Labyrinths symbolize our life s journey or the journey of an organization. As each person walks the labyrinth, it is clear that we are on our own journey having total responsibility for the outcome. No one can walk the path for us or with us. Self-responsibility and empowerment have been popular ideas in business for many years. The labyrinth assists in bringing those ideas home.
Labyrinths also provide time for reflection.
The President of our company and others would take walks around the block or the building when they needed to cool off or regain their balance. The labyrinth provides a similar opportunity. Labyrinths are also great for community building. Groups, departments, and leadership teams can walk the labyrinth together to focus on challenges, visions, and conflicts using what comes up for solutions, creativity, decompression, reflection, etc. Staff meetings have a very different feel when everyone walks the labyrinth prior to the start of the meeting.