Spring is Finally Here!

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Spring is Finally Here!
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I can’t recall when I have been this excited about spring. I feel like we have all been in winter hibernation for over a year, but finally, I am feeling a little bit brighter. Here are nine suggestions to put a spring back in your step.

  1. Spring Cleaning: Let’s create a space that powerfully supports your dream. Open up your curtains and wash the windows, then open them up to let in the fresh air. Declutter your living space and let go of any possessions that you no longer need. It will make you feel energetically lighter.
  2. Flowers: Treat yourself to beautiful fresh flowers or plant some to enjoy throughout the season.
  3. Breathe in and breathe out: Focus on the mind-body connection by downloading a meditation app. After relaxing allow the energies of the new season to stimulate you.
  4. Go outside: The weather is getting warmer, so put on some sunscreen and enjoy a dose of vitamin D.
  5. Self-care isn’t a perk it’s a necessity: You have worked hard all winter, so turn off your cell phone and be present in your life. Get a massage, go to a movie, take a long bath, or read a book.
  6. Write sentimental handwritten notes: Make someone else’s day and be creative in how you express your heartfelt sentiments and gratitude for those special people in your life.
  7. New vibe new you: The world opens up in spring, so it’s time for you to come out of your shell too. Brighten up any space with new pillows, change paint colors, and find some bright new artwork that you love.
  8. Love is in the air: What do you truly want? Take time to think deeply about yourself, and others, by asking deep and important questions about values, experiences, and dreams for the future.
  9. Travel: Make memories. Have adventures. Get lost in your favorite city. Fall in love under the stars with all the people you meet. The best moments of my life will be the ones that almost didn’t happen, with someone I never expected, in a place that is pure magic.

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7 Ways to Adopt a Feng Shui Mindset Surrounding COVID19

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feng shui mindsetThere is a great deal of fear globally surrounding the pandemic. Some are already getting vaccines; others will have to wait months. There is even fear surrounding the vaccine itself. I want to encourage all of y’all, regardless, to adopt a perspective that steps away from all the fear. I know that can be easier said than done.

Why don’t we collectively repattern our chi? A common phrase in Feng Shui is “where attention goes energy flows.” We are all made of energy and right now a billion-plus people are focusing on the virus. Here are some manageable things you can do right now:

1. Meditate and Pray-these two energy modalities always allow me to gain clarity on any challenges or fears I might have.

meditate and pray

2. Be in Nature –research shows that just 20 minutes in nature will lower your stress hormone levels. If this isn’t possible where you live then own a window or listen to nature sounds or look at videos of nature or even photographs.

3. Your kitchen – no matter where your kitchen is in your space it always represents your health so clean off the counters, get rid of clutter, use all your burners on the stove to symbolically ignite your health.

eat cleanly4. Eat as cleanly as possible– choose foods with healthy chi like fruits and vegetables and if you eat meat, make sure to bless the spirit of the animal before you eat it and thank it, a lesson I learned from my grandmother. And don’t forget your Vitamin D, Zinc, and Vitamin C.

5. Exercise – move your chi every single day. This not only will boost your natural defenses and raise your immunity levels. Do weights, run yoga, bike, even if you are quarantined inside your space you can still find a way to exercise.

6. Stay connected – I never knew how much connection and community meant to me and I bet you are feeling the same way. Reach out to friends and family to check-in. My friend Francine and I talk once a week about a new verb from another language and culture we’ve learned. I still go to the store each week from some widows on my block. I am acutely aware that I might be the only person they interact with in person all week so I make sure I slow down and take extra safety precautions around them.

7. Burn Sage – Open your windows and doors if possible and burn sage which will clear out all the negative chi. Native Americans and other indigenous people have burned sage for centuries as a way to cleanse a person or space and promote healing and wisdom.

Hang in there! I hope these suggestions offer a different platform of how you can repattern your chi and releasing your fear and replacing it with a more grounded perspective. I hope these help. Stay safe and well.

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Covid-19 and the Five-Element Eating Model

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Covid19 and the Five-Element Eating Model
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I have been following Dr. Osterholm who is arguably one of the most dependable, non-political sources for straight answers on what Covid-19 means to us, our world, and the immediate future. He says if you are under 55, obesity is your number 1 risk factor so eating the right diet, getting physically active, and managing stress are some of the important things you can do to help protect yourself from the disease.

No research has been done on foods that help fight against Covid-19 specifically so I am turning to the five element-eating models of Feng Shui or Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am not a licensed doctor these are merely my suggestions based on my studies.

