Clutter in the Relationship Area
The feng shui "ba gua" is a map of the energetic influences of a space. Some people use the ba gua according to the compass directions; with this method, the Relationship Area is the southwest sector of your home or of a specific room. Western feng shui orients the ba gua to the entry to a space; with this method, the Relationship area is the back right corner of the home or of a room. Instead of wondering which method to use, why not check out them both? Look around the SW sector of your home, and in the SW part of your bedroom. Now check the room(s) in the right-rear corner of the house, and look at the far right corner of your bedroom. Like a wet blanket thrown over a fire, clutter in any of these areas can smother the passion and intensity in your romance. You aren't much fun to be around when you feel depressed, indecisive, ineffective, creatively blocked, overly emotional, or too lethargic to care - which is how you are likely to feel about your love life if your Relationship areas are filled with clutter! Find these areas within your home and bedroom, and make them your top priority for clutter-clearing attention.
Clutter in the Bedroom
Your bedroom is strongly associated with the intimacy of a romantic relationship. Clutter in the bedroom can contribute to fatigue, irritability, lack of focus, and difficulty sleeping. When you and your partner are tired, cranky, and distracted much of the time, your relationship is probably not getting the quality attention it needs and deserves. If you are single, a cluttered bedroom will make it more difficult for a new relationship to get started; all that stuck energy literally makes it hard for you to meet someone new. And that's before a potential partner gets a good look at the mess you are living in! Decluttering your bedroom is an excellent way to shake all that stuck energy loose and make room for a new relationship.
Clutter Around the Front Door
The third major factor is the area around your front door. The main entrance is called "the Mouth of Chi" in feng shui, because it has the strongest influence on how chi (energy) flows into your home. You can't nourish your body without opening your mouth to eat. Similarly, your home can't benefit from fresh, vital chi if the front door is blocked with clutter or rarely used. Go take a look at your front door. Does it open all the way, or have you stored things behind it? Is your foyer or front hall clean and welcoming, or is it filled with stuff you haven't gotten around to putting away or getting rid of? When was the last time you used your front door?
The front door is associated with opportunities. If you've been trying to meet someone new without success, getting rid of clutter around the front door and using that entry more often are a good way to shift that stuck energy. You may find that opportunities to connect with someone new come to your attention more often, and that you are more likely to take advantage of them instead of feeling so tired you'd rather stay home. If you are in a relationship, a cluttered front entry can contribute to feelings of boredom and being stuck in a rut with each other. Opening the front door more widely and frequently is a good way to breathe new life into a less-than-exciting romantic connection.
When you have cleared the clutter from important areas of your home, you should see a shift for the better in your love life. For those who are single and looking for love, making space in your home literally creates space for a new relationship to come in. That new partner may manifest for you right away, or it may take time for the energy shifts to result in a new connection. Either way, the space you create by getting rid of clutter will help to lift your spirits, improve your mood, and increase your energy -- which will make you more enjoyable and attractive to everyone you meet, old friends and new.
If you are in a partnership that has not been going well, clutter-clearing alone is unlikely to solve all of your relationship problems. However, by clearing out key spaces you create mental and emotional space for greater clarity about the issues and behavior patterns that contribute to difficulties in your marriage or partnership. With greater clarity comes a greater capacity for wise decisions and appropriate action. You may even find that releasing clutter results in releasing a foundering relationship as well. Accept that it's all for the best, and focus on the new space you have created - in your heart as well as in your home - for a new and better love to come along.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 02, 2009
How Much Is Enough?
Deciding whether or not we truly need something can be one of our greatest clutter-clearing challenges. When it comes to making those important keep-or-toss decisions, "need" can be discouragingly difficult to define.
Be realistic about how soon you can reasonably expect to use or use up what you've got. Having a little extra on hand is not a bad thing, especially if you live where bad weather might make getting out to do errands difficult or even dangerous for a few days from time to time. There's a huge difference, however, between having a few days' worth of bottled water, paper goods, and canned food on hand should a major storm strike, and filling the garage with enough cases of stuff to survive a nuclear winter.
Don't get me wrong; I'm a huge fan of warehouse stores, and love the great deals I get at Costco. Do weigh the cost savings against your available storage space; if bringing home all those bargains is cramping your lifestyle in other ways, the money you're save may not be worth it. Put a value on your quality of life, and pay attention to what effect your bulk buying habit is having on it.
Re-using something is the purest form of recycling, but holding on to things just because they might come in handy "someday" is a direct route to clutterdom. Sure, all those old mayonnaise jars and margarine tubs are handy for storing leftovers, organizing crafts supplies, and probably a thousand and one other household uses. That doesn't mean you need to keep 1,001 of them in your pantry. Chances are pretty good that the ones that you'll find useful are already in use, so the empty ones can be recycled. There will always be more.
It can be very enlightening to actually do an inventory of your suspected worst forms of "just in case" clutter. Pick one type of excess: canned goods, or potentially useful items like margarine tubs, grocery bags, or rubber bands, or whatever it is that you keep sticking a few more of in the drawer or cupboard because they're potentially useful. Go take a good hard look at what you've got. Get a piece of paper and a pencil and count them all and then write it down. You'll probably be surprised at how much is in there. You think you've got four or five days of food in the cupboard (a reasonable supply), but when you count up all those boxes and cans, you realize you and your hubby could live on that stuff for weeks without letting a fresh fruit or vegetable past your lips. "Let's see," you think, "I've probably got five or six grocery bags under the kitchen sink," only to count them up and discover that there are 25 of them lurking down there.
The question to ask yourself is, "Do I have a use for this now?," not "Might I possibly find a use for this someday?"
Preparedness is not the only reason we keep too much stuff. Life is short, and most of us have a lengthy list of things we'd love to do if we ever have the time, which we probably won't -- at least not for more than a small number of items on that list. Are you really ever going to use that set of miniature tart pans to bake individual quiches for a garden party, or do you just like thinking that maybe someday you'll have the time and inclination to play Martha Stewart for a day? And if you haven't used your waffle iron in so long you've forgotten how it works, perhaps you don't really need it.
It's okay to have a few things around that support your "someday when I have the time" list. The key is to realize that your interests and priorities are probably going to shift between the time you put something on that mental list and the day finally comes that you might actually be able to do it. How much of your "someday" stuff is related to hobbies that you have outgrown or simply lost interest in pursuing? Sure, those first few quilts you made were a blast, but maybe now you find yourself thinking, "been there, done that," and realize that if you ever have time to be creative again you'd rather take a painting class. Box up your collection of fabric and give it to a friend, or see if a local women's shelter would like to have it.
Stuff that's no longer new but not entirely worn out can be very tempting to a clutterbug. But how many old T-shirts do you really need to keep for washing the car? Keep two or three and dump the rest.
Don't be shy about asking, "Do I really need to keep this?" about larger things as well; we decided to sell one of our cars after we took a serious look at how often we used it and how much it would cost to inspect, register, and insure it.
Be realistic about how soon you can reasonably expect to use or use up what you've got. Having a little extra on hand is not a bad thing, especially if you live where bad weather might make getting out to do errands difficult or even dangerous for a few days from time to time. There's a huge difference, however, between having a few days' worth of bottled water, paper goods, and canned food on hand should a major storm strike, and filling the garage with enough cases of stuff to survive a nuclear winter.
Don't get me wrong; I'm a huge fan of warehouse stores, and love the great deals I get at Costco. Do weigh the cost savings against your available storage space; if bringing home all those bargains is cramping your lifestyle in other ways, the money you're save may not be worth it. Put a value on your quality of life, and pay attention to what effect your bulk buying habit is having on it.
Re-using something is the purest form of recycling, but holding on to things just because they might come in handy "someday" is a direct route to clutterdom. Sure, all those old mayonnaise jars and margarine tubs are handy for storing leftovers, organizing crafts supplies, and probably a thousand and one other household uses. That doesn't mean you need to keep 1,001 of them in your pantry. Chances are pretty good that the ones that you'll find useful are already in use, so the empty ones can be recycled. There will always be more.
It can be very enlightening to actually do an inventory of your suspected worst forms of "just in case" clutter. Pick one type of excess: canned goods, or potentially useful items like margarine tubs, grocery bags, or rubber bands, or whatever it is that you keep sticking a few more of in the drawer or cupboard because they're potentially useful. Go take a good hard look at what you've got. Get a piece of paper and a pencil and count them all and then write it down. You'll probably be surprised at how much is in there. You think you've got four or five days of food in the cupboard (a reasonable supply), but when you count up all those boxes and cans, you realize you and your hubby could live on that stuff for weeks without letting a fresh fruit or vegetable past your lips. "Let's see," you think, "I've probably got five or six grocery bags under the kitchen sink," only to count them up and discover that there are 25 of them lurking down there.
The question to ask yourself is, "Do I have a use for this now?," not "Might I possibly find a use for this someday?"
Preparedness is not the only reason we keep too much stuff. Life is short, and most of us have a lengthy list of things we'd love to do if we ever have the time, which we probably won't -- at least not for more than a small number of items on that list. Are you really ever going to use that set of miniature tart pans to bake individual quiches for a garden party, or do you just like thinking that maybe someday you'll have the time and inclination to play Martha Stewart for a day? And if you haven't used your waffle iron in so long you've forgotten how it works, perhaps you don't really need it.
It's okay to have a few things around that support your "someday when I have the time" list. The key is to realize that your interests and priorities are probably going to shift between the time you put something on that mental list and the day finally comes that you might actually be able to do it. How much of your "someday" stuff is related to hobbies that you have outgrown or simply lost interest in pursuing? Sure, those first few quilts you made were a blast, but maybe now you find yourself thinking, "been there, done that," and realize that if you ever have time to be creative again you'd rather take a painting class. Box up your collection of fabric and give it to a friend, or see if a local women's shelter would like to have it.
Stuff that's no longer new but not entirely worn out can be very tempting to a clutterbug. But how many old T-shirts do you really need to keep for washing the car? Keep two or three and dump the rest.
Don't be shy about asking, "Do I really need to keep this?" about larger things as well; we decided to sell one of our cars after we took a serious look at how often we used it and how much it would cost to inspect, register, and insure it.
