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 Mental Benefits
• Conflict resolution
• Problem-solving
• Community/team building
• Increased concentration
• Restoration of mental clarity following trauma or disaster
• Grief-processing
• Stress-reduction
• Stimulation of the imagination and creativity
Neal Harris discovered that walking the labyrinth promotes brain synchrony, relaxing participants and allowing both sides of the brain to work together, leading to flashes of inspiration, intuition, and solutions to existing problems. Read his article, "Effective, Short-Term Therapy Utilizing Finger Labyrinths to Promote Brain Synchrony," as published in the Annals o the American Psychotherapy Association.
The labyrinth has also proven effective at helping individuals cope with trauma, tragedy, or natural disaster, as demonstrated by the response to the New Orleans Labyrinth at Audubon Park, installed following Hurricane Katrina. Other labyrinths have been employed throughout the Gulf Region through the work of the Baton Rouge Labyrinth Project.
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