SPRING IS IN YOUR HOME
You can feel that Spring is in the air, but how do you bring Spring into your home if you don’t have a garden? Just add light and water to a few plants, and you’ve got a growing indoor oasis. Bringing plants into your home is aesthetically pleasing and – amazingly – plants can offer great health benefits as well!
Several studies have proven that indoor plants keep you healthier and happier, offering both psychological and physical health benefits that include:
- Improving your mood
- Reducing fatigue
- Lowering stress and anxiety
- Improving office performance and focus
- Boosting healing and pain tolerance
- Minimizing the occurrence of headaches by improving air quality
Easing dry skin and respiratory ailments due to dry air
NASA has done studies that have shown that certain houseplants are exceptionally good at cleansing the air (click to see NASA’s houseplant list). NASA recommends having 15-18 houseplants for a 1,800-square-foot house. While not all of us have room for quite that many plants, even just a few can be effective.
Plants release water vapor into the air, which increases humidity, and this can help improve respiratory and skin health by offsetting the drying effects of heating systems. This can be an incredible benefit to those with respiratory issues, headaches, and allergies.
A positive effect of this increased oxygenation can be to improve our mood, energy, and mental focus. In fact, studies have found that when people were allowed to have indoor plants in their office space, their work performance improved! No wonder so many new tech offices are including indoor spaces reminiscent of forests and tropical oases. Not only are they beautiful, but they also help people feel better and work better.
Just having plants around you will obviously offer psychological benefits but the act of caring for your plants can also help decrease stress and anxiety. So next time you’re watering your plants, slow down, take a few deep breaths, and really focus on what you’re doing. Admire your plants’ leaves and flowers; touch them; maybe even talk to them! It will help both you and your plants
FREE YOGA CLASS AT VYNSA
We are so excited to be partnering with VYNSA studio to offer discounts. Thanks to Sarah and the amazing instructors there for their support and generosity. Go check them out!
MEET NADIA, OUR NEW KINESIOLOGIST
What is Kinesiology?
Kinesiology is the science of human kinetics and movement provided by university trained health care professionals to promote health and wellness, optimize human performance, treat injuries and restore function. One on one sessions occur onsite or at the Wesbrook Community Centre Gym.
Nadia has experience working with ICBC patients as well as those who want to improve their fitness, physical health and overall performance. She has worked with UBC athletes in facilitating practice sessions and personal training.
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
20% off Water Pillow until May 15