The design of the home can touch all of our senses - we can feel comfortable when there is harmony amongst them.
Do you eat healthy? Do you filter your water? Do you exercise? Great! But do you know that Americans spend 90% of the time at home and that has a major impact on our health?
Before discussing Holistic Homes further, it is helpful to define the vocabulary we will use most together in this process.
Characterized by the belief that the parts of something are interconnected and can be explained only by reference to the whole.Holistic
A familiar habitat formed by a social unit or a family living together with a focus on domestic attention. The place in which one's domestic affections are centered.Home
The state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and living a full life, not just the absence of disease or illness.Health
The active pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health - physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social and environmental.Wellness
The state of being comfortable, healthy, and happy.Well-being
The state of doing well especially with respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity.Welfare
Every part of our being is significantly influenced by our home environment. The main categories and aspects of the Holistic Home we take into consideration are
The design of the home can touch all of our senses - we can feel comfortable when there is harmony amongst them.
Our brains are stimulated by and reacting to our surroundings. The closer a home relates to nature, the better we feel. The materials, colors and systems we choose can create optimal conditions for our minds to thrive.
The home has the capacity to nourish our soul based on our activities, create the conditions to form a community and to deepen our spirituality, as well as stimulate creative expression.
Depending on the climate, location and orientation of our home we could set ourselves up to flourish in all directions of our lives.
The way in which a space is planned - its layout, rhythms and textures, movement and circulation, spaciousness and coziness – prescribes and guides how we occupy and use the home.