The first expert in Vastu Shastra I was able to talk to informed me of several different aspects of why integrating Vastu would benefit not only the patient but also the hospitals themselves. Besides the faster recovery for patients, she mentioned the fact that the brand image of the institutions would also rise.
If this project would concentrate on the private sector, more patients would be attracted and more capital would be made, even though this should not be the primary concern of implementing Vastu into hospital environments.
The expert mentioned that if one looks at the whole hospital environment and not just one room, the exact placement of the following should be carefully considered: The reception, operation room, recovery rooms, cabins of doctors, emergency rooms, and more, all following the principles of Vastu Shastra.
Considering this would take much time and effort and can in most cases not be implemented, as we have to expect to work with an existing hospital environment, smaller implications could also be made to start with.
As many patients want to recover as fast as possible and want to get out of the environment, the recovery rooms, as well as the placements of the hospital beds, are the most crucial to make changes in.
It is key not to place a hospital bed right below a light bulb or beam, as well as avoid locating the bed the way that the head faces north. Those two factors will make a slower and harder recovery according to the Indian Vastu science.
On the other hand, placing the bed in the right direction can also achieve the opposite and make recovery quicker and more positive.
In terms of considering doing the project on a budget, it has to be kept in mind that this specific science is mostly based on the balance of energy, as well as following the right directions of ancient knowledge. Meaning, according to the expert, knowledgeable Vastu experts will not ask clients to spend a huge amount on items or products in order to follow the rules, since they are based on the placement of items and how to plan well in a construction phase. How much an expert should charge shall only depend on their overall work experience, as well as the amount of time they put into a project. If the experts would work on a whole construction project, he or she would be involved for several years until the project would be completed and these specialists would then charge depending on the time they spend on it.
When looking at the key elements of Vastu Shastra and what in her opinion is the most important she listed the following points:
- No beams above a patient’s bed
- The head of the patient shall not be towards the north
- Recovery rooms should be placed in the zone of North towards East direction
- There should be access to direct sunlight in a patient’s room
The expert also made the significant point that Vastu Shastra is a real science that has been evidenced with tests. Examples are observations of people that have been breaking Vastu rules and it consequently then had an effect on them mentally, as well as physically in their own living space. Another example is concrete staircases that are in the northeast direction of the house. 95% of the cases the Vastu expert investigated were related to depression and mostly females.
One more example was housing with a staircase, toilet, or kitchen in the center, which is referred to as ”Bhramsthan” in Vastu science, often leads to stomach-related issues among family members.
Worse cases than this can also lead to miscarriages or conception-related issues. Ultimately in Vastu the key is direction.
Hospital-related she advised and highlighted the bed being in the northeast within the hospital would bring fast and good results over other directions. Patients with their heads facing the south would also benefit more than patients with their heads towards the north if the same or similar treatments are conducted on them.
Nevertheless, those rules are just a few examples of the Indian Vastu Shastra science.
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