Monday, December 01, 2014
Mazes and labyrinths
What is a
maze?
Dictionary: a confusing network of intercommunicating
paths or passages; labyrinth.
Example: any complex system or arrangement that causes
bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity.
What is a labyrinth?
Dictionary: an intricate
combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to
reach the exit; maze.
Example: a maze of paths
bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden, for the amusement of those who
search for a way out.
Anyone who is confused by these illustrations is facing a
maze; and to get out of this maze please go through the labyrinth.
Got it ?
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Mazes and labyrinths are created for amusement, for fun, for health
and for mental challenges or mental relaxation.
For amusement
with mazes go to the parks; go in with friends or like-minded companions.
For
mental relaxation use a board labyrinth in a quiet place.
Get a good tabletop board labyrinth, or make one, and walk with one
finger, the forefinger is best.
Walking along the groove is an automatic
movement, like liquid flowing along a channel.
This frees the mind, frees the
mind, and frees the mind.
Got it ?
Got it !
Extracted and rewritten from the Internet on Labyrinth Walking benefits.
The labyrinth walk is a walking meditation, a path where psyche meets spirit.
Walking the labyrinth reduces stress, quiets the mind, grounds the body
and opens the heart.
A labyrinth walk can help you feel the relaxation response,
which is the opposite of the stress "fight or flight" state.
The
relaxation response brings slower breathing, a slower heart rate, and lower
blood pressure, and reducing insomnia.
A maze challenges the cognitive "left brain" while
a labyrinth appeals to the intuitive "right brain," and thus can be
calming and relaxing.
A maze is about the journey out, a labyrinth is about the
spiritual journey.
Anecdotal research indicates that a labyrinth positively
effects the brain wave activity and neurological responses of some of its users, shows a short-term increase in mental clarity in some people with Alzheimer’s,
schizophrenia and dyslexia, as well as greater mobility in some who are
suffering with Parkinson’s disease.
Whatever you experience, relax and enjoy it.
Focus on the
journey, not the destination
Labyrinths are
currently being used world-wide as a way to quiet the mind, recover a balance
in life,
and encourage meditation, insight, self-reflection, stress reduction,
and to discover innovation and celebration.
They are open to all people as a
non-denominational, cross-cultural blueprint for well-being.
The practice of
labyrinth walking integrates the body with the mind and the mind with the
spirit.
They can be found in medical centers, parks, churches, schools,
prisons, memorial parks, spas,
cathedrals and retreat centers as well as in
people's backyards.
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