Why Walk A Labyrinth?

Many use the labyrinth as a tool to aid the self or consciousness. The labyrinth is used as a tool to “unwind the mind,” and to let go of your worries. It actively engages both mind and body and allows one to practice mindful meditation while being physically active.

Labyrinth Benefits

Labyrinth proponents feel that walking a labyrinth leads to a deeper sense of community, a feeling of being on a spiritual journey, a sense of inner reflection, a sense of living in the present, greater creativity and stress reduction.

Jacksonville is a medical destination and many facilities throughout the country build labyrinths for their patients, staff and community to use in a healing capacity. The effect of a labyrinth walking are wide ranging and help improve the mental state, increase calmness, clarity, peacefulness and relaxation.

  • Good health and well being

  • Mindfulness

  • Community involvement

  • Creativity

  • Stress and anxiety reduction

  • Utilization of urban space

“The labyrinth literally reintroduces the experience of walking a clearly defined path. This reminds us that there is a path, a process that brings us to unity.”

— Lauren Artress

Labyrinth History

Labyrinths are an ancient archetype dating back 4,000 years or more, used symbolically, as a walking meditation, choreographed dance, or site of rituals and ceremony, among other things. Labyrinths are tools for personal, psychological and spiritual transformation, also thought to enhance right-brain activity. Labyrinths evoke metaphor, sacred geometry, spiritual pilgrimage, religious practice, mindfulness, environmental art, and community building.