“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside. -Judith Friedman Hansen” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge involves comfort, cosiness, a sense of wellbeing, and a relaxed frame of mind. -Judith Friedman Hansen” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“There are three salient themes that run through any experience of hygge - interiority, contrast and atmosphere. They support and extend each… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“In our overstretched, complex lives, hygge is an uncomplicated daily practice that engages us, keeping us attuned to our surroundings and open… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge stems from a society that is focused on people rather than things. It is linked to the language of love and… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To hygge is to create a harmonious atmosphere, a feeling of warmth, a mood of contentment. Hygge is freely used to describe… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is part of the language of human action and interaction all over the world. To hygge is a universal impetus revealed… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge relates to social awareness, ways of communicating and ways of thinking about others. When we hygger, we acknowledge each other's traits… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge helps us to communicate what it's like to be human; it is part of a global vocabulary that speaks to our… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“We don't hygge to be content, we find contentment in hygge. Hygge is... about pleasure, presence and participation. It's... the understanding that… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge relies on us finding a balance between self-containment and wholehearted participation, personal liberty and awareness of the needs of others. It… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“At a time of global instability we have become distanced from each other and the environment. We have lost the immediacy, comfort… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is our awareness of the scale of our existence in contrast to the immensity of life. It is our sense of… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“A hyggelig space is for relatedness, for sharing, not showing off. If we consider and care for each object that we keep,… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“When we are content, our daily actions are infused with a quiet satisfaction that we share with those around us. We become… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge gives us a framework to support our very human needs, desires and habits. To learn to hygge is to take practical… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“We all hygger: gathered around a table for a shared meal or beside a fire on a dark night, when we sit… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Because interiority focuses on the inside-outside aspect of hygge, it introduces the important theme of contrast. When we hygger there is a… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is a quality of presence and an experience of togetherness. It is a feeling of being warm, safe, comforted and sheltered.… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“At the heart of hygge is a willingness to set aside time for simply being with people, and, ideally, having all the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Considering family togetherness seems promising for understanding hygge in its most basic form. When we refer to hygge, we are using the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The secret to hygge lies in paying attention to the rhythm of our daily lives, the people we choose to spend time… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is about having less, enjoying more; the pleasure of simply being. It is generous and celebratory, a way to remember the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge offers space for both reverie and relatedness. The heat of an open fire draws us close. Its shadow gives us a… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Spontaneity and immediacy characterize hygge, as does a willingness to accept our differences and enjoy an atmosphere of tolerance and peace.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is evoked in situations where there is nothing to accomplish but letting go to the present moment in a way that's… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is a phenomenon that reflects our way of inhabiting the world. The routines that shape our days locate us - from… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is about having less, enjoying more; the pleasure of simply being. When we hygger, we experience abundance in contrast to the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The word hygge has been sifted to the surface in recent years but the concept is not new. It is a practice… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The way that we hygger and offer reassurance is unique to each of us according to the things to which we attach… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To be in a situation characterised by hygge is to be in a state of pleasant wellbeing and security, with a relaxed… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“...the salient feature of hygge is the atmosphere of warm and relaxed enjoyment of the moment which it allows. While it is… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is a practice related to how we create and preserve meaning in the places we inhabit, how we make homes that… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“There is a simple fidelity to the moment that we experience through hygge. ...we adjust our surroundings to guide our energy and… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Experiencing a sense of presence and belonging is challenging when we're stressed or distracted. Hygge isn't the complete absence of the usual… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is thought to be lost when we indulge in luxury consumption or when we thirst to be noticed, no matter how… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Participants experience a 'social intimacy' and a basic 'trust' in the inclusiveness and good intentions of the other people present. Hygge cannot… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do that give… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“real wealth is not what we can accumulate but what we have to share.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Elite culture was deplored as shallow by the growing middle classes, who placed emphasis on family and intimacy. Denmark’s history, its egalitarianism, liberalism, and… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Inside each of us are memories, fantasies and desires for home - a shelter waiting to be built, a place of peace to be… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared with other… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“There is a simple fidelity to the moment that we experience through hygge. ...we adjust our surroundings to guide our energy and desire. Hygge… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Material goods rarely alter our levels of happiness, unlike emotional experience. Having can never replace being. -Ilsa Crawford” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to master an… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“To hygge is to create a harmonious atmosphere, a feeling of warmth, a mood of contentment. Hygge is freely used to describe rooms, buildings,… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Hygge stems from a society that is focused on people rather than things. It is linked to the language of love and to the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Using the context and stuff of our daily lives to create an atmosphere of comfort prepares the ground for moments of unexpected intimacy and… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
