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  • Getting to the root of sourcing flooring - Why wood is good
    2024/09/09

    This week I had the pleasure of talking with my great friend, Walter Lourie, Head of US Sales and Sustainability for Mafi. Mafi manufactures high-quality, sustainable natural wood floors and for interiors like ceiling and walls. Walter and I go way back about 10 years working together to educate our clients on the importance of healthy building materials and why it’s a vital element to connect with nature and feel grounded and have peace of mind in your environment. We break the barriers on how the flooring industry has missed the mark in selling toxic, cheap, plastic flooring. Floors make up a large percentage of the footprint of a building. It’s important to invest in quality materials as they affect our health by our daily interactions.

    Here's some of the topics we discussed:

    • How did you get into the flooring industry?
    • Tell me about your role at Mafi and about the company. Certifications etc.
    • Let's talk about the benefits of real wood flooring and why it's a solid investment for health and wellness.
    • What's your take on luxury, not so luxury vinyl flooring and what it's doing to the flooring market, health and planet.
    • Let's talk about sustainability vs throwaway culture why it's important to build better with quality sourced products.
    • Biophic design - more on this later on future episodes...
    • Health benefits of wood flooring

    Benefits of negative Ions and how washing your floor can produce some of the effects of a waterfall. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10175061/

    The influence of wooden interior materials on indoor environment: a review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00107-020-01532-x

    Health Benefits of Wood Floors https://mafi.com/en/Knowledge/The%20Difference/Health

    To get a sample or inquire about purchasing mafi floors or wall or ceiling panels, get in touch with Michelle at michelle@designwellstudios.com.

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  • Good to the last drop - A Water Filtration Education
    2024/09/08

    Today we are talking with two experts, Nick DeValk and Tony Pennington of Water Service Elite on water quality and filtration. Water services elite is a company that creates healthy, top of the line water filtration products. Their knowledge is deep and profound. I really enjoyed learning from them and am proud to refer my clients to their services. They work all over the country, so if you are looking for the best water filtration for the whole home and or drinking systems, this is the company you need to call to help provide expert, quality and healthy solutions for you and yours.

    Here’s a few things we discussed plus a lot more. By the end of this podcast, you will learn how important it is to filter your water. Stay tuned, we will have more to share with follow up episodes as we dive deeper into the health and wellness of water filtration.

    What is your definition of healthy and safe water?

    How did you get started in the water filtration business?

    What are the most important things that are most important to filter out?

    For drinking water we can talk about hydration and why it's so important to hydrate but yet if you're drinking tap water, you're doing yourself maybe more harm and a lot of the filters filter out the good minerals for us.

    What sets your system apart from others? Drinking and the whole home.

    Can we talk about the highlights and benefits for both building and health?

    Can we talk about the alkalinity and pH hype and what your thoughts are on that?

    Contact ND@waterserviceelelite.com for more information and tell him you were referred by DesignWell Studios as we are a referral partner.

    https://www.waterserviceelite.com/blogs/ Here is a link to our questionnaire https://www.waterserviceelite.com/water-service-elite-questioner/

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  • Taking back your power - Guide to Dirty Electricity
    2024/08/21

    This week, [BD Erickson] CEO of Satic, [Michelle Ifversen] of DesignWell Studios cover [Harmonizing your Home with filters, shields and lighting].....

    If you have solar, dimmers, smart homes, smart panels, you are going to want to know about this and test your home and filter it. Also it's important to test magnetic, electric fields to see if you are sleeping next to an outlet that has high readings which could affect your sleeping and health. BD also talks about healthy lighting, flicker free, long lasting, circadian light supportive bulbs too!

    Here's some of the things we discussed to help shed a light on what dirty electricity is and why it's important to not have it for your health and home. I hope you find this as informative as I did. I take my time to nurture relationships with companies that I feel are doing their absolute best to solve necessary issues to create harmony and health for us and our buildings. Let's geek out together!

    Topics discussed:

    1. How did you get involved in environmental mitigation?
    2. What is your definition of dirty electricity, an easy to understand form?
    3. How do your filters work to filter out dirty electricity?
    4. What are some of the applications where people need to filter dirty electricity?
    5. What are the health implications of dirty electricity?
    6. If you could talk about the products you sell and how people can use them? Electrical panel shielding, inside wiring errors, solar, appliances, etc

    Links mentioned in this episode: If you are interested in testing your home, have questions and want to purchase any of Satic's products, please use my discount code Designwell15 to get 15% off!

    Here's a link to Satic's website : https://saticshield.com (discount code: Designwell15)

    Here's a link to schedule a free 15 min call to see how we can help you. https://calendly.com/designwellstudios/discovery-call

    Send me questions in the comments here or email info@designwellstudios.com.

