Archive for July, 2010

Would you like to bring good luck into your home by using Silk Orchids? Feng Shui experts say yes you can.
 
 
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Losing Sleep? Look to Feng Shui for sleep secrets. Feng Shui is beneficial for a lot of things, including how to get a good night's rest each night.
 
Building and decorating a place that is ideal for dwelling or even work take more than just having the right architect or being able to afford great furniture. For those who wish to have a structure that feels right and brings the best out of anyone who steps in it, using Feng Shui wisdom in design is a must.
 
Using Feng Shui to boost wealth as well as fortune is by no means something new and revolutionary. While it is true that this matter literally covers a huge variety of subjects and a lot of topics, one does not need to master everything in order to get started. In actuality, if you are interested in practising Feng Shui, all you need to do is to master the 3 killer tips that are revealed in this article. Keep reading to find out more.
 
One of the most talked about aspects when it comes to Feng Shui is the toilet. People are extremely interested in knowing the myth of toilet when it is associated with Feng Shui. Well, it has been given a lot of bad press and the common perception has it that not only it flushes away wealth, but also relationships as well as other good things in life. All these boil down to one question, which is can toilet really flush away your wealth? Keep reading to find out more about this matter.
 
 
Monday, July 26th, 2010
The basic elements of feng shui are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. When creating a harmonious home or office, these elements may be hard to incorporate but you can easily do that with colors and shapes. With the colors and shapes of your room or design pieces, you can create a house that follows good feng shui.
 
 
Monday, July 26th, 2010

Are you feeling stressed at work? Is one getting too much to bear? Many people have turned to Feng Shui of late, in solving their workplace pressures. This ancient Chinese art form has been used for generations amongst the Chinese people, to help with normal day-to-day problems by simply redirecting “Chi” - an invisible form of nature’s energy that resides in every living thing (including us).

There are two different types of energies with regards to Chi. There is the positive as well as negative energy that flows through us and around us. The key to peace of mind and happiness is balance. When the energies go out of whack, we suffer the consequences and the side effects and come in the form of stress or unhappiness.

You can start using Feng Shui as well in your office environment to help you focus, relax and also relieve in work related stress.

Here are several quick tips for you to apply to your workplace surroundings, to achieve a positive aura immediately. It is easy to do and best of all it’s free. You will find that by just changing a few small things on your desk, you can achieve huge overall changes in your mood as well as perhaps even your health.

Placing a small plant on your desk is a great way to energize your immediate workspace. Fresh flowers are also a lovely way to brighten up. Bamboo and money trees a top picks for Feng Shui. If you place a plant in a red pot of the East side of your desk, you will help to encourage good health and positive energy, whilst placing the pot towards the southeast will attract more wealth into your life.

Sometimes it can be hard to control the atmosphere around you when you share your workspace with your colleagues. This is particularly true in part workspaces and cubicle situations. High pressure work environments only make this worse. Listening to music can help you tune out, whenever you’re having a bad day at work. The music will help you relax as well as alleviate the outside forces of negativity. Listening to calming music or repeated loops of sound clips through earphones can help you escape into your own little world. Choose tunes such as sounds of oceans, or wind chimes clinking with the gentle breeze. Some people even prefer to listen to gentle classical music, as this will help to stimulate the mind as well as drown out unwanted influences.

You can create a sense of ambience as well if you have your own office space that is enclosed. Scented candles can be an excellent addition, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for you to work in. Just remember to never leave the candle burning unattended and keep it away from paper as well as other flammable objects.

A better alternative that will create the same effect, is to use an electric oil burner with your choice of scent. Scents such as lavender are a great pick me up, and so is Neroli or any orange/lemon scented oils. The Neroli can be wonderful for calming a tired mind and is ideal for repelling negativity as well as burning out of the brain. Hopefully, these Feng Shui will be useful to you in creating the ultimate and most relaxing workplace environment.

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Are you sleeping in a room with out-dated mirrored closet doors? These doors were popular years ago, and some designers still use them to try and "fool the eye" into thinking the room is larger than it actually is. Read this article for some great ideas about how to update your closet doors today, that will help you sleep better tonight!
 
 
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
With the global economic crisis and high inflation rate, almost everyone has encountered financial setback and finds it difficult to maintain wealth and a bigger uphill task in accumulating wealth. Thus, in this time of difficulty, it would be wonderful if we have the knowledge of feng shui to boost and enhance our wealth luck.
 

According to Chinese belief, the ancient art of Feng Shui allows one to harness the energies of nature called “Chi”. The Chi Chi’s one can be used to promote success, health, as well as overall prosperity and harmony.

If you are having trouble focusing at work, or if you’re unproductive at the office, there are a few things you can try to change the aura around you, and this will in turn make you feel better, feel lighter and more positive towards your work.

Feng shui can be used to benefit you in work as well. Try positioning your computer on the west side of your desk to enhance your creativity. You can also position it on the south side if you wish to make more money. According to this ancient art form, cables as well as wireless resemble chaos, therefore you should keep them out of sight as much as possible. Another thing to try, is get yourself a really comfortable high back chair with armrests. This will not only improve your posture but also symbolizes protection as well as support. It is also believed that these type of chairs will raise your authority in the workplace (believe it or not).

Color choice in your workplace can be an important factor as well. The colors represent the different parts of Chi. Red represents power as well as aggressiveness with business dealings.

If you’re in a partnership where collaboration is essential, include lots of orange colored decor in your office. If you’re in the creative side of the industry, purple is a good color to boost your creativity as well as clarity of thought. Placing objects or pictures that utilize these specific colors within your workplace will allow you to harness their positive effects to the full.

Apart from the tips mentioned above, you may also wish to try placing pictures ornaments around your workplace. The rooster itself is thought off as a peacekeeper and will be useful when getting rid of workplace politics, naysayers as well as backstabbing. The Chinese Dragon is thought of as a powerful symbol that attracts wealth, luck, strength as well as coverage and protection.

Ever heard of the Dragon tortoise? This is a mythical creature that is believed to help retain your relationships with your employer. The Chinese also believe that the Dragon tortoise is great for people who seek advice as well as mentorship. If you can get a hold of one of these figurines are statues and placed them on your work desk as well as around your room, you should notice a positive aura in the following weeks to come.

Lastly, you might want to try placing specific crystals around your place of work. The crystals are said to affect your mood and can help you to remove negative influences in your life. Crystals are great to look at and can make a big impact on your decor as well, so it is a win-win situation.

Black crystals in general will help to absorb workplace negativity and in return, emit of pure and clean sense of energy. The smoky quartz crystal can also help to protect your body from electromagnetic fields emitted from your computer as well as your cell phone. It is also believed that by wearing a tourmaline crystal around your neck will have the same effect.

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