We had a wonderful time at the 3rd ALN Gathering down at St Clement's retreat centre in Galong, NSW (near Canberra). It started with a labyrinth tour of three labyrinths in Canberra, lovely to see and feel three very different styles and purposes of labyrinths (the Arboretum, the Australian Christianity and Culture Centre, the Clare Holland House hospice). Then we drove to Galong, and had a very engaging day of the use of labyrinths in ritual and ceremony with Robin Clayfield and Mark Healy. The Gathering itself was a joyous community-fest, with workshops and several labyrinth walks, and spontaneous offerings of rituals around the meal-times, which nourished my spirit as well as my heart and body. We'll post a Gallery page soon...