The
Top Nine
Feng
Shui Tips
Feng Shui Tip # 1 Clear Your Clutter
Only
have
anything in your home if it is beautiful, if it is useful, or if it has
special
meaning to you. Anything you have in your space that is not pleasing or
of
value to you will weigh you down. Everything in your life either works
to
support you, or works against you. Make
sure everything in your home is of value having either beauty, purpose
or
emotionally satisfying in some way, shape or form.
Feng
Shui Tip # 2 Space Clearing
A Space
Clearing heals the energy of your home. It uplifts stagnant energy that
causes
lethargy, inability to focus, stress, feelings of being in a rut or
even
depression.
If
there has
been an argument, illness or tension, this will also create an
impression on
your space and remains there until it is shifted.
Whenever
something positive happens in your space however, it enhances the
energy.
Healthy,
life-giving energy is constantly moving and changing. When it becomes
stagnant,
it begins to work against you. Clear your space and create a clear path
for chi
- life force - that inspires and uplifts.
Feng
Shui Tip # 3 Enhance the Chi
Chi is a word
often used in the East, and also with Feng Shui. Meaning the flow of
life
force, it brings the awareness of life, vitality and reverence to your
space.
Without chi, everything withers and dies. Therefore, you want to
enhance this
flow into all aspects of your life(with chakra healing) / and your home
(aligning with the bagua. Ways of awakening the Life Force in your home
is by
clearing your clutter so there is an open flow of energy, only having
supporting items in your space, aligning with the elements of nature,
or
activating one of my favourite feng
shui cures.
Feng
Shui Tip # 4 Power Spots
Focus on the
area in your life where you most want to see change.
Then check with the Bagua Map as to which area you need to pay
attention to. If you make changes on many and varied aspects, your
results will
be diluted. Make a list of life aspects, including career,
relationships,
wealth, health, helpful people, creativity, family, reputation and
spiritual
health. Then decide which area you would most like to see change. This
is where
you start, and move on when you have clarity within yourself on this
issue.
Tip #
5 Balanc
e with
Yin and Yang
To
bring
balance into your home/your life, balance with yin and yang. This is a
balance
between the masculine and
the feminine energies. Light/dark, hard/soft,
activity/rest, aggressive/receptive etc. Some areas in your home will
have more
yang, eg the family room where there is more activity happening which
is
inspired by the lighter, more sterile and cold frequency of masculinity. The bedroom requires more yin,
enhancing an introspective, peaceful, restful state which is nurtured
by the
darker, denser frequency of femininity.
Tip #
6 Welcome Mother Nature
The natural flow of the world includes the
five basic cyclical elements. When these are balanced, these energies
feed and
support each other. Having no beginning and no end - continuing …
flowing - the
elements are water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. Each of the five feng
shui
elements supports the next next element in the cycle, and also an
aspect of
your home, your life.
Wood,
for eg.
encourages growth. This is why it is the element that supports a steady
growth
in your wealth and your prosperity. To encourage your prosperity to
grow
upwards and outwards, enhance the wood element with, of course,
something made
of wood, or a symbol of wood. This is anything tall, moving upwards,
like a
lampstand. But beware, the light represents fire, which will burn your
wood.
Therefore, you would add some water which controls the fire, while also
feeding
the wood. Managing the
elements is all about cycles and layers.
Feng
Shui tip # 7 Use Colour
Each colour
has its own unique vibration, affecting your emotions and moods in
different
ways. Red inspires action, passion and enthusiasm. This colour is
something to
be used rather sparingly though, or you could also ignite anger.
This
colour
could be used on a feature wall in a room where activity was
encouraged. Yellow
inspires thought, so this is a great colour in the study. Pink is a
soothing
colour and would be beneficial in a bedroom to promote relaxation, as
well as
romance.
Feng
Shui tip # 8 Attune to the Bagua –
The Energy System of The Home
The bagua is
a map or grid of nine equal proportions that represent each aspect of
your
life. When this map is overlaid on the floor
plan of your home or work space,
it indicates which space in your home is influencing a particular area
of your
life, either negatively or positively.
Feng
Shui tip # 9 Trust Your Feelings – Your
Truest Guidance
You will know
if you have balance in any given space in your home by the way that you
feel
when you are there. You will feel attuned to the space.
Is
this space
somewhere that serves its purpose? Does each individual room’s energy
flow
without wrinkles? This is a powerful indication of whether a room is
flowing
with the “Bearer of All Blessings”, or resisting it.
Do
you feel
safe and nourished in your home? Do you feel restful in your
bedroom
and full of life in the family room? Do you feel inspired in the
kitchen?
Refreshed in the bathroom? Trust your own inner guidance. It will never
let you
down.