Clutter's Side Effects:
How the State of Your Home Affects Your Life
by Stephanie Roberts
Each area of your home has a symbolic meaning with which you resonate on a subconscious level. Clutter and untidiness within each of these areas causes constriction and inertia in the corresponding aspects of your life.
CLUTTER IN THE KITCHEN
The kitchen has been called the "heart of the home," and with good reason. Here we are nourished and provided for, even if we are dining on a frozen entrée zapped in the microwave rather than a homemade meal lovingly presented by Mom. An untidy and disorganized kitchen makes it hard to nourish yourself and others, on both physical and metaphysical levels. How you care for your kitchen is a clue about whether you are giving proper attention to your own nourishment and sources of abundance. Cleaning up and de-cluttering your kitchen opens up space for you to receive the support and comfort that you need in life.
LIVING AND DINING ROOM CLUTTER
These are spaces where you mingle with and honor your relationships with family and friends. Here you engage with the world while being at home through watching television, reading the paper, or arguing politics with old friends over dinner. Clutter can turn these social spaces into dens of isolation, especially if the mess is so bad that it has been years since you've invited people over. Look around your living and dining rooms to see what they say about your relationship with the rest of the world. Are you hiding your true self from others, burying it in clutter, or putting it on display here?
CLUTTERED HALLWAYS
Hallways are the arteries and highways of your home. Think of clutter in your hallways as a traffic jam that prevents important connections between different areas of your home and your life. Look at your hallways to see how you feel about your life's path: are they well lit and easily navigable, or do they trip you up? If you feel a disconnect between work and family, self and others, what you need and your obligations, it may be time to give your hallways a good clearing out.
BATHROOM CLUTTER
Bathing and anointing the body is a preparatory ritual for many religious rites both ancient and contemporary. On a daily basis we use this space to prepare ourselves to meet the world. Clutter in the bathroom can indicate a devaluation of self-worth, a lack of attention to self that goes beyond the physical. A clean, well-decorated bathroom can become a tranquil sanctuary for rejuvenation and self-care. Scented soaps, attractive accessories, and fragrant candles have a place here. Beautifying your bathroom by eliminating clutter and disorder and transforming it into a place of refuge will bring a sense of the sacred into your morning and evening personal-care rituals.
CLUTTER IN THE BEDROOM
Adults' bedrooms are for sleeping and intimacy, and they should function as places of renewal for self and relationships. Clutter in the bedroom is enervating without being restful. If you feel "wired and tired," creating order out of chaos in this most personal space can help you relax and let go of the stress of the day. Then you can get a good night's sleep or enjoy some special time with your partner.
CLUTTERED CLOSETS
Closets represent things that are hidden, unknown, or unrecognized. When we fill our closets with clutter, we stifle our ability to be intuitive and insightful. Cluttered closets can indicate problems that you may not be consciously aware of but which impede your progress through life, work, and relationships nonetheless. Keeping the closet door closed is not an effective solution.
ATTIC AND BASEMENT CLUTTER
A cluttered attic creates a feeling of being under pressure. It's hard to feel optimistic about the future when there's so much stuff "hanging over your head." Ancestor issues reside up there, along with all those boxes and chests holding the detritus of generations. And the basement and other below-ground storage areas are considered abodes of the subconscious, so watch your step and get that clutter cleaned up!
CLUTTER IN YOUR GARAGE
Think of your car as a symbol of your mobility, independence, and ability to be self-directed in life. If there's so much stuff piled up in your garage that you can barely fit the car in there, you may be hampered or overly cautious moving forward in life as well.
Stop thinking of clutter-clearing as a tremendous chore, and start thinking of it as one of the most effective self-improvement tactics available to you. Every magazine and piece of paper you recycle, every book you give to the library, every knick-knack and item of clothing you release to a new owner creates space in your life for new insight, energy, joy, and experiences to come in!
by Stephanie Roberts
Each area of your home has a symbolic meaning with which you resonate on a subconscious level. Clutter and untidiness within each of these areas causes constriction and inertia in the corresponding aspects of your life.
CLUTTER IN THE KITCHEN
The kitchen has been called the "heart of the home," and with good reason. Here we are nourished and provided for, even if we are dining on a frozen entrée zapped in the microwave rather than a homemade meal lovingly presented by Mom. An untidy and disorganized kitchen makes it hard to nourish yourself and others, on both physical and metaphysical levels. How you care for your kitchen is a clue about whether you are giving proper attention to your own nourishment and sources of abundance. Cleaning up and de-cluttering your kitchen opens up space for you to receive the support and comfort that you need in life.
LIVING AND DINING ROOM CLUTTER
These are spaces where you mingle with and honor your relationships with family and friends. Here you engage with the world while being at home through watching television, reading the paper, or arguing politics with old friends over dinner. Clutter can turn these social spaces into dens of isolation, especially if the mess is so bad that it has been years since you've invited people over. Look around your living and dining rooms to see what they say about your relationship with the rest of the world. Are you hiding your true self from others, burying it in clutter, or putting it on display here?
CLUTTERED HALLWAYS
Hallways are the arteries and highways of your home. Think of clutter in your hallways as a traffic jam that prevents important connections between different areas of your home and your life. Look at your hallways to see how you feel about your life's path: are they well lit and easily navigable, or do they trip you up? If you feel a disconnect between work and family, self and others, what you need and your obligations, it may be time to give your hallways a good clearing out.
BATHROOM CLUTTER
Bathing and anointing the body is a preparatory ritual for many religious rites both ancient and contemporary. On a daily basis we use this space to prepare ourselves to meet the world. Clutter in the bathroom can indicate a devaluation of self-worth, a lack of attention to self that goes beyond the physical. A clean, well-decorated bathroom can become a tranquil sanctuary for rejuvenation and self-care. Scented soaps, attractive accessories, and fragrant candles have a place here. Beautifying your bathroom by eliminating clutter and disorder and transforming it into a place of refuge will bring a sense of the sacred into your morning and evening personal-care rituals.
CLUTTER IN THE BEDROOM
Adults' bedrooms are for sleeping and intimacy, and they should function as places of renewal for self and relationships. Clutter in the bedroom is enervating without being restful. If you feel "wired and tired," creating order out of chaos in this most personal space can help you relax and let go of the stress of the day. Then you can get a good night's sleep or enjoy some special time with your partner.
CLUTTERED CLOSETS
Closets represent things that are hidden, unknown, or unrecognized. When we fill our closets with clutter, we stifle our ability to be intuitive and insightful. Cluttered closets can indicate problems that you may not be consciously aware of but which impede your progress through life, work, and relationships nonetheless. Keeping the closet door closed is not an effective solution.
ATTIC AND BASEMENT CLUTTER
A cluttered attic creates a feeling of being under pressure. It's hard to feel optimistic about the future when there's so much stuff "hanging over your head." Ancestor issues reside up there, along with all those boxes and chests holding the detritus of generations. And the basement and other below-ground storage areas are considered abodes of the subconscious, so watch your step and get that clutter cleaned up!
CLUTTER IN YOUR GARAGE
Think of your car as a symbol of your mobility, independence, and ability to be self-directed in life. If there's so much stuff piled up in your garage that you can barely fit the car in there, you may be hampered or overly cautious moving forward in life as well.
Stop thinking of clutter-clearing as a tremendous chore, and start thinking of it as one of the most effective self-improvement tactics available to you. Every magazine and piece of paper you recycle, every book you give to the library, every knick-knack and item of clothing you release to a new owner creates space in your life for new insight, energy, joy, and experiences to come in!
Feng Shui for the Heart of Your Home
by Stephanie Roberts
The kitchen is sometimes called "the heart of the home," and with good reason; in ancient cultures the hearth was a sacred place representing the life-giving sustenance of Earth's bounty. Feng shui recognizes the kitchen as one of the most important rooms in the house because it is where we connect with the energies that nourish us physically (food), financially (money), and emotionally (family). It reminds us to see the kitchen not just as where we put the groceries away and dish up dinner, but also as a place where we receive blessings and express gratitude for the gifts of life, health, and prosperity.
The kitchen should be bright and sunny in feeling, evoking the warmth of the sun and hearth. Reds and earth tones are good here, while green accents add wood energy to feed the stove's fire, and touches of purple help to support prosperity. Dark, cramped kitchens can be transformed with warm white or pale yellow paint, brighter light fixtures, and cheerful accessories that bring reds and yellows into the room. A kitchen with lots of black and chrome appliances and fixtures will benefit from touches of green, purple, and red to support health and prosperity.
When you come home from the store and put your groceries away, think about the health and vitality these foods will bring to you and your family. As you reach for a snack or prepare a meal, take a moment to focus on how fortunate you are to have this nourishment at your fingertips. Visualize your kitchen always filled with nature's bounty, and say a quiet "thank you" for the food that sustains you and your family. This moment of awareness and gratitude will help to keep the chi of your kitchen supportive and strong.
One easy way to improve the chi of the kitchen is to make sure that everything involved in food preparation and serving is attractive and pleasant to work with. If you are cooking with pots that you don't like, eating from dishes that you do not love, or using paper towels for napkins because the good ones are put away in the back of a closet, each seemingly minor incident is detracting from your ability to enjoy and benefit from your meals.
Get rid of the stuff you never use, start using the things you love, and fill your kitchen with accessories that you really enjoy. This is feng shui in action, and it's a wonderful way to transform the energy of your kitchen so you can receive the support and comfort that the heart of your home should provide.
Feng shui reminds us that in order to prosper, we need to be healthy. The feng shui of your kitchen - especially the stove - can have a big influence on your financial situation, even if you rarely or never cook.
In feng shui, the stove is your "wealth generator." It is the most important symbolic factor in your ability to prosper financially, so make sure it works the way it should. Any problems with the stove can indicate problems with money or limitations to your ability to bring home a good income. A burner that doesn't heat could be a sign of fruitless effort, and an oven that runs too hot could be burning up your money. Dirt and grime are also signs of negative energy, so be sure to keep your stovetop and oven clean.
One easy way to activate money chi is to use your stovetop at least once a day, rather than always relying on the microwave to boil water for tea or heat up a cup of soup. Vary which burner you use, so that all are used regularly. If you don’t use your stove, or use the same one burner all the time, symbolically you are limiting your ability to benefit from financial resources.
