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From Minotaur to Medicine Labyrinths and their Impact on Medicine MUDr. Jana Bendova Ulrich Busch Dr.med.univ. Idea Rev. Dr. Helen Malcolm Univ. Melbourne / Crete 2009

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Page 1: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

From Minotaur to Medicine

Labyrinths and their Impact on MedicineMUDr Jana Bendova Ulrich Busch DrmedunivIdea Rev Dr Helen Malcolm Univ Melbourne Crete 2009

Thank you for joining our workshop

2

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

3

Mazes amp Labyrinths

bull At the end of this session participants should

learn about difference of Labyrinths and Mazes

learn how to build a labyrinth

think about the medical findings

experience a walk in a labyrinth

perform a small study on labyrinths

A Labyrinth works- hop on

4

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths are no Mazes

MAZE Labyrinth

bull Confusing variety of paths

bull Many entrances and exits

bull Dead ends and tricks

bull Is a left brain task

bull Makes you feel lost

bull Requires logical analytical thinking

bull Is a puzzle to be solved

bull One canacutet see start and goal

bull Only one path

bull The entrance is the exit

bull No blind alleys no false lead

bull Is a right and left brain task

bull Gets you centered

bull Spiritual path

bull Engages our symbolic mind

bull Symbolic for a life`s journey

bull Easy to step out

bull Flat begin and end is visible

5

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Mazes amp Labyrinths

6

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull William Henry Matthews Mazes and labyrinths A general account of their history and developments London 1922

bull Harris N An introduction to labyrinths and their therapeutic properties 1999bull Effective short-term therapy Utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain

synchrony by N Harris 2002 Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober 2002 22-23

bull Harris N (2002) Effective short-term therapy utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain synchrony Journal of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober p 22-3

bull Promoting reflection through the labyrinth walkWhite MJ Stafford LSchool of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 USA MaryJWhiteuthtmceduPMID 18453921

bull The labyrinth a walking meditation for healing and self-careSandor MKUniversity of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston USA

Labyrinths amp Sciene

7

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

11

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

17

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth

18

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Page 2: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

Thank you for joining our workshop

2

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

3

Mazes amp Labyrinths

bull At the end of this session participants should

learn about difference of Labyrinths and Mazes

learn how to build a labyrinth

think about the medical findings

experience a walk in a labyrinth

perform a small study on labyrinths

A Labyrinth works- hop on

4

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths are no Mazes

MAZE Labyrinth

bull Confusing variety of paths

bull Many entrances and exits

bull Dead ends and tricks

bull Is a left brain task

bull Makes you feel lost

bull Requires logical analytical thinking

bull Is a puzzle to be solved

bull One canacutet see start and goal

bull Only one path

bull The entrance is the exit

bull No blind alleys no false lead

bull Is a right and left brain task

bull Gets you centered

bull Spiritual path

bull Engages our symbolic mind

bull Symbolic for a life`s journey

bull Easy to step out

bull Flat begin and end is visible

5

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Mazes amp Labyrinths

6

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull William Henry Matthews Mazes and labyrinths A general account of their history and developments London 1922

bull Harris N An introduction to labyrinths and their therapeutic properties 1999bull Effective short-term therapy Utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain

synchrony by N Harris 2002 Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober 2002 22-23

bull Harris N (2002) Effective short-term therapy utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain synchrony Journal of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober p 22-3

bull Promoting reflection through the labyrinth walkWhite MJ Stafford LSchool of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 USA MaryJWhiteuthtmceduPMID 18453921

bull The labyrinth a walking meditation for healing and self-careSandor MKUniversity of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston USA

Labyrinths amp Sciene

7

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

11

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

17

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth

18

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Page 3: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

