client testimonials
"In preparation for building a permanent labyrinth, Emmanuel Episcopal Parish on Orcas Island decided to install a temporary painted labyrinth on the lawn for use during the summer months. Our intention was to show how a labyrinth could be integrated into the church grounds. No one on the committee had ever attempted a project of this sort. Enter Laughing Flower Labyrinth Company and Myra Smith. Myra's uncomplicated solutions and expertise in mapping out our 11 circuit Chartres labyrinth were invaluable. We could not have completed the project without her insight." - Nancy Ayer, Chair, Emmanuel/Community Labyrinth Committee, Eastsound, WA 
"It is quite noticeable how, in the short few weeks since the completion of our beautiful labyrinth, we have grown in our appreciation of having this creation in our garden. I am continually aware of how just seeing the labyrinth moves me to an awareness of gratitude and connectedness with Life! When I walk the labyrinth I often feel a surge of internal freedom." - Linda Conroy, Stillpoint at Beckside Spiritual Retreat Center 
"Walking my labyrinth grounds me in a very real way to home – both in the physical and spiritual sense. It is where I go to re- connect with myself, with Divine Presence and with creation. When I step into the labyrinth I find it easier to quiet my mind, to breath more fully and to listen deeply to my soul. I am grateful to Myra for making this dream of mine a reality. Myra’s hands built the labyrinth yet it was her loving spirit that brought it to life!" - Mary Ellen Weber, Bellevue, WA"While helping to build the rock labyrinth, my role was just to lay rock after rock, filling in imaginary lines leading to the marks on a rope a few feet ahead of me. Myra had engineered the overall labyrinth design into that rope, but to me it looked like just a straight rope with intervals marked by tape. 
It was satisfying to handle and place each rock, leaving the decision of which rock to choose from the pile mostly to chance. As Myra added the turns and I continued to outline the circuits, the graceful labyrinth pattern emerged. The experience illustrated that little things which make up each day are forming a pattern for my life that might not be apparent until I step back and look it over. The labyrinth will be a nice way to pause and do just that." - Karen Ssebanakitta, Director of Whatcom Hospice and Peacehealth/St. Joseph Medical Center's Community Cancer Center, To see more photos of the labyrinth before, during and after construction, please visit The Laughing Flower's Facebook album at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=247111&id=143907346310.
It was satisfying to handle and place each rock, leaving the decision of which rock to choose from the pile mostly to chance. As Myra added the turns and I continued to outline the circuits, the graceful labyrinth pattern emerged. The experience illustrated that little things which make up each day are forming a pattern for my life that might not be apparent until I step back and look it over. The labyrinth will be a nice way to pause and do just that." - Karen Ssebanakitta, Director of Whatcom Hospice and Peacehealth/St. Joseph Medical Center's Community Cancer Center, To see more photos of the labyrinth before, during and after construction, please visit The Laughing Flower's Facebook album at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=247111&id=143907346310.
"Your presenting style was warm, welcoming, open, attentive, and knowledgeable. Attendees responded positively, asked questions and participated fully." - Jeanne Brotherton, RN, MEd, Education Coordinator, Faith Community Nurse/Health Minister Training Program, Peacehealth St. Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham WA
"Thank you for your teaching and sharing the blessing of the labyrinth as a tool for prayer at Zion Lutheran Church's prayer retreat. The Zion community continues to be blessed by its presence. You are a gracious teacher and wonderful partner in the ministry of the Gospel." - Pastor Lydia Wittman Grebe, Ferndale, WA 
"I saw moms at the pre-school today taking pics of the labyrinth. Everyone who sees it comments on its beauty! Well done!" - AB, Bellingham WA
"Meditation has become an important spiritual tool to me and creating my own backyard labyrinth was a dream come true. I am so grateful for Myra’s consulting on this project!” - Fredda Golden, Seattle, WA, Founder / PeaceTags, www.peacetags.com
"I am so grateful for my own labyrinth. It is lovely and helps me connect with the nature around me in an even deeper way than I ever have. The yard was why I bought this house, and it now is even more important to me." - Nancy Corbin, Bellingham, WA
"A highlight of the summer for our family was building a labyrinth in our front yard. Myra Smith of The Laughing Flower Labyrinth & Landscape Co. designed the labyrinth for us based on the Chartres labyrinth of France. After Myra laid out the bricks it became a family project! Matt (18) dug the trench, Mark (15) pulled out the grass, Luke (8) hauled the grass away, and I (Melanie/Mom) laid the bricks. Luke says, 'It was really fun to build it and it is cool to walk it!' Our labyrinth has created some interest in the neighborhood, and all are invited to walk. One day Mark called me at work and whispered into the phone, 'Mom, the postal carrier is walking the labyrinth!' Not only does the labyrinth provide walking meditation or prayer, but it is also a source of visual interest. During the fall, leaves fell on the bricks and stayed while the leaves in the grass blew away, and it looked like a labyrinth made of fall leaves! And when it snowed the same thing happened, snow stayed on the bricks while the snow on the grass melted away! Building our labyrinth helped to bring our family closer. Experiencing our labyrinth on a daily basis has brought an increase of peace and joy to our lives. Walking the labyrinth is a great way to continually reflect, release, and renew." - Melanie Springer, M.A., Positive Psychology Counselor, howofhappiness@yahoo.com “the earth laughs in flowers” – ee cummings