Labyrinth Uses
From meditation and education to business and healthcare, labyrinths have many uses.
Meditation
- Walking the labyrinth is a moving meditation that engages body, mind and spirit through walking
- Stress reduction – balances right and left sides of brain and body, balances fluidic system of the body and chakras (energy centers)
- Increases self-awareness – people frequently see images, have insights, new perspectives on issues or life patterns
- Supports in finding one's center or becoming centered
- Guided meditation and/or journaling can be used before or after walking
- Spiritual Growth
- Increases connection with inner/higher self
- Suspends time and space
- Metaphor for person's spiritual journey
Ceremonies
Creativity
- Arts and Crafts exercises and projects
- Movement – finding your own rhythm
- Problem solving
- Creative writing
Business
- Stress Reduction
- Teambuilding
- Creative Problem Solving/Solutions
- Transitions
- Accessing creativity
- Increased productivity
- Health and Wellness
- Effective Communication
Education - Elementary through College
- Staff
- Stress Reduction
- Teambuilding
- Effective Meetings
- Increased Creativity
- Problem Solving
- Students
- ADD
- ADHD
- Dyslexia
- Math
- History
- Art
- Music
- Dance
- Architecture
- Art Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Dance Therapy
- Psychotherapy
Camps
- Empowerment
- Teambuilding
- Increased Creativity
- Focus
- Stress reduction
- Self-responsibility
Healthcare – Hospitals, Hospice, Healing Centers, Senior Residences, Birthing Centers
- Staff
- Stress reduction
- Problem solving
- Teambuilding
- Transitions
- Families
- Meditation/Prayer
- Grief work
- Stress reduction
- New perspectives
- Waiting during surgery, tests, etc.
- Transitions
- Patients
- Stress reduction
- Energy balancing
- Meditation
- Grief/fear work
- New perspectives
- Transitions
- Labyrinths are also wonderful additions to healing/meditation gardens on the grounds of these facilities.
Communities
- Building community
- Healing the land
- Problem solving – governing bodies i.e., city councils, select boards, etc.
- Supporting healing at battered women's shelters and prisons
- Holiday events and celebrations
- Parks with labyrinths and Feng Shui gardens
- Labyrinths also integrate and support the principles of Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement.