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What is Feng Shui?

It sounds like something you order at a Chinese restaurant, but Feng Shui is actually a method of organization and design that brings harmony and peace to your home or office.

Feng Shui is a spiritual system that began in ancient China about 3,000 years ago. There are many complex notions that go into Feng Shui but a simple paring down of the philosophy has become popular in the Western hemisphere today. Basically, Feng Shui revolves around the “chi” or energy that surrounds all life.

The words Feng Shui literally mean “wind water.” Both concepts are associated with prosperity and good health in the Chinese lifestyle. To have good energy flowing through your home, use the basics of Feng Shui.

What is Chi?

Alignment and balance are the core and essence of Feng Shui. Your state of mind and your energy have an effect on the places that you live and work. Also, whatever the condition of your environment is, it can affect your internal state.

You can work on your inner state of mind by meditation or prayer. The outer environment can be changed physically. Inner and outer states are two sides of the coin. You can’t separate the two. So if you feel uncomfortable in your own home, it’s time to make some changes!

Chi is energy or the force of change and transformation.

In a given living space, each room has its own energy. The energy has to be allowed to flow freely throughout the items within the room to create a total atmosphere of positive things. Who knew that a bathroom had energy? It certainly has a lot of other things, but Feng Shui teaches us that even a bathroom can bring calm feelings to each family member.

Feng Shui theory says that you can affect the energy around you simply by creating a space that is favorable to your life. This involves knowing the five Feng Shui elements, Feng Shui colors and how the energy moves throughout each room in your home.

What is next week's lesson?

Next Feng Shui Friday we will discuss the five elements of Feng Shui.

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Your home can be a relaxing haven where you shake off the stresses of your day when you arrive. Peaceful, light-filled rooms that have positive flowing energy can be yours with just one phone call. Contact me,Christina of Diva by Design™, at info@divabydesign.org to bring a new harmony to your surroundings.

Christina Rodriguez is President of Diva by Design™, an interior decorating, home staging, and redesign company. She is also a proud graduate and affiliate of The Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program. If you would like to know more about home staging as a business, click here.

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