Centering Care: The Role of Labyrinths for Fostering Reflection in Pediatric Palliative and Critical Care Settings

The labyrinth represents an ancient symbol of wholeness and is thus applicable to health care settings as patients and providers alike seek healing and wholeness. A labyrinth combines the imagery of winding spirals together to compose a meandering but purposeful path.1 The labyrinth shape represents a journey toward the center (centering) and back again out into the world (caring re-entry).2 The labyrinth tradition dates back 3500 years ago with varying geographies from Crete to Egypt to Scandinavia claiming original origin.

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