The labyrinth is located in an area known as the 'Old Bayview Campground', just off the Georgian Trail, for all of everyone to enjoy. A labyrinth is a pattern with a single winding path that leads from the entrance to the centre. Mazes are multicursal. Their many paths present a puzzle, which the walker must solve in order to reach the centre. Research conducted at the Harvard Medical School’s Mind/Body Medical Institute has found that focused walking meditations are effective at reducing anxiety and creating the ‘relaxation response’. This effect has many long-term health benefits, including lower blood pressure and breathing rates, reduction of chronic pain and insomnia, improved fertility, and many other benefits. Regular meditative practice leads to a greater power of concentration and a sense of control and efficiency in one's life. Labyrinth walking is among the simplest forms of focused walking meditation, and the proven health benefits have led hundreds of hospitals, health care facilities, and spas to install labyrinths in recent years.
