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By Kathleen TumpaneApr 23, 20091 topic

5 Tips for Vibrant Kitchen Feng Shui

The Kitchen is a very powerful place, feng shui-wise. It is the heart of the home. Like your heart, it is deserves special care for optimal health. Does your Kitchen delight the senses? Or it is usually an eyesore?nnThe kitchen will positively affect the part of your life and your body it relates to when :nn1. The kitchen counter surfaces are primarily clear and ready to allow you to prepare yummy, healthy meals. Even if you eat out nearly all the time. Youâll want some bea

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneAug 17, 20091 topic

Create Balance with Fresh Flowers!

Fresh cut flowers always lift our spirits. One of the rewards of making sure the cupboards and refrigerator are well stocked with yummy food is the plethora of gorgeous flowers available at the grocery store. It makes the task of grocery shopping more of a pleasure. Fresh flowers make us feel special which makes them a wonderful feng shui adjustment. Flowers throughout your home makes every room more welcoming. And as you place them, you charge the life force energy (chi) of

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneSep 3, 20091 topic

Feng Shui Art -- How does it make you feel?

What words come to mind as you view this collage? What feelings does it stimulate? The answers to those two questions asked about a potential new purchase of art let you know what it symbolizes for you . What art means to you is far more important than what the artist intended to convey. Let me ask you this, when you look at art, do you immediately want to know what the piece is called? If it is titled, "Color Expression #154" do you feel cheated -- like the artist is withhol

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneJun 19, 20091 topic

Give Your Slim Intentions Jet Fuel: Discover Your Slim Motivators

If you feel that one of the best things you can do for yourself, right now, is to commit to becoming and being slim, it is important to first identify the âsizzleâ motivators.nnOnce you know what makes the idea of becoming and being slim enticing, you can find subtle symbols to remind you of those sizzling feelings, place them in their most powerful locations in your home and office, and let feng shui design help you reach and maintain a slimmer body.nnSure, one of the ou

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneJun 3, 20091 topic

Be Kind to Planet Earth 9 Ways

Here are nine tips to help you be kinder to our Planet using feng shui.nn1. Place paper towels in an inconvenient spot. Mine now live in a lower cabinet on the lowest shelf. This location makes me think twice, maybe three times before using a paper towel.nn2. Have lots of cloth napkins, use paper napkins only for extra messy meals â or not at all. Cloth napkins have the dual purpose of making each meal feel more special while being kinder to Mama Earth.nn3. Raise the thermo

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneAug 17, 20091 topic

Feng Shui Email Efficiency: Evites

Have you ever signed up for a class -- teleclass, webinar, seminar -- and "had to" cancell your plans to attend at the last minute? Gees, hasn't everyone? I've noticed that if I sign up for a teleclass and I don't plan to attend "in person," the chances of my listening to the recorded class on my own is microscopic! That is to say, I just don't do it. Okay. I've done it ONCE. There's a folder on my desktop that holds recordings of teleclasses I missed "in person" that are wai

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneAug 17, 20091 topic

A Simple Tip to Stimulate a Balanced Life

As I was getting ready to cook my scrambled eggs this morning, I was reminded of this simple tip to stimulate balance: Use all the burners on your cooktop! Use them in rotation starting with the burner on the far left. Continue in a clock-wise direction. How simple is that! Yes, I know, it's summer and you're not cooking indoors as much. Perhaps you hardly cook at all. Either way, as you use each burner in rotation, you stimulate a different part of your life. To make it very

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneJun 19, 20091 topic

Tips to Stimulate your Financial Freedom using Feng Shui

Here are 7 tips to stimulate financial freedom. They can also benefit your Relationship desires, your vibrant Health, and your other most treasured desires.nnChoose whichever feels the most necessary to you. Of course, you can do all of them. However, my intention in sharing them is to ease your life's burdens not add to them. So, choose carefully for maximum effectiveness with least effort.nnClean your windows.nClean windows brings clarity and care to communication with chil

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneAug 25, 20091 topic

Are You Sleeping...Well? Part Two

At the close of last week's Elemenza Simply Feng Shui article, I posed a question ... You can have only one book on your night stand, your sheets can be a solid, soothing color, your art can be gentle in feeling and few in number ... and you can still have trouble sleeping. Can you guess the reason? The responses were most interesting. All of them correct -- at least to some degree -- and none of them the reason in my mind. Conclusion: the respondees are not mind-readers!! Vi

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneAug 27, 20081 topic

Attract love and intimacy with feng shui

One of the most frequent desires of people seeking a feng shui consultation is to attract or enhance a loving, supportive, intimate relationship. If this is your desire, pay particular attention to the Relationship area of the feng shui grid or bagua.n nBefore you even go there, think about the qualities you most value in a relationship. Make a list of the top ten most important qualities of relationship for you. n nPersonally, laughter is high on my list. This automatically

