The Healing Home: Creating the Perfect Place to Live with Color, Aroma, Light and Other Natural Resources

by Suzy Chiazzari

When we walk into a room for the first time, we often have an immediate reaction to its atmosphere. The natural energies created by our environment influence how we feel. By enhancing positive elements, such as light, color, and scent, we can create a harmonious sanctuary that encourages health and well-being and all that is best in the human spirit. Environmental designer Suzy Chiazzari draws from a variety of cultures and philosophies to reveal the many ways in which we can improve the vital energy in our home. By using natural materials, full-spectrum lighting, energy-balancing sounds, as well as the healing properties of water, plants, sunlight, scent, color, and placement or feng shui, we can charge our home with an energy that "connects us to the earth, the air, and each other to sustain us in health."

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book touched on a lot of things that can effect the household, from feng shui to energy conservation. I liked and took away some ideas from this book that I will use, but I found much of it a little too kookally-magookally for my taste right now. I don't see myself sprinkling salt under my bed, mixing beet juice to make my own paint, or using a pendulum to determine my color scheme. Maybe someday but not today.

[Em · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like my favorite kind of "create a beautiful home no matter where you live," this book is filled with photos and information that inspire me.

However, it is a feng shui book, so there's some nonsense in it. I focused on the use of the elements and natural materials.

The introduction has a great "healing house rituals" page in the front. Again, take what you connect with.

I find that older books found in the library are much more helpful than today's home/shelter books written by celebrity designers or social media-influencer-wannabe. This is one of those books, and I am a Friend of my local library.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an informative read about making one's home a sanctuary. I recommend it.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, I liked this book. Making your home a place of comfort, health, and escape from a harried lifestyle makes a lot of sense. Some of the author's recommendations were a bit too new-agey for me. I'm not going to be using any colored light bulbs for healing purposes any time soon... But, for the most part, Chiazzari's recommendations were pretty sound.

[N.L. Riviezzo · Rating 2 out of 5]

The writing of this was really dull. It often contradicted itself. Many concepts were constantly repeated. It was challenging to glean information from this book although it had little to offer, and it did not live up to its title/concept.

[Alicia]

I might not want to actually purchase this book. I'll have to check it out. Definitely something to browse in the bookstore though.