Sunlight and Feng Shui

Every family wants their home to be a place of joy and peace. Over the centuries various practices have been adopted to improve the ambience and energy in the home. In recent times, the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui has become increasingly popular. In essence, Feng Shui is the art of arranging a home and the belongings in it in a way that creates positive energy. An increasing number of people claim that following the principles of Feng Shui has made their homes happier and improved their lives while others claim that it is all hokum. Whatever you may believe, the concept of filling a home with positive energy appears to be something that everyone would like to do.

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Bring the Positive into Your Home

Whether or not you believe in Feng Shui, there is no denying that bringing natural sunlight into the home has numerous benefits. The easiest, most efficient and cost effective way to do this is by installing daylighting systems which carry sunlight into even the most interior parts of the home. Contact the dealer of a reputed manufacturer to find out more about the cost, health and other benefits that daylighting systems offer.

Unlike our ancestors, we spend most of our lives indoors. The amount of sunlight we are exposed to is restricted to the amount that comes in through windows and skylights – it is rarely enough to give us the sustenance and positive energy we need. In fact, there are usually parts of a home where electric lighting has to be used even during the day. A renowned researcher in the field of light has coined the term malillimination to describe the harmful situation that occurs when we are exposed to inadequate amounts of sunlight and excess amounts of artificial lighting. The wide acceptance of this theory is proven by the fact that the German government has banned the use of certain types of electric lighting during the daytime.

Forget about Feng Shui for a moment. Look at children out playing in the sun. A large part of the happiness they exude is from the positive energy that sunlight gives them. Keep them indoors under artificial light and you will notice that while they will still have fun, the energy will be less and different and the laughter not so exuberant. Sunlight makes a difference to mood and energy.

Feng Shui is all about maintaining the balance of nature – the Ying and Yang. If the energy that surrounds you is positive, you are energized and if it is negative, you are drained. Light surrounds you throughout your waking day and if it is the right kind of light, you will benefit from the positive energy that you receive from it.The key here is the “right kind of light.” According to Feng Shui, sunlight is a very strong source of positive energy and the body and mind both benefit from exposure to it. This belief is supported by modern medical science which accepts the fact that sunlight is a major nutrient and has great medical value in preventing sickness as well and assisting recovery from it.