Five Simple Feng Shui Tips

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Below are some simple, actionable tips on how to incorporate feng shui into your home. Feng Shui is not about moving furniture or just changing paint colors, it’s about using your home as a canvas and allowing it to evolve and transform with you.

1. Keep your house clutter-free. External clutter is internal clutter on display. By clearing out and cleaning up your space an energetic anchor will be lifted. And in its place clarity and more efficiency and you will feel lighter and less frazzled.

2. Use your front door. The front door is critical in feng shui because it is the main portal through which the energy enters your home. Make sure the area is free of clutter, well lit and most of all make sure you use it every day.

Finding balance3. Balance the five elements. The five elements, earth, wood, fire, water, and metal can be present in your home either physically, symbolically in the shape, or the color. Look closely at the literal and symbolic ways the five elements show up in your home. An imbalance of the elements can mean an imbalance in your emotions. Strike a balance between all five in each room.

4. Balance the yin and yang energy. Feng shui is all about harmony so consider balancing décor materials so that one single material or color doesn’t overpower the room. By opting for a variety of textures and finishes this can be accomplished.

Gratitude5. Surround yourself with gratitude. Count your blessings each day. Remembering the hard times you have survived will help you realize how far you have come. Establish a daily practice of reminding yourself of the gifts, grace, benefits, and good things you enjoy. Your environment influences your experience so make it a grateful one.

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Five Simple Feng Shui Tips

7 Things Not To Do in Feng Shui

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Our home is a metaphor for our life, and if we use Feng Shui properly our home can help to transform our conscious and unconscious mind. In order to have a harmonious existence within our walls, here are seven suggestions on what not to do.Feng Shui-Bedroom

  1. Have your bed on the same side, as your door– the bedroom, above all other rooms is the most important room in your home. Not only do we spend a third of our lives in this space, but it will also always represent our relationships no matter where it is. Don’t put the bed on the same wall as the door to the room because you need to be able to see the door from the bed. This will help with the energy flow to the room.
  2. Bathroom-Feng shuiKeep the toilet seat down– the toilet’s opening is like a drain, and exposing it can mean all the good energy is going down the drain.
  3. Mirrors across from your front door– the front door is the connection to the world and it is where the energy or chi enters the home. A mirror hanging directly across from the entryway will symbolically push away the flow of chi entering the home. You can place the mirror on either side.
  4. Clutter – the flow of chi can be blocked if the space is full of clutter. Clean up and repurposing items can enhance the flow.
  5. Artwork of water over your bed or desk – water features are a great way to enhance the water element and to increase the flow of chi. The placement of the water feature attracts powerful chi so the placement is critical. Paintings, photographs, or drawings of water are considered to be the water element so make sure you do not place these over your bed or behind your desk. Both symbolize that you are “underwater.”
  6. No dead flowers or plants – dead plants, dried flowers, and empty pots represent death and weaken the chi of the home or office.
  7. Do not allow furniture to touch the wall – Feng Shui is associated with the art of placement. And this also means places any furniture inches of space away from the wall so that the chi can easily flow.

Don’t expect instant results, this is not a miracle cure. If you stick to it and believe and know that Feng Shui will work for you!

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Artwork and Feng Shui

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art and feng shui

The artwork we select for any space is a deeply personal choice. And, it contributes to the overall energetic chi, flow, and feel of any space. So what you choose and where you hang your art can maximize the flow of energy represented in that specific area of your space. Artwork that reflects feng shui principals promotes auspicious chi while adding a sense of peace and beauty to your home or office environment. Below are some Do’s and Don’ts to assist you in your selection and placement.

Cluttered artworkDo

  1. Choose artwork according to the energy or chi you need in the space. Such as soothing and sensual art in the bedroom and vibrant or active art in your living room.
  2. Keep a balance between the artwork and empty space. It is possible to have clutter on any wall with too much art.
  3. In the far left corner of your space, representing your wealth and abundance, choose artwork with water elements to improve the flow of this energy.
  4. Colors affect our emotions. Your kitchen represents the health of the family so use bright colors like yellow, which feels cheerful and warm. Red is energetic and passionate, and pink is romantic so these colors are perfect for the bedroom.

Artwork in bedroom

Don’t

  1. Steer clear of dark pictures or paintings that suggest anxiety, sadness, or hopelessness.
  2. Avoid paintings of frozen landscapes in your office, which symbolically represents “frozen assets.”
  3. For a good night’s sleep, avoid hanging artwork over your bed that depicts water such as an ocean or a lake. Symbolically this represents “sleeping underwater.”
  4. Avoid portraits of people or photos of your family in your bedroom. This area is reserved for photos that represent the relationship with your partner.

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5 Ways to Use Feng Shui to Help with Bad Neighbors

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Use Feng Shui to Help with Bad Neighbors

Did y’all every watch Bewitched? It was one of my favorite childhood shows, and one of the best characters was Gladys Kravitz. She was nosy, obnoxious, and often caused problems for Samantha by sticking her nose in where it didn’t belong.

Some of you might be living next to a Gladys Kravitz and you might be wondering if there are any feng shui cures to help protect your house. Yes!!

Below are some common-sense cures to help you with the energy from your neighbors.

  1. Create a loving barrier. Ground the property lines with rose quartz. Bury them in the ground at each of your four corners. There is nothing stronger than love, which these represent.
  2. Create a strong protective energy around your house. Plant things you love on your side of the property line. This serves two purposes when you see them they will bring you joy, and they will act as a barrier. A good solid fence is also a good option. Even a feng shui rock garden will help.  
  3. Hang wind chimes. Tall wind chimes or small ones will help move the bad energy around. Hang them as close to the neighbor’s property line as possible. A rooster wind chime symbolically has the power to reflect bad energy.
  4. Strengthen affected areas inside your home. If you have windows or doors that can open up to your neighbor’s property, you can strengthen these areas with strong protective art such as paintings or photographs of mountains, which are symbolic of strength.
  5. Bless the neighbors. This might be the hardest of all but I would wake up each day and bless your neighbors. Simply offer up a prayer on their behalf as well as any member of the family. Then seal up your home and property with some healing gratitude.

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8 Ways Your Bedroom Represents Relationships in Your Life

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If you only pick one room to Feng Shui in your house, make it your bedroom. The bedroom is considered the most important room of the home in feng shui philosophy. No matter where your bedroom is, it represents the relationships in your life, none more important than the one you have with yourself.

If I could pick one thing in your bedroom to focus on, it would be your bed, the one place in your home where you spend most of your time.

Here are a couple of suggestions for your bed:

  1. Make sure your bed is in a commanding position, facing the door but not directly in line with the door.
  2. Always have a headboard, which represents the stability and support you get in your relationships, especially romantic ones.
  3. Place your headboard against a solid wall, with space available on the other three sides of the bed (left, right and foot).
  4. Avoid placing your headboard against a wall that has a toilet on the other side.
  5. Take a good look at what you have stored under your bed. If you have anything under your bed those things affect you while you are asleep in a passive yin state. What you have there represents or creates subconscious blocks in your life.
  6. Reduce EMF’s in your bedroom – the electric and magnetic fields created by electronic devices.
  7. Have a pair of nightstands, they don’t have to match, and they will represent the balance and harmony in your relationships.
  8. Be selective about the artwork over your bed. I can tell 100% of the time what is going on in a relationship based on this artwork. This photo has a single woman, which tells me one or both really don’t want to be in a partnership. Instead invite partnerships with artwork that depicts or comes in pairs, like two flowers, two birds, two trees etc. Or anything that represents the love you share with your partner.

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