Jul 13, 2017
Ashley of Vixi.com first came to
me as a Yoga student, and then she later reappeared in my life as
an Ayurveda student. We became collaborative colleagues as she
transitioned into developing Vixi, and since then, she’s gone into
interior design in Manhattan after attending school. Ashley and I
have this experience of both noticing the interweaving between
living a life of thrive and developing our spaces to step into our
potential. That’s what today’s show is all about!
I rap with Ashley
Dentino about
designing your space with Ayurvedic
Wisdom:
- Creating a space that brings you forward into
what you want more of
- Easy
ways to use color and materials from season to season
- Why
it’s important to feel synced up with your environment and how to
decorate to be better attuned to it
What you’ll get out of tuning in:
- Find
out how to create balance in your life through home decor,
especially when you’re living in the city and don’t have as many
natural cues to draw from
- Learn
how Ayurveda ties into interior decor, and how like increases
like
- Discover how to decorate for your
dosha
Links:
Related podcasts:
Show Highlights:
- 6:00
— Switching in new colors and materials — flowers, table linens,
bedding, candles, even food — provides decorating cues throughout
the seasons. Like increases like, and by minimizing “hot” colors
during summer, you can avoid heating up too much with the weather.
Bring in balancing elements instead.
- 9:45
— Different doshas need different types of interior design to
harness their energies in the most effective ways and for their
energies to be uplifted and mobile. Design can also change based on
what the seasonal dosha is.
- 15:15
— Ashley discusses evidence-based design and how the colors,
dimensions, and lighting of a space can impact us mentally and
physically. We can create spaces to evoke emotions and functions
within ourselves.
- 22:13
— Design is a feedback loop. It’s a reflection of what’s inside of
us showing up in our spaces, but our spaces also deeply affect
us.
- 26:30
— We need to think about what our goals are as people before we
start thinking about what our goals are for decorating our spaces.
Once we do this, we can create our spaces in a way that energizes
us and propels us toward who we want to be in the
future.
- 33:35
— We aren’t using our spaces unconventionally enough. Instead of a
guest room, why not have a creativity room? We need to think about
the square footage value of each room and how the things in these
spaces are earning their keep. It’s okay to extract (and increase)
the value of every room, but we can do this unconventionally to
make the spaces more personal.
Favorite Quotes:
- “Summer is so pared down.” – Cate
Stillman
- “When
we’re not in control of our space, we’re not in control of our
time.” – Cate Stillman
- “A
lot of people don’t like change in their space. And it’s hard.” –
Ashley Dentino
- “Always say ‘Let’s just try it, and if we don’t
like it we can move everything back.’” – Ashley Dentino
- “People don’t invest enough of their attention
into creating a space at a high enough level of vibration that
nourishes their potential.” – Cate Stillman
- “I
see design as a feedback loop.” – Ashley Dentino
- “If
we want to have clarity of thought...it’s entirely linked to the
space element.” – Cate Stillman
BIO:
Ashley Dentino is a New
York-based interior designer dedicated to helping people apply
timeless design tools and strategies to their homes to create a
huge impact on their daily lives. Through her blog and online
design programs, Ashley works with people who are design
enthusiasts — they love and appreciate interior design but don't
have the time, skills, or confidence to figure it all out
themselves.
Ashley has always had an
extraordinary fascination with interior design and the power it has
on the way we think, feel, and operate. She wanted to figure out
what exactly it is that makes a space come alive with its own
energy and best serve the people who spend time there. Why do some
environments feel cold and unwelcoming, while others feel
effortlessly comfortable, functional, and uniquely
beautiful?
After growing up with a father
who builds luxury custom homes, working in the family business, and
spending nearly a decade in the health and wellness industry,
Ashley can say with confidence there's a major connection between
the design of our homes and our human potential.