Peace Of Mind

Freyja Sewell’s furniture designs place a strong emphasis on well-being and mindfulness, and use traditional construction techniques with cutting-edge technologies. www.freyjasewell.co.uk

- Freyja Sewell

The more I learn about meditation, the more I see that it was always a part of my work and my world.

It started with panic, when I was aged 14, attending school and surrounded by others in varying states of confidence and confusion. Desperate to find isolation I’d escape out the windows. Swinging myself out and up, I’d scale the old, cold ceramic tiles to sit on the prow of the building, a leg dangling either side. It was my place of solitude: a space to get into my adolescent angst about the things that were bothering me, ranging from the ephemeral nature of our existence to the pain of having not been invited to some girl’s party. I’d really dig into my issues, spending my time alone focusing and observing every moment, savoring each morsel of embarrassment or pain, over and over.

It was a long, ongoing, journey from that time to now, where I am – for most of the time – pretty bloody happy. I spend 30 minutes of every working day sitting in a place of solitude, except that now I spend that time alone focusing and observing every breath, emotion or physical sensation, over and over, while practicing mindfulness meditation.