-holistic -inter-related -universal teachings -promotes Balance, Harmony among the 4 parts of Self-mind, body, spirit and emotion and all of Creation The medicine wheel is a circle that contains four quadrants, that encompasses many teachings and can form the basis of an effective educational tool. The medicine wheel is often referred to as the Circle of Life and symbolizes the cycles of life, the four colours of man, and is guided by the four directions of North, South, East and West. The circle has no beginning or end. When one sits in a circle, no one is ahead or behind; everyone is together on equal ground. (Orr, 2003)