When the stovetop is not in use, put all pots and pans away. Unused pots stored on top of the stove can squash prosperity chi, especially when they cover the rear left burner; if you visualize the ba gua over the stovetop, with career in the center front, the rear left burner is in the Wealth position.
To support prosperity, place something that symbolizes wealth or abundance in the Wealth area of your kitchen [the back left corner of the room if you are standing in the doorway], such as a basket or bowl of fresh fruit. Purple and green grapes are especially good abundance symbols for the wealth area.
Another good feng shui tactic is to keep kitchen canisters and other containers more than half-full as much as possible. Every time you see these containers, your subconscious mind will register plenty rather than the implied lack created by an almost empty jar. Get in the habit of restocking your food supplies before you run low, and you will fill your kitchen with the energy of abundance.
The kitchen is sometimes called "the heart of the home," and with good reason; in ancient cultures the hearth was a sacred place representing the life-giving sustenance of Earth's bounty. Feng shui recognizes the kitchen as one of the most important rooms in the house because it is where we connect with the energies that nourish us physically (food), financially (money), and emotionally (family). It reminds us to see the kitchen not just as where we put the groceries away and dish up dinner, but also as a place where we receive blessings and express gratitude for the gifts of life, health, and prosperity.
The kitchen should be bright and sunny in feeling, evoking the warmth of the sun and hearth. Reds and earth tones are good here, while green accents add wood energy to feed the stove's fire, and touches of purple help to support prosperity. Dark, cramped kitchens can be transformed with warm white or pale yellow paint, brighter light fixtures, and cheerful accessories that bring reds and yellows into the room. A kitchen with lots of black and chrome appliances and fixtures will benefit from touches of green, purple, and red to support health and prosperity.
When you come home from the store and put your groceries away, think about the health and vitality these foods will bring to you and your family. As you reach for a snack or prepare a meal, take a moment to focus on how fortunate you are to have this nourishment at your fingertips. Visualize your kitchen always filled with nature's bounty, and say a quiet "thank you" for the food that sustains you and your family. This moment of awareness and gratitude will help to keep the chi of your kitchen supportive and strong.
One easy way to improve the chi of the kitchen is to make sure that everything involved in food preparation and serving is attractive and pleasant to work with. If you are cooking with pots that you don't like, eating from dishes that you do not love, or using paper towels for napkins because the good ones are put away in the back of a closet, each seemingly minor incident is detracting from your ability to enjoy and benefit from your meals.
Get rid of the stuff you never use, start using the things you love, and fill your kitchen with accessories that you really enjoy. This is feng shui in action, and it's a wonderful way to transform the energy of your kitchen so you can receive the support and comfort that the heart of your home should provide.
Feng shui reminds us that in order to prosper, we need to be healthy. The feng shui of your kitchen - especially the stove - can have a big influence on your financial situation, even if you rarely or never cook.
In feng shui, the stove is your "wealth generator." It is the most important symbolic factor in your ability to prosper financially, so make sure it works the way it should. Any problems with the stove can indicate problems with money or limitations to your ability to bring home a good income. A burner that doesn't heat could be a sign of fruitless effort, and an oven that runs too hot could be burning up your money. Dirt and grime are also signs of negative energy, so be sure to keep your stovetop and oven clean.
One easy way to activate money chi is to use your stovetop at least once a day, rather than always relying on the microwave to boil water for tea or heat up a cup of soup. Vary which burner you use, so that all are used regularly. If you don’t use your stove, or use the same one burner all the time, symbolically you are limiting your ability to benefit from financial resources.
When the stovetop is not in use, put all pots and pans away. Unused pots stored on top of the stove can squash prosperity chi, especially when they cover the rear left burner; if you visualize the ba gua over the stovetop, with career in the center front, the rear left burner is in the Wealth position.
To support prosperity, place something that symbolizes wealth or abundance in the Wealth area of your kitchen [the back left corner of the room if you are standing in the doorway], such as a basket or bowl of fresh fruit. Purple and green grapes are especially good abundance symbols for the wealth area.
Another good feng shui tactic is to keep kitchen canisters and other containers more than half-full as much as possible. Every time you see these containers, your subconscious mind will register plenty rather than the implied lack created by an almost empty jar. Get in the habit of restocking your food supplies before you run low, and you will fill your kitchen with the energy of abundance.
Feng Shui and the Command Position
One of the most important feng shui guidelines is to place your bed and desk in what is called the "Command Position." In this position, you face the door from the far side of the room but are not directly in front of the door; usually the part of the room diagonally farthest from the entry offers the best Command Position.
In the Command Position, you are able to benefit from the chi that enters and flows through the space, while being far enough removed from the doorway that you are not exposed to chi that is too strong. A true Command Position also provides a solid wall behind you for support. Using this position puts you in visual command of the space, and allows you to face life directly, both literally and symbolically.
If you can't see the door from where you sleep or work, this implies that life can sneak up on you, that you tend not to face issues directly, and that you are easily startled and constantly dealing with unexpected events. Sleeping or working directly in line with the door also exposes you to excessive chi, which can contribute to stress, irritability, health problems, and feelings of overwhelm. Use of the Command Position removes you from these negative influences and puts you in control of your space and of your life.
The objective of using the Command Position for the bed and desk is a key factor as well in the feng shui guideline that says not to have your home office in the bedroom. While the main reason for this is that the energy of work (desk) and that of rest (bed) are incompatible and should not be housed in the same space, it is also highly unlikely that you will be able to place both the desk and the bed in the Command Position if you try to use both these important pieces of furniture in the same room.
These are fairly straightforward guidelines, but as so often happens, in any particular space there may be other factors involved that need to be taken into account. Although there are often several potential places to put a bed or desk that will meet the Command Position criteria (the larger the space, the more options you will have), usually one or more of these will be less than optimal for some reason. For example, placing your desk with a good view of the door may require sitting with your back to a large window. Not only does this imply lack of support in your career, but if you work at a computer (as most people with desk jobs do) glare from the window can also be a problem.
Other potential problems to be avoided include overhead beams, the low side of a slanted ceiling, sharp angles from interior corners, and an overhead fan in a room with a low ceiling - to name just a few. Any one of these factors may make a potential Command Position less than desirable. You should also keep in mind what is going on in the neighboring rooms as well as outside the building. For example, what may seem like the perfect Command Position location for your bed is not so perfect if your bedroom shares a wall with your kitchen or bathroom, and the toilet, shower, stove or refrigerator is right on the other side of the wall behind the bed. Another example would be a bedroom in the front of a house very close to the road. Here the Command Position might indicate placing the head of the bed against the exterior wall, where nighttime traffic may sound like it's driving right over your pillow and make it difficult to get a good night's sleep. In this case, you may find that placing your bed so it is in the Command Position relative to the road, rather than the doorway, is the better option. In many cases a review of the pros and cons of a space may indicate that the best location for your desk or bed may be one that is not in the Command Position, but that protects you from other influences.
The best possible furniture placement in any room in your home often involves a compromise between several different feng shui guidelines. The more you know about how the different features of your home affect your space, the better able you will be to make the placement choices that are best for you.
In the Command Position, you are able to benefit from the chi that enters and flows through the space, while being far enough removed from the doorway that you are not exposed to chi that is too strong. A true Command Position also provides a solid wall behind you for support. Using this position puts you in visual command of the space, and allows you to face life directly, both literally and symbolically.
If you can't see the door from where you sleep or work, this implies that life can sneak up on you, that you tend not to face issues directly, and that you are easily startled and constantly dealing with unexpected events. Sleeping or working directly in line with the door also exposes you to excessive chi, which can contribute to stress, irritability, health problems, and feelings of overwhelm. Use of the Command Position removes you from these negative influences and puts you in control of your space and of your life.
The objective of using the Command Position for the bed and desk is a key factor as well in the feng shui guideline that says not to have your home office in the bedroom. While the main reason for this is that the energy of work (desk) and that of rest (bed) are incompatible and should not be housed in the same space, it is also highly unlikely that you will be able to place both the desk and the bed in the Command Position if you try to use both these important pieces of furniture in the same room.
These are fairly straightforward guidelines, but as so often happens, in any particular space there may be other factors involved that need to be taken into account. Although there are often several potential places to put a bed or desk that will meet the Command Position criteria (the larger the space, the more options you will have), usually one or more of these will be less than optimal for some reason. For example, placing your desk with a good view of the door may require sitting with your back to a large window. Not only does this imply lack of support in your career, but if you work at a computer (as most people with desk jobs do) glare from the window can also be a problem.
Other potential problems to be avoided include overhead beams, the low side of a slanted ceiling, sharp angles from interior corners, and an overhead fan in a room with a low ceiling - to name just a few. Any one of these factors may make a potential Command Position less than desirable. You should also keep in mind what is going on in the neighboring rooms as well as outside the building. For example, what may seem like the perfect Command Position location for your bed is not so perfect if your bedroom shares a wall with your kitchen or bathroom, and the toilet, shower, stove or refrigerator is right on the other side of the wall behind the bed. Another example would be a bedroom in the front of a house very close to the road. Here the Command Position might indicate placing the head of the bed against the exterior wall, where nighttime traffic may sound like it's driving right over your pillow and make it difficult to get a good night's sleep. In this case, you may find that placing your bed so it is in the Command Position relative to the road, rather than the doorway, is the better option. In many cases a review of the pros and cons of a space may indicate that the best location for your desk or bed may be one that is not in the Command Position, but that protects you from other influences.
The best possible furniture placement in any room in your home often involves a compromise between several different feng shui guidelines. The more you know about how the different features of your home affect your space, the better able you will be to make the placement choices that are best for you.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Feng Shui and Fertility
It is common knowledge that infertility affects thousands of couples every year and the toll it takes on a relationship can be damaging. The desire to have a baby is normal when a couple is involved in a deep, meaningful relationship and if that dream doesn’t appear to be possible, the results can be catastrophic.
While medical advances in the treatment of both male and female infertility have come a long way in the last several years, many couple want to take a more proactive stance and do something to help themselves start a family. For those with the inclination, Feng Shui can help with the fertility process. This ancient practice that focuses on balance and harmony in every aspect of a person’s life and the relationship between conceiving a child and living a harmonious life are clear. The positive energies that influence the good life forces can aid in the conception of a baby if you use the Feng Shui practice to enhance your conception attempts. Feng Shui and fertility are closely related when the practice is focused on both parents.
