Eric Cohen of Elysian Living: Wellness can come with luxury right at home
Staying healthy and being well have never been more important than in this day and age. With news headlines reporting hourly on Hillary Clinton’s bout with pneumonia, the possibility of the Zika mosquito disease arriving on our doorsteps and even smoke from the California summer wildfires blowing into our Valley, we have become very conscious about our health at home.
Eric Cohen, co-founder of Elysian Living, says wellness doesn’t have to come from a drab hospital bed or doctor’s waiting room with other patients coughing and sneezing. Eric says wellness can come with luxury right at home:
If someone asked me 10 years ago how I would define health and wellness, I would have had a simple answer: Eat right, sleep well, and get in some cardio. I would’ve never imagined that my answer would evolve past active lifestyle or diet change to exist in the corners of our homes.
Today, my answer is quite different. Health and wellness have become highly sought after, especially when it comes to luxury living. Obtaining health is more than just taking care of yourself, and wellness is more than fitness.
It’s become a lifestyle defined by sleep and eating habits, social, mental and emotional well-being, self-awareness, sustainability — even where and how we live.
Luxury living, once a glimmering promise of sleek finishes, high-tech gadgets and sky views, also has evolved its definition, and Las Vegas residents are responsible for redefining it. Living in wellness is the most luxurious lifestyle available today. More and more, we are seeing these health-seeking consumers make decisions based on that premise.
In 2007, I was part of the lofty high-rise club enjoying the vast Las Vegas views, but I knew that something was missing. I saw that these communities and living spaces were designed with luxury in mind but lacked the social sense of community, of belonging, and I thought to myself, “Do people actually enjoy living here? Does this place make me better?”
I teamed up with Douglas Eisner, fellow co-founder and managing director of The Calida Group, to create the change we wanted in our own homes. We sunk our hands into every aspect of design, and the Elysian Living brand launched its first property in 2008 with health, wellness, socialness and luxury in mind.
That’s where Elysian Well emerged at one of our flagship properties, Elysian at The District. Inspired by what other spaces failed to offer, we designed a fully health-focused program and built that into our concept, laying the foundation for our residents to lead healthy, social lives.
Elysian Well aims to improve the nutrition, mood, sleep patterns and performance of its residents and does so through strategies, programs and technologies designed to encourage healthier and more active lifestyles.
Through this process, we discovered that people, on average, spend 90 percent of their time indoors, and indoor air can be polluted by building materials, furniture, cabinetry and damp carpet. Creating a healthy indoor living environment became our top priority in finding best-in-class wellness solutions.
Vitamin C-infused showers
The Elysian Well units at Elysian at The District are home to air purification systems, which reduce allergens, toxins, smoke and microbes from the air to provide improved and higher-quality air.
They also have water purification filtration systems to help lower exposure to impurities and harmful chemicals for cleaner, more pure water. Through better water and air, we aim to create a better life for our community members and ourselves.
Because the Elysian brand is all about going beyond the expected, we’ve also installed vitamin C-infused showers to reduce chlorine and the harsh effects it can have on skin and hair. Aromatherapy is offered and uses scents to promote a calming, relaxing environment.
Room lighting is designed to align with our natural circadian rhythms to promote better sleep and energy levels. We use motion-activated illumination for minimal sleep disruption and offer dawn simulation to cue daybreak with gradual lights and sounds.
Our business is the health and happiness of our residents, and the most luxurious amenity we can offer is a community built around that. Elysian at The District’s Elysian Well program is a great example of this goal and continues to help shape how Las Vegas residents live.
Whether you’ve been here all your life, are moving from out of town or just moving in general, consider Elysian at The District more than just your next home, but the best move you can make. See for yourself on Instagram and Twitter at @ElysianDistrict, Facebook.com/ElysianattheDistrict and online at ElysianattheDistrict.com.