FORM WITHIN
FORM WITHIN™ unlocks experiential and functional desires for modes of living that lie beneath external messages and the ego. New ideas, new purposes, new ways of living are discovered, and ultimately the vivid articulation of elements that will lead to the design of a space that expresses its full potential for joy.
Manis developed FORM WITHIN to help clients articulate the true needs of their built environment. It’s a moment to pause, turn down the outside noise and tune into the interior voice.
The four-step process combines techniques and processes from design, meditation, pranayama breathing and yoga. This process removes unhelpful influences, commentary, imagery, and expectations. Unencumbered of exterior noise, clients explore the reality they want to inhabit. That vision leads to a clear and vivid articulation the environment we choose to create for ourselves.
THE STEPS
1
INITIAL CONSULTATION
We’ll gather all the information we need for the process, from the practical details to the big dreams.
2
SPATIAL RESONANCE MEDITATION
Here you are led through a series of focused visualizations and explorations. This exercise is grounded in familiar meditation, breathwork and yogic modalities, but the visualization prompts are all specifically tailored to each individual.
3
DOCUMENTATION
Synthesizing all the inputs to date, clients receive a document that serves as a documentation of the work and guides the design process to ensure the discoveries uncovered are central to the realization of your space.
4
SPATIAL SOLUTIONS
This step seamlessly takes this work from the theoretical to the realized. Our studio turns your vision into a built reality.
“I can’t believe how effective and enjoyable the process was. Undertaking the Spatial Explorations saved us from design mis-steps we wouldn’t want to live with. Now we have a beyond our dreams and absolutely perfect for us.”
“I’ve renovated many spaces and wish I had underwent this exercise before all the others. Highly recommend!”
Why FormWITHIN?
FormWITHIN created to answer a missing step in the design process for clients.
The constructive sessions:
• Create a space apart where clients explore their idealized living removed from external narratives and expectations
• Fully visualize the project, inclusive of built, sonic, and olfactory environment, creating a clarity that streamlines and focuses the design process
• Identifies essential lifestyle and aesthetic preferences—the important pieces that often don’t fit within the design brief—that are foundational to successful placemaking
• Ensures that project resources and costs are directed to where they’ve most impactful
• Promotes good vibes
The FormWITHIN process intersects Tina Manis’s 25+ years of architectural and design process with her work as a certified yoga instruction. Tina has taught and led teams on several continents, in her design projects and yoga practice. Seeing the need and value to combining these seemingly disparate worlds, she created her FormWITHIN process and Spatial Resonance Meditation series.To book your Exploration, reach out.