3

Mazes amp Labyrinths

bull At the end of this session participants should

learn about difference of Labyrinths and Mazes

learn how to build a labyrinth

think about the medical findings

experience a walk in a labyrinth

perform a small study on labyrinths

A Labyrinth works- hop on

4

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths are no Mazes

MAZE Labyrinth

bull Confusing variety of paths

bull Many entrances and exits

bull Dead ends and tricks

bull Is a left brain task

bull Makes you feel lost

bull Requires logical analytical thinking

bull Is a puzzle to be solved

bull One canacutet see start and goal

bull Only one path

bull The entrance is the exit

bull No blind alleys no false lead

bull Is a right and left brain task

bull Gets you centered

bull Spiritual path

bull Engages our symbolic mind

bull Symbolic for a life`s journey

bull Easy to step out

bull Flat begin and end is visible

5

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Mazes amp Labyrinths

6

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull William Henry Matthews Mazes and labyrinths A general account of their history and developments London 1922

bull Harris N An introduction to labyrinths and their therapeutic properties 1999bull Effective short-term therapy Utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain

synchrony by N Harris 2002 Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober 2002 22-23

bull Harris N (2002) Effective short-term therapy utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain synchrony Journal of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober p 22-3

bull Promoting reflection through the labyrinth walkWhite MJ Stafford LSchool of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 USA MaryJWhiteuthtmceduPMID 18453921

bull The labyrinth a walking meditation for healing and self-careSandor MKUniversity of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston USA

Labyrinths amp Sciene

7

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

11

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

17

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth

18

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Page 4: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

bull At the end of this session participants should

learn about difference of Labyrinths and Mazes

learn how to build a labyrinth

think about the medical findings

experience a walk in a labyrinth

perform a small study on labyrinths

A Labyrinth works- hop on

4

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths are no Mazes

MAZE Labyrinth

bull Confusing variety of paths

bull Many entrances and exits

bull Dead ends and tricks

bull Is a left brain task

bull Makes you feel lost

bull Requires logical analytical thinking

bull Is a puzzle to be solved

bull One canacutet see start and goal

bull Only one path

bull The entrance is the exit

bull No blind alleys no false lead

bull Is a right and left brain task

bull Gets you centered

bull Spiritual path

bull Engages our symbolic mind

bull Symbolic for a life`s journey

bull Easy to step out

bull Flat begin and end is visible

5

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Mazes amp Labyrinths

6

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull William Henry Matthews Mazes and labyrinths A general account of their history and developments London 1922

bull Harris N An introduction to labyrinths and their therapeutic properties 1999bull Effective short-term therapy Utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain

synchrony by N Harris 2002 Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober 2002 22-23

bull Harris N (2002) Effective short-term therapy utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain synchrony Journal of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober p 22-3

bull Promoting reflection through the labyrinth walkWhite MJ Stafford LSchool of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 USA MaryJWhiteuthtmceduPMID 18453921

bull The labyrinth a walking meditation for healing and self-careSandor MKUniversity of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston USA

Labyrinths amp Sciene

7

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

11

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

17

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth

18

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Page 5: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

Labyrinths are no Mazes

MAZE Labyrinth

bull Confusing variety of paths

bull Many entrances and exits

bull Dead ends and tricks

bull Is a left brain task

bull Makes you feel lost

bull Requires logical analytical thinking

bull Is a puzzle to be solved

bull One canacutet see start and goal

bull Only one path

bull The entrance is the exit

bull No blind alleys no false lead

bull Is a right and left brain task

bull Gets you centered

bull Spiritual path

bull Engages our symbolic mind

bull Symbolic for a life`s journey

bull Easy to step out

bull Flat begin and end is visible

5

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Mazes amp Labyrinths

6

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull William Henry Matthews Mazes and labyrinths A general account of their history and developments London 1922

bull Harris N An introduction to labyrinths and their therapeutic properties 1999bull Effective short-term therapy Utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain

synchrony by N Harris 2002 Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober 2002 22-23

bull Harris N (2002) Effective short-term therapy utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain synchrony Journal of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober p 22-3

bull Promoting reflection through the labyrinth walkWhite MJ Stafford LSchool of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 USA MaryJWhiteuthtmceduPMID 18453921

bull The labyrinth a walking meditation for healing and self-careSandor MKUniversity of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston USA

Labyrinths amp Sciene

7

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

11

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

17

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth

18

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Page 6: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

