Q & A Beyond The Bagua – Feng Shui Tools
Our friend M.C. asked us:
“Why do you use the standardized bagua vs. the compass school. I have tried both on my home with little improvement. I do it for other people’s homes and have success. Moving would be a hardship even though this place holds so much sorrow. I am about to give up.”
Thank you for asking this question. We’re so sorry to hear of your grief and sadness. Sorrow can run deep.
In Essential Feng Shui, we find that the Bagua Map is just one of many tools we use. Some structures really need help with their Bagua, whereas some structures or environments are more elementally imbalanced, others are struggling with blocked Ch’i and others still lack self-expression or intention. Ideally, an Essential Feng Shui environment touches upon all of these tools to find balance.
If the working with the Bagua isn’t making any desired changes in your space, then it sounds like you may have a different issue altogether – you may need to access these other tools to create balance. Are you familiar with the Five Elements? Are you surrounded by Clutter? For you personally, is there even one thing, place, color or a reminder of a happier time?
Where are you located? I bet there’s a local Practitioner who can help you, and if you don’t see someone close by, many of our practitioners can help you with a distance consultation. Your results can still be marvelous, uplifting and help support that happiness you so rightly deserve.
Best of luck – let us know what you find out!
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Essential Feng Shui Tips: Clutter-Free Kitchen
It’s no wonder that people are attracted to the kitchen. Food symbolizes two of life’s greatest treasures, health and wealth. The biggest challenge is to keep the kitchen free of clutter that also seems to be attracted there. Concentrate on creating an uncluttered kitchen that inspires you to prepare beautiful, nourishing meals.
Read MoreEssential Feng Shui Tips: Organizing Storage Spaces
Closets, drawers, and cabinets are often clutter hideaways and stagnant backwaters, negatively affecting the flow of Ch’i throughout the entire home. Everything may look orderly until you open a closet or drawer, and then all chaos breaks loose. Since there is no place to hide in Feng Shui, the organization, and pleasing arrangement of things in these areas becomes as important as the organization and arrangement of your most public room.
Read MoreEssential Feng Shui Tips: Loving Your Possessions
Ask yourself, “Do I love this?” as you sort through your possessions. This will help you discover and let go of the things that no longer serve you well. This is an ongoing process, as the things we love today may wear out or lose their charm in time. Take stock of your belongings on a regular basis and release the ones that no longer affirm who you are.
Read MoreHealthy Kitchen
by Liv Kellgren, WSFS Instructor
We are at a Cultural Tipping Point for healthy habits and conscious nutrition. Welcome aboard! We’re changing what we eat, we’re going to the gym, we’re meditating, we’re psyching ourselves up, but our kitchen can psych us back down. To maintain long-term, healthy habits on all levels, it’s important that we make changes at home, too… Changes that support our healthy lifestyle! Here are a few action steps to maintain our inevitable success.
When we surround ourselves with what we want and what we need, we’re destined to succeed!
Get in those kitchen cupboards and cabinets.
Instead of looking through and picking OUT the stuff you don’t want anymore, pull EVERYTHING out and only replace those items you want, those items that will support your new healthy choices. Be prepared to wipe down the shelves and get the crumbs out of the corners, let go of broken or chipped dishes, throw out processed foods. If this project feels overwhelming, do just one cupboard a day. Keep in mind that getting back into shape is a process (it’s not an event), so naturally, getting our homes into shape will also be a process.
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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.
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