Overwhelmed? Raise Your Chi in 5 Simple Steps

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The world feels heavy right now. Loud. Divided. Restless. And it’s easy—so easy—to feel overwhelmed. Disconnected from peace… from purpose… even from yourself.

But in the middle of all this chaos… You have a choice. You can become the calm. You can raise your Chi.

Chi is life force. It’s energy. Breath. Flow. When your Chi is strong—you’re grounded, clear, alive. When it’s weak? You feel scattered, anxious, and exhausted.

So how do you raise your Chi… in a world like this?

This is what we call Feng Shui for the Soul.

1. Come Back to the Sacred

Return to what is timeless.
To prayer. To silence. To ritual. To awe.

Light a candle with intention. Pause before a meal to give thanks. Visit a sacred site—or create one in your own home. Whisper a mantra that brings you back to center.

This is how you reconnect with what matters most: your spirit.

2. Clear the clutter—from your space and your mind.

Clutter holds stuck energy. It clouds your space and your thoughts. Donate what you no longer need. Unfollow what drains you. Journal to release the noise. Clearing makes space for clarity, healing, and new breath.

3. Walk in nature.

The Earth recalibrates us. It reminds us who we are. Walk barefoot. Sit beneath a tree. Watch the sun rise—or let the wind speak to you. Nature doesn’t just raise your Chi. It harmonizes you with something ancient and true.

4. Drink beauty like medicine.

Beauty heals. It’s soul nutrition. Surround yourself with color, music, symbols. Listen to sounds that stir something old and sacred in you. Gaze at the sky like it’s speaking only to you. Beauty isn’t extra. It’s essential.

5. Create sacred space—at home, in your heart, and wherever you go.

Sacred space is any place you infuse with care, intention, and presence. Build an altar. Make your morning routine a ritual. Travel with a sacred object—a stone, a photo, an oil. When you create sacred space, you say to the world: “This is holy. I am worthy. This moment matters.”

Raising your Chi isn’t just for you. It’s for the collective. Because your peace becomes someone else’s lifeline. Your clarity becomes someone else’s light in the dark. So slow down. Light a candle. Say the prayer. Take the trip. Clear the room. The world is chaotic enough. Be the calm. Be the light. Be the Chi.

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From Chaos to Calm: Five Ways to Raise Your Chi

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Candle and journal on a peaceful altar with soft natural light, symbolizing raising Chi and moving from chaos to calm through Feng Shui rituals.

The world feels heavy right now.
Loud. Divided. On edge.
And it’s easy to feel overwhelmed—disconnected from peace, from purpose, from yourself.
But in the middle of all this chaos…
You have a choice.
You can become the calm.
You can raise your Chi.
Chi is life force.
It’s energy. Breath. Flow.
And when your Chi is strong, you’re grounded, clear, and vibrant.
When it’s weak—you feel scattered, exhausted, and anxious.
So, how do you raise your Chi in a world like this?
This is what I call Feng Shui for the soul.

So how do you raise your Chi in a world like this? This is what I call Feng Shui for the soul.

  1. You come back to the sacred.
    Meaning:
    You return to what is timeless. Eternal. Soulful.
    It could be prayer, silence, ritual, or simply awe.
    How:
    • Light a candle with intention
    • Pause before a meal to offer thanks
    • Visit a sacred site—or create one in your home
    • Whisper a mantra that brings you back to center
    Coming back to the sacred means reconnecting with what matters most: your spirit.
  2. You clear clutter from your space—and from your thoughts.
    Meaning:
    Clutter holds stuck energy.
    Externally, it crowds your space. Internally, it clutters your mind.
    How:
    • Donate clothes or books you no longer need
    • Unfollow people who drain you
    • Practice journaling to release mental noise
    Clearing creates room for clarity, insight, and healing.
  3. You walk in nature.
    Meaning:
    Nature recalibrates us. It reminds us of rhythm, breath, and belonging.
    How:
    • Walk barefoot on the earth (earthing)
    • Sit under a tree without your phone
    • Watch a sunrise, sunset, or flowing river
    • Let the wind, the rain, or even the silence speak to you
    Nature raises your Chi by syncing you with Earth’s heartbeat.
  4. You drink beauty like medicine.
    Meaning:
    Beauty heals. It lifts your frequency and speaks directly to the soul.
    How:
    • Surround yourself with color, art, or sacred symbols
    • Listen to music that stirs something ancient in you
    • Look at the sky like it’s speaking only to you
    Beauty is not frivolous—it’s soul nutrition.
  5. You create sacred space—at home, in your heart, and in the places you travel.
    Meaning:
    Sacred space is any place you infuse with care, intention, and presence.
    How:
    • Build an altar with items that hold meaning
    • Make your morning routine a ritual, not just a task
    • Bring a small sacred item with you when you travel (a stone, a photo, an oil)
    When you create sacred space, you say to yourself and the world: This is holy. I am worthy. This moment matters.

