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“Solvitur ambulando.”
["It is solved by walking."]
--Latin proverb
Mission Statement
The mission of Quad-City Labyrinth Project is to educate the public about the benefits of using labyrinths for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being for people of
all walks of life and all paths of faith.
Vision Statement
The Quad-City Labyrinth Project is the premier provider of labyrinth-related resources in the Quad-Cities and surrounding area. To achieve this vision, we strive to provide the highest-quality information and services:
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Walks offered twice monthly, free of charge, to introduce the public to the many benefits of walking labyrinths and provide continual support for personal growth. |
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Workshops offered throughout the year that provide opportunities to experience the transformational power of working with labyrinths while exploring various topics. |
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Retreats offered annually to provide in-depth, extended opportunities to explore the ways in which walking labyrinths can promote personal growth, healing, and enrichment. |
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Lectures offered continuously throughout the community, describing the rich, global history of labyrinths and their many contemporary uses. |
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Labyrinth design and installation services that offer the best advice for all labyrinth projects--large or small, from start to finish--and ensure the highest quality materials and craftsmanship by the best labyrinth makers in the business. |
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Corporate and staff development offered to businesses and organizations that seek to learn how working with labyrinths can help promote productivity and team building, solve problems, improve the quality of products and services, improve employee/staff wellness. |
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Values Statement
We choose to conduct the business of the Quad-City Labyrinth Project in alignment with our Core Values:
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Integrity: we are heart-centered and truthful, and we conduct ourselves in accord with the highest ethical principles. |
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Respect: we embrace differences in all of their various manifestations, creating a safe environment where all people and points of view are honored. |
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Trust: we trust the process of the labyrinth. |
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Freedom: we encourage the exploration of the labyrinth’s infinite possibilities. |
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Creativity: we delight in the fruits of intuition, inspiration, and the imagination. |
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Empowerment: we encourage healing, wholeness, and personal growth. |
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Learning: we promote education and research about the many benefits of walking labyrinths. |
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Spirituality: we acknowledge the labyrinth as a means to deepen our connection to Spirit, the Earth, and the Global Community. |
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Community: we promote the healing and development of the Quad Cities--one person, one step at a time. |
Circle Leadership Philosophy
The Board of Directors is the governing body of the organization. It has the authority to delegate the management and direction of the organization to the Executive Committee and to the committees appointed by the President or designated by the Board.
Like the labyrinth that we honor, the circle is central to our leadership model. The circle, or council, is an ancient form of meeting that has gathered human beings into respectful conversation for thousands of years and has served as the foundation for many cultures. We use the energy of the circle to conduct all of our business, from our monthly Board meetings to the labyrinth events that we hold to the day-to-day operation of the office. The circles of interaction between the Board and the Executive Committee, much like the circuits of the labyrinth, continually keep the organization focused on the vision of the Quad-City Labyrinth Project and its mission. We are committed to using the power of the labyrinth and the energy of the circle for the highest good of all, and we model this in all that we do.
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