Asheville Feng Shui BLOG

Finding your Best Directions

2009-09-12T11:53:00.000-07:00

In Feng Shui we use many tools to analyze and improve an environment; from Yin/Yang theory, to Form School , to clutter control. Another very important tool is the eight trigrams (see above). These trigrams come from the ancient Chinese text called the I’Ching or Book of Changes. Each trigram is associated with, among other things, one of the eight compass directions (North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West and Northwest).

One way in which we can use these eight Trigrams is by finding which one is a clients personal Trigram. When you know someones personal Trigram you can determine which are their most supportive directions. For instance, orientating your bed or desk while being mindful of your supportive directions will create a favorable environment.

There are mathematical equations used to find your personal trigram based on your gender and the year you were born. I thought it might be easier though for you to find your personal trigram on the Asheville Feng Shui Trigram Finder. Now that you know with which Trigram you are associate, here are your four supportive directions.

The Kan Trigram. (Pronounced kan) The Kan Trigram is the water trigram. It is a persistent force that ultimately gets to its destination. You may be characterized as flexible, focused, or determined.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
Southeast - Good Fortune & Great Fame
East - Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
South - Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
North- Peace & Good Management

The Qian Trigram. (Pronounced ch’ien) The Qian trigram represents the heaven, head of the house or head of a company. This trigram is the most Yang. You may be characterized as a leader, authoritative, or headstrong.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
West - Good Fortune & Great Fame
Northeast - Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
Southwest - Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
Northwest - Peace & Good Management

The Gen Trigram. (Pronounced ken) The Gen Trigram is the mountain trigram it is immovable. Gen people tend to be like a mountain, they might be slow to move or change. It also relates to children, so a youthful nature can also be present. You may be characterized as stable, youthful or stubborn.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
Southwest - Good Fortune & Great Fame
Northwest - Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
West - Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
Northeast - Peace & Good Management

The Xun Trigram. (Pronounced s’un) The Xun trigram is often known as the wind or the traveler. People of this trigram tend to never stay in one place. You may be characterized as restless, unpredictable or unsettled.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
North - Good Fortune & Great Fame
South - Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
East - Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
Southeast - Peace & Good Management

The Li Trigram. (Pronounced lee) Li people are typically very active. You may be characterized as passionate or hot tempered. A Li person sometimes has the tendency to burn out.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
East - Good Fortune & Great Fame
Southeast - Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
North - Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
South - Peace & Good Management

The Kun Trigram. (Pronounced k’un) Kun Trigram is like mother earth and is a very powerful Yin trigram. Kun people can be successful leaders, but gain authority from their caring. You may be characterized as nurturing, gracious or caring.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
Northeast - Good Fortune & Great Fame
West- Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
Northwest- Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
Southwest- Peace & Good Management

The Zhen Trigram. (Pronounced ch’en) The Zhen Trigram is the thunder Trigram. The personality of this Trigram is a person who is usually even keel, but can be explosive, like thunder, at times.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
South - Good Fortune & Great Fame
North - Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
Southeast - Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
East- Peace & Good Management

The Dui Trigram. (Pronounced T’ui) The Dui Trigram is the social trigram. People belonging to this love to talk and communicate, they are usually social and artistic.
Complementary directions - with your back or head of the bed to these directions.
Northwest - Good Fortune & Great Fame
Southwest - Good Wealth & Helpful Friendships
Northeast - Family Harmony & Good Public Relationship
West - Peace & Good Management

Now I would suggest that before you start moving furniture around you make sure to get a good compass reading of your home or office. Stand with your back flat against the building with your compass at your waist. If your not sure which direction the building is facing keep the following guidelines handy.

North is between 337.5 and 22.5 degrees.
Northeast is between 22.5 and 67.5 degrees.
East is between 67.5 and 112.5 degrees.
Southeast is between 112.5 and 157.5 degrees.
South is between 157.5 and 202.5 degrees.
Southwest is between 202.5 and 247.5 degrees.
West is between 247.5 and 292.5 degrees.
Northwest is between 292.5 and 337.5 degrees.

Lose the Kitchen Paper

2009-09-04T07:30:00.000-07:00

After reading (no I haven’t seen the movie) An Inconvenient Truth I decided to find as many changes that I could make in my household immediately to help become more “green”. The first thing we did was to quit using paper napkins and paper towels and, you know what, it wasn’t that difficult.

