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Awakening
Growing up, all around me were people who knew what they wanted to “be”. I had friends and classmates who knew they wanted to be social workers, museum curators, artists, scientists, and business owners. I particularly remember one classmate in junior high school, Monica, who ... Views: 2149
“More than anything else, a garden is a portal, a passage into another world, one of your own thoughts and your own making; it is whatever you want it to be and you are what you want to be.” - William Longgood
Spirit gardens are places where our soul feels embraced.
Creating a spirit ... Views: 1554
Buying a house is never an easy task, but when you know some Feng Shui tips, you will find the home you purchase is much more supportive of your energy and for the energy of your family. Though no home is going to be absolutely perfect, there are many Feng Shui adjustments you can make to ... Views: 1431
Do Feng Shui principles actually play a role in the development or improvement of prosperity? Will it make a difference if you focus new positive energy on improving your income generation?
The answer is a qualified yes. Remember, one of the principles of Feng Shui is the use of positive ... Views: 1468
Communing with wildlife and nature spirits in my garden is a favorite pastime for me.
My yard backs up to a bird sanctuary that is home to a forest and a wetland habitat. As a feng shui practitioner and nature lover, I spend joyous hours reaping the benefits of my environment while offering ... Views: 1673
The principles of feng shui can be used to add more harmony to any family. Because feng shui can be used to create a harmonious environment and increase the flow of positive energy within any home, it can be a great way of enhancing your family’s experience together. Utilizing feng shui ... Views: 3064
When many people think of the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui, they oftentimes consider only the interior of the home. But it is only befitting that your front porch and deck should be decorated using the principles of Feng Shui as well. After all, it is on the porch and deck where you head to ... Views: 12333
The trees have started to bud, the birds are singing, and the daffodils are popping open everywhere. You can just feel spring on its way!
When it gets like this outside I have the strong urge to shake up the stagnant winter energy inside my home. The air indoors seems in such stark contrast ... Views: 1799
“Every good thought you think is contributing its share to the ultimate results of your life”. Grenville Kleiser
Are you ready to put a new bounce in your step? Or awaken a new challenge, a new path or a long forgotten dream? If you are, start your creative action with positive thinking. ... Views: 1227
There are many benefits to following feng shui guidelines in your home. One of the most important advantages is the way it can actually help you improve your overall level of health. There are numerous ways that feng shui can be used to benefit overall health and vitality.
Reduce Stress with ... Views: 1745
While it might be simpler to think of this energy as electricity or gas in your car, your home also has energy that it uses and moves. When you are working within Feng Shui principles, you can harness this energy and allow it to work for you as opposed to against you. From the time you’re at ... Views: 1114
Clutter is the enemy of positive feng shui energy. So, spring cleaning is the perfect time to reduce the level of clutter in your home and increase the level of positive feng shui energy at the same time. It is important to remember that clutter that cannot be seen is thought to be just as ... Views: 2267
The spring equinox has returned us to days of more sunlight than darkness of night. This increase in the hours of sunlight warms up our weather and brings the onset of spring growth. You can take greater advantage of the most powerful object in our solar system - our star - our sun - by checking ... Views: 995
In the past two years, foreclosure has become more commonplace then ever before. Foreclosure is everywhere and probably coming to a neighborhood near you! There is one thing that foreclosures all have in common. They are in a state of disgrace. They look forlorn and dilapidated. They bring down ... Views: 1449
GOOD LUCK FOR BED ROOMS
Why to follow vastu and feng shui to harmonize chi for health, wealth and harmonious relationships?
Feng Shui, or vastu are ancient cultural practice that advocates living in harmony with the natural configuration of the environment. The energy lines of the nature ... Views: 4173
Major Vastu taboos For Bedrooms
Bed room is not only a resting place or meant for entertainments. Bedroom is a place where while sleeping your soul leaves the body and your subconscious mind activates. So a proper care must be taken before you sleep. All the mechanisms of physical body ... Views: 2927
Stuff, Stuff, Stuff!!! Who doesn’t have at least one thing they cant live without? Whether it be your Starbucks latte in the morning that makes you 10 minutes late for work, or those Jimmy Choo shoes on sale at Sacks that you absolutely must have, or another little black dress to add to your ... Views: 1834
Have you ever undergone a life crisis when life seems to dish out challenge after challenge, and you are overwhelmed by frustration, anger or irritability- you don't know why it is happening to you but feel that something should be changed, something you need to learn and be aware of?