The first place you should focus on in your home to enhance your Feng Shui and fertility practice is in the bedroom. Clear all of the clutter from the tops of the dressers, closets, and any debris on the floor. Clutter is destructive to the positive Feng Shui energies and therefore damaging to the conception attempts you and your partner are trying. Make sure your bedroom is a haven of comfort and relaxation for both of you. Cleaning up is a small price to pay for a baby of your own.
Some of the other things you can do in the bedroom include certain decorating décor and specific Feng Shui symbolism. Red paper lanterns are incredibly beneficial hanging on either side of the bed. They symbolize positive yang influence in the bedroom and will greatly aid in the conception process. Another good item to include in your bedroom décor is one hollow piece of bamboo. A dragon place strategically on the man’s side of the bed can increase the passion and potency of the union and help the couple with infertility issues. When you hang pictures or other decorations remember to always display pictures or statues that display 2 things. Two birds, two people, two fish, you get the idea. The display of two fish is the symbol of marital union and can greatly aid in the Feng Shui and fertility. Continue with the animal theme and include elephants in your decorations. In Feng Shui elephants are closely related to pregnancy and placed prominently in the room, are connected to male children. Good Feng Shui practice is a great way to aid yourself and your partner in the family starting attempts.
Unlike many other fertility practices, Feng Shui and fertility tends to focus on the man rather than the woman. In Feng Shui, the term “Descendant’s Luck” is what determines the good fortune a man will experience while trying to start a family with his partner. Trying the various ways to positively influence descendants luck is a good start to combat infertility using Feng Shui.
The rest of the house is important in providing the balance you need to conceive a child. One of the most damaging effects on Feng Shui and fertility is the occurrence of a blockage in front of the front door. In one case, a tree was blocking a childless couple’s front door. When a Feng Shui consultant recommended removing the tree, the couple followed the advice and removed the tree. As a result, the couple had a baby nine to ten months later. A blockage in front of the door prevents positive chi or energy from entering the home. Not only is this not helpful in the conception process, it also is detrimental to all other aspects of a harmonious life.
Relying on the natural, productive aspects of Feng Shui and fertility can help you achieve the dream of becoming parents. It is no secret that being at peace and harmonious within your life and yourself is one of the best ways to encourage the positive chi needed to conceive your baby. Even medical science focuses on the importance of a healthy state of mind for both parents during the conception process. When using Feng Shui to encourage fertility, the whole idea is to achieve a deep sense of harmony and balance in your life. After all, it is unlikely that the body will allow such an important event if the mind and soul aren’t prepared for the pregnancy and subsequent birth.
Feng Shui and fertility are closely linked as are all aspects of a person’s life. Using the symbolism and harmony of this ancient practice are one of the most effective, grace filling practices that can help you and your partner fulfill the dream of starting a family. Infertility isn’t something that you just have to live with.
While medical advances in the treatment of both male and female infertility have come a long way in the last several years, many couple want to take a more proactive stance and do something to help themselves start a family. For those with the inclination, Feng Shui can help with the fertility process. This ancient practice that focuses on balance and harmony in every aspect of a person’s life and the relationship between conceiving a child and living a harmonious life are clear. The positive energies that influence the good life forces can aid in the conception of a baby if you use the Feng Shui practice to enhance your conception attempts. Feng Shui and fertility are closely related when the practice is focused on both parents.
The first place you should focus on in your home to enhance your Feng Shui and fertility practice is in the bedroom. Clear all of the clutter from the tops of the dressers, closets, and any debris on the floor. Clutter is destructive to the positive Feng Shui energies and therefore damaging to the conception attempts you and your partner are trying. Make sure your bedroom is a haven of comfort and relaxation for both of you. Cleaning up is a small price to pay for a baby of your own.
Some of the other things you can do in the bedroom include certain decorating décor and specific Feng Shui symbolism. Red paper lanterns are incredibly beneficial hanging on either side of the bed. They symbolize positive yang influence in the bedroom and will greatly aid in the conception process. Another good item to include in your bedroom décor is one hollow piece of bamboo. A dragon place strategically on the man’s side of the bed can increase the passion and potency of the union and help the couple with infertility issues. When you hang pictures or other decorations remember to always display pictures or statues that display 2 things. Two birds, two people, two fish, you get the idea. The display of two fish is the symbol of marital union and can greatly aid in the Feng Shui and fertility. Continue with the animal theme and include elephants in your decorations. In Feng Shui elephants are closely related to pregnancy and placed prominently in the room, are connected to male children. Good Feng Shui practice is a great way to aid yourself and your partner in the family starting attempts.
Unlike many other fertility practices, Feng Shui and fertility tends to focus on the man rather than the woman. In Feng Shui, the term “Descendant’s Luck” is what determines the good fortune a man will experience while trying to start a family with his partner. Trying the various ways to positively influence descendants luck is a good start to combat infertility using Feng Shui.
The rest of the house is important in providing the balance you need to conceive a child. One of the most damaging effects on Feng Shui and fertility is the occurrence of a blockage in front of the front door. In one case, a tree was blocking a childless couple’s front door. When a Feng Shui consultant recommended removing the tree, the couple followed the advice and removed the tree. As a result, the couple had a baby nine to ten months later. A blockage in front of the door prevents positive chi or energy from entering the home. Not only is this not helpful in the conception process, it also is detrimental to all other aspects of a harmonious life.
Relying on the natural, productive aspects of Feng Shui and fertility can help you achieve the dream of becoming parents. It is no secret that being at peace and harmonious within your life and yourself is one of the best ways to encourage the positive chi needed to conceive your baby. Even medical science focuses on the importance of a healthy state of mind for both parents during the conception process. When using Feng Shui to encourage fertility, the whole idea is to achieve a deep sense of harmony and balance in your life. After all, it is unlikely that the body will allow such an important event if the mind and soul aren’t prepared for the pregnancy and subsequent birth.
Feng Shui and fertility are closely linked as are all aspects of a person’s life. Using the symbolism and harmony of this ancient practice are one of the most effective, grace filling practices that can help you and your partner fulfill the dream of starting a family. Infertility isn’t something that you just have to live with.
" Your Birth Date may be the Culprit"
Why Date of Birth is important in Feng Shui.
Feng Shui is about the physical energies in your environment that are external from you. These external energies can be changed and manipulated to improve your physical environment and the effects it has on you. Your date of birth or your natal chart in astrology is about physical energies internal to you. These external energies of Feng Shui can influence your environment but they cannot change your astrology and the effects of your astrology. The challenges you are experiencing may not be due to Feng Shui they may be due to your astrology.
Astrology is what creates who you are. Initially in your life it determines how: you view life, you respond to life and others react to you. As you grow and mature you can gain control of these. There are certain times in life that everyone will encounter windows of opportunity/challenge to gain control of their life. The best Feng Shui in the world cannot overcome these windows. One must work thru them to master these windows. Often people see these times as crisis, but they are truly gifts (if you choose to master them). The major windows are listed below, however, if you are experiencing challenges at times other than those listed below there could be other astrological influences affecting you.
Windows of Opportunity/Challenge:
Saturn Return: Late twenties
Uranus Opposition: Late thirties to early forties
Chiron Return: Fifty-ish
2nd Saturn Return: Late fifties
2nd Uranus Opposition: Mid eighties
If you find yourself in one of these windows do not blame your Feng Shui. It is time for you to address certain areas in your life. To start this process, acknowledge what it is you need to work on, choose to take responsibility for change and take action. Often it is difficult to identify the area(s) that need work. An Astrologer can assist you with this process. By Candace Czarny Copyright © 2001
Feng Shui is about the physical energies in your environment that are external from you. These external energies can be changed and manipulated to improve your physical environment and the effects it has on you. Your date of birth or your natal chart in astrology is about physical energies internal to you. These external energies of Feng Shui can influence your environment but they cannot change your astrology and the effects of your astrology. The challenges you are experiencing may not be due to Feng Shui they may be due to your astrology.
Astrology is what creates who you are. Initially in your life it determines how: you view life, you respond to life and others react to you. As you grow and mature you can gain control of these. There are certain times in life that everyone will encounter windows of opportunity/challenge to gain control of their life. The best Feng Shui in the world cannot overcome these windows. One must work thru them to master these windows. Often people see these times as crisis, but they are truly gifts (if you choose to master them). The major windows are listed below, however, if you are experiencing challenges at times other than those listed below there could be other astrological influences affecting you.
Windows of Opportunity/Challenge:
Saturn Return: Late twenties
Uranus Opposition: Late thirties to early forties
Chiron Return: Fifty-ish
2nd Saturn Return: Late fifties
2nd Uranus Opposition: Mid eighties
If you find yourself in one of these windows do not blame your Feng Shui. It is time for you to address certain areas in your life. To start this process, acknowledge what it is you need to work on, choose to take responsibility for change and take action. Often it is difficult to identify the area(s) that need work. An Astrologer can assist you with this process. By Candace Czarny Copyright © 2001
Feng Shui and Family
If there was ever a phrased coined that adequately expressed the connection between Feng Shui and family it’s this one. “The home is where the heart is.” The ancient practice of Feng Shui is all about joining the various aspects of a good and successful life into one’s environment. When it comes to family and the dynamics of a family, Feng Shui can help you create the environment you need to have a warm, harmonious relationship between all members of your family.
As with all areas of a home, the family areas of the house should be free of distracting clutter and debris. Good chi flows most effectively in places where there is nothing in its way. This is the primary reason why it is recommended that every room be as comfortable and clean as possible. Physical clutter reflects an obstacle in a person’s mind or spirit. When you want Feng Shui and family to work together eliminating unnecessary items laying around is one of the best things you can do.
Now that the whole house is clutter-free, it’s time to focus on the traditional family areas of a house. The living or family rooms and dining room are the most influential areas for family in your home. Feng Shui and family harmony starts with how these rooms are decorated and making excellent use of color and the elements to harmonize these spaces for the best effect and positive flow of chi.
