No doubt about it, winter is a time for the drawing in of your energies, back into the nest of your home. With the weather laying down its worst, and the outside world storming and blowing, that age-old instinct for shelter and comfort takes over. It’s also a time when the hand reaches instinctively for…
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When is the last time you took a good objective look at your entrance? In feng shui, the entrance is a vital key to bringing positive energy flow into your home. The entrance is considered the “mouth” of the property from which life force enters allowing those living in the home to thrive with new…
What if I told you that the position of your bed and where you sleep each night has a great effect on your life, your health and your disposition? Would you believe me? I didn’t believe it until I started this line of work and witnessed hundreds of cases of “proof” that there is something…
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In today’s economy, homeowners have to be creative in order to save money on heating and cooling costs. In addition, there is a renewed focus on conserving and reducing energy consumption. So, I’ve had to get creative and find ways to save both money and energy. With that in mind, here are five ways to…
Take a good look around your home. Do you see things you love and cherish, or things that are just there “because”? I often see items on display in homes that I’m curious about, and when I ask the occupant to tell me about them, a common response is, “Oh, my mother-in-law (who she says…
The Cube Project is a very cool tiny house project from Dr Mike Page at the University of Hertfordshire. Page set out to build a compact home (no bigger than 3X3X3 meters on the inside) in which one person could live comfortably with all the modern conveniences we are used to, and one which also…
Modular building has been well established as the faster building option. Slightly less known is that it’s inherently more sustainable than traditional construction. According to the National Science and Technology Council, the construction industry accounts for 40 percent of primary energy consumption and 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Reduced waste,…
Fountains are desirable in feng shui because they bring the energy of water into the environment in a beautiful and elegant way. Water was important to farmers in ancient China because the success of their rice crops depended on having abundant water. Plentiful water resulted in plentiful rice, so over time water became associated with…
I see televisions in the bedrooms of about eighty percent of the homes I visit. Odds are you have one in your bedroom as well. During a feng shui consultation, many of my clients sheepishly say, “I know that I’m not supposed to have a television in the bedroom…” Many people are afraid I will…
