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The Heart of the Home and Feng Shui

7/18/2011

The heart of the home throughout the years has always been the kitchen. It’s where family and friends gather and share their time together. It’s where relationships can build. And of course it’s where great meals are created.

The center of the home in Feng Shui is the area for health, hence, the kitchen is best located in this area.

The Bagua is the feng shui map. It is one of the basic fundamental tools for feng shui beginners or anyone wanting to get initiated in feng shui. This map is used on all properties and divided into eight sections, with the concern for health located in the center. The center is to balance all the areas in our life. The other areas in this octagon shaped map are wealth, fame, relationships, family and friends, children/creativity, helpful people/ travel, career and knowledge.

The center also represents the earth element. Therefore, it relates to where all our food comes from.

Feng shui for good health is the first step to consider before applying feng shui in your home. Whether your health is somewhat out of balance, or you have been going through health obstacles for a while now, feng shui can help increase your energy levels and improve better health.

Tips for applying feng shui for health should always be done by priorities, as you need to create a good foundation for more advanced feng shui to work. If you skip the basic feng shui health steps, you should not consider deeper feng shui levels.

Tips for a healthier home:

1. Keep this area free of clutter.
2. Create fresh, good quality air.
3. Generate sufficient light, as light is our number one nutrient

Once you have these feng shui health priorities completed, you can start applying more specific feng shui applications, such as having lush green plants or a water feature in the East area of your space.

If you cannot have plants or a water feature in your space, you can bring the energy of the needed feng shui elements in with color or with feng shui art depicting either a body of water (river, ocean, lake, etc) or lush greenery. But if at all possible, the element itself will always be more efficient.

With these tips, your health will begin to blossom.

One of my blogs was published in Pompano today Magazine Online!

5/11/2011

In May 5 I had also one of my blog postings published.
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The Five Elements can be your solution for frequent problems

5/11/2011

The Five Elements in feng shui refer to water, wood, fire, earth and metal. These elements are considered the stepping stones to good feng shui.

If your home or office is feeling uncomfortable, it can have a lot to do with the elements present in this space. Are there too many elements or not enough?

The water element is associated with your career, business and opportunities. If there is too much water, too many dark colors of blue, black and purple, or too many wavy shapes, you could be feeling lethargic, suffer from depression or carry excess weight. Adding fire elements will help balance you.

The wood element is associated with your health, family, growth and innovation. The shape that represents wood is a rectangle. It also refers to financial conditions good or bad. If you are having problems with any of these areas of your life it could mean that you have too much wood or the lack thereof. If there is not enough, add water. If there is too much wood, add metal.

The fire element is associated with your reputation, popularity, good family name, good friends and happiness. Too little fire can cause lack of ambition, low self-esteem, and lack of enthusiasm. Too much fire can cause arguments and hot tempers. Fire is the only element that must be created. The shape related to fire is the triangle. It also can be created with candles and lamps. The colors that relate to fire are red, orange and bright yellows.

The earth element is associated with stability and being in a caring environment. If there is too little earth you could be experiencing unhappy relationships, unclear thinking, hyperactivity, smothering, and boredom or be too overly serious. The colors related to this element are light yellow and beiges, with the shape being square. To activate an earth element, add fire elements. If there is too much earth element, balance with plants or other wood elements.

The metal element is associated with creativity. It is considered to be the veins of the earth as is also represented with the flow of energy within you. It brings you clear thinking and logic. The colors associated with metal are silver, gold, white and gray. Metal is represented by round, oval and arch-like shapes. Too little metal can cause you to become indecisive, unimaginative and disorganized. Televisions, stereos, computers and ceiling fans are considered metal objects. Therefore, too much of these items can cause you to speak before thinking, appear injudicious and create too much movement. To balance the metal if there is too much, add water or water elements. If there is not enough, add earth elements, along with your metal objects.

Let’s put some “blossoms” into your life!

Please read my article published in Banzai Wellness, Health and Wellness for the Palm Beaches

5/11/2011

I was invited to collaborate with articles in the Magazine that covers the best in Health and Wellness for the Palm Beaches.

I invite you to read the first article in the Magazine. please follow the link:
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Do you understand what is meant by having the Commanding Position in Feng Shui?

4/19/2011

Walking into a restaurant and being seated at a beautiful table overlooking a view of water or a city landscape, but being seated with your back to the patrons, will make you feel very uncomfortable. If this is a business function, you could be giving the other person a clear advantage, as the discomfort of not knowing what is going on behind you can distort your thinking.

In this instance, the commanding position is being used by the other person you are sharing your meal with.

Therefore, rule number one, always choose to sit facing the room, furthest from the entrance.

A commanding position also relates to the position of your bed, favorite chair, and placement of your desk.

Are you familiar with the expression that the boss or someone expecting to advance in their position at work, wants the “corner office”?

The corner office is generally used by the boss.

Having the commanding position means facing the door, but not lined up with the door, from the furthest point in the room.

If your office has a large window, having your back to the window is not the commanding position, as the back needs to be supported by a solid wall.

Turning your desk to either face the window or having the window on the side of you, to allow you to see who is coming in the door, will give you that commanding position.

The commanding position does not necessarily mean that you will have the commanding position in a given situation, however, it will give you more power from the good energy you will receive by aligning yourself to receive the best energy to assist you.

To recap the rules:

1.         Always choose the seat facing the entrance.
2.         Do not sit in line with the door
3.         Sit in the furthest corner facing the door
4.         Have strong support behind you

Having the commanding position will allow you to “blossom” with the good energy support you will be gaining.

Can staying close to Nature enhance your Feng Shui?

