How Your Fireplace Can Improve Your Mood and Disposition

The flames of a fireplace can positively affect how you feel and how you view your world. It mightsound far-fetched, but a number of studies demonstrate the surprising effects a fire has on the brain and, therefore, on the conscious life of an individual.

Fire N’ Stone of Tilton, NH, is a chimney and fireplace company, not a group of mental health professionals. Still, we’ve been in the business long enough to have seen some of the amazing ways fireplaces can benefit those living around them.

We want to share some of our observations here while reminding you that neither chimney companies nor fireplaces are substitutes for professional assistance with troubling mood disorders.

The hypnotic effect of a fireplace

Gentle, undulating flames, crackling wood logs, the soothing aroma of burning wood – these can all help a person to relax. With a proper fireplace fire, nothing is alarming, exciting, energizing, or worrisome. There’s only peace.

People have known for centuries that one of the best ways to improve your mood and outlook is to detach from the frantic pace of life. A fireplace provides the perfect setting to do this.

As you gaze into the flames, you tend to move away from the job, the grass that needs cutting, the trouble with your car’s tires, your puppy that refuses to be housebroken – all of that stuff kind of slides away, and you’re left with a powerful state of self-awareness.

In this state, you can get in touch with your authentic self, the one that has been obscured by all the “cares” and “troubles” of life. Your authentic self, which has a lot to teach you, is always in a positive, uplifted state because it’s the only state your real self knows.

It’s not just fireplaces

The fact is, any gentle, repetitive motion can help us sink into a calmer state of mind. Think about the hypnotist’s watch as it swings back and forth from a chain, or the computer-assisted spirals that draw us in by drawing us out of our busy, conscious selves.

Fire itself is no miracle worker; instead, it’s the hypnotic effect of the moving flames, aromas, and sounds that pulls our attention away from all the stuff that’s flying through our minds to trouble us.

Even basic meditation – sitting still, closing the eyes, focusing on the breath – is enough to push our internal states into more positive places. Anything that helps us to detach for a minute, an hour, or an entire evening is good for us.

Try it and see how you feel!

If you have a fireplace, schedule a little downtime to sit near the appliance and connect emotionally with the flames. Studies have shown that meditative practices need not be lengthy to work their magic. Often, just a few minutes of disengagement from the crazy world and some focus on a comforting visual is enough to calm us and shift our perspective and mood.

We install fireplaces

Fire N’ Stone installs premier gas and wood fireplaces that bring our Tilton, NH, customers many benefits, helping them feel better and stronger. If you don’t have a fireplace but would like to consider getting one, we’re here to help. We also provide fireplace and chimney repairs, inspections, and maintenance services.

Call us to learn more about a new fireplace for your home, or get in touch through our contact form.