INTERVIEW: Dr. Elena Voss – Neurosurgeon, Vienna General Hospital

“In the OR, I cut with precision. At home, I heal with presence.”

Q: Dr. Voss, you installed Zen-Floor in your penthouse overlooking the Danube. Why hardwood in a surgeon’s life?

Dr. Elena Voss: “After 14-hour craniotomies, I need decompression. Tile is cold—clinical. Zen-Floor is warm, alive. I step in, remove shoes, and within 11 seconds, my heart rate drops 7 bpm. The grain is fractal—my brain recognizes forest patterns, shifts from beta to alpha waves. It’s neurophysiology meets sanctuary.”

Q: Any standout moment? 

“My daughter had night terrors. We moved her bed to the oak floor—no rug. She slept through the night. The wood’s negative ions, the subtle give under pressure—her nervous system calmed. I published a case note in Neurosurgery Today: ‘Environmental grounding reduces pediatric parasomnia by 40 %.’”

 

Q: For other high-stakes professionals?

“Install it. Oil it yearly. Walk barefoot. Your amygdala will thank you.”

 

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