Did you know that if every household in the United States replaced one roll of virgin-fiber paper towels with 100% recycled paper towels; we could save 1.4 million trees. If every household in the United States replaced just one package of virgin fiber napkins with 100 percent recycled ones, we could save 1 million trees. Now imagine the numbers of trees saved if you switched to cloth all together. With those numbers in mind, using virgin fiber for single use items seems simply outrageous.

Here’s what I did to keep my kitchen for 4 messy children and 2 “work from home” adults moving along smoothly. Have a basket of napkins near or on the table ready to use when needed. You’d be surprised but adults don’t always need a new napkin for every meal. My mother even found these small napkins that are just the perfect size for kid use. I also keep a bowl full of washcloths next to the sink for extra messy clean up of face and hands or wiping up a spill. These, in conjunction with our usual dish towels has kept paper usage down to a minimum. I can’t say that we’ve wiped out our use of paper towels all together. I do sometimes use them for the dirtiest of jobs but a roll of paper towel can last us for a month or even two! Now that is amazing.

To be certain the dirty cloths stay out of the way I have a small laundry receptacle in the kitchen as well. Now I don't need to bring dirty napkins or wash cloths to another room each time I need to put them in a hamper. This also presorts the laundry. You can plan on everything coming from the kitchen needing to be washed in hot so that it is sanitized.

I thought this switch would be much more labor intensive but once you have the system set up not only are you buying and storing less paper products but you are also producing less garbage. Less clutter to control and fewer trips to the trash have to be good. Try it and see if you can green up your kitchen a little more.

Fighting the Yin of the Basement

2009-07-27T20:46:00.000-07:00

Basements, in their natural state, are bad Feng Shui. The damp, dark, and cold make them too Yin to be a good environment. But, as a household that has our only family room in our basement, I feel there is a way to combat the yin aspects and add to the living space of your home. Here are a few steps you can follow to turn around the Yin nature of your basement to make it an inviting space.

Keep it dry. To remove the chance of dangerous molds and mildew it is very important to take steps to make the space dry. I always suggest a dehumidifier in a subterranean space. Some homes have to go as far as secure water proofing companies to make sure seepage issues are controlled.
Let there be light. Adding as much light as possible to combat the dark. A lamp or two usually won't due, rather, overhead recessed lighting or track lighting should be used for maximum brightness. They even make compact fluorescence in daylight spectrum. Add a dimmer switch if you want to be able to control the lighting for movie watching.
Wood over carpet. Using wood or tile flooring instead of carpeting is going to help with the first step. Carpet only holds moisture and adds to the possibility of molds and mildews creeping in.
Lighten up. Use a light color pallet to help add to the yang and decrease the yin. Dark colors are fine but should only be used where lots of nature light is found. Light colors, like the example on the left, will brighten the entire room.

So go for it and turn that basement around. Add to the square footage and enjoyment of your home.

Bathroom Organization

2009-07-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

My up-stairs bathroom is very troublesome to me. I find I am constantly battling the stuff that is all over the sink. We live in a 1920 Cape Cod and have only one bathroom that all six of us use on the bedroom level. It is an old bathroom with a pedestal sink and no medicine cabinet so I have tried to be creative on how to handle the "stuff". A few months ago I wrote a blog about Feng Shui in the bathroom and keeping things clean and organized is a must for good Feng Shui, always, even in the bathroom.

We tried putting a shower caddy on the back of the bathroom door to hold the bottles and such. Two problem; first, every time you opened or closed the door the caddy would bounce against the door and occasionally things would fall through the space in the back. Second, the kids couldn't reach it so they could get their tooth paste or put it away. Not too go for teaching independence.

The other day I had an evaluation of a classroom This teacher was really extremely organized. She had a shoe organizer hanging on the back of the closet door which she used to keep all of her craft supplies. I told her what a great idea it was. I don't have a problem with craft organization but then it dawned on me last night that this would be a perfect solution for the bathroom. Check it out. I put the children's tooth brushes and paste near the bottom and our stuff at the top. Easier access for everyone. and you can open and close the door without fear of an avalanche of bottles falling on you.

And look at how wonderful the sink looks now! Easier to clean and keep clean. Now I just have to train everyone to put their stuff away, but that is always a never ending job!

