Incorporating Moving Imagery into Your Routine for Holistic Wellness
Holistic wellness, a significant trend in recent years, emphasises the connection between the body, mind and spirit. A holistic approach to health and well-being can help individuals balance many areas of their lives and lead a healthy lifestyle. Sky Inside™, with its innovative digital sky ceilings and windows, is at the forefront of this trend, offering a unique way to incorporate holistic wellness into daily life through exposure to stunning moving imagery, particularly nature scenes.
Provide Mental Stimulation
Exposure to moving imagery each day can help support holistic wellness by providing daily mental stimulation. Moving imagery can offer a greater visual experience compared to static imagery, elevating your mood and stimulating the mind. Continuous motion can be soothing, and the repetitive nature of moving imagery can also help to calm the mind. This is effective in a similar way to traditional meditation techniques that focus on repetitive breathing and/or mantras.
Create Calm Environments
One of the primary ways that Sky Inside™’s LED windows support holistic wellness is by creating a calm, serene and peaceful environment in indoor settings. Nature is proven to reduce stress and anxiety and lower blood pressure, and studies show that even imagery of natural scenery, whether a beautiful beach landscape or a snowy forest, can have a similar effect. Therefore, LED sky panels and ceilings showing stunning moving images of nature can be beneficial for holistic health and transform indoor spaces that can soothe the body and mind.
The Power of Biophilic Design
The positive effect that nature can have on physical and mental health is why biophilic design has become such a huge trend in the interior design world in recent times. Essentially, biophilic design explores the human instinctive need to connect with nature and involves incorporating natural elements into spaces where they would not usually occur, such as indoor settings. There are many ways to incorporate biophilic design into indoor spaces, but moving imagery is one of the most effective when it comes to holistic wellness.
The positive effect that natural imagery can have on mental health and overall well-being means that Sky Inside’s™ cloud ceilings are ideal for many indoor environments, particularly those with limited natural light and/or places that can be stressful. This includes:
- Dental practices
- Cancer treatment rooms
- ITU departments
- MRI departments
- A&E
- Care homes
- Hospices
- Offices
- Leisure centres
- Residential homes
Improving Productivity & Creativity
Moving natural imagery could also improve productivity and creativity. This is because you are exposed to constantly changing and moving images, which can stimulate the mind and improve mental engagement compared to static images. Nature is also known for its inspirational powers, which is why many of the most famous artists in the world state nature as their biggest source of inspiration.
When you are able to be productive and creative each day, this can improve your holistic health. This is because you will get a sense of satisfaction from a good day’s work and/or coming up with creative new ideas. The impact that maximising productivity and creativity each day can have on your sense of well-being should not be overstated, which is why moving imagery is such a powerful tool in spaces like offices, classrooms and art studios.
Improve Sleeping Patterns
The power of a good night’s sleep cannot be overstated. Sleep is vital for our health, yet often does not get the same amount of attention as exercise and diet. Poor sleep can lead to a wide range of physical health issues, including diabetes, hormone imbalances, obesity and cardiovascular disease. Insufficient sleep also increases the risk of many mental health disorders.
When you are able to get regular high quality sleep, though, it will positively impact just about every aspect of your life. High quality sleep can increase energy levels, improve mood, reduce pain and enhance overall well-being. This is another area where moving imagery can help because the images can be soothing and calming, helping people to relax before going to sleep.
Additionally, the Sky Inside™ LED sky windows replicate natural light cycles, which can help to regulate the body clock and daily sleep patterns - this makes them useful in spaces like recovery wards where exposure to natural light might be limited and care homes where people with Alzheimer’s or dementia may struggle with sleep patterns.
A holistic approach to wellness can improve your body, mind and soul. As this post outlines, incorporating moving imagery into your daily routine can help support holistic wellness in several ways, especially when it involves moving nature scenes.
Get in touch with the team today to learn more about how our products can support holistic wellness.