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Live
Beautifully
What would your life be like if you spent a harried
day at the office, sat in traffic through the drive
home, walked in your front door, kicked off your
shoes, slid into your slippers, and… walked out your
back door, sat down next to a waterfall surrounded
by lush, colorful landscaping hearing only the
gently bubbling water melt away your stress and
tension?
Like waves that continually crash onto the shore and
erode the beach, constant stress takes its toll on
your body and spirit. Did you know that 1 million
people a day call in sick due to stress?
It’s a fact that moving water changes the air you
breathe - enriching the oxygen with negative ions.
Negative ions increase serotonin levels – a hormone
manufactured by your brain - which boosts energy,
relieves stress and decreases depression.
It’s also a fact that vibrations from rhythmic
sounds effect brain activity. Sounds of moving water
such as a stream or a waterfall have been shown to
induce “alpha wave” activity in the brain. Alpha
waves are associated with relaxation.
By contrast, air pollution and mechanical air
conditioning create positive ions which make you
feel tired and irritable. And the sounds of honking
horns and roaring trucks put the brain in beta waves
- associated with arousal, alertness, anxiety.
Can you remember a time when you sat by a waterfall,
stream or pond? Can you remember how hypnotic the
sound of water trickling over rocks is? Can you
remember the tranquility that flowed through you?
You don’t need to move to Hawaii to experience that
tranquility on a daily basis. Because you can have
an amazing waterscape – waterfall, stream, pond - in
your backyard. A waterscape that is a complete,
independent eco-system with no added chemicals |