Canvas Keepsake

2009-07-22T05:33:00.000-07:00

Every summer I give my kids a canvas and some paint and let them do what ever they want with it. It all started when my Hazel was 2 and Wyatt was 3 and I was looking for ways to fill the long summer days. We would always have the easel out for them to paint on but I wanted to do something a little more long lasting. Michael's usually has a 2 pack of pre-made canvases on sale in July for around $9. How easy is that?

Now I have 4 little ones; Wyatt is now 8 and Hazel 7 and the twins are 3. I let the twins start their own canvases last year. You definitely have to let go and not worry about the mess when little one's are working on their master pieces. Oliver got especially messy but his work was more special because you can see his little finger prints all over the canvas.

It is amazing is to see how these children have evolved over the years. We have all of the works hanging in the playroom and it is so fun to see how Wyatt for instance went from painting bold brush strokes to an overview of a hot wheels map to, this year, clone troopers. I only wonder what next summer will bring.

Flushing your Luck?

2009-03-19T07:30:00.000-07:00

After two clients asked me the significance of Feng Shui and the bathroom this week I thought I should expound on it a little bit. After searching the web I see that there are many, many misconceptions about the bathroom, specifically the toilet, and Feng Shui. I saw everything from keeping your toilet lid closed so you don't flush away luck and wealth, to placing an odd number of plants in the room, to tying a red ribbon or red tape around outgoing pipes to keep energy from flowing out. I don't know about you but I want what ever energy is in my bathroom pipes to continue traveling out! Why all the confusion and misconceptions?

If you think about the fact that Feng Shui was developed thousands of years ago, well before modern plumping existed, many of the early suggestions imposed by Feng Shui Masters, were dealing with trying to keep people healthy in an environment that wasn't as sterile as ours is today. Even a hundred years ago having your bathroom near where you were preparing food would've been a health hazard. Many of the misconceptions seem to be coming from ideas forged during those times.

So what do we need to think about as far as bathrooms and Feng Shui goes. It is true that where your bathroom is placed matters. Each house has a unique energy pattern based on the year it was constructed and the direction it is positioned on the earth. I have had clients whose bathroom was located in the area of the house that had the best energy; the most prosperity and creativity was being "lost" in the bathroom area. Unlike our bedrooms, we just don't spend enough time in our bathrooms to absorb much of the energy there, so if much of our houses beneficial energy is found there it is hard to take advantage of it.

What can we do in general to give our bathrooms good Feng Shui? Keeping them clean is the most important. Dirt and grim is very yin and we want to keep it under control as much as possible. Adding plants is a good way to keep the air fresh in a room that is usually closed off. Also, do keep the toilet lid shut. If you don't need a water element in that room then closing the lid will minimize the effect of the water. Lastly, keeping your plumbing working well will keep the negative aspects of a bathroom flowing away from the house. This is just common sense, if your toilet is backed up, your not going to be having a good day and certainly your home will not be welcoming and supportive to you.

Facebook Feng Shui

2009-03-03T09:41:00.000-08:00

I love Facebook. I was duped into joining during the election when a friend e-mailed me an article that I couldn't read without joining, so I thought, it's free, why not? I had heard about Facebook from my high school aged nieces and didn't know adults were on it. At first I was taken aback by all the old highschool friends that wanted to "friend" me. "I don't have time for this", then a friend explained that you don't have to send people messages all the time, just share what you want to. Now I'm hooked. What a great way to keep in touch with friends and family as well as sharing information that you find interesting and useful. So I have created a page for Asheville Feng Shui. My hope is that we can get some great conversations going on Feng Shui and share insights. Come visit my Facebook p age and join the conversation.

Feng Shui in the School

2009-02-19T09:51:00.000-08:00

Recently I was asked to take a look at a local school for a potential Feng Shui evaluation. Some of the parents believe that the building that holds the older children has "bad energy". This got me thinking about the effect of Feng Shui in the classroom.

A classroom with "bad Feng Shui" can have the following effects:

increase absents

trouble communicating with each other

arguing or fighting

inability to focus on tasks

general dislike of school

In general, our schools are showing the lack of energy we have been putting into them. It is my belief that increasing our focus on the space where our children spend on average 180 per year, will have a tremendous impact on every aspect of our society. Let's start with a little good Feng Shui.

