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Sell your home with Feng Shui

Jul 29th, 2008 | By Aisling | Category: Home and Garden

When you are selling your home, most people will give you the same advice.
1. Make your home look its best.
2. Price your home in the same range as other, similar homes.
However, unless you know what homebuyers are looking for, your ‘improvements’ may be a waste of time and money.
For example, there’s no point in repainting [...]



Feng Shui certification

Jul 5th, 2008 | By Aisling | Category: Other topics

Feng Shui certification is a controversial topic. Let’s discuss the pros and cons.
Because Feng Shui has existed for thousands of years, most people practice it without any formal Feng Shui training.
However, new Feng Shui enthusiasts — especially in the West — often ask for workshops, classes, and Feng Shui certification.  Certification can be very [...]



Feng Shui and the power position

Apr 6th, 2008 | By Aisling | Category: Office Feng Shui

When you use Feng Shui to plan your home or office, it’s important to know where the Dragon seat is, also known as the power position. This is the area where you should place your own chair, and the Feng Shui elements that are most important in your life right now.
The power position in [...]



Dragons and Feng Shui

Mar 31st, 2008 | By Aisling | Category: Featured articles, Other topics

Dragons have been important symbols in many world cultures from Celtic lore to ancient Asian artifacts.
In Feng Shui, dragons are among the most powerful good luck symbols. Like Persephone, the dragon hibernates beneath the earth during the winter months and re-emerges on the second day of the second month, according to the Chinese calendar. [...]



8 easy tips for garden Feng Shui

Mar 28th, 2008 | By Aisling | Category: Featured articles, Home and Garden

As the weather improves each spring and summer approaches, it’s great to have an excuse to spend time outside. You can use gardening to improve your Feng Shui luck, with these simple eight steps:
1. Keep the front and back yard balanced.
Alternate your gardening projects in the front and back yards so that both areas [...]



Feng Shui Outside Your House

Dec 31st, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Home and Garden

You’ve applied Feng Shui inside your home, but what about the outside? Did you know that the earliest forms of Feng Shui were about where to place your home, and how to landscape it?
The first thing to do when you’re applying Feng Shui to the outside of your home, is exactly what you’ve done inside: [...]



Your Feng Shui Lucky Animal

Dec 21st, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Other topics

Following the Chinese calendar, each year is ruled by one animal. That animal symbolizes the fortune of the year. When combined with other aspects of your Chinese horoscope, you can use feng shui to make the most of your opportunities in the coming year.
Every year, the Chinese New Year is on a different day. However, [...]



Big Spaces, Little Spaces – Feng Shui Your Office

Dec 1st, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Office Feng Shui

Have you ever tried to work in front of the TV, and lost your sense of focus? Or, have you ever sat down in your cubicle to do some brainstorming, and not one good, creative idea came to mind?
In Feng Shui, we try to match the place to the project and to the individual’s workstyle. [...]



Poison Arrows and the Environment

Nov 29th, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Home and Garden

Sometimes, the biggest challenge to Feng Shui luck is the landscape outside your home or office.
FENG SHUI AT YOUR FRONT DOOR
Start with the lawn around your home or office. If there are any bare or yellow areas, fill them with a hardy ground cover.
If nothing will grow in that spot, use mulch or gravel and [...]



Poison Arrows and Room Decor

Nov 2nd, 2006 | By Aisling | Category: Home and Garden

Poison (or poisoned) arrows, also called “killing chi,” are usually found in every room in every home an office.
Poison arrows are corners that jut out and seem to point into the room. Those corners are called poison arrows and can send negative energy–also called “killing chi” (or killing qi) [...]