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Feng Shui Nightmare: EMFs

 

EMFs are electromagnetic energy fields which exist both outside and inside our homes and businesses.  From a Feng Shui perspective they are certainly "shar" or negative chi and can have harmful effects on our health such as compromised bio-chemisty, recurring fatigue, disturbed sleep, headaces, confusion, nausea, decreased immunity, certain cancers, tumor growths, blood disorders and auto-immune diseases.

Here are some simple actions you can take to help reduce the effect of the EMFs on your well being:

• Either remove (or keep at least 8-12 feet from your body; or unplug when not in use; or reduce) the usage of: clock radios, televisions, elecrtic blankets, water beds, ac/dc transformer boxes, coumputers, laser printers, copiers, appliances, microwaves, flourescent or halogen lighting, fuse boxes, cell phones, cordless phones, toasters, refriderators, electric heaters, electric shavers, blow dryers and dishwashers. The things in the bedroom are especially important.
• Cover open electrical plugs with child-proof covers
• Use EMF reduction devices (I love the things from Bio Pro)
• Place cork tiles under appliances adn use plants (peace lilies, ferns, evergreens, palms or philodendrons) near computers, televisions and so on
• Strengthen your biological system with healthy foods, exercise, pure filtered water for bathing and drinking and taking nutritional supplements that provide minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidents to combat the EMF effects
• Fix right away any frayed wires; broken outlets, sockets or switches; unfinished electrical work or fuses and light bulbs that often blow out
• Don't sleep in synthetic bedding or wear synthetic clothing
• Use 9 healthy potted plants (same ones as above) wtih a 50mm round faceted Swarovski crystal hung on 9" increments of red string close to the source in whatever room is of concern
• Take frequent breaks away from the computer.  Reduce your time on the cell phone and use a hands-free headset for talking. 
• Make sure the circuit box is not near your bed, desk or favorite chair
• Don't sleep near an air conditioner, fridge or electric water heater
• Check out Liddell's homeopathic spray "EMF" to help you detox your body

Feng Shui Breathing Meditation to Ease Stress

 

This "Breathing Inhale/Exhale Meditation" from Grandmaster Lin Yun will help alleviate negative stress, worries, anger and help balance out well-being and bring about auspicious chi:

Take in a deep breath and visualize that every cell in our body is breathing in this auspicious air and also breathing in the light of the Buddha or other deities.  We may also visualize that we are breathing in healthy chi, wealthy chi and happy chi.

When we exhale, we should do it in 9 small breaths with the last breath being the longest.  The 9th breath should expel all the air we breathed in.  We should visualize that we have exhaled all of our sickness, stress, worries and problems.

One inhale and one exhale is one complete set.  We should do 9 sets per exercise.  If needed, we should do 9 sets in the morning, 9 at midday and 9 at night.

 

Feng Shui Your Hotel Room

As many of us will be in a hotel sometime this summer, I thought it would be fun to share some tips for your stay. 

• If possible, choose an aupsicious day from the Chinese Almanac to travel
• Request a room with a beautiful and uplifting view
• Carry a talisman with you for protection and safety
• Tie a 9" piece of red cloth on your suitcase handles
• Clear the energy of your room by opening the windows; ringing a bell or chime; and spraying pure essential oil of orange, neroli or bergamot
• Make your room a yin sanctuary (quiet and dark) as much as possible for deep sleep by packing ear plugs and an eye mask as well as requesting a room far from elevators and ice machines
• If possible, sleep in the Commanding Position by adjusting your room  so that while laying in your bed you can see the entrance but you're not in line with the door nor does your bed cross the door.  Don't have a heavy beam crossing or splitting your bed, either.
• Cover the tv screen; mirrors;  and sharp corners on bed-side tables pointing towards your head (pack some fabric).  Make sure any blinds with blades are all the way closed or open but not half-open to avoid cutting chi.
• Keep the bathroom door shut; sink and tub drains closed; and toilet lid down when not in use
• Keep your chi lifted and supported by drinking lots of fresh water, exercising, receiving healing treatments, taking supplements and having long naps

Have a wonderful time!

A Feng Shui Garden: Tips to Increase the Light

In Feng Shui, we love the enhancement of light to increase the chi and life-force in both your body and environment.

Here are 9 simple tips to help you increase the light in your garden this summer.

1.  Use electric lighting to illuminate, spotlight or silhouette trees, plants or deity statues at night time

2.  Catch the light--as well as double the abundance!-- by placing mirrors behind plants, statues or water features (you can symbolically double your wealth, for example, by placing your water feature in the "hsun" or "fortunate blessings" area of your garden and placing a mirror behind it)

3.  Hang clear or colored 40mm faceted Swarovski crystal spheres in the branches which will shimmer and shine so beautifully (you can order some from me, if you wis, for $27 each)

4.  Use electric light or candles in lanterns

5.  Use mirrors beneath water

6.  Place colored glass reflecting balls among your plants

7.  Use a fire pit, fireplace or fire bowl (ideally in the "li"or "fame" area of your garden) at night

8.  String electric lights among the plants or across the space for night time

9. Use solar lights or tall glass novena candles to line your garden paths and steps

Feng Shui Tips for Business Owners: Don't Make These Mistakes!

