Life can sometimes feel like hurdle after hurdle. Never ending stress, with no time, or place, to escape it. A place to fully unwind, relax, and retune yourself back to a positive state. But maybe this place isn’t an intense, week-long detox abroad, or an expensive break to the spa. This place could be your own garden. Somewhere that after a long, stressful day at work, you can just step out of your back door, release all these tensions and enjoy some you time. And this is where Dunster House can help you! With the assistance of our stunning garden products, transform your garden into your own personal wellness retreat.
Mindful Movement
A key way to reduce stress, and balance your nervous system, is through mindful movement, such as yoga. Through the combination of movement, breathwork, and meditation, yoga lowers overall cortisol and improves sleep quality. Furthermore, practicing yoga outside is said to heighten these benefits, with the surrounding elements helping you to feel more present and grounded in the moment.
Pictured below, our Leviathan Pergolas provide the perfect dedicated spot to practice your yoga, while still being able to breathe in the fresh outside air. With 120mm chunky posts, these pergolas offer a great base for growing climbing plants. This encourages improved air quality in your garden, creating a calmer atmosphere to practice mindful movements. Moreover, the upward reach of beautiful vines, and leaves, provides a non-distracting focal point that supports meditation, and quiets a busy mind.
Next time you feel yourself becoming tense, imagine that feeling lifting as you release the tensions through purposeful movements, under your stunning pergola. This is a simple, and easy, wellness practice you can perform, right in your own garden.
Tranquil Hydrotherapy
Immerse yourself in your own personal wellness retreat, and invest in a hot tub for your back garden. A hot tub is said to provide natural hydrotherapy, with potential benefits including boosting circulation, easing chronic pain, and promoting deeper, more restorative sleep. Additionally, the steam flushes toxins from your pores, contributing to glowing skin and a clear mind. With many physical and mental benefits, soaking in a hot tub is a great way to reduce your stress levels and boost your mood after a long week.
To add an extra layer of comfort and relaxation, use one of our beautiful Utopia Gazebos as a hot tub cover. The Utopias offer the option to customise your gazebo with additional wall panels, meaning you can tailor your space to fit your desired privacy levels. By creating an environment you are comfortable in, your body should be able to reach a deeper level of relaxation.
Furthermore, with the added cover and protection from the 15mm tongue and groove roof, the unpredictable weather won’t be able to interrupt your personal retreat. Even so, there is something very calming about the light sound of rain tapping on your gazebo roof, as you unwind in your hot tub.
Restorative Environment
When life is constantly so hectic, finding a way to slow the pace, and reconnect with yourself, is essential for your mental, and physical, wellbeing. A great way to do this is by surrounding yourself with views of nature and green spaces. Looking out at nature triggers physiological recovery in the body, lowering stress levels, and encouraging deep relaxation. We can think of a spot that sounds perfect for this!
Our Leviathan Summerhouses provide the perfect atmosphere to unwind, and connect with nature, while still having the indoor comfort. With the option of up to three glazed walls, the Leviathan truly lets the outside inside, offering expansive views of the surrounding greenery. Additionally, the 15mm tongue and groove walls, and 4mm toughened glass, mean you are able to appreciate the surrounding natural elements, while still being protected from them. Leaving you to simply soak up the benefits natural views have to offer.
Having reached a relaxed, and calming, state, our sturdy Leviathan Summerhouses provide the perfect place to sit back, absorb your surroundings, and journal. Journaling is a fantastic activity to clear your mind, set yourself development goals, and for personal reflection. Another simple way to unwind, in the warming atmosphere of your own garden.
Lighting and Aromatherapy
A very simple way to transform your space into a wellness retreat is through carefully selected lighting and aromas. And, the perfect place to practice these changes is within one of our beautiful log cabins. Walking into a separate building helps to establish a clear mental boundary between daily activities and your wellness practices. Additionally, the separate space and 45mm thick walls* allow you to control the environment more effectively, without having to compete with distracting ambient lighting from other rooms. The perfect atmosphere to create your own personal sanctuary.
The natural slow-grown spruce interior provides a grounding, calming base aroma for your log cabin. Further adding meaningful aromas helps to create a deeper zone of relaxation. Smell has a direct pathway to your brains limbic system, which controls emotions, heart rate and hormones. Therefore, you can use different forms of aromatherapy to best achieve your desired feeling. Try releasing plant extracts or essential oils into your log cabin to naturally ease anxiety, lower blood pressure, and clear your mind. Alternatively, add uplifting, crisp scents like peppermint, or rosemary, to improve cognitive function, and reduce brain fog. A great way to boost creativity!
In terms of purposeful lighting, add dim, warm, ambient lighting to your cabin to signal safety, and calmness, to your brain. This immediately encourages slower breathing and physical relaxation. And purposeful lighting doesn’t always have to be artificial. Take advantage of our customisation options and add an additional window to your cabin**, allowing extra natural light to flood your living space. Natural daylight is said to increase serotonin production, combat everyday anxiety and boost your overall mood.
Following a busy day, these small changes shift your body from a high-alert state, to deep emotional restoration and relaxation. Putting you in the perfect mood to unwind, restore and enjoy your evenings in your log cabin. Another easy way to transform your garden into a wellness retreat.
*Wall thickness differs with insulated log cabins.
**Available on selective log cabins.
Get in touch
If you’re looking to transform your garden into your own personal wellness retreat and would like more information on our range of garden buildings, please contact us through our contact us page or by calling us on 01234 272445.
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