It may be ... Views: 1878
The kitchen is often the last place where you think to decorate or where you think of making money. After all, it’s generally covered in pots and pans or leftovers. Since people are in it all the time, it seems to be a place that needs little help in terms of Feng Shui. But this is far from ... Views: 2295
According to Mac Anderson Founder, Simple Truths, a few years ago a health study determined there are three main reasons people can't cope in life:
1. They live in the past.
2. They have a low self-esteem.
3. They can't laugh at themselves.
All three of these can be important when you ... Views: 2373
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Spice Up Your Life - by Candace Czarny CFM, ASID, LEED AP, Subtle Energy Expert
What you create in your home you create in your life. You can begin to take control of your life’s outcome by taking control of your environment. Since you end up spending over half of your life in bed, it should come as no surprise how important this room is to your life’s happiness and the ... Views: 1328
Although most times we consider feng shui principles when decorating our home or office, you can also use feng shui in many other areas of your life. Because the average person spends so much time in their vehicle every day, commuting back and forth to work, cars and trucks should be considered ... Views: 3635
Feng Shui is a great tool to use for decorating ideas. Not only can you learn what colors work together, but you can also learn how their energies will help your life. With Feng Shui, you can easily color in your living room in a positive way. Whether you want to add luck to your life or you ... Views: 1560
Good feng shui is about bringing balance and harmony to our living and working spaces. When ch’i (energy) is in positive alignment, we feel more relaxed. Feng shui is an ancient Chinese practice that is based on many common sense principles. For example, we don’t usually feel comfortable ... Views: 1905
I came out with an idea to write about this matter because of an interview I gave recently for the Tokyo American club magazine; the subject was what and how to de-clutter. Also, I read on linkedIn, a discussion topic about how "Japanese business is very different from the West."
After living ... Views: 1574
Do you wish your life was smooth sailing every day, not just occasionally? Do you feel like you are you aimlessly adrift, being tossed around on the sea of life at the whim of the waves?
Everyone experiences a few days or weeks throughout a lifetime where they feel out of control and tossed ... Views: 1948
We use mirrors in Feng Shui in a number of ways to improve the chi of a space, counteracting bad influences, filling in missing pieces of the trigram and improving our fortune. Here are ten ways we can hang a mirror on an interior or exterior wall of our home to improve the Feng Shui.
1. ... Views: 1037
As human beings, we interpret our environment through our senses. It is reported that 70% of what we experience comes from our eyes. Our sight impacts our experiences more than any of the other senses. Basically, we pay more attention to what we see than what we hear, smell, taste or ... Views: 1158
Those who study Black Sect Feng Shui believe every person contains the chi of all five elements: metal, water, wood, fire and earth. At different times, we may have more or less of one element than others. We should, at all times, strive to balance the elemental chi -- not so that we contain ... Views: 769
Is the outside of your home dirty, or dilapidated? Is the paint peeling? How do you feel when you approach your driveway? Optimistic and energized? Or a bit defeated, and perhaps even ashamed at the shape of your house?
If the latter describes your feelings about your home, it's a great time ... Views: 797
Here are 10 simple Feng Shui tips and techniques you can use to shift the energy and create a positive environment that nurtures health, improves wealth and encourages love.
1. Space Cleansing: At the end of each on-site Feng Shui consultation I address the energetic cleansing of a space with ... Views: 1035
Although using feng shui can sometimes seem a bit confusing and difficult, there are some basic color guidelines that you can use in order to simply the process. Feng shui consists of the five various elements: fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Each of these elements has certain colors ... Views: 2885
No matter what colors you have in your office, home or in what you wear, they probably are serving a Feng Shui purpose. From blues to white, purple and red, the colors you use are serving to attract certain energies into your life, whether you like it or not. Color can enhance your ... Views: 1254
Did you decide 2010 is your decade filled with the kind of change that brings you balance, prosperity and abundance? Lasting change, the kind that eliminates chaos in your life and provides you calm so you can take advantage of the law of attraction no matter what is happening in the world. ... Views: 1344
Stop! Take a few seconds and look around you… What do you see?
