TYS ANNEX & LABYRINTH

The TYS (Thomaston Yoga Studio) Annex located on 80 acres in Waldoboro, Maine is the location for day long retreats and the home of our 700 foot labyrinth and spacious sunfilled yoga studio. Our retreats invite participants to spend the day away from the demands of daily life; immersed in Yoga, walking meditation using the Labyrinth and being nourished with delicious vegetarian meals.   In our practice of yoga we move inward; away from the distractions of daily life. We become aware of the breath, aware of sensations in the body as we move in and out of the yoga asanas, and wind our way in toward the labyrinths center and back out again.

The labyrinth is an ancient path that spirals to its center.  Unlike a maze, the labyrinth has one path that leads to its center and then back out again. While one is walking the labyrinth the mind is free to relax so that the focus can be on the journey; a walking meditation. The labyrinth is a metaphor for our journey inward.  It is an opportunity to become quiet, to contemplate life’s challenges, allowing answers to surface; or an opportunity to simply be.

Being a yoga practitioner and teacher, the inner landscape is a focus in this life.  The creation of our labyrinth has been years in the making and is a labor of love.

At the labyrinth’s center is a meditation garden of sand.  Sit, meditate, draw in the sand, breathe, and be present.

We want others to be able to enjoy the labyrinth; it will be open to the public in the spring of 2012.

Please click on the Special Events page for Retreat Schedule.