How to Walk a Labyrinth
How to Walk a Labyrinth
Welcome
You’re invited to move through this labyrinth with an open heart. Simple follow the path and see where it leads you.
I wonder… How will you move through it?
There is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth.
This is your space, allow what comes, make it your own, gather, walk alongside.
Each in our capacity enters the labyrinth in our own way, with a different experience each time:
- a child will run in and around, following the curves
- a local neighbour might come regularly to give extra care and water to the plants
- a person using a wheelchair might move through the circular path, gaining a sense of the turns and cycles of the winding path
- a worker in the midst of a busy life might walk the circular paths on their way from the car park to and from the CBD for work
- a person might make a commitment to use the labyrinth as a structured path for exercise as part of physical rehabilitation, or as a space for walking mindfulness and anxiety management
3 ‘R’s
There are no right or wrong ways to walk a labyrinth, but generally there are 3 phases of a walk:
Releasing… on the way in, letting go of what no longer serves…
Receiving… a sense of peace & calm as you pause in the centre…
Resolving… to engage with the world in a new way as you follow the same path back out again…
Choose a favourite piece of relaxation or meditation music to accompany and guide your walk
Set an intention
For example: to reflect, celebrate, relax, have fun, explore, focus, connect, learn…
Resources for guidance
Emily Simpson from Sydney Labyrinth: Simple guide to walking the labyrinth: – Sydney Labyrinth
Australian Labyrinth Network: https://aln.org.au/
The Labyrinth Society: https://labyrinthsociety.org/
