Defining spirituality through architectural expression:

Abstract

Spirituality is one of the most significant experiences that can be communicated via architecture. These experiences and the places they are expressed in, are essential to human survival. Hence, they are encountered in multiple beliefs and customs, more or less similarly. Architecture offers a place of worship where worshipers can flee daily life’s stress, pain, and commotion while transforming it into calm, harmony, strength, and happiness. In this research, I plan to study spiritual spaces in a center, their need and practice of creating such a space. This will also include an understanding of the influence of the space around us when practicing heartfulness by conducting in-depth research on the matter using various parameters. Through this research, I will be able to determine how and where we can create impactful centers . Several studies have supported the role of spiritual practices to improve mental and physical health. The present study focused on the effect of Heartfulness (also known as Sahaj Marg) spiritual practice comprising meditation and related processes (like Cleaning and Prayer) on health indicators.