Fun with Feng Shui

Using the principles of feng shui in your home can help you harness the positive energy in your home and life—not to mention help ensure it’s a peaceful, welcoming space.

According to Rodika Tchi, an expert on the topic, feng shui is a “complex body of knowledge that reveals the ways to balance the energies of the environment to assure health, wealth and good fortune for people inhabiting it.” Learn more about what the basics from her about.com site.

According to Tchi’s posts, there are 7 basic steps of feng shui that apply to the home. Even if you don’t want to get too deep into feng shui, some of the tips that are worth applying to any space in your home include:

• Clearing out clutter. This one’s pretty self-explanatory, but if you want help on making this one happen, check out my other posts on cleaning and organizing.
• Having quality air and light. This involves allowing as much fresh air and natural light into your space as possible, and supplementing it with air-purifying plants and full-spectrum lighting.
• Being mindful of the state of your home and how the energy in your home influences your wellbeing.

Feel like going deeper? You’ll want to define the bagua of each room using a bagua map—this helps you figure out how certain areas in your space are connected to certain areas in your life. Then you’ll want to learn about the five elements of feng shui—the goal is to balance these five elements in your home and learn to strengthen specific elements in specific areas. While you’re at it, find out your feng shui birth element too so you can design your environment around that element. Last, finding your Kua Number is helpful so that you can position items such as your bed and desk in the best direction for you.

Once you’ve learned the basics of feng shui (check out Jayme Barrett’s book, Feng Shui Your Life, to learn more), you can apply it to almost anywhere.

The bedroom is a popular spot for trying out feng shui. Here’s how, courtesy of HGTV. And Savvy Decorating offers pointers for feng shui in kids’ rooms too.

I’ve managed to follows these do’s and don’ts of feng shui for the office pretty well without even trying—maybe that’s why I’ve been so productive lately!

And, it turns out, you can even Feng Shui your closet. And the kitchen too, thanks to Healthy Lifestyle.

Still looking for more? How about just going for a pristine home courtesy of feng shui?

Until tomorrow,
The Home Know-It-All

Comments

[Julie, The Home Know-It-All]

Feng shui is great, isn't it? Glad you liked the post!

[feng shui expert]

Its a good post and good stuff too.
Why feng shui is fun because it all involves the right art of placing things in a right ordered way to allow the positive chi into each rooms.