Over the past three years I have been working with Labyrinths and related land art. Much of the work has grown out of a creative connection with the Pennine Camphill Community. I am particularly interested in using Labyrinths as part of our creative, healing, and transformative, journey. I use canvas Labyrinths for indoor workshops as well as being interested in making outdoor ones. If you are interested in holding a Labyrinth event in your area contact me. See my events section for forthcoming workshops. Labyrinths - a little bit about them Labyrinths are one of our great Universal Symbols found throughout history and prehistory spreading across many cultures and religions. They can quieten our minds, quicken our spirit, inspire our creativity, touch our joys or sorrows, and remind us of what is important in our lives. Labyrinths are ‘unicursal’ - that is they only have one path leading into the centre and the same path leading out. So unlike mazes, they are designed to guide, not trick you. They are associated with the Sacred Feminine - partly due to their circular design - and can be thought of as a womb-like space and ideas of rebirth, transformation and change, as well as being connected to many folk traditions, myths and legends.

Labyrinths provide a sacred space for us to experience ourselves in on many different levels and can be used as a unique form of Walking Meditation or Body Prayer.

Labyrinths act as an amplifier so you can use your experience on the Labyrinth as a metaphor for our own life or a particular issue or situation you may be dealing with. You may want to think of the inward journey to the centre as a time of letting go and reflection; the time in the middle as a time of stillness and receptivity; and the outward journey as a time of integration as we return to the outside world.

Following the path on the Labyrinth can be a calming, enjoyable and relaxing experience and can be used like a Buddhist ‘emptying’ meditation. More simply Labyrinths can be playful and fun things to experience which is why children also love them. There is no right or wrong way to walk a Labyrinth and each time you walk one it will be different.

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