The Mini-consultation is a big sucess!

2009-01-08T07:57:00.000-08:00

This month I launch what I called a mini-consultation. Instead of evaluating a client's entire home I pared the consult down to the two most important rooms. I was worried that the consultation wouldn't be effective enough with just the two rooms. But after my first mini-consult I was so excited. Not only did the client save money, I was able to see that she was having pain issues due to the energy of her office. I look forward to hearing from her after the remedies have been in place for a month.

What a great idea! This is just what we need in these troubling times; something that cuts right to the problem at hand.

Green Living and Feng Shui

2009-01-01T14:58:00.000-08:00

Green Living is living with a mindful intent of your effect on the environment. This movement is becoming more and more popular and it is about time. As we learn what disastrous consequences the industrial and technological era's have had on our earth, we find ourselves making changes for the better: buying more fuel efficient cars and home products, eating organic foods to lessen the chemicals being used in the soil and ingested into our bodies, also reducing garbage by recycling and reusing.

How does Feng Shui fit into this movement? The goal of Feng Shui is to arrange your environment to support your well-being. The practice of Feng Shui began as the study of the land and how your position on the earth changed your life. Striving to live in concert with our earth can only support our well-being also. If we disregard the earth, how can we expect the earth to nurture and sustain us?

I don't think one can practice Feng Shui without being apart of the "Green" movement. Living while being mindful of our earth is just another level of good Feng Shui.

Reboot Day

2008-11-25T08:49:00.000-08:00

I try to stay pretty organized. Clutter is really bad for Feng Shui. A large amount of clutter saps your energy, reduces your productivity and causes frustration. That being said, in a household of 6 people, four of which have a very hard time cleaning up, keeping things in their place can be a challenge. So I have come up with a new idea...."Reboot Day". This last weekend I used one day to "reboot" the house. Here's what a reboot entails.

Take a look at this closet. It isn't that messy but things have definitely become undone. Stacks of sheet are always a conundrum for me. No matter how many times I watch Martha Stewart fold a fitted sheet I just can't get it to be the same shape as the flat sheet. That makes for messy stacks.

Also, the box of medicine is overflowing, the cleaners and the soaps have gotten mixed together and things are hard to find. This closet is the organization center for the second floor. Not only does it hold all of the sheets, it contains the towels, cleaners, soap, lotion, my husbands office supplies (his home office is upstairs) as well as play make-up that I don't want readily available for my daughters. So I figured if I just organize this one area the rest of the up-stairs would follow.

I saw this ribbon idea someplace, I can't remember where. Put your sheet sets together and then tie them together like a present. This make it so easy to find the set and, best of all, it makes the sets stack perfectly. The ribbons pull everything together and make anyone look like a perfect folder.
Also, that organization guy, Peter Walsh, always says to put like things together. It definitely make it easy to find things as well as looking better. I went through the medicine box and other containers to throw away any expired items. This cleared out alot of space.

Now, after reorganizing the closet I was able to fit more things in here and the rest of the upper level fell in place. I forgot to mention one of my tricks. I always have a bag that is on its way to Goodwill. That way anytime I see a toy or piece of clothing that is not useful for us anymore I know exactly where to put it. That bags was helpful with this closet. Towels and sheet that I didn't need anymore went right away. When the bag is full, put it in the car, like you would put garbage out when it is full, that way you can drop it off next time you are out. I love Goodwill because they have a drivethru drop off, they make it so easy.

I was done with this within a few hours an was able to tackle the basement/family room closet which houses coats, boots, games, clothes and craft items.

How is this different than Spring/Fall cleaning? Well, I'm not really cleaning and changing out the season. I am just quickly reorganizing so that things run smoothly in the house.

Feng Shui Myth - The Red Door

2008-11-13T12:42:00.000-08:00

Have you ever heard that it is “good Feng Shui” to paint your door red? A common misconception is that a red door can bring success and prosperity to the home or business. Feng Shui is a complex science; what is true for one house is not true for all. Let’s take a look the concept of color and what color might be most supportive to your home or business.

There are actually eight different house types that correspond to the eight trigrams. The eight trigrams are the basis for Feng Shui analysis and calculations and come from the ancient Chinese book the I'Ching (sometimes called The Book Of Changes) and yin yang theory. Each trigram is representative of one of the eight compass directions and also corresponds to one of the five elements; wood, metal, fire, water and earth.

