A big part of Feng Shui is the observation and application of Yin Yang Theory. We strive to not have our personal surroundings too yin or too yang. Yin attributes include dark, quiet, narrow, and small. Yang attributes include the polarity: bright, loud, wide and large. We […]
One of the biggest concerns that Feng Shui adherents ask about is the infamous staircase aligned directly with a door. The notion is that this drives the air currents (qi flow) too quickly and directly. Whether the qi is traveling in or out, the concept […]
Over the decades I have been impressed with remedies and solutions that clients have come up with. Instead of doing the bare minimum to achieve a certain goal, some have committed to their feng shui in a way that makes me feel very honored to […]
There are several ways to interpret or work with a bathroom space, based on Feng Shui theory. And there is a difference between remedies IN a bathroom versus FOR a bathroom.
Firstly, we can make note of the location of the bathroom in a house, […]
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There are a lot of details to keep track of during a feng shui consultation. Usually, I emphasize the “big picture” over the details, but everything is important, especially when you consider the cumulative effect of a lot of minor problems combined. Here […]
In feng shui parlance, we have a phrase, “poison arrows,” which refers to the sharp edge of just about anything, and in relation to what that sharp edge is pointing at. The sharp edge may be something small, like the edges of furnishings. I prefer to downplay […]
The ancient practice of feng shui originated in China, but affects every living being, much like gravity. As a metaphysical art form, feng shui is a vast body of theories and techniques for improving the quality of life. Health, finances and relationships are all influenced by where […]
If you haven’t heard the term “Tiny House” you can correctly assume that it describes a very small house, but there is a movement now to build and live in tiny houses by people who don’t necessarily need to. Many just want to live in a tiny […]
I moved to a new home as of June 2019. Perhaps I will write up a Case Study on the home I lived in from 2002-2019, but I’ll start with the new abode. Many of my clients are curious as to what kind of Feng Shui I […]
In the terminology used by Feng Shui Flying Star practitioners, we refer to the center point of a floor plan as the “center palace.” And yet, at most we can visualize it as a dot where all the eight directional zones converge, like the center of a […]
