How to create an intentional space
Creating an intentional space is a great way to make your home or office feel like a place of productivity and inspiration. Intentional spaces are consciously designed with a specific purpose in mind. To create an intentional space, it is important to determine what you want to achieve with the space. Analyzing the size, shape, and function of the space is also essential. Incorporating elements of your personality by choosing furniture, art, and other decor that reflects your unique style will help make the space feel more personal.
Pillar Candles , Crystals, plants, and sound bowl for an intentional space for meditation and yoga.
When designing an intentional space, it is also important to consider the user experience. How do you want people to feel when they enter the space? Utilizing color psychology can be a great way to evoke certain feelings and emotions. Creating a focal point is also a great way to draw the eye and create a sense of purpose. Personal touches such as meaningful items or artwork can also help make the space more inviting. Finally, making the space inviting by adding soft lighting, comfortable seating, and other elements will encourage people to stay a while.
Creating an intentional space is a great way to make your home or office feel like a place of productivity and inspiration. By following these tips, you can create an intentional space that is both inviting and purposeful.
Where to Begin
An intentional space can be essentially anywhere in your home. The first practice we recommend doing here is taking an audit of your space. By taking an audit you can start to see your home a little more clearly. Are there areas in your home that need a little TLC? When considering which area to start with I recommend getting clear on what your goal is for the space. Is it a place you want to meditate, read, or do yoga, a place people will walk by? Whatever it may be this will give you a better idea of what the focus of this area is.
Declutter
Decluttering your home
I love a good Marie Kondo approach when it comes to decluttering. If it doesn't "Spark Joy", it's out. Decluttering also helps to remove stagnant energy that gets stuck in areas of your home. Try donating items that no longer serve you rather than throwing them away.
Cleanse the Space
Cleansing your home with a fire ritual.
Along with physically cleaning a space by dusting and vacuuming. We can cleanse the space by burning incense or palo santo. If you are more sensitive to smells you can even use a bell to ring in a new vibration into the space, or a pillar candle flame to represent the transformation that fire brings. This cleansing of the space also gives us a fresh start when looking at this new area.
Start Decorating
Scentless pillar candles in modern retro living room
Now this is the fun part! Your new area of your home is a blank slate just waiting for you to design. My favorite tip when starting is to start with bigger pieces or "statement" pieces first. If you plan on centering everything on a piece of furniture place that first then slowly expand out.
Creating your Intentional Space
Color schemes play a pivotal role in psychology. Studies have shown that color theory affects our moods. For example, if you want a space to energize you use bold and bright colors, these tend to stimulate us. If you want to relax say for more of a meditation corner use softer pastels, earthy tones, or even shades of blue. If you want to go deeper in color theory, Ayurveda describes how depending on what your Dosha type is certain colors will help balance you.
Grounding & Intuition Pillar Candles
Intentionally using elements in your design balances the energy in your home. Placing pillar candles that can be lit at any moment of the day, sparks the reminder of what your intentional space is about. This is what how visual cues can be incorporated into our daily habits. James Clear in Atomic Habits explains it best:
"How to Create a Good Habit The 1st law (Cue): Make it obvious. The 2nd law (Craving): Make it attractive. The 3rd law (Response): Make it easy. The 4th law (Reward): Make it satisfying."
Intentional Spaces arent just aesthically pleasing areas in your home. They serve a much bigger purpose. To help bring us back to our wholeness, back to our own self care.
