Happy Year of the Yang Fire Monkey!

Terah and dirt-tribe members Carolyn Kates and Jane the dog
Winter 2016
Dear Essential Feng Shui Family,
Happy Yang Fire Monkey New Year! Into the jungle we go, a place Karen Abler Carrasco describes as the “passionate and generous realm of heart-centered fire.” This year’s expansive energies invite us to identify heartfelt passions that are too big to accomplish alone and collaborate with others to fulfill them. Once identified, synchronicity leads the Way, guiding us to the right people and the right places at the right time.
So let’s begin!
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photo credit: ©2015 Dennis Harris
February 2016 Blog
Our Homes as Metaphors for Our Journeys
Reflecting on the Past Sixteen Years
Sixteen years ago, a flood of a finished basement on Valentine’s Day gave birth to my passion for feng shui. It continues to be a journey of growth and transformation for me, and a joy to share these ideas with clients, students, and people who are curious. Each home I have lived in and been invited into has served as a metaphor for our life journeys. We could celebrate the beauty in these homes while also acting upon the challenges. In many cases, as we chatted, clients also shared some of the similar challenges they were handling in their lives. By observing the ways our homes and our lives reflect each other, we could make connections between the physical spaces we occupy and our thoughts, feelings, dreams, and desires.
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