Feng Shui in the Workplace
We often think of incorporating feng shui to gain a sense of peace and harmony where we live, but what about our work environments? 
According to Wikipedia, the definition of workplace stress is: ‘The harmful physical and emotional response that occurs when there is a poor match between job demands and the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker.’
With added responsibilities many people are wearing several hats, and working 9 to 5 surely seems like a thing of the past.
Increased hours are needed just to keep up with the pressures of fast paced technology and social media. Continue Reading…
2011: Restore, Renew, Declutter
Winter is the time for hibernation and dormancy.
In feng shui, the element for this season is water. With its introspective energy, water is considered yin.
In a quiet state, we turn inward and nurture ourselves as we prepare for the approaching newness of spring.
Emotionally, a new year offers a clean slate. What better time is there for a little life review? No pressure; no declarations. Just some suggestions for potentially improving your lifestyle.
Change Your Mind
Negative thinking is very detrimental. It keeps us stuck in old patterns and behaviors. Make it a point to really listen to your thoughts. Remind yourself that each thought is powered by you, and only you can change them to become the person you want to be! Continue Reading…
Yin & Yang: Nature’s Equalizers
The other day I was feeling a little out of sorts and when that happens I like to view my imbalance from a feng shui perspective.
I identified the problem to be that I was both wired and tired at the same time – a strange cycle of somewhat opposing feelings. This deduction made me think about yin and yang, which are described in feng shui as the extreme opposites of each other.
Yin is considered quiet/cool energy and relates to winter, while yang is more active/hot and is associated with summer. Continue Reading…
The Tactile Qualities of Feng Shui
In feng shui you hear a lot about positive and negative chi. But…what is chi anyway? 
Basically, all things are comprised of chi or energy. It is the invisible life-force that is present in everything that exists in nature, connecting the yang energy of heaven with the yin energy of earth. Without it nothing would survive.
Because our five senses help us interpret our environment, chi can also be described as what we see, smell, hear, taste and touch. Continue Reading…
You Snooze – You Win
We live in a society where sleep problems are all too common. It is reported that the average adult needs seven to nine hours of sleep to help maintain a healthy body. Unfortunately, only 35% of folks are achieving this.
Today, most children have computers and TVs in their rooms. Consequently, they are not getting adequate sleep, and performing at low energy levels equates to not functioning at peak performance in school.
Stress is considered the most common cause of sleep disturbance. Filled with anxiety, thousands of people suffer from insomnia. Either they can’t fall asleep, wake up several times during the night only to have trouble falling back to sleep, or wake up too early in the morning without feeling rested. Continue Reading…
Feng Shui Enhancements Using Color Therapy
Every day we make choices based on color, some being of more importance than others. The colored traffic light tells us to stop or safely go. We stand in front of closets asking the age-old question: What am I going to wear today? If we are tired, we may subconsciously choose red for energy. Need some nurturing? Perhaps you will be drawn to green.
Other than a choice point in life, however, what exactly is color? A free online dictionary tells us that color is ‘the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person’s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation of objects.’ That is a bit of a mouthful. More simply put, color is the way our brain interprets the frequency of light.
The way color is perceived and experienced is largely based on our cultural background. Colors give off vibrations and different people react differently to those vibrations. They can either give us a boost or drag us down.
From a feng shui perspective, colors used in our living space affect us physically, emotionally and psychologically. Feng shui is about how a person interacts with his or her environment. It teaches us to tune in and learn how to sense the energy of a space. Continue Reading…
Feng Shui and Old Man Winter
“It sure been a cold, cold winter
My feet been draggin’ ‘cross the ground
And the fields has all been brown and fallow
And the springtime take a long way around”
~ M. Jagger/K. Richards
In 1943, the American psychologist Abraham Maslow first introduced his theory of personality widely known as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The hierarchy consists of five basic needs:
- Biological and Physiological—basic life needs such as oxygen, food, water and sleep
- Safety—protection, security, law and order
- Belonging— family, affection, relationships
- Esteem—self-respect, achievement, status
- Self-Actualization—personal growth, fulfillment
While the hierarchy indicates that our physical survival is the basic need, Maslow’s observation was that a person will not feel the second need until the first one has been satisfied, nor will they fulfill the third level without satisfying the second one.
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