Mazes amp Labyrinths

6

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull William Henry Matthews Mazes and labyrinths A general account of their history and developments London 1922

bull Harris N An introduction to labyrinths and their therapeutic properties 1999bull Effective short-term therapy Utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain

synchrony by N Harris 2002 Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober 2002 22-23

bull Harris N (2002) Effective short-term therapy utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain synchrony Journal of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober p 22-3

bull Promoting reflection through the labyrinth walkWhite MJ Stafford LSchool of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 USA MaryJWhiteuthtmceduPMID 18453921

bull The labyrinth a walking meditation for healing and self-careSandor MKUniversity of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston USA

Labyrinths amp Sciene

7

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

11

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

17

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth

18

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Page 7: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

bull William Henry Matthews Mazes and labyrinths A general account of their history and developments London 1922

bull Harris N An introduction to labyrinths and their therapeutic properties 1999bull Effective short-term therapy Utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain

synchrony by N Harris 2002 Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober 2002 22-23

bull Harris N (2002) Effective short-term therapy utilizing finger labyrinths to promote brain synchrony Journal of the American Psychotherapy Association SeptemberOctober p 22-3

bull Promoting reflection through the labyrinth walkWhite MJ Stafford LSchool of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 USA MaryJWhiteuthtmceduPMID 18453921

bull The labyrinth a walking meditation for healing and self-careSandor MKUniversity of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston USA

Labyrinths amp Sciene

7

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

11

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

17

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth

18

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Page 8: From Minotaur to Medicine - VPL · Labyrinths are no Mazes ! MAZE Labyrinth •Confusing variety of paths •Many entrances and exits •Dead ends and tricks •Is a left brain task

Itacutes a workshop ndash use your fingers

8

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths in America and East

9

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Labyrinths Worldwide

10

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bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

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Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

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In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

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bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

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Walk the Labyrinth

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Labyrinths in America and East

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Labyrinths Worldwide

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bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

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Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

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In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

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Labyrinths Worldwide

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bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

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Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

12

In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

18

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

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bull Patients often walk it before their chemotherapy treatments Doctors use it as part of their prescriptions Families walk it while waiting for their relatives to come out of surgery and nurses use it to decompress during breaksRead more httpwwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgifile=chroniclearchive20030228WB186673DTLixzz12ZB3KnNv

Medical Use

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Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

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In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

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Labacutes worldwidebull Ever since 1995 at Grace Cathedral San

Francisco -- the first permanent labyrinth to be constructed in the western hemisphere in 600 years --

bull labyrinths have been installed in parks high schools museums hospitals teen centers spas homes and even jails

bull Over 300 in US

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

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In 1997 Victoria Stone a public health educator and interior designer led the drive to install the nations first labyrinth at a hospital Nearly 20 hospitals have followed its lead

bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

18

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

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bull Boston College Wing England Landsort Visby Sweden NorthwestIceland Hiiessaare Estonia Woumllflinswil Switzerland StOmerCathedral France Mahindra United World College of India Jaragua do Sul Brazil

bull The Veterans Administration Hospital System H Lee Moffitt CancerCenter and Research Institute Tampa Johns Hopkins Medical Center Bayview Campus Baltimore Baystate Medical Center Springfield Mass Mind-Body Center for Complementary Medicine Morristown NJ Jersey City Alliance to Combat Drug and AlcoholAbuse Jersey City NJ Pirajussara General Hospital Sao Paulo Brazil St Pauls Hospital Vancouver BC Onze LieuevrouweGesthuis Amsterdam Case Hospital Virginia Beach helliphelliphellip

New labyrinths for medical use

13

e-mail buschdoctormnpat

bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

15

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

16

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

18

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

19

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bull Lowers blood pressure and pulse

bull Lowers stress hormon output decreased

bull Lowers respiratory frequence

bull Makes calm and centered

bull Velocity lowered when walking

bull Helps ADHD children to be concentrated

bull Stimulates right brain

Medical effects of Labs proven

14

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth on your own

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

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Thank your for listening

Walk the Labyrinth

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Building a Cretan Labyrinth

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Building a Labyrinth

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Walk the Labyrinth

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Walk the Labyrinth

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