Let’s start with color. It is best to avoid high energy colors like red and orange in the family spaces of a home. They may not be in sync with all members of the group. In Feng Shui and family rooms, green is the best color. It symbolizes living things and we all want our family’s to be in constant growth and to feel and be alive in all aspects of their lives. For this reason, green is the way to go. Maybe it isn’t possible to redecorate your family space or you are happy with the color you already have on your walls. In that case, indoor house plants are a wonderful way to incorporate green into your family’s décor. You can even use green throw pillows or other accents to encourage the living vitality of the color green. As second choices in the color scheme, blue and black are good for generating happy, beneficial energy and chi.
Every aspect of life has a corresponding element or elements. With Feng Shui and family, the elements are wood and water. Including these aspects in your family area décor is simple enough to do. Most families already display photos of special occasions. A simple way to bring wood into your living space is to frame those photos in wooden frames. A pretty wreath that works with the original look of the room is another easy change that can be made to bring some of the outdoors in. The wood element ties into the green color suggestion. A small tree designed to be left inside is another option for bringing both wood and green into your home. As previously mentioned, water is the other element hat is most beneficial to the family dynamic. In a perfect world, a clean, fresh water fountain would be ideal in this location. Putting a water fountain in the center of your home may not be possible. In this case, the addition of a mirror mimics water in the Feng Shui practice and is a great way to include the water element. It doesn’t hurt that both wood and water are easy to include in even the most formal of family area design themes.
Each and every family is unique and different from every other one. In the practice of Feng Shui and family, it is important to use those differences in creating a space full of positive energies for the entire family. Place objects that symbolize the family’s unity. They could be religious objects or keepsakes from a favorite trip. This is also the perfect place to display items relating to the family’s ancestry. The whole idea is to encourage unity and a deep connection. That is the goal of any family and properly used Feng Shui can help you achieve it.
There is nothing more important in our lives than family. With the use of Feng Shui and family dynamic, you can help create a more balanced, calm, creative environment that will only enhance the wonderful connection your family has. Careful consideration of color, and elements, along with the inclusion of family memorabilia can have your family spaces alive and full of positive chi. Nothing comes from that but a good, stable family relationship. Take the time to arrange your home to reflect the deep importance you place on family and watch all the good things come.
As with all areas of a home, the family areas of the house should be free of distracting clutter and debris. Good chi flows most effectively in places where there is nothing in its way. This is the primary reason why it is recommended that every room be as comfortable and clean as possible. Physical clutter reflects an obstacle in a person’s mind or spirit. When you want Feng Shui and family to work together eliminating unnecessary items laying around is one of the best things you can do.
Now that the whole house is clutter-free, it’s time to focus on the traditional family areas of a house. The living or family rooms and dining room are the most influential areas for family in your home. Feng Shui and family harmony starts with how these rooms are decorated and making excellent use of color and the elements to harmonize these spaces for the best effect and positive flow of chi.
Let’s start with color. It is best to avoid high energy colors like red and orange in the family spaces of a home. They may not be in sync with all members of the group. In Feng Shui and family rooms, green is the best color. It symbolizes living things and we all want our family’s to be in constant growth and to feel and be alive in all aspects of their lives. For this reason, green is the way to go. Maybe it isn’t possible to redecorate your family space or you are happy with the color you already have on your walls. In that case, indoor house plants are a wonderful way to incorporate green into your family’s décor. You can even use green throw pillows or other accents to encourage the living vitality of the color green. As second choices in the color scheme, blue and black are good for generating happy, beneficial energy and chi.
Every aspect of life has a corresponding element or elements. With Feng Shui and family, the elements are wood and water. Including these aspects in your family area décor is simple enough to do. Most families already display photos of special occasions. A simple way to bring wood into your living space is to frame those photos in wooden frames. A pretty wreath that works with the original look of the room is another easy change that can be made to bring some of the outdoors in. The wood element ties into the green color suggestion. A small tree designed to be left inside is another option for bringing both wood and green into your home. As previously mentioned, water is the other element hat is most beneficial to the family dynamic. In a perfect world, a clean, fresh water fountain would be ideal in this location. Putting a water fountain in the center of your home may not be possible. In this case, the addition of a mirror mimics water in the Feng Shui practice and is a great way to include the water element. It doesn’t hurt that both wood and water are easy to include in even the most formal of family area design themes.
Each and every family is unique and different from every other one. In the practice of Feng Shui and family, it is important to use those differences in creating a space full of positive energies for the entire family. Place objects that symbolize the family’s unity. They could be religious objects or keepsakes from a favorite trip. This is also the perfect place to display items relating to the family’s ancestry. The whole idea is to encourage unity and a deep connection. That is the goal of any family and properly used Feng Shui can help you achieve it.
There is nothing more important in our lives than family. With the use of Feng Shui and family dynamic, you can help create a more balanced, calm, creative environment that will only enhance the wonderful connection your family has. Careful consideration of color, and elements, along with the inclusion of family memorabilia can have your family spaces alive and full of positive chi. Nothing comes from that but a good, stable family relationship. Take the time to arrange your home to reflect the deep importance you place on family and watch all the good things come.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
How to Feng Shui Your Bedroom - 5 Basic Feng Shui Bedroom Tips
When someone starts to feng shui their home, there are some areas that you might need help in figuring out where to start. The process that I underwent to feng shui my home would have been a lost cause had I not had some wonderful assistance. But my favorite room to feng shui was my bedroom. My bedroom is a comfortable place that I love. I love my bed and the way it looks in my room and I truly love the peace I get when I go into my room to sleep. There are some feng shui bedroom tips that I will share with you so that you can speed along the process of calming your life.
There are five main feng shui bedroom tips that I feel to be very important. One that is important is lighting. The lighting that is present in your bedroom is really important with feng shui. If you have really bright lights or hideous light fixtures, that can kill your feng shui efforts. Different levels of lighting are one of the feng shui bedroom tips that I feel is very important. To be able to dim your lights helps to create a warm atmosphere that brings a calming effect and will make your room seem very inviting.
Something else I would like to point out in my feng shui bedroom tips is that you should do away with big things like workout equipment, televisions and even computers. These are things that are big, bulky and don't signal peace. By having these in your bedroom you are chasing away the ability to have a feng shui bedroom. It might be hard to do but trust me, this is a part of the feng shui bedroom tips that will bring about surprising results. You might be thinking that you fall asleep watching television and so it has to stay. But by falling asleep with a television, you are nodding off with those last images on your brain. You won't be able to let your body rest in the way that it needs to if you do that.
A part of the feng shui bedroom tips that will make a huge effect is to think about the pictures that you hang on your wall. When you pick out something to hang on your bedroom wall, it should be something that you hope to do one day or of something really great that you already did. If there was a special trip that you went on that you never want to forget, pictures of that would be good to hang. Keep in mind that you should never hang pictures that make you sad. Remember as one of my feng shui bedroom tips, feng shui is to help create a happy and positive atmosphere. Do what you need to so that negative feelings won't be in your space.
Bed placement is something that you might not think about as one of the feng shui bedroom tips but it's something that you should think about. If you just toss your bed anywhere in your room, odds are that it's not going to flow well. Placing your bed so that one side is up against a wall is not good with feng shui. You want to be able to easily access both sides of your bed. That is part of being able to feng shui your bedroom.
The last tip that I want to give you with my feng shui bedroom tips is to shut up all your doors before climbing into bed. If you leave the doors open you are allowing your positive energy to have too much room. Leaving the doors closed will keep all of your positive energy near you as you sleep at night.
There are five main feng shui bedroom tips that I feel to be very important. One that is important is lighting. The lighting that is present in your bedroom is really important with feng shui. If you have really bright lights or hideous light fixtures, that can kill your feng shui efforts. Different levels of lighting are one of the feng shui bedroom tips that I feel is very important. To be able to dim your lights helps to create a warm atmosphere that brings a calming effect and will make your room seem very inviting.
Something else I would like to point out in my feng shui bedroom tips is that you should do away with big things like workout equipment, televisions and even computers. These are things that are big, bulky and don't signal peace. By having these in your bedroom you are chasing away the ability to have a feng shui bedroom. It might be hard to do but trust me, this is a part of the feng shui bedroom tips that will bring about surprising results. You might be thinking that you fall asleep watching television and so it has to stay. But by falling asleep with a television, you are nodding off with those last images on your brain. You won't be able to let your body rest in the way that it needs to if you do that.
A part of the feng shui bedroom tips that will make a huge effect is to think about the pictures that you hang on your wall. When you pick out something to hang on your bedroom wall, it should be something that you hope to do one day or of something really great that you already did. If there was a special trip that you went on that you never want to forget, pictures of that would be good to hang. Keep in mind that you should never hang pictures that make you sad. Remember as one of my feng shui bedroom tips, feng shui is to help create a happy and positive atmosphere. Do what you need to so that negative feelings won't be in your space.
Bed placement is something that you might not think about as one of the feng shui bedroom tips but it's something that you should think about. If you just toss your bed anywhere in your room, odds are that it's not going to flow well. Placing your bed so that one side is up against a wall is not good with feng shui. You want to be able to easily access both sides of your bed. That is part of being able to feng shui your bedroom.
The last tip that I want to give you with my feng shui bedroom tips is to shut up all your doors before climbing into bed. If you leave the doors open you are allowing your positive energy to have too much room. Leaving the doors closed will keep all of your positive energy near you as you sleep at night.
How To Use Piyao In Feng Shui For Good Fortune
Feng Shui can be translated as "the way," and following a rich history for thousands of years, it has been a practice that has guided so many towards the path to good life, good fortune, and good health. Feng Shui originated from China, and in the modern setting, it has done wonders for improving the quality of life of its believers. Many modern homes today still follow the principles of Feng Shui to usher in the good balance of chi, the live giving energy.
Feng Shui remedies may also be deeply centered in the value of good business, good fortune, and profits. This is why you can see many businesses and entrepreneurs using Feng Shui enhancers. One of the most well-known Feng Shui cures for bad fortune and bad business is known as the Pi Yao. The Feng Shui Pi Yao, as many sources would say, is a fascinating creature because it does not resemble any of the other Feng Shui animals a lot of believers are familiar with. The Pi Yao is a one-horned creature with wings, resembling a hybrid between a dog and dragon, and is known to be very powerful in inviting good chi for fortune and money.
