The Top 10 Ways to Bring Elements of Feng Shui
into Your Home or Work Environment

The goal of Feng Shui is to create an environment that supports and nurtures you. Coaching fits very well with Feng Shui. Think of this as toleration busting! Here are a few easy steps.

1. Certain items can be placed in your home to activate chi or life energy. Items like crystals, candles, and wind chimes activate the energy and stir things up!

Hang crystals, place candles around your home, wind chimes are great for moving energy.

2. Bring plants and flowers in to every room - the green life force will give you great energy and lift your spirit.

If you have a black thumb choose silk, not dried flowers - they are dead and have no life energy. Also, avoid sharp edged plants and cactus as they have cutting energy.

3. Rearrange your office!

If your desk has your back facing the door change it to face the door, a more powerful position and one that enables you to greet people coming in. If you can't change it, place a mirror over the desk - mirrors are great Feng Shui cures!

4. Your prosperity and power center are the furthest left corner from your front door. Does it look prosperous.

Okay, if your wealth corner is harboring a hamster cage, sports equipment and a month's worth of old newspapers clean it up! Place some plants, some fire items, like red flowers, paint or fabric, and perhaps a water element - a red fish would be great! If you don't want fish even a bowl of clean water will work!

5. Every room should have the five elements in them: Water, Fire, Tree, Metal, Soil.

Water; fish tank, bowls with water and pebbles, fountains. Fire; candles, oil lamps, red flowers, red fabric. Soil; plants, yellow flowers. Metal; silver, white or gold objects, round is a great shape.

6. Repair or replace broken items. These are energy suckers! Fix them or they're gone!

7. Make sure windows are clean to allow for easy flow of chi. Ideally, open your windows once a day to bring in fresh air and energy.

8. If the stairs in your home line up with your front door put a mirror and plant at the top of the stairs.

You want to prevent the energy from flowing out of your house, the mirror will reflect the energy back in to your home.

9. Get rid of clutter!! Clutter saps energy!! Rule of thumb - keep things that you love and things that you need.

10. Trust your own intuition about what feels good to you. As you begin to tune in to the flow of energy in your home you will see what needs change.

Feng Shui may be new to us in the West, but it has been around for thousands of years, it does work!

About the Submitter
This piece was originally submitted by Candace Hammond, Personal and Life Coach, who can be reached at powercoach@capecod.net, or visited on the web. Candace Hammond wants you to know: I am a coach who loves to work with people who are seeking change and growth in their lives. I am completely passionate about personal growth!
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