It tastes like feng shui, but it’s not
You know about biomes. You’ve read about various microbiomes. Allow us to introduce you to the envirome,
The envirome “includes all the natural and man-made elements of our environment throughout the lifespan, notably the built environment,” said Robert Schneider, dean of the College of Integrative Medicine at Maharishi International University. Located in – you guessed it – Fairfield, Iowa, and home of the Fighting Transcendentalists. MAHARISHI RULES!
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[Editor’s note: You made that up, right? Well, it really is in Iowa, but they don’t seem to have an athletic program.]
In an effort to maximize the envirome’s potential to improve quality of life, Dr. Schneider and his associates systematically integrated the principles of Maharishi Vastu architecture (MVA) into a comprehensive building system. MVA is “a holistic wellness architectural system that aligns buildings with nature’s intelligence, creating balanced, orderly, and integrated living environments with the goal of improving occupants’ lives,” the university explained in a written statement.
Since “modern medicine now recognizes the powerful effects of the ‘envirome’ on health,” Dr. Schneider said in that statement, the researchers reviewed 40 years’ worth of published studies on MVA’s benefits – an analysis that appears in Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
As far as our homes are concerned, here are some of the things MVA says we should be doing:
- The headboard of a bed should be oriented to the east or south when you sleep. This will improve mental health.
- While sitting at a desk or work area, a person should face east or north to improve brain coherence.
- The main entrance of a house should face east because morning light is superior to afternoon light.
And you were worried about feng shui. Well, forget feng shui. Feng shui is for amateurs. MVA is the way to go. MVA is the GOAT. MAHARISHI RULES!