Why is the Feng Shui Pi Yao so strongly associated with money and fortune for the home or the business? Feng Shui experts explain that this celestial creature does not have an anus, so that everything that comes in will not come out. This principle is very important when the flow of money is taken under consideration. The Pi Yao figurine can be placed on the work desk or the counter in your business to protect it from harmful forces, and to invite good fortune. Speaking of good luck, there are some Feng Shui followers who put lottery tickets or raffle tickets under the Pi Yao statue.
But the Feng Shui Pi Yao does play a role beyond money matters. The Pi Yao as one of many strong Feng Shui remedies, is even more powerful when they are used in pairs. The Pi Yao then becomes the Pi Xi and the Tian Lu, which means the evil dispeller and the heavenly protector respectively. The paired Pi Yao appeases the gods and symbolizes authority. For businesses that are newly renovated, and for those who have just moved into a new home, place the paired Pi Yao near the doorway for protection.
The Feng Shui Pi Yao is only one of the hundreds of Feng Shui enhancers that you can use for your benefit and the benefit of your home. To be able to gain the maximum benefits from Feng Shui cures for your home or for your health, you can consult a practitioner or search online. What is great about surfing the net for Feng Shui products is that there is always a Feng Shui store that allows you to conveniently make orders online and have your items shipped to you.
Feng Shui remedies may also be deeply centered in the value of good business, good fortune, and profits. This is why you can see many businesses and entrepreneurs using Feng Shui enhancers. One of the most well-known Feng Shui cures for bad fortune and bad business is known as the Pi Yao. The Feng Shui Pi Yao, as many sources would say, is a fascinating creature because it does not resemble any of the other Feng Shui animals a lot of believers are familiar with. The Pi Yao is a one-horned creature with wings, resembling a hybrid between a dog and dragon, and is known to be very powerful in inviting good chi for fortune and money.
Why is the Feng Shui Pi Yao so strongly associated with money and fortune for the home or the business? Feng Shui experts explain that this celestial creature does not have an anus, so that everything that comes in will not come out. This principle is very important when the flow of money is taken under consideration. The Pi Yao figurine can be placed on the work desk or the counter in your business to protect it from harmful forces, and to invite good fortune. Speaking of good luck, there are some Feng Shui followers who put lottery tickets or raffle tickets under the Pi Yao statue.
But the Feng Shui Pi Yao does play a role beyond money matters. The Pi Yao as one of many strong Feng Shui remedies, is even more powerful when they are used in pairs. The Pi Yao then becomes the Pi Xi and the Tian Lu, which means the evil dispeller and the heavenly protector respectively. The paired Pi Yao appeases the gods and symbolizes authority. For businesses that are newly renovated, and for those who have just moved into a new home, place the paired Pi Yao near the doorway for protection.
The Feng Shui Pi Yao is only one of the hundreds of Feng Shui enhancers that you can use for your benefit and the benefit of your home. To be able to gain the maximum benefits from Feng Shui cures for your home or for your health, you can consult a practitioner or search online. What is great about surfing the net for Feng Shui products is that there is always a Feng Shui store that allows you to conveniently make orders online and have your items shipped to you.
The Best Feng Shui Imports You Should Buy For Your Home
Feng Shui involves the arrangement and placement of certain objects so that harmony with the environment can be achieved. Qi, which is also known as the flow of energy of a designated area, is an important aspect of Feng Shui. People who practice Feng Shui believe that their well-being is dependant on the flow of Qi in the area around them.
Besides rearranging the placement of objects in your house to improve the flow of Qi, you can also use certain Feng Shui tools to perk up the flow of Qi. Let's learn more about some of the best Feng Shui imports you should buy for your home.
Feng Shui consists of 4 aspects. They are: geomagnetism, astronomy, space and weather. These 4 aspects will determine the flow of Qi within an area. Therefore, a few ways to improve the flow of Qi in the area will be placing sound emitting objects, objects that move or objects with Qi powers in that area. These objects will allow the Qi in that area to flow smoothly, thereby improving the quality of your life.
Import 1: Bamboo Wind Chimes
The purpose of bamboo wind chimes is to redirect the negative flow of energy (Sha Qi) elsewhere. Sha Qi will bring about negative effects on your life and therefore, it is necessary for you to redirect the Sha Qi.
Bamboo wind chimes create wonderful melodies when the wind blows. The melodies can have a relaxing effect on your mind and body. It recommended that you place a bamboo wind chime near your bed to ward off the Sha Qi so that you can sleep peacefully.
Import 2: Feng Shui Candles
Feng shui candles come in various colors and designs. It is one of the most popular products in the market as these candles come in attractive designs that can give your house a new and entirely different look. The soft light emitting from the candle helps to smoothen your emotion. According to an old saying, the Feng Shui candles aid you in motherhood, romance and will aide you in anything that you require help in.
If you are suffering from long-term insomnia, we recommend that you set up a bamboo wind chime and combine the use of it with a Feng Shui candle. Both tools will help to relax and slow down your mind so that you will have a better sleep.
Import 3 Feng Shui Crystals
Feng Shui crystals are believed to be one of the most sought after products in the Feng Shui industry. Many people believe that having a well-placed Feng Shui Crystal in your home or office will bring you good fortune. The Feng Shui Crystals moderates the flow of Qi an area, as well as deflecting off Sha Qi. Feng Shui Crystals come in the form of jewelries as well. You can simply wear a small necklace or bracelet to ward off any Sha Qi that is coming your way.
While the placement of objects is an important aspect of Feng Shui, it is equally important to have the aid of Feng Shui products as well. If you want to improve the flow of Qi in your life, consider introducing some Feng Shui imports to your life.
Besides rearranging the placement of objects in your house to improve the flow of Qi, you can also use certain Feng Shui tools to perk up the flow of Qi. Let's learn more about some of the best Feng Shui imports you should buy for your home.
Feng Shui consists of 4 aspects. They are: geomagnetism, astronomy, space and weather. These 4 aspects will determine the flow of Qi within an area. Therefore, a few ways to improve the flow of Qi in the area will be placing sound emitting objects, objects that move or objects with Qi powers in that area. These objects will allow the Qi in that area to flow smoothly, thereby improving the quality of your life.
Import 1: Bamboo Wind Chimes
The purpose of bamboo wind chimes is to redirect the negative flow of energy (Sha Qi) elsewhere. Sha Qi will bring about negative effects on your life and therefore, it is necessary for you to redirect the Sha Qi.
Bamboo wind chimes create wonderful melodies when the wind blows. The melodies can have a relaxing effect on your mind and body. It recommended that you place a bamboo wind chime near your bed to ward off the Sha Qi so that you can sleep peacefully.
Import 2: Feng Shui Candles
Feng shui candles come in various colors and designs. It is one of the most popular products in the market as these candles come in attractive designs that can give your house a new and entirely different look. The soft light emitting from the candle helps to smoothen your emotion. According to an old saying, the Feng Shui candles aid you in motherhood, romance and will aide you in anything that you require help in.
If you are suffering from long-term insomnia, we recommend that you set up a bamboo wind chime and combine the use of it with a Feng Shui candle. Both tools will help to relax and slow down your mind so that you will have a better sleep.
Import 3 Feng Shui Crystals
Feng Shui crystals are believed to be one of the most sought after products in the Feng Shui industry. Many people believe that having a well-placed Feng Shui Crystal in your home or office will bring you good fortune. The Feng Shui Crystals moderates the flow of Qi an area, as well as deflecting off Sha Qi. Feng Shui Crystals come in the form of jewelries as well. You can simply wear a small necklace or bracelet to ward off any Sha Qi that is coming your way.
While the placement of objects is an important aspect of Feng Shui, it is equally important to have the aid of Feng Shui products as well. If you want to improve the flow of Qi in your life, consider introducing some Feng Shui imports to your life.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Feng Shui and Children
Anyone who is a parent is already aware that raising these unique, little people is a challenge unlike anything they have ever faced before. For whatever reason, nature didn’t provide new parents with instructional guides with the birth of children. This was certainly an oversight on someone’s part. While parenthood is challenging, a thoughtful parent can improve their relationship with their children, enhance their educational experience, and see to their comfort in all aspects of their lives by using the ancient practice of Feng Shui.
Feng Shui is all about creating harmony and balance in every aspect of a person’s life. How your home and personal spaces are arranged and paying careful attention to the colors and elements used in your home can make a huge difference in your child’s center of emotional balance. Feng Shui and children go well together to instill a life long harmony in your little ones lives.
Let’s take the one place where every child should feel secure, safe, and at peace, their bedroom. One of the biggest obstacles to true inner harmony for all of us, especially children, is the overabundance of electronic equipment in the bedroom. Computer monitors, alarm clocks, and entertainment devices all emit electromagnetic frequencies. These frequencies are a negative influence on Feng Shui and children. They disrupt sleep and can attribute to increased moodiness and aggression. Anyone who has a child knows that they don’t need any help being moody; they do it all on their own. So for the Feng Shui practice to benefit your children, keep electronic appliances about three to five feet away from your sleeping babies.
You are permitted a short chuckle here, but no outright laughing. Children’s bedrooms should be as clutter free as possible. They may think that having a clean room isn’t important, but all of that debris is limiting the influence of positive chi. The classic culprit in a child’s bedroom is under the beds. As you remember from childhood, that hidden space under the bed was perfect for stashing all of your treasures you don’t want mom and dad to find. Unfortunately all of those treasures cause energy to become stuck. As in all aspects of Feng Shui and children it is imperative to help them keep their rooms clutter free.
Speaking of beds, the placement of beds is important in the practice of Feng Shui and children. The best place to put a child’s bed is with the headboard against a solid wall. In other words, the wall the headboard rests against should not have a door or window sharing the space. It is also helpful to allow space to walk on either side of the bed. This helps the positive energy to flow around the little one while he or she sleeps. Mirrors aren’t beneficial in a kid’s bedroom. In the Feng Shui belief, they can make it harder to sleep.
A child’s bedroom should be a haven for them, just as your bedroom should be a comfortable, relaxing place for you. The use of color plays an important role in this Feng Shui and children arrangement. While it may be cute to paint a little girl’s room hot pink or bright yellow, those colors aren’t conducive to a relaxing environment. Consider light pink or muted tones in the room instead. Either gender would benefit from the use of blues, greens, or skin colors in their rooms. These are harmonious and comforting.
