05

July 2026

Do Spaces Remember? Energy Memory and Directional Energies in Vastu

The rooms of your home are not interchangeable. There is a chair you always end up in when you want to read. A corner you drift toward when you need to think. One room where conversation flows late into the evening - and another that everyone passes through but nobody stays in.Most of us live with these differences for years without asking the obvious question: why do I feel this here?That question sits at the heart of both yoga and Vastu. Yoga turns the attention inward; Vastu turns it toward the space around us. In the first two articles of this series we explored how our homes influence us and how energy flows through the five elements. Today we take the next step - from noticing that spaces feel different, toward understanding why.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar

30

June 2026

How Energy Flows: Understanding the Five Elements of Vastu Shastra

The home you live in interacts with your mind, your moods and your health every single day.A natural question follows. How? By what mechanism does a space influence the people inside it?In Vastu Shastra, the answer begins with one principle: energy is always flowing. And that flow is understood through five elements - earth, water, fire, air and space, known in Sanskrit as the Pancha Mahabhutas - which Vastu sees as the building blocks of every home, and of every person living in it.This article introduces the five, one by one, and shows you how to start recognizing them in your own rooms.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar

27

June 2026

My Home, My Energy: How Vastu Shastra Shapes Your Mind, Mood and Life

Vastu Shastra is the ancient Indian science of buildings and the people inside them. It studies how directions, light, layout and the five natural elements shape the way a space feels - and, over time, the way we sleep, think, relate and live within it.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar

20

May 2024

Vastu Shastra: an ancient science of Architecture and directional energy

Vastu Shastra is an ancient science of Architecture and directional energy to create a harmonious and peaceful environment in a built space, home, office, warehouse etc,. The main purpose of Vastu Shastra is to ensure that all residents or people living or working in the built space is healthy, peaceful and prosperous.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar

14

May 2024

The Healing Powers of Sound – Introduction to Sound Therapy

Sound, from ages past, has been known to benefit in healing the Body and mind and create a balanced and synergetic environment conducive for healing – body, mind and spirit. We can see the use of sound in every culture and traditions in the world and this is due to its healing powers.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar

05

April 2024

Feng Shui Fundamentals: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home

Feng shui is the study of the environment. It is an ancient Chinese practice that teaches how to create balance and harmony at home using natural environmental principles.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar

05

April 2024

How Vastu works

Vastu Shastra is all about energy, creating a space in a built area that is full of positive energy. The source of this energy is from the cosmic space or Brahmam or Universal Consciousness., which is the source of all the material world. It is the unmanifest pure energy. When this energy is bought into the built space using the Vastu principles, the house or built area we stay in becomes in tune with the universal energy, giving us positivity, peace, and prosperity – means good health, positive and creative thinking for all residents, good relationships.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar

01

December 2023

Know What is Vastu Shastra

Vastu shastra deals with the directions, Five great elements (Maha Panch-bhutas), earth energies and cosmic energies and how they interact with the energy inside a built area and your very own personal energies. Ensuring vastu of the build space is as per the universal energies leads us to live our life with peace, harmony and empowers us to deal with any situation or events that come in our life with equanimity.

By
Dr. Jaya Harikumar