Essential Feng Shui Tips: Water Features

Posted by Amy Chini on Jul 28, 2014 in Ch'i, Essential Feng Shui Tips | Comments Off on Essential Feng Shui Tips: Water Features

To encourage the Ch’i to flow into your home, place directional water features so that the water flows toward the house or into the room. Or, choose a style that flows or bubbles 360 degrees. Clean water in bowls, pools, and urns are an easy-care alternative to moving water features.

Webinar: Bedroom Essentials

Posted by Liv Kellgren on Jul 25, 2014 in Art, Bagua, Ch'i, Clutter, Eliminating Clutter, Feng Shui Bedroom, Feng Shui Classes, Q & A, Relationship Tips | Comments Off on Webinar: Bedroom Essentials

The bedroom is an ‘endangered environment’ in many households. Learn how to recognize the many ways you can make your bedroom into a sanctuary dedicated to the 3 R’s – Rest, Rejuvenation, and Romance. This webinar is especially helpful if you do not sleep well, would like to enjoy more intimacy with your partner, or are single and would like a partner.

Lost and Found

Posted by Liv Kellgren on Jul 22, 2014 in Ch'i, Clutter, Eliminating Clutter, Garden & Landscape, I Ching, Your Home | 3 comments

By Karen Abler-Carrasco, WSFS Instructor

“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making new discoveries.” — A. A. Milne, from Winnie the Pooh

Or as Calvin, of the Calvin and Hobbes comic series says, “There’s treasure EVERYWHERE!” And haven’t we all had those delightful moments when we reach into the pocket of last year’s winter coat and find a stash of money, or those long-lost earrings.

My own home is a comfy blend of tidy and disordered, so I get the best of both worlds–reassuringly Known and the strange Unknown, side by side. And residing in the mystery of the Unknown are all of the leprechauns and fairies that steal and relocate my things. Those imps, what a teasing dance they lead me in sometimes– “now, where are those car keys?….I set them RIGHT HERE last night.”

Essential Feng Shui Tips: Cover Bathroom Drains

Posted by Amy Chini on Jul 21, 2014 in Ch'i, Essential Feng Shui Tips, Feng Shui Bathroom | 4 comments

Begin by keeping the drains closed when not in use. Although especially important with the toilet because of its large opening, all drains can pull the Ch’i down to some extent. Close the sink, shower, and bathtub stoppers when you’re not using them, or cover them with small rubber mats.

Essential Feng Shui Tips: Enhancing Ch’i through Color

Posted by Amy Chini on Jul 2, 2014 in Bagua, Ch'i, Essential Feng Shui Tips, Five Elements | Comments Off on Essential Feng Shui Tips: Enhancing Ch’i through Color

Color is a very powerful Ch’i enhancement when it inspires and nurtures you. Use the colors associated with the Bagua Map or the Five Elements only when you personally find them appealing. As your color preferences change, be sure to bring your new choices into your home via flowers, fabrics, and other decorative items.

Essential Feng Shui Tips: The Front Entrance

Posted by Amy Chini on Jun 30, 2014 in Ch'i, Essential Feng Shui Tips | Comments Off on Essential Feng Shui Tips: The Front Entrance

The front entrance is the place where you and your visitors form first and lasting impressions about your home. In Feng Shui the front entrance is called the “mouth of Ch’i,” as it’s also the primary place where Ch’i enters your home. Roll out the welcome mat, and make your front entrance “entrancing,” symbolizing your desire to welcome goodness into your home.