Wall decoration is important in Feng Shui and children’s bedrooms. Young children will benefit from pictures and posters of pleasant images. Puppies, kittens, and their favorite cartoon characters are good choices. With the cartoon characters, you want to be sure they are non violent and have a positive influence. Older kids love to assert their new found preferences with posters of their latest obsession. Of course, this is a normal, natural part of development, but make an effort to be sure negative images are kept to a minimum. Regardless of the children’s age, pictures of happy family events are full of positive energy and are great décor in the Feng Shui tradition.
Of course good Feng Shui and children continues to other areas besides just their bedrooms. Every child needs to study to do well in school and with the huge emphasis on education in the Chinese culture; education plays a huge role in Feng Shui. One easy thing you can do to help your child excel in school is set up a good study area. When your child is studying, make sure they can see the doorway. As with the other areas of a child’s environment, clutter should be eliminated. If they aren’t using the art supplies, then they shouldn’t be on the desk or table. You get the idea.
When you stop to consider that Feng Shui is the practice of enhancing all aspects of life through thoughtful and knowledgeable placement of objects, it is easy to see how Feng Shui and children is beneficial to the a young ones current and future success. As with the other rooms of your home, taking the time to use your Feng Shui skills for your child’s bedroom and welfare is an excellent way of starting your child down a harmonious, positive chi rich future.
Feng Shui is all about creating harmony and balance in every aspect of a person’s life. How your home and personal spaces are arranged and paying careful attention to the colors and elements used in your home can make a huge difference in your child’s center of emotional balance. Feng Shui and children go well together to instill a life long harmony in your little ones lives.
Let’s take the one place where every child should feel secure, safe, and at peace, their bedroom. One of the biggest obstacles to true inner harmony for all of us, especially children, is the overabundance of electronic equipment in the bedroom. Computer monitors, alarm clocks, and entertainment devices all emit electromagnetic frequencies. These frequencies are a negative influence on Feng Shui and children. They disrupt sleep and can attribute to increased moodiness and aggression. Anyone who has a child knows that they don’t need any help being moody; they do it all on their own. So for the Feng Shui practice to benefit your children, keep electronic appliances about three to five feet away from your sleeping babies.
You are permitted a short chuckle here, but no outright laughing. Children’s bedrooms should be as clutter free as possible. They may think that having a clean room isn’t important, but all of that debris is limiting the influence of positive chi. The classic culprit in a child’s bedroom is under the beds. As you remember from childhood, that hidden space under the bed was perfect for stashing all of your treasures you don’t want mom and dad to find. Unfortunately all of those treasures cause energy to become stuck. As in all aspects of Feng Shui and children it is imperative to help them keep their rooms clutter free.
Speaking of beds, the placement of beds is important in the practice of Feng Shui and children. The best place to put a child’s bed is with the headboard against a solid wall. In other words, the wall the headboard rests against should not have a door or window sharing the space. It is also helpful to allow space to walk on either side of the bed. This helps the positive energy to flow around the little one while he or she sleeps. Mirrors aren’t beneficial in a kid’s bedroom. In the Feng Shui belief, they can make it harder to sleep.
A child’s bedroom should be a haven for them, just as your bedroom should be a comfortable, relaxing place for you. The use of color plays an important role in this Feng Shui and children arrangement. While it may be cute to paint a little girl’s room hot pink or bright yellow, those colors aren’t conducive to a relaxing environment. Consider light pink or muted tones in the room instead. Either gender would benefit from the use of blues, greens, or skin colors in their rooms. These are harmonious and comforting.
Wall decoration is important in Feng Shui and children’s bedrooms. Young children will benefit from pictures and posters of pleasant images. Puppies, kittens, and their favorite cartoon characters are good choices. With the cartoon characters, you want to be sure they are non violent and have a positive influence. Older kids love to assert their new found preferences with posters of their latest obsession. Of course, this is a normal, natural part of development, but make an effort to be sure negative images are kept to a minimum. Regardless of the children’s age, pictures of happy family events are full of positive energy and are great décor in the Feng Shui tradition.
Of course good Feng Shui and children continues to other areas besides just their bedrooms. Every child needs to study to do well in school and with the huge emphasis on education in the Chinese culture; education plays a huge role in Feng Shui. One easy thing you can do to help your child excel in school is set up a good study area. When your child is studying, make sure they can see the doorway. As with the other areas of a child’s environment, clutter should be eliminated. If they aren’t using the art supplies, then they shouldn’t be on the desk or table. You get the idea.
When you stop to consider that Feng Shui is the practice of enhancing all aspects of life through thoughtful and knowledgeable placement of objects, it is easy to see how Feng Shui and children is beneficial to the a young ones current and future success. As with the other rooms of your home, taking the time to use your Feng Shui skills for your child’s bedroom and welfare is an excellent way of starting your child down a harmonious, positive chi rich future.
Feng Shui and Interior Design
A Key to Your Success and Happiness
Every day we go into the world to create and make our way, be it to a job or a business. We enter each day with the attitude of accomplishment and achievement. However, for most people, during the day we meet some sort of obstacles or roadblocks. It could be a customer who changes the scope of the project that you just completed the night before, the bank who needs just one more piece of information to complete the loan you needed yesterday or the guy who cut us off in traffic, caused us to run off the road and miss the most important business meeting of our career. We rise to the occasion as each monster rears its ugly head. Each time, we expend just a little bit more of our energy that we had planned to use on another objective. By the end of the day we are usually one, two or even three steps behind where we wanted to be, worn out and ready to retreat to a place where we have peace and serenity. This also holds true for our children today. They encounter as much stress, be it different, in the their worlds as we adults do. They are stressed by peer pressure to act and be different than they are taught at home and by television and the media to become something that they are not. These stresses can be overwhelming and we are all looking for a place where we can escape from these pressures.
If everyday was like the one described above and you were not able to rebuild your energy, you would begin to find yourself running on reserves, feeling exhausted like you can never get ahead of the game. Running on reserves can work for a while if you are still in your 20's and maybe even your 30's but eventually your reserves can be depleted and you are as the song goes +running on empty¦. The stresses of each day are piled upon the stresses of the day before and the day before that, until you no longer have the patience and tolerance to deal with seemingly insignificant issues as they arise. These stresses also can make us feel less then capable, which makes dealing with situations even more difficult. This level of stress when not dealt with can start to impact your performance at work and your ability to nurture and grow interpersonal relationships, leaving you feeling like you are in a rut with no way out.
If your energy levels are at their peak you have a greater chance of successfully creating new opportunities and dealing with the day to day experiences and pressures. You can have the ability to clearly see and deal with each issue as it is and not through the filter of stress, frustration and feeling less than. This clarity when added to peak performance can assist you in achieving what ever you desire. We all have had those rare days when everything came together, when you were in the right place at the right time, when the answer to all of your bosses questions were on the tip of your tongue. But how did that happen? How can we create this on a daily basis?
To achieve this level of clarity and performance you must have an environment away from the demands and chaos of the everyday world, where you can go to rejuvenate, rebuild your energy and find clarity. Many people think that they can find this state of being on a vacation in Hawaii or some place similar. But, usually this state of being is only temporary. This level of being that you seek must be nurtured on a daily basis in an environment without stress, tension and conflict. A successful environment for nurturing your level of clarity, and performance will be calming, uplifting and healing.
For most, this environment will be your home. The balance and harmony in your home is a critical factor in dealing with these stresses and are important for your success and happiness. When a home feels calming and nurturing, with no distractions, you can quiet the mind and sort out what is important and what is not. You can create new ideas on how to proceed and how to handle obstacles. You can start to see clearly what actions need to be taken. When life is full of complications it is often hard to distinguish the forest from the trees. If you have clarity, you can sort out all of the issues and deal with them one at a time, making clear decisions on each issue instead of complicating each issue with other issues. This type of clarity will also give you the ability to see solutions that you could not see before.
Unfortunately because of the pressures of society to achieve at all costs, some houses today have become purely investments and places to impress clients, customers and friends. These houses have been designed strictly for the purpose of business and that is the master that they serve. In these situations the home is completely ignored, leaving no refuge for the soul to rejuvenate. Notice the usage of the words house and home. A house is just a physical structure, where a home is a physical structure that has been created for the purpose of nurturing the soul. Ironically, if the house were used for the purpose of nurturing and healing the soul, success in the outside world would come much easier. In today's fast pace world it is even more important to create homes instead of houses. Homes designed for business, investment and to keep up with the Jones's, also ignore family identity and intimacy. This loss of family identity undermines the stability of the family and the role models set for children. The loss of intimacy starts to breakdown communication and the core of family relationships. These problems just add to the stress level in the home, complicating our lives.
If we are to be successful in life we must start to address the environment where our ability to succeed is created. As many psychologists have said and most people would agree, +we are products of our environment¦. But what parts of that environment shape us? How is it that some children who come from the worst of neighborhoods are able to rise above the circumstances of their external environment of crime and poverty? How is it that some children who come from homes that are in the best of neighborhoods and have ideal external environments end up with drug or alcohol problems? Are the external factors in our environment like the location that we live in or the size of the home the factors that shape us? No, it has to do with the internal environment we live in. That child rises out of the ghetto because somewhere he/she received a nurturing environment that allowed them to rise above the circumstances.
Every day we go into the world to create and make our way, be it to a job or a business. We enter each day with the attitude of accomplishment and achievement. However, for most people, during the day we meet some sort of obstacles or roadblocks. It could be a customer who changes the scope of the project that you just completed the night before, the bank who needs just one more piece of information to complete the loan you needed yesterday or the guy who cut us off in traffic, caused us to run off the road and miss the most important business meeting of our career. We rise to the occasion as each monster rears its ugly head. Each time, we expend just a little bit more of our energy that we had planned to use on another objective. By the end of the day we are usually one, two or even three steps behind where we wanted to be, worn out and ready to retreat to a place where we have peace and serenity. This also holds true for our children today. They encounter as much stress, be it different, in the their worlds as we adults do. They are stressed by peer pressure to act and be different than they are taught at home and by television and the media to become something that they are not. These stresses can be overwhelming and we are all looking for a place where we can escape from these pressures.
