“The point of the labyrinth is to enjoy the journey. All you have to do is follow the path and you will get there.”–Denny Dyke.
Labyrinths have been around for centuries. Not to be confused with mazes which are designed to challenge, provoke, and mystify with their high walls and dead ends, labyrinths only have one direction: in and out.
Walking the slow spiraling circles of a labyrinth can have a profound effect on our nervous system; they calm the noisy mind and promote deep relaxation. They offer the added benefit of activating the right side our brains which can help us uncover solutions to questions we’ve been having, or practice letting go of what is holding us back.
If you don’t have access to a labyrinth in your town or city, I invite you to watch the six-minute video below featuring the work of brilliant labyrinth maker, Denny Dyke. His labyrinths off the Oregon coast are stunning creations made with a simple pole on beach sand; breathtaking shapes that last as long as the next incoming tide.
Watch and unwind. It is almost as good as the real thing.
(…And not all that different from clearing the “slow-drip” way.)
I have been interested in labyrinths for a number of years. I live in the UK and visited a very old grass labyrinth in Saffron Walden. I had a profound moment while walking it. I became impatient at the time it was taking to walk to the centre and stopped and actually thought that the labyrinth path was wrong….. as I tried to visually see the route to the centre without walking it.
Thankfully I continued the walk and eventually came to the centre.. it taught me about my need to control, needing to see the end rather than enjoy the journey and not trusting.
To think I was arguing with a labyrinth a few centuries old!!
Hi Steph,
Your story made my day! What a fabulous awareness you had. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Happy clearing!