Tips on Feng Shui And Decoration

Everyone knows that the three most important aspects to selling a home are "location, location, location."A feng shui practitioner, however, might say that location is just as important to a home buyer. That would be the location of the entrance, the location of the garage and the location of the bedrooms, though -- not just the area of town the home is in.

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Feng shui is a way to create tranquility 

Jackie Streeter wasn't sure what to expect when she contacted a feng shui consultant for help with her new Cupertino business. But the results went beyond what she ever imagined. The Coffee Society, a coffee house Streeter bought last November with her sons, was off to a slow start. In June she heard feng shui consultant Jo Preston speak at a Cupertino Chamber of Commerce   

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Feng shui -- pronounced "fung schway" -- translates to "wind-water." It refers to the ancient practice of positioning objects or buildings in certain ways in hopes of affecting health, energy and wealth. According to the principles of feng shui, energy can be liberated or stifled by the arrangement of living and work spaces.

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Feng Shui is about interpreting environments . Practitioners use a number of different approaches to connect with the energy or feel of a place and fine-tune it to make it work for those living or working there. More often than not, practitioners use a mixture of methods to create the effects they want. Every defect could be addressed specifically and on adapting Vaastu or Feng Shui, we need to allow quality time to experience the positive changes. Expecting instant results or pressing the panic button when defects are identified are not the right solutions in approaching Feng Shui or correcting the space.

Feng Shui for offices or commercial locations can create environments that will support the occupants. The energy of an office could be dramatically improved if its occupants respond to each other in a positive way and cooperate with each other. Changes as simple as realigning the furniture, painting the walls or moving in healthy plants are at times more than enough. Negativity breeds negativity, so forward planning and planning work programs holistically rather than on a day-to-day basis will reduce stress.

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The location of the office is not normally something over which we have control , but its internal layout can make a great difference to the way people feel and behave. By adapting Feng Shui in the office, energy movement is assisted and, at the very least, personal workspaces could be cleared of accumulated clutter. The plans for a famous bank in Hong Kong designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster required modifications as per Feng Shui. The exterior was altered, escalators were realigned to attract positive Chi, and the interiors were redone. Ironically, the main rival to this bank constructed a new building just across the road and soon a Feng Shui war began. The new bank with its sharp corners were directing poison arrows of negative energy to the other bank building, which had to be countered by installing mirrored glass to symbolically direct it back. Feng Shui could help an office in many ways, but most important all, it is to make the business function efficiently and gain prosperity .

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Early feng shui relied on astronomy to find correlates between humans and the universe  and it is inseparable from an understanding of political power in premodern China.

Chinese often used the celestial pole determined by the pole stars to determine the north-south axis of settlements. This technique explains why Shang palaces at Xiaotun lie ten degrees east of due north. In some cases, as Paul Wheatley observed, they bisected the angle between the directions of the rising and setting sun to find north. This technique provided the more precise alignments of the Shang walls at Yanshi and Zhengzhou.

 Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice which monitors and synchronizes the flow of energy through a space, and helps us live better.

The skill of Feng Shui lives in the knowledge that mankind is not separate from the planet, house or other people. Feng Shui connects the outside and inside scenery and creates a balanced room which is full of positive energy, health and happiness. Recently, as far as buildings are concerned, people only care about the aesthetic criteria and functionality, not caring about the most important thing - health. The art of Feng Shui is aimed at recognizing the vital energy of a room. Before all, these are the materials from which our home is made from, the item in it, the colours that surround us, the outside and inside light, and many other factors which form the whole picture.

The whole Feng Shui system is based upon the emotional idea of nature - a holistic philosophical system that studies nature, and the space we live in. It is based on the idea that the space that we live in must be made so that the flow of energy, which is constant, always positively effects the people in it.

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Lillian Too is a best-selling author, television personality and Feng Shui expert from Malaysia. She has authored over 85 books on the subject of Feng Shui, which have been translated into 25 languages. Her books have sold well in excess of 7 million copies, making bestseller lists around the globe.

 Lillian founded The World of Feng Shui, a feng shui merchandising and franchising company, where she is the chairman. The franchise has stores in Brunei, Vietnam, Bangkok, Calcutta, Manila, Cebu, Tokyo, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Toronto, London, the Netherlands, Brussels, Madrid, Barcelona, Sydney, Melbourne, five stores in Indonesia and 23 stores in Malaysia. The franchise also has an online store which claims to be the world's "first online feng shui store". Lillian Too is also the publisher of Feng Shui World magazine, a fortnightly publication.

Lillian founded the Lillian Too Certified Consultants Institute, which runs correspondence courses and certification programs in feng shui. She also has a roadshow called Lillian Too's Feng Shui Extravaganza which was broadcast on the satellite television channel, Astro.

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Symbolically, our homes reflect our inner selves. Our environment should support us and give us energy, not bring us down. With feng shui, you learn how objects affect your thoughts, actions and behaviors. We need balance to make us feel comfortable and look toward the future, to move ahead. We must ask ourselves 'what do I want to manifest in my life?' and create homes that support those desires."

Barrett is a certified feng shui consultant with star clients, having made over homes and offices belonging to many actors and entertainment executives, including Oscar-winning actress Mary Steenburgen, who wrote the book's foreward, and Alyson Hannigan ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "How I Met Your Mother").

Barrett will present a workshop, "Lifestyle Feng Shui for Creativity and Prosperity," Thursday at Galleria de Paco. The evening includes dinner and a book signing. Feng shui, in simplest terms, is the art of placement to enhance the flow of positive energy. Barrett's approach is holistic, incorporating interior design ideas based on feng shui principles, interpreted through the prism of personal identity.

"Feng shui isn't a religion, and I'm not into the traditional Chinese symbols. I'm interested in making feng shui work in people's lives and fit any decor or style, whether it's in a dorm room, mansion or mobile home," she explains.

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Her book includes a bagua --- a feng shui map --- to locate enegy centers in home and office, so the user can energize each space to enhance career, finances, relationships, family, creativity, wisdom and reputation.

Barrett teaches clients to unblock the flow of energy in their home and lives. All objects have energy, and healthy energy is moving energy. Objects and their placement, color palette, even clutter can block energy, causing conscious or subconscious discomfort, unease and negative emotions. Those emotions bleed into daily lives, impacting relationships, careers and opportunities.

"Maybe the first thing you see walking into your home is the back of the sofa. That stops energy flow. Change its position, and it feels more welcoming, energy begins to flow and your mindset changes. Or perhaps you're holding onto furniture from a previous marriage or something you've inherited and dislike but keep out of guilt or for sentiment. Get rid of it or put it away. If it isn't affecting you in a positive way, it has no place in your environment. It's amazing the changes people have in their lives when they start to implement good feng shui, rotating negative energy into positive energy.

In feng shui, positive energy translates into happier relationships, improved sleep patterns, better health, professional success and wealth. Color, lighting and water are important considerations. Each color has a different vibration that impacts mood, while lighting lightens moods and energizes. Moving water is calming and brings in natural energy.

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She suggests starting the transformation at the front door, followed by master bedroom and garage. "The entrance should be clear of clutter and the door should open wide so energy flows in. Place art you love across from the door so you see it each time you enter. If possible, have a fountain, even a small one."

The bedroom should be a sanctuary for rest, rejuvenation and intimacy. Place the headboard against a solid wall, not beneath a window, against a plumbing wall or with your head pointed toward the door. "That's the worst Feng Shui," Barrett says. "You can be caught off-guard while sleeping and there is no sense of safety. Also, energy goes in and out windows, and it's hard to sleep with energy passing through. Again, there's the element of safety."

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