Feng Shui Tips to Refresh Home’s Chi

 

 

Why do people the world over use Feng Shui techniques to attract peace, joy, and balance into their homes and lives?

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement and decorating. It has many simple-to-learn concepts that can help us today to align health, hearth, and heart in harmony with our desired lifestyle.

 
Read this post to see which Feng Shui tips resonate with you, and practice using them to cleanse, declutter, refresh, and correct imbalances in surroundings and life.

Then find ways to tune into life force energy (chi, qi, or prana) and apply it to Feng Shui principles to gain a greater sense of well-being.

 
When chi flows freely through our bodies, minds, and spirits, this energy creates feel-good vibes and helps us thrive by merging the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual realms. 

Free-flowing chi provides inspiration for  abundance manifestation, and makes space for insights that improve relationships with ourselves, our surroundings, our family, and others.

An important point to remember when implementing Feng Shui ideas is to proceed at your own pace.

Some people need to block off a chunk of time and schedule a Feng Shui activity in a planner. They try to accomplish one Feng Shui project at a time.

Others prefer to work full speed ahead, until one room or the whole house is cleansed and refreshed.

Others work best spontaneously, and grab a few spare minutes to seize the moment.

Look Below for Feng Shui Tips to Refresh Home's Chi

 

Tip# 1 
 

Keep entryway attractive, welcoming, clutter free, and chi-friendly.

A clean front door and open space at the main entrance helps usher in improved wellness, career satisfaction, personal progress, and loving, restorative energy into homes. 

Dust the front and back of the front door, as well as the hinges, knobs, and frame. Remove leaves, twigs, and particles that have accumulated on the front door mat, walkways, or behind front porch plants, wreaths, etc. 

If your house or apartment number isn’t visible from the street or hallway, guests and delivery people may find it hard to locate you. 

Likewise if overgrown plants, shrubs, benches, display items, or furniture crowds the main entry to your dwelling, it puts obstacles in the path of new opportunities from entering as well.

Check outdoor lighting and replace lightbulbs if necessary. Bright lighting elements illuminate the path and neutralizes stuck or stale energy. 

Once inside, make sure windows and glass doors are clean and in good working order. This allows natural light to shine in. 

Open windows or door for at least 20-30 minutes a day to take advantage of the healing power of fresh air and natural light.

Tip# 3

Declutter countertops and other flat surfaces morning and night. Read, file, and/or shred mail each day. 

Cancel as many paper statements, circulars, newsletters, and the like that you can. Sign up for paperless billing, if you haven't done so already.

Don't leave dirty dishes in kitchen sink, on countertops, or in other rooms of the house.

Tip# 4

Clean out junk from floor, chairs, bed, and closets. Donate, trade, or recycle as much as possible.

Remove yellowing, dying plants and flowers as well.

Throw out artificial or dried flowers, and faux plants. They release dying or dead energy into the air, and can cause an adverse effect on health and mood.

 

Tip# 5

Weed out duplicate or broken sports or exercise equipment. Keep those you want to save in good working order in a gym bag and/or on a garage shelf, or laundry room or mud room bin.

Set up a dedicated space for hobby paraphernalia, books and magazines, keys, wallets, hats, outerwear, and accessories. 

Take out garbage and recycling daily, and keep indoor garbage containers out of sight.

Sort through stuff in closets, drawers, and other storage places. Give away or repair items that are broken. 

If you never use, have outgrown, or hold on to things with bad memories associated with them, they may be the ones to discard first. 

No matter how beautiful an item is, if it overcrowds the space you have, swap it out for a smaller version or eliminate it entirely.

Tip# 6

Live plants are an important part of Feng Shui decorating. Plants emit positive energy and cleanse the air. 

Vegetation's green and other earthy colors remind us of health, renewal, and growth.

Bring the aura of the outdoors into your home and notice how living things including pets contribute to the positive flow of chi throughout your home. 

Tip# 7

Study characteristics of the 5 Elements in Feng Shui which are FIRE, EARTH, METAL, WATER, and WOOD and their corresponding COLORS. 

These elements help us combine, add, subtract, and align Feng Shui energies in our living space. Each element is represented by specific colors.

Fire: Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple and Pink. Fire represents high energy levels, passion, and transformation.

Earth: Light Yellow, Sandy Tones, Light Brown. Earth represents stability, nourishment, and support.

Metal: White and Gray. Metal represents mental strength, influences intelligence, focus, and clarity. 

Water: Blue and Black. Water represents release and renewal, inspiration, relaxation, and flow.

Wood: Green and Brown. Wood represents expansion, creativity and new beginnings.

