“We still carry within us, in a small warm spot, the idea of home. Home as a safe place, a loving place… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Carry 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… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Bench Copy Share Image
“The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. -Ludwig Wittgenstein” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Familiarity Copy Share Image
“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Butterfly Copy Share Image
“True kinship takes a warm heart. In essence, it is about being together, deeply honestly. We talk about love so much but… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Being 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 Bench 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 Being Copy Share Image
“Inside each of us are memories, fantasies and desires for home - a shelter waiting to be built, a place of peace… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Build 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 Bench Copy Share Image
“Using the context and stuff of our daily lives to create an atmosphere of comfort prepares the ground for moments of unexpected… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Coffee break Copy Share Image
“In its aspect of comfort, hygge involves a sense of wellbeing which encourages relaxation and peacefulness. It excludes by definition a distracted… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Bench 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 Abundance 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 Belonging 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 Adjust 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 Basic 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 Art 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 Atmosphere Copy Share Image
“Sustainability depends on community—when we learn to be happily reliant on each other, we’re less likely to turn to material consumption to… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Consumption Copy Share Image
“Home is an emotional state, a place in the imagination where feelings of security, belonging, placement, family, protection, memory and personal history… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Belong Copy Share Image
“The things of this world are vessels, entrances for stories; when we touch them or tumble into them, we fall into their… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Hygge 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 Accept 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 Bench Copy Share Image
“Memory is an imaginal constellation of past and present that generates a new experience. Memory is not the storing of the past,… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Comfort Copy Share Image
“Home should be a warm, liveable place that is alive, a place to please the eye and soothe the senses in scale,… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Alive 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 Acknowledge Copy Share Image
“...to create a sense of belonging takes dedicated time and space to listen and to care for each other, whether we are… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Belonging 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 Atmosphere 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 Action 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 Attention 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 Basic Copy Share Image
“A rich social life (measured by quality of experience rather than quantity of friends) contributes to good health, happiness and longevity. So… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Experience 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 Bench Copy Share Image
“I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves - such an ethical basis I call more proper for… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Beauty 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 Ambience 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 Bench 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 Bench 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 Bench Copy Share Image