The five-element theory as it pertains to foods:

  1. The fire element: Eat Red Bell Peppers – high in vitamin C, which contributes to your immune defense by supporting a variety of cell functions, and can lower your risk of respiratory infections.
  2. The Wood Element: Green Broccoli packed with antioxidants that support our immune system. Eat this powerhouse vegetable raw or slightly cooked. My mother used to pour Velveeta cheese over broccoli, don’t do that.
  3. The Earth Element: Spinach, rich in vitamin Can ad full of antioxidants that help shield our immune cells from environmental damage. Like broccoli, best to consume raw or slightly cooked.
  4. The Water Element: Mushrooms, which like moist dark areas, are a great source of vitamin D and can help with the absorption of calcium, which may protect against respiratory diseases.
  5. The Metal Element: Plain white yogurt is a great source of probiotics, which have been found to be effective for fighting the common cold and respiratory type infections.

Covid19 and the Five-Element Eating Model
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Food is the basis of our health and what we put into our bodies can either help us stay healthy or can weaken our immune system. Perhaps we should stop focusing on how much we eat, and start focusing on what we eat.

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6 Tips to Clean Your Household Air Using Feng Shui

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We are all spending more time at home due to the spread of the COVID-19. It is now more important than ever to keep the air in our homes clean, and there are many simple things we can do to assure we are doing this. Below are a few feng shui tips.

  1. Clean up your clutter: clutter is stagnant energy and we need the air to flow freely especially during this time of “Shelter in Place.”
  2. Air filter: filters are an effective way to remove odors, bacteria, mold and more from any area.
  3. Essential oils: they not only purify the air, but they also have an uplifting impact. I use lemongrass, eucalyptus, and tea tree oil. You can layer these on your body or diffuse them to clean any space.
  4. Spray your home top to bottom: I make my own spray out of Aloe Vera liquid and alcohol, three parts to one part. Aloe Vera is not just a great plant to keep around for relieving burns, it is also amazing for drawing formaldehyde from the air
  5. Open up your windows: let the fresh air flow and it will dramatically refresh your space.
  6. Have plants in your home: breathe in new life into your home by using plants to keep your home’s air clean and fresh.

This time might be scary for some but I guarantee when you clean up your air, you also will be incorporating the process of renewing and recycling whatever you want in your life.

Be safe and stay well!

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Managing the Coronavirus with Feng Shui

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Managing the Coronavirus with Feng Shui
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We are living in unprecedented times with health care worries and financial downturns caused by the coronavirus. Here are a few suggestions that you and your family might adopt to navigate through the difficult and challenging days and weeks ahead.

  1. Follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines by adopting a handwashing protocol when you or anyone enters your home. There is no “magic cure” in feng shui that can protect you; we all have to do our part.
    2. Clean up the clutter around your home, which represents trapped energy, and it is believed when you clear clutter you invite opportunity into your life.
    3. If possible take a walk in nature every day. Connecting to the healing energies of nature will serve to align you to the natural energy patterns all around you. When our bodies are synchronized and balanced with nature we are healthier and happier.
    4. Brighten up your home by opening up the curtains and keeping your home well lit and bright. You don’t have to turn all the lights on, just light up those dark corners, which represent fear.
    5. Check your plumbing for water leaks: all pipes, sinks, hoses, and faucets. Any leaking water represents the loss of health and income so keeping your home leak-free is critical.
    6. Many of us have children at home and this is a wonderful time to teach them about something that you love to do like gardening, cooking.
    7. Limit TV, which can promote fear. Stay positive, keep your faith, resist negativity and embrace ways to keep your spirit up.
    8. Stay connected. Seeking out the support of each other is pivotal for responding to and maximizing our survival in times of stress. Develop a daily practice of calling, texting or using Zoom or Face time to friends and family. Be generous with your connections and if you feel compelled to go to the grocery store, consider checking in with the people who are more vulnerable and see what they might need.
    9. Many people confuse feng shui as a type of religious belief, which it is not. Feng shui is more correctly a technique of aligning the energy of a space. However, the use of crosses, and other icons, which are meaningful to us, bring mindfulness of heaven’s role in our lives. The center of the home is an important space. It impacts health, wealth and happiness, so this is a powerful place to place these items.

Building a foundation of healthy coping and staying connected to our values and each other is imperative. We all have a great capacity for empathy and caring in times of great suffering. The coronavirus doesn’t need to change that.

Be well and stay safe,

Michelle

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