For those of you new to my site that have not figured out why so many feng shui books contradict each other I’m going to say it once again (because I get this question e-mailed to me all the time!) There are many styles of feng shui, just like there are many styles of pasta, many modalities of healing, and many styles of architecture. So, just like there is no right or wrong pasta or architecture, there is not right or wrong feng shui. They are all intended to help you better your environment; they just take different paths to …Read More
Kitchen Clean-Up
Remember what I’m always saying, what’s closest to you in your environment impacts your life the most. Well, on that note, what is closest to your food is affecting it a lot as well. The state of your kitchen is the state of your health – and especially the state of your liver. And the liver is the main detoxifying organs in the body! So do your liver and your health a favor and clean that kitchen! Think about it. The food you eat which turns into your body is stored, cleaned and cooked in the kitchen. It is the …Read More
What Can I Do To Find A Job After I’ve Been Laid Off?
I often get questions about finding a job after being unexpectedly laid off. Well, without knowing ANYTHING about your home, the first thing that comes to my mind is – what happened in your environment before you were laid off? Was something changed that may have supported you getting laid off? If you can think of something specific here, I’d go about trying to counterbalance that item, renovation, or thing that has changed. What if you can’t think of anything specific like that? Then my guess on what is happening in your home is clutter. If things are stagnant – …Read More
Success Story – Working with what you have!
“Karen, My mom gave me a copy of your book after she attended one of your seminars. I finished law school last year, but the first and 3rd semesters were financially straining. The first semester my student loans were declined due to a couple of “derogatory” remarks on my credit report. I had no money, no job, no food, no money for bills, and no money to even purchase my books. My printer cartridge was out of ink and I could not even purchase one to get resumes out to get a job. I sent in for a cosigner which …Read More
Feng Shui: Master Bedroom Art
Q: Can you please tell me the best type of art to put in a master bedroom please? And do directions play into it? Thank you kindly, Linda N. A: I will give some typical suggestions here, but remember, I usually work on people’s lives as opposed to just simply spouting “this is right and that is not” type of answers for people’s houses. So with that said, I am assuming that this master bedroom is for a healthy romantic couple, or a wanna-be-more-romantic couple (you have to start somewhere!) My advice is to choose art that: 1. Fits the …Read More
Success Story: Getting Help with the Helpful People Box
I am really shocked. I am doing a major cleaning/purging of stuff in my house and my idea was to Feng Shui each area as I went, but I got a little anxious and decided to start a Helpful People Box. I put in the name of a friend I just couldn’t get a hold of and the name of my husband. I had to – I was getting so frustrated with having to do everything by myself. Two days later, he did the dishes (3rd time all year), took out the trash, cooked dinner, went grocery shopping, and even …Read More
What does your house say about you?
OK. After looking at this picture, what kind of judgment did you make about the people who live there? Eccentric? Wacky? Fairytale/nursery rhyme lovers? So, by just taking a quick look at a home, you can very quickly come to some sort of snap conclusion about the people that live there, right? With that in mind, what conclusions do you think people make upon seeing where YOU live? As one who practices feng shui (that art of creating environments that consistently support the goals and dreams of clients) I’m always amazed at what some people allow in their environments that …Read More
Feng Shui has brought me more work than I can handle!
How much do you really know about Feng Shui? Do you apply it to your life? Have you seen results? My New Years Resolution this year is to give you more! More content, more answers, more of whatever you need having to do with feng shui and healthy, happy living. To start, I thought we could tune into the life of a feng shui newbie and follow her journey as she moves her stuff to change her life. My business manager Sara quickly volunteered for the assignment when I told her this idea because she already is seeing great results …Read More
Is Taxidermy Considered Bad Feng Shui?
I understand how some people want to remember the big catch or big kill by creating a trophy for themselves and hanging it on the wall, but let’s break it down from a feng shui perspective and see how these kinds of things stack up energetically in the home: 1. Poor symbolism: By placing this symbol of a fish so high up on the wall, you are now living “below the fishes” which is not a natural pattern usually resulting in residents feeling depressed, stagnant, “underwater” or “can’t get their nose above water” or “drowning in debt”, etc. 2. Potentially …Read More
Using Feng Shui for “Your Agenda” VS “What’s Best” — It All Works Out in the End
Even though I’ve been doing this feng shui thing for a long time, I still find myself amazed at how miraculously things work themselves out when I “get out of the way.” It always seems to work out in the end — even if we set aside our “bull-dozing” efforts! Isn’t that a relief to know??? (Stop squirming fellow “bull-dozers!”) I just have to tell you this story about my son getting into high school as I think it perfectly demonstrates how a “highest good” type of intention can be the most rewarding. After all, it isn’t helpful to wear …Read More