Fear not, we aren’t calling in any exorcists just yet. There are very simple ways to remove this toxicity that is hiding in places we didn’t even know of. What most of us don’t realize is that even after you and your partner just had a big argument, that toxic energy is still hanging around the house. Here are a few simple ways to remove it.
1. Open the windows.
Sounds simple enough, right? You’re probably wondering why you never thought of that. It’s ok. Most people think that opening the windows is to bring in fresh air only. Well it does do that but it also escorts the bad energy out. Especially if you have opposite windows open. If it’s not possible to open or keep windows, you can also open your door even if only for 10 minutes. The toxic energy needs to be let out through some opening whether it be a window or a door. Use one or both if you can. Let all that air flow through and carry the toxicity out.
2. Burn sage.
Keep your windows open for this one if you aren’t fond of smoke. Sage is an extremely powerful space cleanser. The energy of sage effortlessly clears the air and the negative energy. Make sure you get a high quality sage stick and hold a plate under to catch the ashes. Sage has a very peculiar scent and isn’t for everybody. Unfortunately, there isn’t scent free sage but trust me when I tell you the energy of your space will shift almost instantly and you will feel it. Also make sure not to miss any areas in the house. If you are saging because you and your partner just had a fight, you have carried all that negative energy in every room you entered. Get them all.
3. Spritz lavender and lemongrass oils.
Or you can burn them in a diffuser. Lavender is great for neutralizing all stress and negativity in our space and lemongrass adds some refreshing and energetic vibes back into the room. You can mix the oils in a spray bottle with distilled water and spritz your whole house or you can burn the oil in a diffuser and let the scent fill the room. Careful not to forget it burning though. Lavender first, lemongrass to follow. The two work hand in hand so keep them both close by.
4. Salt lamps.
Soft, subtle, warm and perfect for any room in the house. These are natural air cleaners. They also have multiple health benefits. You can leave the soft light burning all day or turn it on only when you are in the room. Many people even sleep with their salt lamp on. The salt lamp is extremely effective also in clearing the air of dirty electricity from computers, microwaves, and other electrical appliances we have plugged in all day. They are beautiful, can be inexpensive and very powerful.
5. Crystal healings.
Crystals and gemstones, from mother earth, have brilliant healing properties and if you are already a crystal collector you know exactly what I’m talking about. You can google information or go to your local new age store and inquire about them. These little gems can heal you physically, spiritually and emotionally and also help clear your space of any toxic energy lying around from a recent upset, any stress that has been lingering, an illness or death.
These are only a few simple ways to clear toxic energy from your space. If you have any other ways not listed above, please share them with the others. Sharing is caring.
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Architects: Kéré Architecture
Location: Gando, Burkina Faso
Architect In Charge: Diébédo Francis Kéré
Client: Schulbausteine fuer Gando / Gando Village Community
Area: 310.0 sqm
Project Year: 2001
Photographs: Siméon Duchoud, Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk
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From the architect. As a native of Burkina Faso, Francis Kere grew up with many challenges and few resources. When he was a child, he travelled nearly 40 kilometers to the next village in order to attend a school with poor lighting and ventilation. The experience of trying to learn in this oppressive environment affected him so much that when he began to study architecture in Europe, he decided to reinvest his knowledge towards building a new school in his home village. With the support of his community and funds raised through his foundation, Schulbausteine fuer Gando (Bricks for Gando,) Francis began construction of the Primary School, his very first building.
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The design for the Primary School evolved from a lengthy list of parameters including cost, climate, resource availability, and construction feasibility. The success of the project relied on both embracing and negating these constraints. In order to maximize results with the minimal resources available, a clay/mud hybrid construction was primarily used. Clay is abundantly available in the region, and is traditionally used in the construction of housing. These traditional clay-building techniques were modified and modernized in order to create a more structurally robust construction in the form of bricks. The clay bricks have the added advantage of being cheap, easy to produce, and also providing thermal protection against the hot climate. Despite their durability, however, the walls must still be protected from damaging rains with a large overhanging tin roof. Many houses in Burkina Faso have corrugated metal roofs which absorb the heat from the sun, making the interior living space intolerably hot.
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The roof of the Primary School was pulled away from the learning space of the interior though, and a perforated clay ceiling with ample ventilation was introduced. This dry-stacked brick ceiling allows for maximum ventilation, pulling cool air in from the interior windows and releasing hot air out through the perforated ceiling. In turn, the ecological footprint of the school is vastly reduced by alleviating the need for air-conditioning.
