How to Incorporate a Zen Vibe into your Home.

Your home is your ultimate sanctuary. A comforting place to return at the end of a hectic day and one where you wake up to find inspiration. As such, there are certain things that you can do to enhance the energy in your home to help attract certain desires.

The ancient art of Feng Shui employs the thoughtful and deliberate organization of your environment to enhance the energy around you. Feng Shui is based on the concept that the energy of the universe, know as chi, is ultimately tied to the harmony in our lives. Which means that the characteristics of the places you live, work and play can either encourage or block a positive balance of personal chi, and therefore promote or discourage good health, positive relationships, contentment and success.

As you may know, acupuncturists apply needles to areas of the body to stimulate the flow of energy, and promote harmony and healing. Similarly, a Feng Shui practitioner will make suggestions on the placement of items within your interior to do the same. The addition, removal or rearrangement of these items is based on a bagua, or energy map (shown above), which reveals the areas of your home that correspond with certain areas of your life.

Feng Shui principles coincide with the 5 earth elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Metal and Wood. Each element has unique energetic properties that help attract certain outcomes. Therefore, the Bagua Map is used to determine how you can balance the energy in your home for optimal results.

Our next blog post, we will illustrate how you can utilize the Bagua Map on an existing floor plan. Is your home in need of a little Feng Shui? If so, where would you start? Drop us a note in the comments below, we’d love to know.

Written by: Brandelyn Cameron, BA, Dip. Interior Design – Feng Shui Practitioner | Reiki Master (in training) | Yogi (200hr RYT in progress)

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