Walking the Labyrinth: Considering Mental Health Consumer Experience, Meaning Making, and the Illumination of the Sacred in a Forensic Mental Health Setting

The purpose of this study is to explore the unique meaning and experience associated with walking a unicursal seven circuit outdoor Chartres Labyrinth and 11 circuit indoor Chartres Labyrinth for persons residing at a forensic mental health care facility. This qualitative study supports a novel investigation of the meaning associated with participation in walking a labyrinth for persons residing at a forensic mental health care facility. The study design is a qualitative methodology involving transcribed interviews with 12 individuals resident at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care who participated in the ‘Walking the Labyrinth’ program as facilitated by spiritual care staff.

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