4/14/2011

Living in South Florida is one of the most beautiful places in the country and allows me to focus on all that I have to be grateful for.
I don’t have to contend with the cold winters of the North, and being stuck in my home not being able to get out outdoors and enjoy nature.
This attitude of being grateful reflects on how I live my life and what I want to see in and outside my home.
Spring is the time of year to enjoy fresh air, cool breezes, planting fresh new plants and flowers to enjoy all summer long.

Did you know that good feng shui begins outdoors?

Feeling anxious or full of fear? One of the best ways to get rid of all that “stuff” that is holding us back, is to get back to nature. Taking a long walk alone, appreciating the blue skies and puffy white clouds, and birds soaring through the air singing their musical tunes, can bring you a new prospective on your life.
Just listening to nature is how Feng Shui began many years ago. Wise scholars listened in wonderment and translated these message to people that were willing to listen.
Remember that when we are willing to listen, change will come, along with power.

Aligning your home to these renewed powers of nature will be a big step to putting the “blossoms” back into your life.

Do you think Feng Shui is Hocus Pocus?

4/11/2011

New Age Feng Shui is the reason for misconceptions. Some practioners have led people to perceive that feng shui is on a par with the occult, with chanting rituals, prayers and most significantly, with an emphasis on “believing” or “having faith” in the practice, in order for it to work.

Feng Shui is faith free and religion free!

I know I was curious when I first heard about feng shui. I thought, “how is it possible to move a desk, add plants and maybe a fish tank and our life starts changing”?

The Chinese have been practicing this ancient system for thousands of years. There are major institutions that always follow Feng Shui, such as HSBC, Bank of America, Chase, Google, Yahoo to mention a few.

Feng Shui has become very popular in the past ten to twenty years in North America and in Europe. It can be difficult to determine which practitioners are here for a fad or a tradition. For me, fads come and go, but traditions are here to stay.

Throughout the centuries feng shui is an integral part of Chinese culture and has helped design cities, build homes, and bury the dead.

The success of China makes us more than a little inquisitive as to its’ achievements in business and how they have become the powerful country they are today.

The intricacies of the process of feng shui will continue to mesmerize many of us, but standing on the side lines and watching the parade pass by is not my idea of living.

I am proud to continue spreading the message for the past 20 plus years and everyday love that it brings me new beginnings.

Feng Shui Tips for Your Child

4/5/2011

Having a lively and a long lasting happy feeling in your child’s room is vital to their growth. Feng Shui can help them achieve the success that we all desire for our children.

First we need to deal with the clutter of all the toys, clothes, etc. and have our children be involved with the process. If we help teach them to be organized when they’re young, their school work will reflect the joy of their achievements and helps their self esteem, as well as relationships

Fresh air can stimulate their senses. Open windows, add plants that purify the air or use essential oils. For example, if your child feels cranky and restless, a couple drops of chamomile and lavender can be calming. Or, if they aren’t feeling quite right and just tired, try peppermint, lemongrass and eucalyptus and their energy level might be restored.

Using colors that best suits your child can also enhance their development. For instance, if their room is located in the East area of the home, different shades of blue, accents of black, along with browns and greens will enhance their growth.

The main Feng Shui goal in transforming their room is too give them a cheerful, content space that is a loving, healthy and a safe environment that will support them emotionally and physically in their growth.

BUSINESS TRAVEL

3/29/2011

Many companies are located not only near the area you reside, but around the country and in other countries.

Business travel is a very important part of business. Therefore, wouldn’t it make sense to learn how to improve your bottom line, just from traveling?

Check a map to determine which direction you are traveling from and which direction you are traveling to.

Determine your Kua number. Take note as to which are your best directions and which are your worst directions. East Group Kua numbers are 1, 3, 4 and 9, and West Group Kua numbers are 2, 6, 7 and 8.

Feng Shui travel directions are not always practical, though. For example, if you are in Chicago and want to go to Arizona and you are an East Group person, it won’t be a problem, as your most auspicious direction to leave from is the East. But if you are a West Group person, you would have to fly to New York and then to Arizona. Instead, it would be more beneficial to use your best directions at meetings and other business functions.

Also, consider how you travel to work every day. If you are traveling from one of your best directions, it would be more beneficial. If not, consider testing out a new route to work that would include one of your best directions. You may be going out of your way, but in the long run, when your business improves, it’s worth the extra time.

Many people get this theory wrong and don’t get the results they are looking for. Just remember that it’s the direction you are traveling from that is important, not the direction you are traveling to. If that’s not possible, use your best directions to assist you.

Did you ever wonder why life was so good in one house and when you moved things began to reverse and everything that could go wrong did go wrong?

3/24/2011

Or maybe life was very difficult and you moved and suddenly life was so different. Everything was going great?

That’s because the Feng Shui of one house can be good for you and another could cause an unacceptable outcome.

So what do we do?

The first thing we need to do is determine our own personal direction. What this mean is that every one of us has four good directions to face and four bad directions.

By learning your personal directions you can choose the house that will benefit you more than another.

What you’ll need is your Birthdate…month, day and year. You can download a Kua Calculator to determine your Kua number. There is one in:http://astroccult-feng-shui-kua-fortune-teller.astroccult-net.qarchive.org/. There are other Kua calculators that you can find via a seach in the web. I am preparing an article to include in the website about Kua Calculator,

That number will establish if you are an East person or a West person.

Then you will have a head start on which direction to look for, depending on one of your best directions.

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Author

Joanne began in 1990 to research Masters, and discovered Master Lin Yun . From that point she traveled throughout the U.S., as well as other countries and continued her studies with Master Lillian Too, Space Clearing Expert Karen Kingston, Master Raymond Lo, and many others.
She stands for preserving the basics of feng shui and being truthful with her clients.

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