“Walk as One at 1” for Peace at Mercy by the Sea

Celebrate World Labyrinth Day 2025
With Anne O’Connor and Natalie Villar

Saturday May 3, 2025, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

$30 includes lunch (partial scholarships are available)
Anyone younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

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About this offering

Mercy by the Sea invites individuals, organizations, and families to help celebrate World Labyrinth Day 2025, a time when thousands of people globally will “Walk as One at 1” for Peace. The intention for this international observance is to create a rolling wave of unified healing energy around the world. 

For this year’s World Labyrinth Day, Mercy by the Sea has engaged Anne O’Connor and Natalie Villar, two Veriditas-certified labyrinth facilitators, to guide participants in moving meditations through the 7-circuit outdoor labyrinth and an indoor canvas walkable labyrinth. This experiential and contemplative program will support Mercy by the Sea’s “critical concerns” for Non-Violence and care for Earth.

Labyrinths are an ancient archetype dating back more than 4,000 years and belonging to many cultures and religions. A labyrinth is a single, circular path that leads to the center and back out on the same path. Labyrinths evoke metaphor, spiritual pilgrimage, psychological and spiritual transformation, mindfulness and community building. In today’s stress-filled world fraught with violence, unrest and heightened anxiety, walking the labyrinth in prayer, quietude or with music can relax the mind, body and spirit. 

About the presenters

Anne O’Connor has been a Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator since 2003. She is a Reiki Master in the Usui System and Soul Collage® Facilitator. Anne is a spiritual seeker who studies with teachers in Celtic, Buddhist and Hindu spiritualities. 

Natalie Villar is a Reiki Master, a Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator, and a Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator. Natalie’s love of the labyrinth was discovered 25 years ago when she walked the Labyrinth on Block Island.