HEALING SPACES : INCORPORATING GEMSTONE AND CHAKRA HEALING INTO ARCHITECTURE

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dc.contributor.advisorQuiros, Luis Diegoen_US
dc.contributor.authorFriedman, Meredith Lynneen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-09T05:35:47Z
dc.date.available2013-04-09T05:35:47Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractAccording to the American Institute of Stress, our society has been experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety which contribute to many health and psychological illnesses such as heart disease, chronic fatigue, anxiety attacks, high blood pressure and other illnesses. Since the built environment plays such an important role in our lives, it is important that designers explore ideas for creating places that help to counteract this unhealthy factor of contemporary life. There are many ways in which scientists have found how one can change the behavioral state described above. One of them is through the use of gemstones and applying them to the human chakra centers. It has been found by those of spiritual practices, not specific to any religion, that the utilization of gemstones and chakra rituals can contribute to both calming and healing. This thesis explores how to utilize these discoveries and to incorporate design qualities that help relieve stress through sensitive and appropriate design. By combining these concepts for architecture and incorporating gemstones and chakras, this thesis will illustrate ways to create spaces where people can come to therapeutically relax and reconnect with themselves and like-minded patrons.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13867
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledChakrasen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledGemstonesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHealing Spacesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledStressen_US
dc.titleHEALING SPACES : INCORPORATING GEMSTONE AND CHAKRA HEALING INTO ARCHITECTUREen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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