COPE Labyrinth
COPE has dedicated a permanent labyrinth in Eisenhower Park’s Memorial Plaza, sustaining the bonds that connect us to our loved ones who have passed.
The labyrinth is an ancient symbolic path with healing and spiritual significance that dates back to the third millennium B.C.E. It has been used within many cultures and spiritual traditions throughout the world.
For many, labyrinths represent life’s journey or spiritual pilgrimage.
Walking the labyrinth often produces a calming, centering feeling. The alternating balancing motion can quiet one’s body, mind and spirit, often inducing a receptive state for meditation and contemplation in the center of the labyrinth.
Join others who are dedicating memorial bricks and honor your child, sibling, or loved one in this tranquil, sacred space.
Directions to COPE’s Labyrinth
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 832-2673
Once in Eisenhower Park:
Follow the signs for the Lannin House or Field 6A across the parking lot (#6) from the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater. You will see a large stone building with a small parking lot in front of it. The COPE Labyrinth is located behind the building.
The address for Eisenhower Park, if you are using a navigation system, is:
Eisenhower Park
1899 Hempstead Tpke
East Meadow, NY 11554
Brick Dedication 2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us on October 27 for our annual Memorial Dedication Ceremony! Check out photos of our event below.
It was a bright autumn day as our community arrived at the COPE labyrinth to see the names of their loved ones engraved on the bricks in the outer circle of the labyrinth. Facilitator Charlene Ray was moved watching individuals take photos of the bricks, run their fingers over the names, or leave flowers.
Opening the program with the poem, “I am Here” byIris Hesselden initiated conversation. “Often, I find the poets can capture in words what we long to say,”
Ray said. She then spoke about the seasonal and cultural importance of this time of year (Samhain, All Souls Day, Dia de los Muertos) as a time where many believe the veil is thin between worlds and invite the ancestors to connect by putting up their photos, eating their favorite foods, lighting candles, creating altars, sharing memories, and tending to burial sites. Attendees spent a short time either journaling or reflecting on the questions, “What is Autumn showing me about letting go?” “What does my heart need right now?” and “How do I connect with my loved one at this time?” Some people shared and many people spoke the name of their loved ones out loud. The group talked about the importance of saying their names as one way to honor them and the ongoing relationship.
“It was good to clarify that we are not letting go of the person or even the grief,” said Ray, “rather we are letting go of what gets in the way of our full expression of the grief, of finding moments of joy in our lives. Letting go of unhelpful things people say
and anything that is not supportive.” Ray also introduced the idea that many herbs can be supportive during times of grief and gave everyone a list and encouraged them to learn more.
COPE Executive Director Adam Rabinovitch led the brick dedication and sharing. Ray invited everyone into the labyrinth to walk and connect with their loved ones using the three stages of labyrinth walking: Releasing, Receiving, and Returning. As they walked out of the labyrinth, participants brought a tea light to the brick with the name of their loved one who died. It was a beautiful and meaningful, heartfelt ceremony.
The event concluded with a verse by the American poet, W.S. Merwin:
Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle,
Everything I do is stitched with its color.
Click here to find out more about Charlene Ray: https://www.charleneray.com/
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