The author presents a Context for labyrinth research (originally published in Labyrinth Pathways 2007:22-29), Basic assumptions of labyrinth research, Commonly reported effects of labyrinth walking (based on the 2015 Research Bibliography), and the Labyrinth as a walking meditation (based on data collected from the Labyrinth Questionnaire 2005-2011). The author closes with a review of the emerging use of the labyrinth in higher education settings.