Isn’t it amazing? We love colors and we believe in
the warmth of homes and structures giving a good
feeling about the space we live in or choose to be
– however there is a greater science and here we
have Ms. Pooja Srivastava, Holistic Designer
who loves to add value with her inspirations on
Holistic Designs Says Pooja Srivastava, ‘Holistically Designed rooms in your home serve its highest purpose, create eco-friendly spaces,
bring nature indoors, guides flow of energy and
creates a peaceful and organic home’. ‘Holistic interior design is not only about designing
spaces for clients, but finding a holistic design
solution for yourself and your business which
supports your life purpose. With 90% of our time spent inside four walls, people
have started to realize that the spaces they occupy
have a huge effect on them – Physically, Emotional-
ly and Visually. Bad design can lead to employees
being disengaged from their work and left feeling
undervalued because they find the environment
they work in as ‘depressing’. Homes become stressful and hard to manage as
bad layout, lack of storage and clutter become
overwhelming for the families living in them. It is
also helpful to know that restaurants and shops go
out of business as people find them ‘uninviting’ to
be in. These are issues which need a little more than a
quick swab of paint to resolve – but all are resolvable. You just need to search a little deeper for the
answer – as its all interconnected to how
someone feels in a space – there are lots of
threads to pull together to solve the problem. It
has become an aspect of design that many have
begun to be mindful of.
Health and wellness in buildings is becoming a
revolution with people like Oliver Heath and
Kitchen god Johnny Grey leading the way. So, lets quickly break it down into the three
aspects we want to address to create full content-ment in interiors.
The Physical Ambience
When designing look at how people function in a space – how do they flow from one thing to the
next? What are their lifestyle and their little
routines? Says Ms. Pooja, ‘we need to think
through them all and start to plot layouts around
the fact file. It is only right to think of the things
people ‘feel’ physically.
Such thoughts as ‘does my client feel uncomfort-
able with his back to the door’ is also important
when creating the client’s workspace or living
space – yes all of these factors go into building a
layout that flows with the person who is in the
room and makes them feel physically comfortable
in their space.
The Emotional Rendezvous
This is the hardest of the three to address but in
many ways the most exciting as it stretches
beyond just designing skills and into the areas of
Color Psychology – Psychology and even Neuro-science. This is what makes people happy and unhappy in a
building, and it can cause them to make healthy or
unhealthy choices. The research in this area is very
refreshing and certainly fascinating. The expressive
fact is that it is the one aspect which I s hard to
quantify – People know what they are feeling, but
they find it hard to pin point to their environments –
that is why it is within a designer’s parameters to
SWOT up and blend the good stuff into the design.
The Visual Essence
Like the designs and textures which build us, the
space too needs to be decorated and needs to
speak about who we are – the style we love, the
beautiful aura we fill our homes with, the whole
work of art that tells our story – we pick hotels and
restaurants to visit because we love the look of
them. Things we find beautiful make up happy – the
visual side of interiors is so important. The holistic interior design is moving towards the
sustainability and green design movements; As Einstein proved, everything in existence sentiment and non-sentiment is a field of energy, “It
makes sense why the holistic interior design
revolution is the future’. The incorporation needed is to incorporate holistic
interior design into your business
The thought process needs to be to think about
the way in which our design work can help people
to rejuvenate, recharge and support their deepest
desires, whatever be the structural or functional
need.
Points to consider
• The intention needs to be to tune the space as
per sola per solar, potential or kinetic energy.
• Holistic interior design today takes into account
what your client wants to feel when they are in
the room – it also takes into account how they
want to express themselves in such
surroundings and feel in harmony.
• Holistic Interior design is simply translating what
your client needs to express on a soul level to
feel at peace in their home.
• Holistic interiors re-energize the occupants from
a long day of work by boosting their mood or
making relaxation easier or finally creating a
space to help them make the time for that hobby
they’ve been interested in.
• Holistic Interior Design puts all of the pieces
together and strives to bring delight, wellness
and contentment to the people using the spaces
we design for them.
The best advises – Role of 5 elements and 5
senses in Interiors
Water it is associated with conception of new ideas,
clarity of thoughts, creation of new vision, flowing of
new opportunities, healing energy, immunity and
restoration of health.
Water is associated with TASTE senses – it governs the flow of growth of your taste in life – what
we will attract in life is based on the water element.
If there is an imbalance in the element then the
issues are related to kidney, liver, water retention,
low BP, sleep disorder, running nose.
AIR represents growth in our life – it is also associated with movement, especially rotational
movement so it brings refreshment, fun, joy and
happiness in life. Air is associated with TOUCH senses
If there is an imbalance then the sicknesses associated are cold, cough, asthma, jaundice and eye
issues.
FIRE is the driving force behind all life processes and thus is equated with money in modern era. It
can transform your life with confidence and enthusiasm. Fire is associated with SIGHT senses – it governs how farsighted the person is – goal oriented,
warmth in relationships and flow of income, health
issues
If fire is not balanced then one witnesses skin
allergies, weight issues, high BP, Anemia.
Mother Earth gives stability, balance, infinite
patience and maturity in character
Earth dominates the center and diagonal directions in every built-up space.
Earth element is associated with the sense of
SMELL – if the element is balanced then there is
stability in body, health, body joints, income, and
relationships.
If the element is not balanced then depression
can be one of the issues one has to deal with.
SPACE represents expansion, enhancement,
extension, extension, spread, communication and even
thought process (mental space).
Space is associated with the HEARING sense. It
governs mood swings, new ideas, conceptions
and growth.
In conclusion, Holistic Interiors vision is to
create user-friendly spaces that nourish body,
mind and spirit and which have the least
possible negative impact on our community
and global environments. Holistic Holistic interiors’ vision to body, mind and spirit is
integral for creating interiors which breathe – let
us look at the attributes
BODY needs environment and interiors which are
functional and in harmony with people’s lifestyle
and purpose and when holistically designed the
structure empowers individuals with physical limitations.
MIND requires stress-free and organized environ
ments where people can be productive and have
limited space distractions.
SPIRIT needs beautiful, warm and welcoming
spaces to relax and enjoy – these spaces energize
people and revive their spirit.
To know more connect with:
positiveenergyosh@gmail.com
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to book an appointment for consultation.