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneJun 26, 20091 topic

The Magic of a Disappearing List

I discovered the magic of a disappearing list by accident. Before this magical day, I would make a list of errands, number the stops to indicate the order, and cross them off as they were completed. Sometimes, the length of the list made me feel tired before I even started. A few years ago, I happened to make my errand list using post-it notes (the tiny 1/2" X 1.5" ones) attached to a 4 X 6 card. I wanted to be able to easily rearrange the order of the stops for the most effi

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneOct 26, 20081 topic

Enhance Empathy to Create Harmony with Feng Shui

People strong in Earth are empathic, generous, cooperative, diplomatic, and dependable. All essential qualities to a balanced, rich life. n nThe area of the feng shui grid that houses Earth energy is the center "square" when you overlay the nine equal squares of the feng shui tic-tac-toe board on your floor plan. It is known as the Nurturing Area.n nThe symbol for this area is the sun, as life can only exist with its nurturing energy. nnThe most important parts of the home to

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneMar 27, 20091 topic

What can feng shui do for you?

Everything in feng shui starts with your intentions. What sorts of intentions might you have? Here are a few possibilities.nnLead a life that flows. Your life has the feeling of a meandering stream with occasional rapids. Life is at a comfortable pace with times of excitement, times of quiet.nnSupport vibrant health. Whether you are generally healthy and even if you have serious health issues, the feng shui of your home reflects the state of your health. Specific changes supp

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneMar 27, 20091 topic

Do you have feng shui vision, yet?

Feng shui vision is: the ability to recognize the existing wonderful feng shui that you have done intuitively, to become aware of areas that need adjustment to align with your personal intentions more effectively, and the willingness to move, shift, or delete items that are depleting or thwarting you.nnOnce you accept the premise that our personal spaces are synergistically connected to our lives and making shifts according to this 4,000 year old practice will make positive d

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneApr 23, 20091 topic

Do you have any dubious feng shui?

A positive feng shui symbol is always a positive symbol, regardless of where it is placed in your home or office. Thatâs the good news. It may be placed in its most effective location, or not. Still, it will benefit you at least partially.nnSimilarly, an item that is a negative symbol, for you, will erode your life in varying degrees depending on its power and where it is placed.nnHow do you know if something is a positive or negative symbol for you? First, you need to know

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneMar 27, 20091 topic

Be Prepared for Prosperity

âBe preparedâ isnât just a scout motto, it is good feng shui, too. In scouting, you are prepared for basic survival in the wilds. In feng shui, when you are prepared for predictable eventualities, it gives you a sense of comfort and self care that translates into prosperity consciousness.nnFor example, the basic feng shui âruleâ to replace light bulbs within 24 hours is much easier to follow when you have a cabinet that is stocked with all the types of bulbs you use

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneJul 31, 20081 topic

Create Wealth With Feng Shui

In feng shui, everything is a symbol of something. In a feng shui consultation, we look at the objects in your home and office and decide together if they still support your intentions or if they thwart them. nnThe feng shui grid or bagua is made up of nine equal squares. It is important to look at each area to help you gain understanding of positive symbols in harmony with that part of the grid. We'll start with the Wealth area.nnAs you stand at your front door, the Wealth +

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneMar 27, 20091 topic

Move with ease using feng shui

One of the most stressful things we do is move from one home to another. Using feng shui principles, moving can be far more comfortable and flow smoothly. n nBefore you start, pack your memories. Go to the center of each room and gather all the good memories of that room and place them in your heart. When you get to the new home, the first thing you will âunpackâ is these memories.n nYou will feel more comfortable if you are not constantly aware of being on the move. Deci

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneAug 19, 20081 topic

Be A STAR With Feng Shui

What is in the Fame and Reputation area of your home? What is its dominant feature? Does the dominant feature accurately represent the aspect of yourself for which you wish to be known? If a photo of that area was a billboard, what would it be advertising?n nThink of the feng shui grid or bagua as a tic tac toe board made up of nine equal squares. Standing at your front door, the architectural front door that is, the Fame and Reputation area is in the middle of the top row.n

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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By Kathleen TumpaneNov 26, 20081 topic

Back to School with Feng Shui

If you or anyone in your household is going to school, training for a new career, in therapy, or seeking deeper spirituality, attention to the Knowledge, Self-Knowledge, and Spirituality area of the feng shui grid or bagua is a must.nnWhen you overlay the feng shui tic-tac-toe board on your floor plan, this area is the left square on the bottom row. As you're standing at your front door, it is on your immediate left. Or you are standing in it, if the door is on the left!n nA

Primary topic: Feng Shui

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