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Dorm Room and Feng Shui

Michelle Cromer July 31, 2023 Leave a Comment

dorm room feng shui — Photo by cottonbro

Can you believe it?! Summer is pretty much over. And that means,….BACK TO SCHOOL! Do we have any college students reading this blog? If so, and you happen to be living on campus, I invite you to take a look at several Feng Shui Tips on how to enhance the energy of your dorm room for the upcoming college year.

Bed Position: Try to position the bed so it sits solidly against the back wall and make sure it has a headboard. This will elicit and instill in the student with a strong sense of support.
The Door: This is a place where opportunity knocks so it is important that there aren’t any blockages that prevent the entry door from opening easily. This could translate into blockages in life as well.
EMF: Keep electronics at an arm’s length from the head when sleeping. Electromagnetic frequencies have been linked to a host of health issues.
Plants: Live plants will help to promote healthy living and growth.
Wall art: Hang only images, pictures, and posters that speak to the heart and soul of the student and ones that will inspire the student to fulfill their purpose.
Clutter: Eliminate any objects that are not considered absolutely necessary to the academic experience so that the student can open up to new ideas, teachings, philosophy, and opportunities.
Garbage: Empty the garbage pail daily. Taking out the trash clears the energy for new opportunities.
Bathroom door: No one should sleep with the bathroom door open. The bathroom is a room of elimination and can drain energy and opportunities away.
Hanging Crystal: Place a hanging crystal in front of a window which will allow prisms of rainbow light to move easily through the room enhancing creativity.

Roommates, small spaces, and bolted-down furniture may threaten to foil your Feng Shui plans, but don’t get hung up on things you can’t change. While you may not be able to implement every principle of Feng Shui you read about, there are simple and quick changes anyone can make that, according to Feng Shui principles will have lasting positive impacts on your relationships, work, and stress levels.

Best of luck this year and always!

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The Relationship Between Feng Shui, Your Home and Your Health

Michelle Cromer April 10, 2023 Leave a Comment

Feng shui principals are usually applied to arranging one’s home, but I have discovered, that they are extended to the most intimate house we inhabit, our human body.

My clients and students are often amazed when they tune into the patterns that are embedded in their spaces and therefore their lives. The longer you live or work in a location, the deeper the blueprint or connection between you and your space.

Most are shocked to discover that your space can influence your health in profound ways. And the experience is different for everyone, depending on each person’s life and challenges. I like to ask people to reflect on what’s happening in their lives, as well as patterns and issues that they would like to shift. See if you can identify anything in the related area of your home that you might shift or adjust to assist positive movement in your life for better health.

Each section of the Bagua or energy map corresponds to a portion of your body. When there are problems in a particular portion of your home, they can oftentimes show up as a problem you have with your health.

The entrance to your home represents your face. Your front door is the mouth. The cleaner you keep your entrance the better your senses.

The four corners of your home represent your hands and feet. Not only might the mess and clutter in one of those corners affect one of your hands and feet, but it also might affect how you handle yourself in the world. The cleaner the four corners, the stronger your position outside your home.

Your heart is represented by the center of your home as well as your favorite room.

The bathroom is connected to your kidneys, kitchen liver, dining room pancreas, window lungs, hallways intestines, and the overall structure is connected to your spine and bones. When you have health issues, examine the area of your house connected with the issue.

This is a lot to consider. I recommend that you become a detective in your own space. Take an objective or neutral stance and be open to whatever you discover, without judgment. None of this is about right or wrong. Situations simply “are.” Feng shui is merely a tool that you can use in a symbolic way to make your life flows a little easier.

Of course, all medical problems should be treated and this isn’t intended as medical advice but as a better way to understand how your health can show up in your life and how your health can be impacted by your home. It shows us, too, just how truly we are a part of our homes and how our homes can extend into our lives.

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The Energy Map of Feng Shui

Michelle Cromer September 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

I have been fascinated by maps my entire life. A map tells you where you’ve been, where you are, and where you are going, three tenses in one. Maps bring people together, just like campfires, everyone gathers around them, because they allow people to understand complex issues at a glance.

During my first trip to Tibet in 2005, I learned of another map, the bagua, which is an energy map used in feng shui and is the foundation of black hat feng shui, which I teach, and practice.

The bagua map is made up of a grid of nine sections and each corresponds to nine important power sections of your life.

By aligning the bagua map over your floor plan, you can locate the energy fields in your space and then learn how to enhance them and in turn, activate the corresponding areas of your life.

Each of the nine sections of the feng shui map has its own prescribed colors, shapes, elements and I have placed mythological goddesses that represent these areas and enhance the chi or energy of the space.

Using the bagua is simple; just draw a floor plan of your home, taking great care to mark where the front door is located. The floor plan will include everything that is under your roof or is part of the foundation. This could include a garage, patio, porch, or anything else attached to your home.

If you live in a two-story or even a three-story home, make a separate floor plan for each level. I have a basement and you might as well, so this would need a map if it is a walk in the area. Start with your main floor first, which is the most important level because this is typically where the front door is located.

After you have the floor plan, take a bagua map that is to scale of your drawing, and superimpose your floor plan with the bagua map by aligning the front door along the bottom of the bagua map.

The bagua is so flexible you can align it with the floor plan of your home, or a room within your space, or a desk, a closet, a garden, a car, or any space you can think of.

Watch my video here for a more in-depth look at the energy map and how to use it.

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