Three Fabulous Baths: Check Out These Eco-Friendly Bathrooms
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July/August 2003
By Jennifer Wilson
Despite its simplicity, the bath is an extraordinarily sensual room. The couple borrowed from the ancient symbols represented in their yoga practice when making decisions about nontoxic, all-natural materials. The carved stone sink—a granite vessel—represents grounding and stability, says Tias. Water flows through radiant heat coils in the floor. “The water element is about fluidity,” he says. “Local piñon trees and surrounding plant life represent nourishment, which in this arid terrain and during this drought is so vital.” Air and sky stream in through a skylight directly over the tub, which fits two.
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The bathroom’s spiritual side is enhanced by a handful of practical details such as an outdoor rainwater catchment system. Inside, water from the sinks and tubs is pulled by capillary effect through a graywater filtration system buried outside, where the water is distributed throughout the grounds. (For information on graywater systems, see “Nuts and Bolts,” page 94.) These reuse methods are vital in New Mexico’s dry climate.
“Our intention was to build with mindfulness and careful consciousness,” says Tias. “Our yogic lifestyle centers around the belief that what you put into something is what it becomes.”
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