You may be at your office, or in your home, maybe you’re at the beach with your laptop. Wherever you are, what do you see, I mean really see? piles of stuff? Arranged décor? Work to do? The waves lapping at the shore..? As you ... Views: 3222
I would like to introduce precious breathing exercise for healing some of acute headaches and migraines.
It is very simple and effective technique of breathing exercise was developed by Russian singer Strelnikova.
Medical research in Russia proved that it helps to recover from chronic asthma ... Views: 1402
Love's secret is always lifting its head out from under the covers, "Here I am!"
—Rumi
Your bedroom should be a luscious retreat, a place that satisfies your every desire. It has the capacity to offer you a cozy bed to lie in for an afternoon nap, a love seat designed for you and your ... Views: 2865
"Flow" is definitely a key word in feng shui. When anything is stopped up, stagnation sets in and things come to a standstill. The blood and air in our bodies need to circulate for vital health, creativity, and sales need to move for increased wealth. Words and emotions also need to flow for ... Views: 2216
Feng shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement. The basic principle is that life-force energy, known in China as "chi", flows through your dwellings and has a powerful effect on the way you feel and think. The surrounding landscape as well as the objects, layout and emotions in your ... Views: 1888
Everyone knows a well-balanced diet and exercise is good for your health, but Feng Shui can be too. If used correctly, Feng Shui can help point your health in the right direction. There are three areas - the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen - in your home that have a strong connection to your ... Views: 901
Before winter comes to an end, its time to start thinking about spring cleaning. When cleaning, you can use Feng Shui to improve the energy in your home by simply getting rid of clutter. Clutter is a confusing, draining energy that can have a negative effect on certain areas of your life. So ... Views: 1007
Feng Shui Colors and Your Health
If you’ve ever had a friend who said they always got sick, you might have noticed they were right. No matter how often they washed their hands or exercised, they seemed to get sick. But why is this? This person was attracting the energy of sickness to ... Views: 1678
By Elaine Giftos Wright
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In creating a good feng shui bedroom, you can start by getting rid of everything you don't need. Removing clutter is essential for good feng shui. Give away, donate or throw out the things you don't need. You'll feel lighter and the energy ... Views: 1340
Do you have a favorite color? Has your favorite color changed over the years? I'll bet most poeple don't even consider WHY they like certain colors over others. In my blog post on emotion I talked about vibration and how everything has a vibration. Our voices are vibration, water carries ... Views: 1566
Because the kitchen is considered to be the prime location in the home, it's important to apply good feng shui principles to create a harmonious environment. Food preparation should always be carried out in a harmonious manner with a good and balanced flow of energy. The kitchen can be ... Views: 4398
Enhance Prosperity and Relationships with Feng Shui Color Advice
Feng Shui is a practice that many people are employing in their daily life to enhance their prosperity and relationships. Whether they want to add more money to their bank accounts or they want to simply make a relationship a ... Views: 1224
We live in a society where sleep problems are all too common. It is reported that the average adult needs seven to nine hours of sleep to help maintain a healthy body. Unfortunately, only 35% of folks are achieving this.
Today, most children have computers and TVs in their rooms. ... Views: 1188
The importance of a personal meditation practice cannot be stressed enough if you are to do the work of intuitive listening. Listening requires us to hear not only with our ears but our whole being. It is energy work at its deepest level; only in the stillness can we truly hear what is most ... Views: 1834
Color Your Kitchen with Feng Shui
While the bathroom may be the most used room in a home, the kitchen is the next most often used room. The Kitchen is the heart of the home and is where we build and develop chi energy and loose chi. As we all need to eat, the kitchen becomes the place where ... Views: 1021
Color Your Kitchen with Feng Shui
While the bathroom may be the most used room in a home, the kitchen is the next most often used room. The Kitchen is the heart of the home and is where we build and develop chi energy and loose chi. As we all need to eat, the kitchen becomes the place where ... Views: 1021
It was summer, it was hot and we had an exchange student from France. We wanted to show her as many places as we could in our state and have her experience everything like hiking, camping and water sports. We have a reservoir about 45 minutes away where people water ski. We didn’t have a boat so ... Views: 1045