug, I am here to offer that, too.
I offer to you the labyrinth path as a walking meditation tool, a practice. There is only one path in and out. If you feel a little lost, the labyrinth path will bring you home to yourself. Whatever you need the path to be for you, whoever you are as you take your first step on the path, the labyrinth path will welcome you home to yourself.
I have been walking labyrinths since 2006. I am a Veriditas certified Labyrinth Walk Facilitator and a New England (MA) Regional Representative for The Labyrinth Society. Walking the labyrinth path has supported me during many challenging times in my life. I listened to the messages I received while I walked, especially resting at the center, and I found my way through those challenges in ways that were much better than imagined. I am a builder of labyrinths as well. I built a labyrinth of stone in a friend’s backyard in 2021. I often build labyrinths of rainbow lights for the youth of my UU church’s Religious Education course.
Here on Substack, I bring you “Notes from the Dragon’s Nest,” a chronicle of poems, stories, essays, and engaging guides for rediscovering your true self on the labyrinth path. The labyrinth brings us to a different place on our inner journey each time we walk the path. Creative expression is often the perfect way to integrate the messages our heart and soul give our mind and body. So, in my posts featuring a walk on the labyrinth path, I offer journal prompts for you to engage with in any way your soul desires. You can write, draw, doodle, glue in bits of paper or leaves. I often share my own entries to inspire you to open up to all of the possibilities for delight in your proess.
It’s so good to meet you here! I look forward to getting to know you better via the “Comments” at the end of each post.
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All words written here come straight from my Heart, and I want to know how they touch yours!
Inspired poetry is on the menu, as are Reflections from the labyrinth path I walk as my daily practice. I often read my poetry aloud, sometimes with musical accompaniment (also mine, ‘cause copyright).
Stories inspired by art I have made are also offered to inspire you and to encourage you to engage with your muse.
You’ll be treated to Love Letters on special days of the year.
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