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Although the plans for the Primary School were drawn by Francis Kere, the success of the project can be attributed to the close involvement of the local villagers. Traditionally, members of a whole village community work together to build and repair homes in rural Burkina Faso. In keeping with this cultural practice, low-tech and sustainable techniques were developed and improved so that the Gando villagers could participate in the process. Children gathered stones for the school foundation and women brought water for the brick manufacturing. In this way, traditional building techniques were utilized alongside modern engineering methods in order to produce the best quality building solution while simplifying construction and maintenance for the workers.
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The Primary School was completed in 2001 and received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2004. More importantly, however, the Primary School became a landmark of community pride and collectivity. As the collective knowledge of construction began to spread and inspire Gando, new cultural and educational projects have since been introduced to further support sustainable development in the village.
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Architects: PLP Architecture
Location: The Zuidas, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Area: 40000.0 sqm
Project Year: 2015
Photographs: Ronald Tilleman, Raimond Wouda
Client: OVG Real Estate
Structural Engineer: Van Rossum Consulting Engineers
Mep Consultant: Deerns
Local Architect: Oever,Zaaijer
Sustainability Consultant: C2N Bouwmanagement
Building Physics: LBP Sight
Landscape Design: Delta Vorm Groep
Contractor: G&S Bouw
Glass Façade: Rollecate
Glass Roof: Brakel Atmos
Interior Design: Fokkema & Partners
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From the architect. Situated in the centre of Amsterdam’s Zuidas business district, The Edge is an office building which opens itself up to the city with its 15-storey atrium. The atrium acts as a window between the world of work and the outside, as well as providing a social heart for the building, and serving as an environmental buffer to reduce energy use. The client, a Dutch developer devoted to architectural innovation, asked for an ambitious building which would set new standards for office design in multiple areas, including sustainability, technology, workplace design, structural and façade engineering . Above all, the brief was to create an inspirational business environment.
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Designing a cutting edge office building that would be futureproof required PLP to anticipate new patterns of work: people in the knowledge economy have the flexibility to work from wherever they want, at any time, and with whatever degree of social interaction they want. In this context, the utilitarian approach to office design developed in the last century has become obsolete, and technological innovation has enhance the toolbox available to architects significantly. The claims towards ‘efficiency’ that have long been used by architects to justify their workplace designs are no longer relevant. For the Edge, PLP devised spaces that produce a multiplicity of moods and atmospheres within the workplace, leveraging a wide variety of technologies and intensifying social interaction through spatially specific design strategies.
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To create an exceptional contemporary working environment, PLP focused on the building’s atrium as the key to its success. More than just a grand statement, the atrium became an integral part of how the building reimagined the workplace. We infused this massive space with vertical layers of activity and transformed it into an essential spatial component, the social nucleus of the building. The bright, expansive space forms an architectural response to highly specific occupier demands on the building. The Edge offers numerous different types of working, meeting, and breakout environments, and sets a new benchmark for the built environment by prioritising the comfort, health and productivity of its users.
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That atrium is also the place where new working patterns meet digital systems. Rather than thinking of the technological systems in the building as autonomous and discrete layers, PLP used them to devise new types of workspace. People have the flexibility to work anywhere in the building; and with the help of a dedicated mobile app, people can find each other, look for a quiet empty desk and adjust the temperature and lights levels to their preferences. The technology is also designed to manage energy use by making users aware of how much energy they use, wherever they work in the building.
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The Edge demonstrates that the pursuit of a vibrant and collaborative work environment can come together successfully with achieving the highest level of sustainability possible for a building. It is officially considered to be the world’s most sustainable office building, having been awarded the highest rating ever recorded by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the global assessor of sustainable buildings. The project achieved Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) certification for new construction of ‘Outstanding’ and a score of 98.36 % by employing both innovative smart technologies as well as a holistic attitude to sustainability. While sustainability as a purely technological narrative has been exhausted by its overuse, the Edge creates a radically new working environment which is enabled by sustainable technologies.
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Fine tuning the shape and orientation of the Edge was the initial step in achieving the exceptional climatic and energy performance of the headquarters. The arrangement of large floor plates organised around a grand 15-storey north-facing atrium allows natural daylight to reach the vast majority of the office spaces, while the load-bearing structure and smaller glazed openings of the south facing facades provide thermal mass and shade. The atrium is the lung of the building, ventilating the office space while providing a buffer with the exterior in a way which reduces energy use in both summer and winter. As well as its energy-neutral temperature control, energy efficient design and green energy-generating technology, the Edge captures rainwater and stores it underground for use flushing toilets and watering plants in the interior and exterior gardens.
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Dusky Langur Taman Negara (by Tim Melling)
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