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How to Feng Shui your Bedroom

Feng Shui in the home is important; the bedroom is considered a vital room in your home to apply Feng Shui rules. The energies in your home play an important part in how they affect your sleeping habits; below are tips on adding Feng Shui to your Bedroom layout.

Feng Shui Bed Placement

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In the bedroom, Feng Shui’s bed direction is essential. Feng Shui principles have proven that everything is ultimately energy; it makes sense that your bed’s position is part of bedroom Feng Shui. The bed should be placed relative to the door and allow the sleeper the broadest possible scope of the room. A restricted range of sight within the room can restrict the person’s Chi and their life vision. The larger the space in front of your bed, the more your life expands, breathes, and improves.

Avoid placing your bed in a corner because you or your partner may feel trapped. Both sides of the bed should be easily accessible so that one partner doesn’t have to climb over the other to get out of bed. In that case, the person who is sleeping facing the wall could feel deprived of freedom, restricted or stuck in the relationship. If your bed position doesn’t allow you to see the door and you can’t move the bed, place a sizable mirror that easily allows you to see the door. If you need to angle the mirror to show the door, use a standing mirror angled to the appropriate position.

Visibility of the Bedroom Door for Feng Shui

In Feng Shui principles, having a view of the door from the bed without being too close to it gives a sense of safety, helps with relaxation and promotes sleep.  Never place the foot of the bed towards the door; this is known as ‘coffin position’ and puts the bed as the primary focus in the room.  If this can’t be avoided use a piece of furniture like a footboard or table to act as a buffer zone. Remember to make sure the buffer doesn’t block the view of the door.

Feng Shui Rules For Better Sleep

The most important rule in Feng Shui for the bedroom is that your bed must have a headboard! A solid wooden headboard is recommended to add grounding and stabilization to your life. Metal headboards are not recommended. Scientific studies have concluded that poor sleep quality can be detrimental to your mental and physical health, including the sex drive. The headboard provides support and offers a balance of yin and yang energies.

Eliminate Mirrors In A Bedroom

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According to Feng Shui’s bedroom setup, you should avoid having mirrors in the bedroom. In Feng Shui for love and marriages, mirrors can reflect past energy into space, which can cause restlessness and amplify anxiety. Feng Shui mirror placement indicates that mirrors in the bedroom facing the bed need to be relocated because they reflect the couple in the bed. Some believe that this will cause a failure in the relationship because of the entry of a third party. So it is important to not have a mirror opposite your bed, whether on a dresser or the wall.

Feng Shui Alter Placement

The images and objects that you surround yourself with effect your life more than you could imagine. Alters and statues should never be placed in the bedroom. Do not position your altar to share the same wall as your bedroom, especially the bed. Buddha, Bodhisattva and Heavenly Deities are compassionate. Placing them in the bedroom is inappropriate and disrespectful; we do not want the intimacy between the couples to cause any disrespect to the altar.

Bedroom Ventilation

The bedroom should be well-ventilated, keeping old energy out of the room.  Closing your bedroom door, closet and bathroom doors ensures the optimum flow of nourishing and healing energy, improving your health and strengthening relationships.

Bed Size Matters In Feng Shui

The bed plays an integral part in bedroom Feng Shui. The bed size is important; a single mattress is not suggested if you’re actively manifesting a relationship; these are for children and singles. On the other hand, many King size beds arrange so that the box spring is made up of two single beds pushed together. These types of beds can manifest into a symbolic divide in the relationship. Also, sleeping on a King size mattress does not encourage intimacy.  Invest in a full-size mattress or a Queen bed to avoid you and your partner feeling like you are miles away from each other.  Keep the area under the bed clean and free from storage and clutter; storing items under your bed affects your sleep. Feng Shui tips can only get you so far. When you are sleeping, your Yin is in a passive state; and it’s important to create an environment in Feng Shui that supports your qi and represents you and the feel of your home. It’s essential to live in a space that embraces what you want; if you need assistance, consider booking a Feng Shui Bedroom Consultation.

How to use Kitchen Feng Shui to bring Wealth and Abundance into your life

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The kitchen is one of the central areas of your home. It’s a place you and your family will spend a lot of time. You’ll cook and eat meals together here, and you’ll gather with friends and share stories and memories. This keyspace in your home interacts with fire energy, suppressing negative Chi and retaining positive energy in the kitchen. Here’s how to use Feng Shui to bring wealth and abundance for the kitchen to achieve good effects.

How to Organize Your Kitchen

You don’t have to be a Feng Shui specialist to know that the kitchen is considered the heart of the home. In Feng Shui, though, this room is significant. We all spend a lot of time in our kitchens, so the energy in this space is continuously flowing. With that in mind, it’s crucial that we keep this space clean, refreshed and organized. A chaotic, messy kitchen creates a cluttered, disordered life. Keep your kitchen organized, clean, light, airy and full of free-flowing energy for a better life! 

