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Success Story: Getting Help with the Helpful People Box

By Karen
March 19, 2013
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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

Feng Shui has brought me more work than I can handle!

By Karen
January 31, 2013
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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?

By Karen
January 28, 2013
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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

17 Shades of “Welcome” – What is Your Front Door Saying About You?

By Karen
October 29, 2012
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As the trick-or-treaters prepare their offense, you might want to counter attack by changing the  level of welcome at your place. Here’s my interpretation of what these houses are saying to the kids (and any other opportunity in life for that matter):                                                                                       “Too much work to deal with – I’ll pass.”             …Read More

Feeling Stuck? Answer these questions that support decision-making.

By Karen
August 11, 2012
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Many of my clients call me because they find themselves at a cross road in life. Maybe they just got divorced, are a new empty-nester, or have a job change. But sometimes, they are faced with the cross road event and can’t decide which way to go. For those people, I ask them to answer the following four questions as it often helps shed some light on what path to take and waht decision to make: 1. What would happen if you did? 2. What would happen if you didn’t? 3. What wouldn’t happen if you did? 4. What wouldn’t …Read More

Feng Shui Your Desk

By Karen
July 30, 2012
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These are what items I most often consider and their importance with regard to desks and good, permanent full-time jobs. #1 Come to terms with the fact that you actually NEED a permanent desk. After hearing lots of complaints about jobs being unstead, I think “the laptop at Starbucks” method of doing work is correlated. You need physical space and a desk to be established for you to work consistenly. #2 A solid wall is directly behind you (as opposed to glass.) #3 Your desk is big enough to do the job, but not so big you feel dwarfed with …Read More

Feng Shui for your Child’s School Paper Overwhelm

By Karen
July 13, 2012
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I recently got asked this question by a frustrated mom: School’s out and I’m overwhelmed with all the stuff that is left over. Do you have any ideas on how to get a grip on all the paper that my kids bring home from school so I’m prepared this fall? It got ahead of me this year but I don’t want to make that mistake again…I’m afraid it will take over my house if I don’t have a plan! Great feng shui question, so here’s my answer… I feel your pain sister! Kids bring home TONS of papers – it …Read More

COLORADO FIRES – Tragedy or Triumph?

By Karen
July 2, 2012
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Since I was just in Colorado, and there are fires going on there, I thought I’d talk a bit about that. The fires that raged through Colorado certainly give those who live here an up close and personal look at the interplay of the five elements and how quickly things change when one element dominates at a particular moment in time. For those of you who have read my book or know a bit about feng shui, there are several “cycles of elements.” In the creative cycle, wood “fuels” the fire (Page 36, 37) and fire creates earth. The trees …Read More

Does Your Favorite TV Show Tell You Something?

By Karen
May 15, 2012
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My job as a feng shui consultant is to notice environmental patterns and arrangements that work against a person’s health and well-being, and suggest ways to mitigate or better them. And, being in thousands of homes over the years, I have become quite good at it. For example, I’ve noticed that kids who get bullied often have a window at the head of their bed, and people with shoulder trouble have sharp metal (like weapons) near their bed. Recently, another new connection seems to be happening, and I wanted to see if I could see if there are other people …Read More

Rebuilding After a Disaster with Feng Shui in Mind

By Karen
March 4, 2012
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With all the tornadoes flying around this past week, I thought I’d give those badly affected a little checklist to consider if they have to rebuild. In order to be brief, I’m going to assume you know a bit about the feng shui that I practice or have read my book. I would highly recommend, if you have the resources, to hire a feng shui consultant (hopefully one that is very comfortable with the design process like an architect, landscape architect or interior designer) to help you navigate the rebuilding process with the best feng shui outcome. But if that …Read More