Recently as part of our Glow Meet series on Health and Well-being Outdoors, we had the opportunity to think about the benefits of creating quiet spaces for thinking and reflection. You can watch the glowmeet again here.

As well as looking at some creative work in classrooms where ‘I wonder’ corners were used to help boys with social, emotional and behavioural needs to build their coping and self regulation skills, we also had the opportunity to hear from Rev. Di Williams MBE. 

http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/labyrinth

The Labyrinth at Edinburgh University is being used by staff, students and members of the public as a quiet space for reflecting, especially in the midst of a busy day. Di talked about the benefits of creating Labyrinths for many different purposes, including for celebration and transition. Her book has lots of gorgeous pictures and some excellent ideas for creating different kinds of quiet spaces, as does her website which features work she is engaging with all over Scotland: http://www.diwilliams.com/Still_Paths_-_a_labyrinth_resource/Home.html

We have some schools that are looking at using Labyrinths as part of their work in transition and I look forward to hearing from them about how their different projects go and the impact on their communities.