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Book: My Hyuga Home

Author: Mike Viking

Score (1 to 6): 6

I've long wanted to start a collection on the hug due to my growing interest in this area. I decided to start with "My Hyuga Home". The place where I spend the most time, my fortress, my home.

In my opinion, home is the place where one should feel most comfortable, most oneself. Where we get security, understanding. The hüga style originated in Denmark, but it very much unites the spirit of the Scandinavian countries. Its main meaning is coziness, comfort, warmth, light and calm, and no matter what we call it, isn't that the goal of every person - to have a home that comforts them, makes them feel themselves, calm and happy. All this can be achieved through the interior and the things that surround us. Not every tip is mandatory for all people, that's the great thing about this book, you can choose what to implement and what not.

In this little book, Mike Viking explains about design in homes and how it can affect quality of life. How through hygge "tricks" we can improve our mood and overall mental health. At first glance, most of you may think this is just another gimmick going around. Well, for me it's not and I hasten to explain my experience. Apart from being quite interesting and curious, the book "My Hyuga Home" is also quite useful. It helped me to rearrange my home in a way that I like, to get rid of unnecessary things, which on the other hand I think is quite useful. I no longer have unnecessary things just taking up space, and I've left only the things that bring me wonderful memories and happiness. I've also started to develop a morning ritual. This isn't a book you necessarily have to read in one breath now. It's a guide that you can open whenever you need to, so you always have a helper on the little table in your living room. My ritual in the morning is to make coffee, open My Hug Home and look at what I can implement, what would bring me joy, comfort and peace, and then fill in my Happiness Supplement journal. My day thus begins with positivity and the desire to make myself and those around me happy.

Viking draws on recent research from the Happiness Institute in Copenhagen and gives ideas for small changes to achieve impressive results: how to make a room look more spacious, why gather guests around a round table and how to use lighting correctly. No matter our financial means or the space we have available, a home can be a hug home, a fortress of our inner world, a place to gather, smile and relax.