I’ve been wondering about how healing spaces get created. I typed “What Creates a Healing Space?” into the search bar in my browser and all sorts of information came up describing the characteristics of healing spaces, such as safety and comfort, or helpful elements such as particular lighting or plants. It seems to me something happens beyond the decor, the objects and lighting. And how is safety and comfort created in a space? Is it only the color of the walls or the plant on the windowsill?

We might all agree that when we talk about a particular aspect of a space, we are referring to the field. My questions are about what creates or influences that field?  

When I opened my first private practice office in the Boston area, I wasn’t thinking about creating a healing space. I don’t think I knew what one was at the time. I was mostly aware of what I didn’t want. I didn’t want a clinical or sterile environment. So I chose furnishings that I thought were welcoming yet professional. However, once my office was established, clients would comment they began to feel better as soon as they opened the door to the waiting room. In retrospect their comments were telling me I had created a healing space. 

In interior design, there is lots of information about the use of color and texture, symmetry and light to create a mood or feeling in a room, i.e. to affect the field in an intentional way. Something seems to occur that transcends the individual components and transforms a room into a healing space. What is it? 

Can a room heal? 

Is it something to do with expectation? Clients are coming for healing, or perhaps have already experienced healing in our office. Does their expectation of healing make our offices a healing space?

What is the mechanism through which light, color, and specific objects, affect the field of a space? 

Does your intention influence the field of of your space? 

Does your state of consciousness influence the field of your space?

 When you opened your office, did you consciously decide to create a healing space? If so, how did you do it?

How important is a healing space? 

What is the relationship between a healing space and healing? Can you have one without the other? 

Can your clients heal if you haven’t intentionally created a healing space? 

Have you ever experienced deep healing in a space that didn’t feel particularly conducive to healing? 

Have you ever walked into a space that looked like a healing space but didn’t feel like one? What was missing? 

Do different people need different healing spaces with unique properties? 

Are hospitals healing spaces? If so, why? If not, why not?

Are acupuncture, massage, or ZB offices automatically healing spaces? If so, why? If not, why not?

I hope these questions stimulate your curiosity! Thanks for reading!