#firelement

When it comes to finding ways to make your home feel calmer and generally more enjoyable, there are many ways to do so.  A popular and commonly chosen methods includes using a fire space. A fire space can be a great place to relax, enjoy social time, and add more variety to your home.

Fire is a powerful characteristic, often associated with feelings of dynamism, action, and passion.  For those who are interested in Feng Shui, fire is one of the five elements involved. The fire element can add extra energy to your home and your life, and make you feel more energized simply by being at home. In addition, it can also add practical benefits to your health and wellbeing. How does this work? How can a fire element improve your life at home?

The benefits of a fireplace go beyond the spiritual and mental

Most associate the idea of chilling out by fire as something that helps them to relax. Watching the flames crackle can feel immense, and so can the social benefits of being able to sit along with the fire and enjoy the conversation. Simply enjoying the heat from the flames can be relaxing; making it comfortable to sit outdoors long after the sun has gone down.

However, there are benefits to sitting around a fire that goes beyond simply helping you to relax and calm down. While many find the feeling almost meditative as they chill out around a fire, science shows it can actively improve your blood pressure. Brain scans from professionals in lab settings have shown that the sound and sight of flames can help to reduce blood pressure within the body.

Even in simulations on a screen, the feeling and serenity that the flames invoke can be very calming. There is a reason, after all, that people use burning fires as screensavers!

By creating a relaxing effect at home, you can find that fire helps us to feel more relaxed. Fire has been used for millennia to provide us with everything from a way to stave off cold and darkness to fend off predators, cook food, and spend time with the people in our lives who we want to form a bond with.

Finding peace in an otherwise chaotic world through the presence of fire

In the world we live in, where everything can feel fast-paced and challenging, it is easy to find ourselves lost and stressed. Detached, even, from the natural world. A fire element at home, as much as anything else, can help us to return to our natural habitat a little more and reduce our stress.

Few things can be more enjoyable than coming home to a property that relaxes and energizes us. Fire can inspire us to act and to be more proactive, and conversely, can take us back to a more calming frame of mind. For that reason, investing in a portable fire pit to bring the fire element in your home can be essential to restoring a sense of calm and tranquility to your home.