Home in Harmony: Designing an Inspired Life

by Christa O'Leary

Overview

We all deserve a calm, well-ordered, pleasingly designed refuge where we can relax and enjoy our families. Having had four children in a little more than five years while running a thriving design business, with the body of a fit runner who does yoga and meditates, Christa O’Leary has become the guardian at the gate of our sanctuaries—our homes. She teaches us to be aware of the toxins found in both our food and furnishings; the detrimental effects of our unhealthy habits; and society’s frantic need to have the latest gadgets, to get ahead, and to be forever on the go. As a designer, therapist, and eco-friendly expert, she’s often asked how she makes her hockey-mom life and peaceful, beautiful, healthy home look so effortless. Well, the hunt for her secret is over! Christa shows us that it’s possible for all of us to feel inspired, energized, and in love with our lives and our homes. Many books address the components found in Home in Harmony, including design, color, feng shui, psychology, clean eating, detoxification, meditation, and finding our soul’s purpose. However, this is the first book that puts it all together in a fun-to-read, easy-to-implement format. This is the formula for living an extraordinary life, and it’s now available to everyone!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401943288
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	11/03/2014
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Christa O’Leary, MA, MFT, founder and CEO of Home in Harmony Lifestyle, is an interior designer, marriage and family therapist, and green-living expert. She teaches people how to "Design Inspired Living" and has been featured on CBS, NBC, and Dr. Laura. She is a motivational speaker and guest on radio shows and podcasts around the globe. Her designs have been featured in national publications and by the acclaimed international fabric house Kravet; her work was also selected for two consecutive show houses in Connecticut. Christa gives people concrete solutions to living their optimal lives by creating inspired, healthy, and vibrant homes that nurture body, mind, and spirit. Website: www.christaoleary.com

Table of Contents

A Note from the Author ix

Introduction to the Home in Harmony Lifestyle xvii

Chapter 1 The Role of Habits in Your Life 1

The Habits of a Typical Lifestyle

Unconscious Seeds of Habit

Chapter 2 The First Pillar: An Inspired Home 19

Toxic Home

Creating a Healthy Home

Creating a Sacred Space

Chapter 3 The Second Pillar: A Healthy Body 59

Toxic Body

Creating a Healthy Body

Superfoods

Chapter 4 The Third Pillar: A Calm Mind 87

The Power of Habit in Creating Calm or Chaos

Technology and Its Effect on Your Happiness

Inner Peace Through Meditation

Chapter 5 The Fourth Pillar: Your Inner Light 113

Where Is Your Joy?

The Habit of Happiness

Shine Your Light

Chapter 6 Putting It All Together 133

Create a Vision Board

Commit to Yourself

Make a Plan

Actualize the Four Pillars

Your Home in Harmony Lifestyle

Appendix A Household Toxins and Healthy Home Choices 145

Appendix B Inspired Party Ideas and Vibrant-Living Recipes 177

Endnotes 197

Acknowledgments 205

About the Author 211