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
- Stress reduction – balances right/left sides of brain and body, balances body’s fluidic system 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 and suspends time and space
- Metaphor for person’s life/spiritual journey
Ceremonies
See Labyrinth and Ceremonies on this site.
Creativity
- Right brain activity enhancer
- Arts and Crafts exercises and projects
- Movement – finding your own rhythm
- Problem solving
- Creative writing
Business
- Stress reduction
- Teambuilding
- Creative problem solving/Solutions
- Effectively handling change
- Accessing creativity
- Increased productivity
- Health and wellness
- Effective communication
- Effective meetings
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
- Effective communication and problem solving
Healthcare – Hospitals, Hospice, Healing Centers, Senior Residences, Birthing Centers
- Staff
- Stress reduction
- Problem solving
- Teambuilding
- Transitions
- Effective meetings
- 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.