In 2003, I was contracted as an integrative spaces specialist to be part of a team whose focus was designing and building a new hospital. All facets of the project were analyzed from an integrative/Feng Shui perspective----color, roads, office placements, landscape, entry experience, patient rooms,...
“. . . .only architecture built up out of adjectives can nourish the soul.” Christopher Day, Places of the Soul This succinct phrase by eco-architect Christopher Day sums up the essence of what an integrative space entails. It doesn’t just entail a building but the experience behind...
Recently, I read an article about a hospital in St. Louis that has no hospital beds. Mercy Virtual Care Center staffs 330 people but has no patients who actually show up. As their title says----they’re virtual. Mercy provides hospital care that is focused on helping people...
Integrative space supports healing on more than the physical level but also on the emotional, mental and spiritual levels as well. Creating a room with the focus of helping a patient feel safe and comfortable, like they might if they were home, is the aim...
An Integrated Space is one that is meaningful on all levels-----physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. It provides cues which can lead to positive experience, feelings and thoughts----healing included. This optimal environment is achieved through the intersection of the time-tested principles of the ancient Chinese system of...
My experience in creating integrative space is going on 24 years. It goes without saying I have seen enormous changes in this field in terms of acceptance and regard for the effectiveness of an alternative Feng Shui approach. Recently what else has changed is how...
What are we looking for when we identify a space as having integrative qualities? A place that is generically attractive and pleasant could qualify as an integrative space. A place where patients know where to go, where to wait, and what to expect could be considered integrative. A...
In the majority of my earlier work, I facilitated a client’s integration of Feng Shui principles on a single structure---a home, building, office, yurt (yup!). And, during the course of our work together, I would emphasize the importance of connecting to nature, of creating a...
When I was working primarily as a Feng Shui consultant for the residential market, I repeatedly stressed the argument that if your space is in order, you will be as well. When a space is “in order,” it provides an experience of balance, harmony, and...
For many people, heading to a clinic or a hospital doesn’t always have a pleasant connotation. From the prospect of getting a flu shot to a medical procedure to surgery, there is usually a certain amount of discomfort or downright pain involved. Advancing medical procedures and...
When someone comes to the emergency room at a hospital, it goes without saying that there’s stress and anxiety, maybe panic and alarm, surrounding their arrival-- -- often driven by pain. Typically, an emergency patient wants help and wants it right away. Waiting in an emergency room can be an...
Some days, no matter how much you love your job, don’t you wish you could just walk away? Even for a few minutes just to clear your head? Dealing with all the details, demands and decisions can be taxing. In my own situation working in a home-based office,...