About holistic designing, my approach.

“Home is your wider body”, this is the programme, I’ve created few years ago. It explains that every profound change in our life has a deep root in our body-mind-soul system. And every significant tarnsformation is an inside-out expression. And, what is the most important, proabably, how our feelings, felt sense and self awareness has it’s reflection in our life and our home environment. Homes are mirrios of their householders. There is an invisible, but very direct, bond that connects humans and their home/work environment. The environment shapes humans and humans shape environment. This is mutual way of designing, creating, reshaping. The way I guide my clients is the path of self trust. I explain them that every crucial decision must be rooted in their heart and bodies. That every answer is already within them. And every single decision we make need to be felt deeply by them. There is no push and pull. Thesre is no “I am an architect so I know better what is good for you”. All colaboration is based on respect, freedom and trust. Coming back to connection bettween human and home. My clients were the center of my approach. For example, someone come for yoga (breathing/medition) classes and after 6 months aksed, “Kaja, can you help me please to redesign my home? My body, my energy and thoughts are changing. Yoga is changing me life approach, my home does not fit me anymore.”

And the very similar scenario was in opposite way. People who came for project started to shift their energy and wanted to start meditation.

But all those beautiful experiences where in me , long before, they manifested themselves. As an architect and yoga teacher I started to have deep insights, channels about body and home environment. There’s a lot to say about that. And countless examples to share.

But what I feel to share is my believe is that everything we create in our homes or any environment must be like a “second skin”. There can be no accidentials. Everything need to be felt as inner truth. As inner, consciouss choice.

Every part of home, door, windows, ceiling, floor has it’s own sybolism. Has it’s own energy, purpose, wisdom. If we are ready to hear it.

Importance of keeping house clean. It’s very crucial topic. And there are many alternative ways for shifting the energy at home. Specifil herbs, rituals, and for example. agnihotra (homa theraphy)- indian ceremony of holly fire. Which I’ve been practising myself for more than 10 year already. And also for my clients who find it meaningful.

I’ve feen studying feng shui myself in F/S Accademy i Wroclaw. And I “take” from it what I feel that resonates with my inner truth when it comes to home designig and energy. I do not follow everything blindly. I am more for finding the golden line in this. But, still, there is a lot of wisdom to acnowledge from f/s.

Through self awareness, breathing, yoga and mediation technigues I show the direct relationships between human and home. For example: 1.Yin and yang of the body and home; 2.Colors, Elementals in your body and home; 3. Cleaning teachniques for your body and home. Etc.

Here is a course that I created. “Psychology of living space” where I mention topics to discuss during that programme:

https://kajakochanska.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Psychology-of-living-space-in-depth-knowledge-and-experience.pdf This is also a hint how I work and how do I see human-home connection. So I thought this can be intresting for you to see.

And also course in holistic breathing technigues, where you can find a lot of inspirations:

https://kajakochanska.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/HOLISTIC-BREATHING-EXERCISES-AND-MEDITATION.pdf

And when it comes to feng-shui. I would say that the most important is invisbile for an eye. And this is one of the first rules of f/s. And explanation and proof is in how people are experiencing their homes. How do they feel there? Meridians, chi, chakras system, and so on, there is also no scientific proof for them. But they exsist. And they work. Are real. This entire world we’re living in, is an energy world. But not everyone can feel or see it. But it doesn’t mean that it’s not real. We all have our own “truth”, perception and experience of life, according to the level of consciousness. There are no two same people or blades of grass. And in my opinion this is the most significant, mysterious and beautiful about this planet and earth experience. And also, in work as an architect ora yoga teacher, there are no two simillar designes, homes and bodies. Everyone requires different approach. And various of methods must be applied do define the individual character and way of being of the specific client. In the past, when I began my work, many designs vere wery simillar. I started to have patterns for “good solutions”, etc. Later, when I went throught my spiritual awakening process, my perception has shifted and so did my work. Now, I can see very clearly how every design is different. Because I am not longer the author of the project. My clients are. I am their guide. A special menthor that help to revel themselves. In the best possible way in that one, given moment. For me, this is the path on being a listener. And to remember that, every single time when I meet with clients. To not fall into delusions of being an architect.

And here I invite you to read some intresting collocations between my name and my career,

life path: https://kajakochanska.com/art/my-name-day-kaja/?lang=en

And, last but theleast to share, is that I go as deep in work with my clients as they are ready to go. As they allow me to go. It’s always them who dictates the pace and depth of the work.

Feel free to write to me if you have any comments or questions.

With joy,

Kaja