Raising your Chi isn’t just for you.
It’s for the collective.
Because your peace becomes someone else’s lifeline.
Your clarity becomes light in the dark.

The world is chaotic enough. Be the calm. Be the light. Be the Chi.So slow down.
Light a candle.
Say a prayer.
Take the trip.
Clear the room.

The world is chaotic enough.
Be the calm.
Be the light.
Be the Chi.

 

 

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9 Ways to Move the Chi In an Office Cubicle

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How to Move the Chi an Office Cubicle

Balance, focus, and productivity are important in any office. Moving the chi in a cubicle can make you feel balanced and harmonious with your surroundings.

Here are some easy suggestions to incorporate into any space:

  1. No Clutter: Energy must flow easily through any space so making any workspace free of clutter is important for focus and to clear out any unnecessary stress.
  2. Color: Bring in some color to the space to promote the energy you wish to accomplish. Green improves health and balance; Blue is calming; Yellow is grounding; Red is action.
  3. Bring in Nature: Especially if there isn’t a window, bringing in plants can help you feel grounded.
  4. Support Your Body: When you are comfortable in your body, you are comfortable in any space. Make sure your chair supports your back and your desk suits your height. When your mind isn’t focused on pain, your brain can focus on work.
  5. Desk Position: If you can, move your desk to a commanding position so you can clearly see anyone who enters your space. This gives you the advantage of controlling your space.
  6. Clean Desk: Set the chi for the next day by cleaning off your desk and emptying the trash before you leave.
  7. Inspirational Quotes: Raise the inspiration chi by printing out your favorite quotes and placing them in your view.
  8. Travel Photos: Bring in the chi of joy with photos from past trips. Feel inspired as you recall the sights and feelings you had on these special adventures.
  9. Your Personal Chi: Check your personal chi every day to see what you are bringing into your space. If you are feeling stressed reset your chi by taking a break and walking around.

When your space is designed to support your needs, you in turn will thrive in that space. Moving your chi will set you up for a day filled with happiness and success.

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Four Steps to Evict People from Your Mind

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Four Steps to Evict People from Your Mind
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here are a few tips utilizing the outward expression of your home and the inward expression of your mind to evict these people once and for allWe all have those people in our lives, the ones that continuously stress us out. And for some reason, these people tend to live rent-free in our minds. Feng Shui explains that our homes are the outward expression of our minds so here are a few tips utilizing the outward expression of your home and the inward expression of your mind to evict these people once and for all.

  1. Physically: Clean out the clutter from your house. Clutter is stagnant energy, and we need the chi to flow. No excuses. Get rid of it. This stagnant energy is preventing you from moving forward in your life and it is contributing to a person being stuck in your thoughts. We can’t deny what happens in the world or in our own lives, but we always have the choice as to how to respond to it. Mentally: Clean out the clutter from your mind. When the person you want to evict enters your mind stop and say to yourself, “Cancel, delete,” as if you are erasing the thought as if it were words on a computer.
  2. Physically: Gather up any items from the relationship. Get a container and fill it with old photographs and any gifts that were received from this person. All these items contain the chi, and they need to physically be removed from your space.
    Mentally: Music can activate feelings. Do not listen to any music that reminds you of this person and do not look at old texts, emails, or social media platforms for the same reason.
  3. Physically: Take an Epsom salt bath. Soaking in a relaxing Epsom salt bath has cleansing abilities and can help clear away any negative feelings or negative energy that surrounds you from others. And this will keep you grounded. Salt, after all, comes from the earth.
    Mentally: Clear away negative thoughts through meditation. When you empty your mind, you will find that you make room for innovative ideas and solutions. You will feel deeply connected to the whole. Thoughts are forms of energy and chi so be aware of your thinking. Monitor your thoughts.
  4. Physically: Move items around in your home. The air in small spaces tends to become stagnant. Move items and furniture around, open all the windows and doors, and burn incense or sage throughout the house. The fresh air will clear out any stress and negativity.
    Mentally: Move the chi in your mind by moving your physical body. Moving your chi physically every day will prove to empower, inspire and get your chi set for the rest of the day. You will feel energized.

At the end of the day, your mind is the sanctuary you’ve literally spent your entire life building, cultivating, and investing in. You carry your mind with you everywhere and for every second of the day. And one that you will take with you to your grave. It is far more important than your physical home. Treat it that way. Evict the toxic people from your mind and then fill your mind with love.

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Dorm Room and Feng Shui

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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.

  1. Sam in Dorm RoomBed 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.
  2. 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.
  3. EMF: Keep electronics at an arm’s length from the head when sleeping. Electromagnetic frequencies have been linked to a host of health issues.
  4. Plants: Live plants will help to promote healthy living and growth.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Garbage: Empty the garbage pail daily. Taking out the trash clears the energy for new opportunities.
  8. 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.
  9. 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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