CREATE A COMMUNITY LABYRINTH FOR HEALTH AND HEALING
Friday | August 1, 2025 | 5:00-7:00pm
Onsite | Free
Now more than ever, labyrinths are being used as an antidote for uncertainty, anxiety and loss of control. Many are finding the well-worn pattern of a labyrinth to be a grounding, centering, and reassuring practice. Join Master Labyrinth Builder Lars Howlett in creating a temporary community labyrinth in the Mission District of San Francisco. Learn about designs, sacred geometry, and placemaking in this two-hour outdoor workshop at Ruth's Table. Helping hands are appreciated, but no physical labor is required to join in the creation of this walkable labyrinth. A facilitated group walk will conclude the program as a practice in mindfulness and reflection.
Lars Howlett is a Labyrinth Artist and Master Builder whose work combines sacred geometry, historic research, and mindful craftsmanship to create unique, site-specific labyrinths around the world. Celebrating ten years of professional practice with over one hundred permanent installations, Lars hand-draws and builds each design—whether Classical, Medieval, or Contemporary—working with compass, collaboration, and care. As a Veriditas Faculty Member and Certified Advanced Labyrinth Facilitator, he trained with Lauren Artress at Grace and Chartres Cathedrals and apprenticed under Master Builder Robert Ferré, inheriting his mentor’s tools, techniques, and teaching legacy. Lars’s artwork honors centuries-old traditions while guiding a new generation of builders, creators, and facilitators. His labyrinths are at once functional meditative spaces and works of art, created to reflect the intention, setting, and spirit of each site.
Visitor Guidelines: Face masks are optional.
Access: Ruth’s Table gallery and adjacent green space are wheelchair accessible.
ASL Interpretation: ASL interpretation is available upon request. 72-hour notice required.
Registration: RSVP Here
Donate: The program is free, donations are welcome.