How do you find out which color is best for your house? The first thing you do is determine which side of your house is the front. In older houses or houses with traditional floor plans, this is easy. The side facing the street with the front door would be the front or facing side. The opposite side or the back of the house is called the sitting side. If your house has a complicated contemporary plan, I would suggest seeking the help of a Feng Shui practitioner to help you determine front and back.

Now you will need a compass. Stand outside at the front of your home, with your back against the house. Which of the eight directions does your house face?

Below is a list of supportive colors and the directions to which they are linked. Since Feng Shui compass readings need to be exact to be correct, I will list the degrees in with each of the directions should fall.
• South facing (157.5 to 202.5 degrees) is a water element house; blue or black are supportive colors.
• East and southeast facing (67.5 to 112.5 degrees) are metal element houses; white, gray or gold (yellow) are supportive colors.
• West and northwest facing (247.5 to 337.5 degrees) are wood element houses; shades of green would be supportive colors.
• Northeast (22.5 to 67.5 degrees) and southwest (202.5 to 247.5 degrees) are earth element houses; earth tones like browns and tans would be supportive.
• North facing (0 to 22.5 degrees and 337.5 to 360 degrees) houses are fire element houses; red or purple are supportive colors.

Now that you have found your home’s most supportive colors, where do you use them?

The best place is in trim and door paint, this will highlight the colors. You can also carry these colors into your landscaping by picking flowers and shrubs that support this. Be creative! How about bright blue chairs for your south facing house or bright yellow pots in the front to accent your east facing house?
Have fun with color.

Matching the colors on the outside of your home to its element may not bring prosperity. What it will do is match the energy of the home and give it a more calm, sensible feeling.

Surviving the Holidays with Feng Shui

2008-11-07T13:54:00.000-08:00

The holiday season is fast approaching. There are already Christmas decorations in the stores and Thanksgiving menus are being planned. Sometimes the holidays are not only the most wonderful time of the year, as the song says, buy also the most stressful time on the year. How can we keep this stress at bay? Simplifying and good planning can help. While planning your holiday season keep these Feng Shui inspired tips in mind.

1. Be realistic about what can be done. Out of reach expectations are sure to disappoint. Everybody wants the picture perfect holiday but take it from someone who used to kill herself to get it...it isn't worth it. Make a list of what projects or special outings you want to do and then pair it down if need be. It might be more meaningful to children if there are only a couple of traditional event that are a must every year.

2. As sad as it may be, you just may not be able to see all your family during this holiday season. As families spread out over the country it becomes more difficult to get together. You need to let go of what celebrations you can not make and just enjoy the ones you can. Instead, make plans to see others at different times during the year. For instance, we are never able to see my brother and his family during Christmas but have made a special point of seeing them every Labor Day.

3. Make sure the energy of your home is conducive to good communication. In its current state the number 3 can carry trouble with arguments and quarrels. Since this is a wood element we would want to reduce its influence by adding earth. A proper Feng Shui consultation will show where these trouble spots might be. If you already have had an evaluation, make sure these areas are properly remedied so that family communication can be as smooth as possible.

4. Have realistic expectation of your family as well. As much as you may wish your mother-in-law acted a certain way, chances are, she isn't changing before Thanksgiving Dinner. Take a moment to acknowledge what you wish they were like. Then prepare to accept them even if they behave as they have always done in the past. Let go of your expectations as best you can and embrace people as individuals. Try and let go of past grudges as they are in the past and can not be changed. There is only now and we can enjoy this moment.

Have a great holiday season.

Too Much Noise is Bad Feng Shui

2008-10-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

There has been much in the news of late on the effects of noise. From a Feng Shui too much perspectivenoise is an imbalance. Noise is Yang and too much of it throws the Yin/Yang balance of your environment out of order.

I believe we are all aware that loud sounds can damage our hearing but The Nutrition Health Review states that noise can have additional negative effects on the body beyond the ears. Noise must be considered a hazard to our overall health and well-being.

How do people react physiologically to unwanted sounds or noises? How do their bodies react to the large amount of energy the noise is directing at them? The body reacts with a stress response. Should these stress reactions be sustained over time because the noises continue, they can cause actual damage to the circulatory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal systems or, for that matter, any other vulnerable bodily system.