For additional information about colors and ways to balance chi see:

7 Chakra Colors and Their Powerful Meanings

Did this post intrigue you? Do you think any of these tips can help improve your sense of comfort and pleasure at home? Are you willing to experiment with Feng Shui ideas?

Please comment below.

Use simple Feng Shui tips to feel centered, happy, and uplifted at home. 

To keep the ball rolling and get more organized and refreshed in living space deep clean home or apartment at least once or twice a year. 

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Use Energy from Green to Refresh You and Your Home

Today I’ll share tips and ideas to

demonstrate how Green Energy and 

its corresponding Feng Shui Element, 

Wood can help rejuvenate your 

living space and you.

Post updated 6/29/2021

A study published online by the

National Institute of Health (NIH), 

"Exposure to Neighborhood Green 

Space and Mental Health: Evidence 

from the Survey of the Health of 

Wisconsin," revealed people who 

lived close to green space had lower 

rates of anxiety, depression, and poor 

physical health than those who lived

nearer to the concrete jungle. 

Keep in mind, no matter where you 

live, you can use your imagination 

and ingenuity to fill yourself up

with green energy of a meadow or 

field in the country. 

Read on and discover how simple and 

economical it is to satisfy your need 

for green.

Certain shades of green have

psychological impact on the mind as 

they stimulate energy for improved 

health and well-being. 

Think of bright Kelly green. Does it 

remind you of St. Patrick’s Day or 

something else? 

What about dark or forest green? 

Does that hue make you feel 

reassured and grounded?

There are simple ways to tap into

green energy to refresh your home's 

décor, and enliven body, mind, and 

spirit. 

Greens color your world and may be 

as close by as your plant stand or 

garden. 

Look at each individual petal of a jade 

or other house plant. 

If you prefer, glance out your window  

at an evergreen or tree (wood and 

green) and look at it closely. 

Then take a tree hugger walk to 

commune with nature. Research 

shows nature walks help improve 

heart and lung function. 

While you're at it, observe how many 

shades of green you can find. 

If you see no green anywhere, take in 

the greens from pictures like the one 

right below.

Try this green mindfulness 

technique to quiet your mind and help

you create potent green energy. 

Use it to playfully visualize ways 

green can color your body. 

Sit, lie down, or stand in a relaxed 

pose as you say: 

I allow the harmonizing, relaxing 

energies of green vegetation to 

invigorate me. 

Green energy travels to places in my 

body that need nourishment. 

I breathe in refreshing green colors 

and breathe out stress. 

I breathe in seeds for change and 

breathe out outmoded behavior. 

I breathe in joy and release dis-ease.

I breathe in love and release fear. 

Then, say aloud... "Green energies 

are always there for me. I enjoy 

using green in my daily life, because 

harnessing green power helps me 

breathe more deeply, come fully 

back into myself, and thrive."

 Affirmation by Nancy Andres

Another idea that helps put more 

green in your life, is to transform 

stuff that's on hand in new ways. 

Place one of your house plants 

alongside your computer or tablet 

 

and glance at it often as you work. 

Set the monitor or phone  screen to 

green to soothe eyes. 

Green plants and green screens help 

you work at your electronic device

with less eye strain. 

Write in your journal with a green 

marker. Use green to write a to-do

list. 

Green is a signal to proceed, and go

with the flow. 🌲🌵🌴

Notice whether your mood improves, 

as you move green items into your 

living space. 

This color can establish or maintain a 

pathway for renewal, expansion, and 

flexibility. 

Display green towels or wooden items 

like a bamboo soap dish or towel 

stand in your bathroom to restore 

energy. 

Add wooden objects in the bathroom

to promote a sense of grounding. 

Both green and wood promotes 

willingness to take good care of 

yourself. 

Awaken your senses and relax

as you soak in your tub. Scent bath  

with pure essential eucalyptus oil. 

This tree sourced oil soothes tense 

muscles and clears your mind, as it 

washes your cares down the drain. 

It's no wonder many spas use green 

and wooden items in their decorating 

schemes. 

Reserve a spot on the wall for a photo 

or painting of a green landscape. 

Cleanse and "green" the air by placing 

a Boston fern in your bedroom or 

family room. 

Use a green rug in the mud room and 

anywhere you want to encourage 

positive energy to enter your home. 

Find a shade of green paint that 

appeals to you. Use it to paint one or 

more areas to perk things up.

Green is a helpful color to gaze at or 

imagine, when you feel anxious, 

stressed, or worry about money 

coming in. 

When you include green in your 

decorating plan, it helps money 

circulate for you.

Research indicates that of all the 

greens, spring green is most accepted 

and appreciated by both sexes. It 

broadcasts new growth, balance, 

good health, and abundance. 

"Introduce touches of green in your

 living space to enliven, balance, and

 increase your sense of abundance 

and energy. " Nancy Andres

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