• Are you making these Feng Shui mistakes with YOUR business?
2. You don't run your business from the "Commanding Position" (meaning you sit with your back to a solid wall facing the door--but not in front of the door--at the farthest diagonal from the door)

You have failed to use Feng Shui in the branding of your business so you don't have unity in your physical environment, marketing materials, how you dress and your overall business perception

The Yin and Yang energies are out of balance not only in your environmnet but also in YOU--you are always pushing and never resting OR you keep contemplating your business but never take action

You drain your own energy and prosperity by being surrounded by stagnant chi and clutter and your don't practice energy or time management

You don't activate your "Fame and Recognition" are (or "li" gua of your space) so you are invisible to your clients and customers

You have an invisible or poorly activated "Mouth of Chi" (or fraont entrance leading up to and inside your front door)

You don't put enough value in creating strong "Benefactor" or "Helpful People" chi in your business

You don't marry the "Heaven" actions with the "Earth" vision each day

 You have a weak foundation for your business with a glass desk-top or any kind inherited from a down-sized or bankrupt business

You sign a lease on a building before checking in with a Feng Shui consultant to see whether or not you should sign or keep looking

You don't take the "Predacessor Chi" seriously and fail to have a blessing ceremony on spaces that have had bankruptcy, sat empty for months or years or have had very negative energy from the previous owners

If you need help, please visit here for information about on-site and telephone consulting for businesses.

Use Feng Shui to Attract Visibility

In Feng Shui, when you want more visibility for your projects and goals, we often look to the "Li" gua, the place of Fame and Recognition in your home and office. But we can also enhance and amplify our own chi to be a beacon for attention.

Some easy ways--that are also great fun!--to help you get noticed are:

• Wear the color red, such as a suit, tie or carry a red purse (my own fake red crocodile purse always gets attention and comments which invites conversation which has actually led to me to Feng Shui consulting jobs!)
• Wear jewelry that catches the light such as gold, diamonds or Swarovski crystals
• Use scent to enhance your chi. Personally, I wear only 100% pure essential oils and I love them (as do people who hug me!)
• Use sound to attract chi such as bangles or tiny bell earrings.

Ultimately, I still believe the best way to cultivate charisma and magnetism is to be kind, generous and to be extraordinarily present.

Feng Shui in a Time of Recession

Listening to NPR today, a lot of talk about a recession in our country. There seems to be a cloud of fear and worry and Feng Shui can be such a friend to you in a time like this.

                    A few thoughts tonight:
1. Do the Inhale/Exhale Breathing Method to help alleviate your anxiety and stress--if you don't know this, please write me and I'll send it to you.

2. Take action on all of the Prosperity cures here at this blog

3. Surround yourself with Benefactors and Helpful People who are experts in finances, mortgages, business and so on (if you're in the Portland metro area, I can hook you up)

4. Make sure you're taking care of the Mundane--checkbook balanced, financial papers de-cluttered, room for more client files and so on.

5. Be generous, generous, generous

6. Have an abundant, flowing and 'all is deeply well' mind-set.

7. Have a Feng Shui Consultation and Feng Shui Blessing Ceremony  for the strongest Transcendental cures and blessings

Feng Shui for New Beginnings

Spring.  Growth.  Expansion.  Vitality.  New Beginnings.
In Feng Shui, we use the color green and the element of wood to enhance the Spring area of the Bagua called "Zhen" or "Jen".  In your home or business you can enhance this area (the middle left side of your room or building as you stand in the doorway facing inward) with healthy green plants (bamboo would be great!); green (or clear) Swarovski crystal spheres, paint or decor.  You may wish to put a green folder on this area of your desk with a list of all the projects you wish to 'grow' this spring.

Feng Shui for Spring!

9 Tips for Spring Feng Shui

1. Out with the clutter!  Before you begin, turn on all the lights, open all the windows, spray some orange essential oils and put on some uplifting music.  Clear all stagnant chi (inside and out) of your home, office, car, purse, wallet, briefcase, voice-mail, email, computer files, check-book--everything.

2. Then deep clean with aromatherapy products such as Mrs. Meyers and Method.

3. Increase the light by washing all of your windows and mirrors.  Dust your light bulbs and replce with the highest wattage possible.  Treat yourself to new lampshapes if necessary.  You can also hang Swarovski leaded crystal spheres in your wondows. (contact me if you need some)

4. Bring in a gentle breeze of precious new chi by opening all of the doors and wondows each day for at least 10 minutes.  Burn sandalwood incense or chen pi. (let me know if you want some)

5. Add lots of plants, indoors and out.

6. Add the color green into your life with clothing, paint and decor.

7. Invite fresh life-force with wind-chimes and bird-feeders hung from the rafters around your home.

8. Change out the water in your fountains and wash your crystal spheres overnight in a salt water bath (rinse in the morning under cold running water).

9. Make a list of everything that drains your life force: unfinished projects or errands, high-maintenance people, old emotions, unhelpful habits, negative thoughts, clutter in your environment (inside or out), toxins, electro-magnetic frequencies, debts, lack of sleep, poor time management, too-full calendars, excessive noice, distactions and so on...
Now, choose your top 3 energy drains you'd get the most relief from ending.  Schedule time on  your calendar and take care of them.  Move on the the next 3 and keep going until you are FREE!

No More Stagnant Feng Shui Cures

My dear friends in Feng Shui, please ask yourself, "Are my cures stagnant?"  When is the last time you changed the water in your fountain or cleaned your Swarovski crystal spheres?  I suggest that no less than once a month you:

1. Clean your fountain and put in sparkling fresh water filtered water (with just a drop or two of bleach).  Remember for your fountain to be a viable Feng Shui cure that the water should full with a strong flow and seen pooling (not disappearing invisibly) as it represents a gathering of prosperity and it should flow towards the inside of your home or business (not towards your neighbors--although, that's certainly a good deed!)

2. Your Swarovski crystal spheres should be cleansed overnight in salt water and rinse under cold running water once a month, as well.  You'll love the renewed and rejuvenated sparkle!  Hanging your crystals by 9" increments of red thread adds a mystical enhancement when using these spheres as cures.

Please let me know if you wish to order any fountains or crystals--I have some special ones!