I also heard this very interesting report from NPR about how noisy restaurants keep many people from coming back. The reporter measured the decibel level at 86 in one restaurant he visits. 86dB is equivalent to a lawn mower or a truck in traffic. Not something that I would like to dine in. Although too little noise in a situation like that is not good either. People expect some energy from others when they eat out, just not in large doses. Restaurateurs need to walk a fine line or sound balance to make their dinning rooms comfortable.

How might noise effect work productivity? In the office, constant or intermittent unwanted noise is distracting, even uncomfortable. It affects concentration and, for many people, causes fatigue. Keeping your office quiet enough to hold concentration is a must for maximum productivity.

We need to be mindful of the noise of our environment. The object of feng shui is to make our living and working environments as supportive as possible. Is the noise around you doing that?

Feng Shui and the Busy Family

2008-09-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

So this is what my living room should look like. What great Feng Shui this room has. I have added the elements that are needed to balance the energy. I have added a mirror and lamp with a beautiful reflective mica stand to help add more light. There are coffee table trunks that double as storage for miscellaneous stuff. I love sitting in this room, when it looks like this. The problem is that it looks like this about 50% of the time.

You see I have 4 children. They are wonderful, beautiful and a blessing. But with 2 year old twins, a 6 year old daughter and a 7 year old son, below is what the room usually looks like. My husband has a great way of putting it. The kids are like walking through water, when you walk they fill the space behind you (whether it be with Lego's, or dolls or crayons). So I am in a constant battle with their stuff. I laugh when I meet a client that is concerned with managing clutter and is afraid that I will judge their messy house harshly.

Oh, I understand the battle too well. I have decided that the problem is that we have too much stuff. Too many toys, too many clothes and just too much stuff.My family specifically but our culture in general. I don't think they had problems with clutter 200 years ago.

So this year I am going to continue to battle the stuff with organizational systems as I always do, but I am also going to try and make a concerted effort to rid myself of the some of the stuff.

Remote Follow Ups

2008-09-08T11:37:00.000-07:00

I just had a follow-up appointment with a client via phone. I do this from time to time to save them on travel fees. I usually like to have two appointments; the first to gather all my information and the second to go over the report with them to explain everything.

I have found having follow-ups over the phone is PAINFUL for both of us. It is difficult for them to know exactly where and what in their home I am referring to, especially when it comes to suggestions on furniture placement. In the end we do get through it all, but it usually takes two hours instead of one.

However, I will continue to do them as necessary to save my clients their hard-earned money and me the gas but I need to figure out a better way to explain everything. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Have to go...the natives are restless.

Entryway Clutter

2008-09-01T15:09:00.000-07:00

So we spent this Labor day holiday weekend with my brother and his family in TN. What a great fun family weekend. My brother needed a little help with a household task today before we left. They live in a house where you usually enter through the garage into a mudroom/ laundry/ pantry. This is common in modern homes with garages. Rarely do people park their car in the garage and then walk around to the front door.

Anyway, they wanted to stack the washer and dryer so that my sister-in-law would have more room and put a small folding shelf in the room to help manage the laundry for a family of 5. So the question was do they stack them so they are closer to the door (or coat cubbies) or do they push them back further toward the utility sink which is at the back of the room. They had them stacked toward the front because she felt it would be more convenient to reach and open, but then after they were there something didn't seem right. I pointed out that having them toward the front of the room made the entryway feel more tight. In other words, bad feng shui. The energy flow into the house from the outside was being stifled because of all the stuff by the door.

It is important to keep your entryway uncluttered. Have you ever been in a great mood only to return home to a mess right inside the door that kills that good feeling. That's bad feng shui!

Here I go.

2008-08-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the 21st century, I guess. I have never "BLOGGED" before or really even read a blog but a couple times. But my husband has encouraged me to write down the interesting things that happen as I practice Feng Shui. This will be a good way for people to see how the energy map shows me what is happening with in a person's life, to some extent. So here I go....

We are also reworking my web site. I love it. It is so much fun to change the look of everything. It is almost like rejuvenating the energy of your site as you would rejuvenate the energy of your home by rearranging things.

That's all for now...looking forward to my first insight.