The summer season has rolled by quickly and now it is time to return to a busy schedule of school, work and harvest. Ease your stress by ensuring that your home is your haven and a place that represents rest, relaxation and restoration.
Here are some tips on how to bring calm into living spaces.
- Bring nature indoors with plants, fresh flowers, shell collections, a unique rock, or wooden objects from local wood such as hand-made bowls. Use the plants indoors not only for visual beauty but also for air purification and oxygenation of your space. Spider plants, Peace lilies, orchids, dracena, Golden Pathos, snake plant, English ivy and succulents are among the options that help to remove toxins from the air. Off gases from plastics, carpets, window coverings, paints and household chemical fumes can be minimized with healthy plants growing in your space. Source: www.canadianfenghui.ca.
- Colours can evoke emotional responses that affect how we feel. Red and red-based shades excite the senses and make our hearts beat faster. Use in spaces that require awareness not relaxation. Blue brings tranquility and calming. Green, also known as the colour of nature, is known to refresh the surroundings whileyellow speeds the metabolism and enhances concentration. Purple, the colour of wealth and status, is believed to inspire imagination. Source: Canadian House and Home.
- Excite your senses with fragrance, sound, art and lighting. Use essential oils in your home to replace synthetic perfumes. Try a few drops on a cotton ball or in a mister or humidifier or mixed in a spray bottle of filtered water to spritz when needed.
- Set up a sound dock or home speaker that allows you to listen to your favourite music. Select something with a beat to energize or easy listening to relax.
- Display photographs or personal effects of special people or places that inspire good memories.
- Battery operated candles are safe and can add ambiance to your space.
- Develop a serene spot for taking a quiet break from the everyday activities such as a comfortable chair or a pillow on the floor. Studies have shown that short periods of napping have real health benefits that include increased mental and physical health. Try not to nap in a reclined position so your body does not think it has gone to bed for the night. Source: www.droz.com.
- Clutter affects us in many ways. Things are less peaceful and the attention span is decreased, which in turn decreases motivation. Start by clearing one area at a time because small projects are more manageable.
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