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  • Awakened Home - Feng Shui and Organizational Pro Tips
    2024/05/20

    This week, [Michelle Ifversen], [Elsa Jewett] cover [home healing, feng shui and organizing tips] to feel more at home and in flow.

    Topics discussed:

    1. Organizing tips to help you function and flow in your home space
    2. Top feng shui tips and how they really work
    3. Space clearing is good for so many reasons

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • https://awakenedhome.com/index.html

    Contact Elsa to schedule a virtual consultation and work sessions for organizing, feng shui or clearing your home! I highly recommend this for anyone who feels like there is something stuck in their home and want improvement or assistance in creating a healthier vibe!

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

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  • Learn how Ductless Mini Splits can fail or succeed
    2024/02/19

    This Week, Michelle Ifversen, Environmental Wellness Designer from DesignWell Studios talks with Cameron Purington of Mt. Hood Ductless. Find out what happens if it's installed incorrectly or not maintained or cleaned properly.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What can happen if you don't maintain a ductless mini split
    2. How to install them properly to avoid health and home issues
    3. How to clean and maintain them properly to avoid health and home issues

    Links mentioned in this episode: Cameron Purington Mt. Hood Ductless 503-387-6267 CCB# 244204 https://www.mthoodductless.com

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

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  • Spray foam insulation situation - Client Case Study
    2024/02/07

    This week, [Michelle Ifversen], interviews client and homeowner, Trevor Hagerty about I interviewed a client who I helped test his home after a fire and spray foam insulation installation. He and his wife suffered health issues after and could no longer live in the house nor use anything that was in the house. Find out what they did, how they tested and what happened on top of the spray foam debackle. Note: Trevor and his family do not live in the house anymore but want to make sure it is healthy for the next buyer. If you want to contact Trevor and consult with him about what he did to remediate safely, he can be reached at: thagerty@holcomb-homes.com.

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

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  • Lynea Gillen : Releasing Toxins and Trauma for good - TRE (Trauma Release Exercises)
    2021/12/17

    Learn how to release toxins in your body by doing TRE (Trauma Release Exercises) for good. Your body grips and tenses up when we are faced with traumatic and stressful events. That trauma is stored in our myofascia tissues deep inside our bodies. When you stretch, and perform TRE you release the trauma inside and detox much faster and deeper. You will learn how this free, easy and powerful exercise can transform your life and make you feel vibrant and healthy both mentally and physically.

    What’s TRE? Have you ever noticed your body shaking in response to a stressful situation or seen a child shaking their legs back and forth when nervous? That shaking is called neurogenic tremoring — an innate release system that nearly all mammals are born with and that is an important component in how the body handles stress. Recognizing that shaking is a normal, healthy response to release tension, TRE mobilizes it through six yoga‐like exercise. The process is unique in that this shaking originates deep in the core of the body, with gentle waves of movement that reverberate outward along the spine, releasing tension from the sacrum to the cranium. The exercises are a simple form of stretching and are used to gently start these voluntary muscle releases. TRE can be done by anyone, in any setting, to release the stress or tension that accumulates from everyday life, difficult situations, immediate or prolonged stressful situations, or past traumatic life experiences (e.g., natural disasters, social or domestic violence). Currently being researched by the Veteran’s Administration, TRE is being used worldwide for individual health support and by therapists, counselors, and human service providers as a low-cost complement to cognitive and behavior-based therapies. They report that TRE decreases anxiety, emotional reactivity, physical pain and hypervigilance, and improves resilience to stress. TRE is particularly useful for teachers, counselors, clinicians, social service workers, parents, foster/adoptive parents, and anyone working with populations affected by stress and trauma. Learning to manage our stress and regulate our nervous system is fundamental to helping others develop their self-regulatory capacities, positive attachment and social/emotional competencies.

    Lynea Gillen, LPC, RYT, Certified TRE Trainer, is a pioneer in the field of health and wellness education. Her heart-centered, creative and effective tools were developed directly from her 40+ years of as a school teacher, counselor and clinician. Lynea’s Yoga Calm program was developed in a behavior classroom in a rural Oregon elementary school 20 years ago and is now being used with tens of thousands of children around the world in diverse settings such as urban classrooms, clinics and psychiatric hospitals like the Mayo Clinic. Lynea has extensive experience with TRE having organized and assisted with dozens of certification trainings over the last 10 years with Dr David Berceli, including the development of TRE’s online global certification trainings. Lynea is also an adjunct professor at Portland State University, Lewis & Clark College and the University of the Pacific where she has created over a dozen courses in counseling and special education and has taught thousands of teachers, counselors and therapists. Lynea is a current Licensed Professional Counselor with the state of Oregon, holds an MS in Counseling in Education from PSU and is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What is TRE (Trauma Release Exercises)
    2. Who benefits from it?
    3. What does it release?
    4. How does it release?

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • http://www.treforall.com
    • http://www.wholeapproachhealing.com *
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