If everyday was like the one described above and you were not able to rebuild your energy, you would begin to find yourself running on reserves, feeling exhausted like you can never get ahead of the game. Running on reserves can work for a while if you are still in your 20's and maybe even your 30's but eventually your reserves can be depleted and you are as the song goes +running on empty¦. The stresses of each day are piled upon the stresses of the day before and the day before that, until you no longer have the patience and tolerance to deal with seemingly insignificant issues as they arise. These stresses also can make us feel less then capable, which makes dealing with situations even more difficult. This level of stress when not dealt with can start to impact your performance at work and your ability to nurture and grow interpersonal relationships, leaving you feeling like you are in a rut with no way out.
If your energy levels are at their peak you have a greater chance of successfully creating new opportunities and dealing with the day to day experiences and pressures. You can have the ability to clearly see and deal with each issue as it is and not through the filter of stress, frustration and feeling less than. This clarity when added to peak performance can assist you in achieving what ever you desire. We all have had those rare days when everything came together, when you were in the right place at the right time, when the answer to all of your bosses questions were on the tip of your tongue. But how did that happen? How can we create this on a daily basis?
To achieve this level of clarity and performance you must have an environment away from the demands and chaos of the everyday world, where you can go to rejuvenate, rebuild your energy and find clarity. Many people think that they can find this state of being on a vacation in Hawaii or some place similar. But, usually this state of being is only temporary. This level of being that you seek must be nurtured on a daily basis in an environment without stress, tension and conflict. A successful environment for nurturing your level of clarity, and performance will be calming, uplifting and healing.
For most, this environment will be your home. The balance and harmony in your home is a critical factor in dealing with these stresses and are important for your success and happiness. When a home feels calming and nurturing, with no distractions, you can quiet the mind and sort out what is important and what is not. You can create new ideas on how to proceed and how to handle obstacles. You can start to see clearly what actions need to be taken. When life is full of complications it is often hard to distinguish the forest from the trees. If you have clarity, you can sort out all of the issues and deal with them one at a time, making clear decisions on each issue instead of complicating each issue with other issues. This type of clarity will also give you the ability to see solutions that you could not see before.
Unfortunately because of the pressures of society to achieve at all costs, some houses today have become purely investments and places to impress clients, customers and friends. These houses have been designed strictly for the purpose of business and that is the master that they serve. In these situations the home is completely ignored, leaving no refuge for the soul to rejuvenate. Notice the usage of the words house and home. A house is just a physical structure, where a home is a physical structure that has been created for the purpose of nurturing the soul. Ironically, if the house were used for the purpose of nurturing and healing the soul, success in the outside world would come much easier. In today's fast pace world it is even more important to create homes instead of houses. Homes designed for business, investment and to keep up with the Jones's, also ignore family identity and intimacy. This loss of family identity undermines the stability of the family and the role models set for children. The loss of intimacy starts to breakdown communication and the core of family relationships. These problems just add to the stress level in the home, complicating our lives.
If we are to be successful in life we must start to address the environment where our ability to succeed is created. As many psychologists have said and most people would agree, +we are products of our environment¦. But what parts of that environment shape us? How is it that some children who come from the worst of neighborhoods are able to rise above the circumstances of their external environment of crime and poverty? How is it that some children who come from homes that are in the best of neighborhoods and have ideal external environments end up with drug or alcohol problems? Are the external factors in our environment like the location that we live in or the size of the home the factors that shape us? No, it has to do with the internal environment we live in. That child rises out of the ghetto because somewhere he/she received a nurturing environment that allowed them to rise above the circumstances.
Feng Shui and Fertility
It is common knowledge that infertility affects thousands of couples every year and the toll it takes on a relationship can be damaging. The desire to have a baby is normal when a couple is involved in a deep, meaningful relationship and if that dream doesn’t appear to be possible, the results can be catastrophic.
While medical advances in the treatment of both male and female infertility have come a long way in the last several years, many couple want to take a more proactive stance and do something to help themselves start a family. For those with the inclination, Feng Shui can help with the fertility process. This ancient practice that focuses on balance and harmony in every aspect of a person’s life and the relationship between conceiving a child and living a harmonious life are clear. The positive energies that influence the good life forces can aid in the conception of a baby if you use the Feng Shui practice to enhance your conception attempts. Feng Shui and fertility are closely related when the practice is focused on both parents.
The first place you should focus on in your home to enhance your Feng Shui and fertility practice is in the bedroom. Clear all of the clutter from the tops of the dressers, closets, and any debris on the floor. Clutter is destructive to the positive Feng Shui energies and therefore damaging to the conception attempts you and your partner are trying. Make sure your bedroom is a haven of comfort and relaxation for both of you. Cleaning up is a small price to pay for a baby of your own.
Some of the other things you can do in the bedroom include certain decorating décor and specific Feng Shui symbolism. Red paper lanterns are incredibly beneficial hanging on either side of the bed. They symbolize positive yang influence in the bedroom and will greatly aid in the conception process. Another good item to include in your bedroom décor is one hollow piece of bamboo. A dragon place strategically on the man’s side of the bed can increase the passion and potency of the union and help the couple with infertility issues. When you hang pictures or other decorations remember to always display pictures or statues that display 2 things. Two birds, two people, two fish, you get the idea. The display of two fish is the symbol of marital union and can greatly aid in the Feng Shui and fertility. Continue with the animal theme and include elephants in your decorations. In Feng Shui elephants are closely related to pregnancy and placed prominently in the room, are connected to male children. Good Feng Shui practice is a great way to aid yourself and your partner in the family starting attempts.
Unlike many other fertility practices, Feng Shui and fertility tends to focus on the man rather than the woman. In Feng Shui, the term “Descendant’s Luck” is what determines the good fortune a man will experience while trying to start a family with his partner. Trying the various ways to positively influence descendants luck is a good start to combat infertility using Feng Shui.
The rest of the house is important in providing the balance you need to conceive a child. One of the most damaging effects on Feng Shui and fertility is the occurrence of a blockage in front of the front door. In one case, a tree was blocking a childless couple’s front door. When a Feng Shui consultant recommended removing the tree, the couple followed the advice and removed the tree. As a result, the couple had a baby nine to ten months later. A blockage in front of the door prevents positive chi or energy from entering the home. Not only is this not helpful in the conception process, it also is detrimental to all other aspects of a harmonious life.
Relying on the natural, productive aspects of Feng Shui and fertility can help you achieve the dream of becoming parents. It is no secret that being at peace and harmonious within your life and yourself is one of the best ways to encourage the positive chi needed to conceive your baby. Even medical science focuses on the importance of a healthy state of mind for both parents during the conception process. When using Feng Shui to encourage fertility, the whole idea is to achieve a deep sense of harmony and balance in your life. After all, it is unlikely that the body will allow such an important event if the mind and soul aren’t prepared for the pregnancy and subsequent birth.
Feng Shui and fertility are closely linked as are all aspects of a person’s life. Using the symbolism and harmony of this ancient practice are one of the most effective, grace filling practices that can help you and your partner fulfill the dream of starting a family. Infertility isn’t something that you just have to live with.
While medical advances in the treatment of both male and female infertility have come a long way in the last several years, many couple want to take a more proactive stance and do something to help themselves start a family. For those with the inclination, Feng Shui can help with the fertility process. This ancient practice that focuses on balance and harmony in every aspect of a person’s life and the relationship between conceiving a child and living a harmonious life are clear. The positive energies that influence the good life forces can aid in the conception of a baby if you use the Feng Shui practice to enhance your conception attempts. Feng Shui and fertility are closely related when the practice is focused on both parents.
The first place you should focus on in your home to enhance your Feng Shui and fertility practice is in the bedroom. Clear all of the clutter from the tops of the dressers, closets, and any debris on the floor. Clutter is destructive to the positive Feng Shui energies and therefore damaging to the conception attempts you and your partner are trying. Make sure your bedroom is a haven of comfort and relaxation for both of you. Cleaning up is a small price to pay for a baby of your own.
Some of the other things you can do in the bedroom include certain decorating décor and specific Feng Shui symbolism. Red paper lanterns are incredibly beneficial hanging on either side of the bed. They symbolize positive yang influence in the bedroom and will greatly aid in the conception process. Another good item to include in your bedroom décor is one hollow piece of bamboo. A dragon place strategically on the man’s side of the bed can increase the passion and potency of the union and help the couple with infertility issues. When you hang pictures or other decorations remember to always display pictures or statues that display 2 things. Two birds, two people, two fish, you get the idea. The display of two fish is the symbol of marital union and can greatly aid in the Feng Shui and fertility. Continue with the animal theme and include elephants in your decorations. In Feng Shui elephants are closely related to pregnancy and placed prominently in the room, are connected to male children. Good Feng Shui practice is a great way to aid yourself and your partner in the family starting attempts.
Unlike many other fertility practices, Feng Shui and fertility tends to focus on the man rather than the woman. In Feng Shui, the term “Descendant’s Luck” is what determines the good fortune a man will experience while trying to start a family with his partner. Trying the various ways to positively influence descendants luck is a good start to combat infertility using Feng Shui.
The rest of the house is important in providing the balance you need to conceive a child. One of the most damaging effects on Feng Shui and fertility is the occurrence of a blockage in front of the front door. In one case, a tree was blocking a childless couple’s front door. When a Feng Shui consultant recommended removing the tree, the couple followed the advice and removed the tree. As a result, the couple had a baby nine to ten months later. A blockage in front of the door prevents positive chi or energy from entering the home. Not only is this not helpful in the conception process, it also is detrimental to all other aspects of a harmonious life.
Relying on the natural, productive aspects of Feng Shui and fertility can help you achieve the dream of becoming parents. It is no secret that being at peace and harmonious within your life and yourself is one of the best ways to encourage the positive chi needed to conceive your baby. Even medical science focuses on the importance of a healthy state of mind for both parents during the conception process. When using Feng Shui to encourage fertility, the whole idea is to achieve a deep sense of harmony and balance in your life. After all, it is unlikely that the body will allow such an important event if the mind and soul aren’t prepared for the pregnancy and subsequent birth.
Feng Shui and fertility are closely linked as are all aspects of a person’s life. Using the symbolism and harmony of this ancient practice are one of the most effective, grace filling practices that can help you and your partner fulfill the dream of starting a family. Infertility isn’t something that you just have to live with.
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