GROUND 0 IS A SENSORY INSTALLATION LOCATED ALONG THE EDGE OF BROADSTAIRS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STRUCTURE IS TO RELIEVE STRESS AND ANXIETY IN ELDERLY LOCALS AND HELP THEM CONNECT TO THEIR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS BY TIGHTENING THEIR SENSES., ALL WHILE BEING IN A ZEN ENVIRORNMENT.
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THE DOMES CONTAIN AN OIL DIFFUSER IN ITS MIDDLE WHICH HELPS IN SPREADING THE AROMA THROUGH OUT THE STRUCTURE. THE DIFFUSER CONSISTS OF A NON REACTIVE METAL CONTAINER THAT STORES THE ESSENTIAL OIL. A THIN METAL PIPE CONNECTED TO THIS CONTAINER ROUTES THE OIL TO A WOODEN BOARDS LITTLE BY LTTLE. WOOD EVENTUALLY SATURATES THE OIL, DIFFUSING ITS AROMA IN THE SURROUNDING LIKE AN INCENSE STICK. THE METAL CONTAINER IN COVERED WITH A GLASS PANEL, ALLOWING THE SUNLIGHT TO HEAT UP THE OIL, WHICH IN TURN INCRESES THE SPEED OF THE DIFFUSING PROCESS. THE DIFFUSER IN SURROUNDED A POROUS PLASTER STRUCTURE TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM ANY HUMAN INTERACTION, TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS.
REFLEXOLOGY IS THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE TO AREAS ON THE FEET (OR THE HANDS). REFLEXOLOGY IS GENERALLY RELAXING AND MAY HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS.THE THEORY BEHIND REFLEXOLOGY IS THAT AREAS OF THE FOOT CORRESPOND TO ORGANS AND SYSTEMS OF THE BODY. PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE FOOT IS BELIEVED TO BRING RELAXATION AND HEALING TO THE CORRESPONDING AREA OF THE BODY. SEVERAL STUDIES INDICATE THAT REFLEXOLOGY MAY REDUCE PAIN AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS STRESS AND ANXIETY, AND ENHANCE RELAXATION AND SLEEP.
A “REFLEXOLOGY FOOT PATH” IS A PATH DESIGNED TO MASSAGE AND STIMULATE ACUPRESSURE POINTS ON THE SOLES OF THE FEET, WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO VARIOUS ENERGY MERIDIANS OF THE BODY. TO CREATE THE REFLEXOLOGY FOOTPATH, SOFT AND SMOOTH RIVER ROCKS (OR COBBLESTONES) ARE PLACED IN THE PATH TO STIMULATE NEUROLOGICAL REFLEX ZONES ON THE FOOT TO CREATE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
MAJORITY OF THE FIELDS IN BROADSTAIRS ARE BOUNDRIED BY STONE PATHS. THESE PATHS WITH RANDOM STONE ARRANGEMENT CAN EFFECIENTLY ACT AS A CURATED REFLEXOLOGY PATH.
SOUND HEALING HAS ANCIENT ROOTS IN CULTURES ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND CAN HELP IMPROVE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. WIND CHIMES IN PARTICULAR EMIT A TONE AND RESONANCE THAT CAN HAVE A CALMING EFFECT, BRINGING PEACE TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT WHILE DE-EMPHASIZING UNPLEASANT SOUNDS IN YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
BROADSTAIRS HAS A LONG TRAIN LINE RUNNING THROUGH IT, THE SOUND OF WHICH MANY FIND IRKSOME. THE SMALL WINDCHIME INSTALLATION IS POSITIONED ALONG THE RAILINGS OF THE TRAIN LINE ON THE SITE, AND ITS CHIMES ARE POWERED BY THE GUST OF THE WIND PRODUCED BY THE SPEED OF THE TRAIN. THE LARGER INSTALLATION IS HUNG BELOW THE TRAIN BRIDGE, AND GENERATES RESONANCE THROUGH THE VIBRATION OF THE MOVING TRAIN.
TOMATOES ARE THE MAJOR DIETARY SOURCE OF THE ANTIOXIDANT LYCOPENE, WHICH HAS BEEN LINKED TO MANY HEALTH BENEFITS, INCLUDING REDUCED RISK OF HEART DISEASE AND CANCER, AS WELL AS IMPROVED SKIN HEALTH. THEY ARE ALSO A GREAT SOURCE OF VITAMIN C, POTASSIUM, FOLATE, AND VITAMIN K. THE WALKWAY ACROSS THE FIELD WILL GIVE THE PEOPLE ACCESS TO FRESH, READY-TO-PLUCK TOMATOES FULL OF ANTIOXIDANTS.
THE PRESENCE OF FLOWERS TRIGGERS HAPPY EMOTIONS, HEIGHTENS FEELINGS OF LIFE SATISFACTION AND AFFECTS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN A POSITIVE MANNER FAR BEYOND WHAT IS NORMALLY BELIEVED. ANXIETY PROBLEMS IN OLDER ADULTS ARE COMMON AND MAY BE CAUSED BY: STRESSFUL OR TRAUMATIC EVENTS. ALCOHOL, MEDICATIONS AND CAFFEINE. FLOWERS HAVE A LONG-TERM POSITIVE EFFECT ON MOODS. PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO FEEL LESS DEPRESSED, ANXIOUS AND AGITATED AFTER RECEIVING FLOWERS, AND DEMONSTRATE A HIGHER SENSE OF ENJOYMENT AND LIFE SATISFACTION. THEY MIGHT ALSO SHOWCASE Physical indicators like lower blood pressure and heart rates
A LARGE GREENHOUSE, LOCATED A JUST ACROSS THE SITE, IS HOME TO NUMEROUS ANXIETY-REDUCING FLOWERING PLANTS SUCH AS Chamomile, Chrysanthemum AND LILACS. THESE PLANTS Can be brought on-site and potted in the field to create a floral walkway. 1:100