Kitchen Feng Shui Colours and Decoration 

It may not seem important to decorate your kitchen since it’s a more functional room in your home, but there are some things to consider. 

Firstly, avoid using the colour red when decorating your kitchen because the fire element already dominates the room. Adding red to this will throw it entirely out of balance.  

I also recommend placing Feng Shui kitchen mirrors or some other reflective surface behind the stove to reflect the burners. Burners are associated with wealth and abundance, so by reflecting on them, you’re increasing the visible number of burners in the room, therefore increasing wealth. The reflection also helps you visualize the space behind you while cooking, putting you in the command position in the room. 

Be mindful of the Feng Shui water element in your kitchen, too. Water dampens fire energy, so avoid having too much blue in your kitchen decor. 

Feng Shui Tips for Stove

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The stove represents Feng Shui symbol of wealth and prosperity. We recommend using all the burners instead of only the same one or two you prefer to use. Using them on rotation signifies making the most of the potential wealth available to you. By only using one or two burners, you’re limiting your potential. 

It goes without saying that you should keep the stove clean, which allows the Chi in the cooked food to remain energized. A dirty stove depletes energy and therefore, drains finances.  

Healthy Meal Preparation  

One of the prime uses of the Kitchen is for meal preparation, which is a source of prosperity and health in Feng Shui. Did you know your emotions penetrate the food while you’re cooking? This is why you should prepare your meals with love, transferring healthy eating between you and your family. 

Make sure you keep your food pantry organized and decluttered. If you have expired food items in the pantry or fridge, make sure you throw them out. Any almost empty jars and packets should be disposed of too, as this represents lack.  

Be sure to remove all the garbage daily and keep your garbage can out of sight under the sink to avoid money loss. Food is meant to invigorate you, but it can impact your health and relationships when you see food scraps and remains in the garbage. 

Kitchen Utensils and Gadgets 

A fundamental rule of Feng Shui in the kitchen is to keep your knives stored out of sight. Knives, unsurprisingly, have piercing energy and can cut through good Chi, so it’s essential to keep them tucked away in drawers.   

Don’t leave empty pans on stovetops or countertops. This signifies emptiness and a lack of Feng Shui abundance.  Remove chipped dishes or broken items as crockery symbolizes wealth and cracked plates represent failure.

Best Kitchen Lighting 

As with any other area of the house, a well-lit kitchen is important in Feng Shui. Having good Feng Shui lighting while you’re in the kitchen and using the space helps draw good Chi.  

Feng Shui Kitchen Plants 

Plants in the kitchen and flowers are important to attract wood Chi energy. You can also include herbs and fruits to enhance your kitchen’s energy.

By displaying nine oranges in a bowl on the center island not only signifies health, citrus is also known to remove bad luck. Of course, many of these things you can do and achieve by yourself.

For a complete and personalized assessment of your kitchen, I recommend a consultation. If you’d like me to share how you can increase Feng Shui in your kitchen to improve wealth and abundance, do get in touch,  

How to Invite Good Energy into your Home with Front Door Feng Shui

When it comes to attracting good Chi into your home, the front door is where it all starts. In Feng Shui, the front door is where positive energy enters and flows. So, if you’re coming home and not feeling a sense of calm or peace, then it may well be due to your entryway. This post talks about front door Feng Shui decoration, front door Feng Shui lighting and much more. Here are my top tips on Feng Shui rules for front doors.

Front Door Tips – Remove Clutter & Clean

As with other areas of your home, you should first start by decluttering and clearing the space leading up to your front door. According to Feng Shui principles, the front door of your house represents the mouth of the home. So, make sure it’s easy to access by keeping it clear of clutter, allowing for clear and smooth communication.

You want positive energy to enter and move throughout your house easily but if things are cluttering the path or front entrance, Chi won’t flow freely. Regularly clear the area, clean up the dead leaves, cobwebs and so on, especially in the winter when the focus isn’t so much on the home’s exterior. To achieve successful Feng Shui decor, make sure the trees or hanging decorations are not causing an obstruction.
Also, ensure the house number is visible from the street. Think about it from the perspective of inviting a guest to your home. If they can’t easily find your home because the number isn’t visible, then how can you expect Chi to do the same?

Simple maintenance on the front door is important. First, give it a good clean. Make sure the windows and surfaces are clean. Check that the door handle isn’t loose. Next, sweep the porch and tuck away any unused items.

Meena opening the door

Unused Front Doors, Side Door and Garage access

People often use a side door or enter their home through the garage these days. If that’s the case within your home, exit your front door at least once a day, inviting positive energy in as you walk back inside. To invite Feng Shui to your front door, here are the steps to follow: step out of your front door, ground yourself for a few seconds, then come back inside. By doing this, you encourage good energy to come back with you.Also, welcome your guests through the front door, which allows you to receive the positive Chi and any opportunities that it brings.

Curb Appeal

An attractive entrance will always be more inviting than one that’s been left unattended. I’m sure you’d feel the same way if you were to compare two doors and were choosing which one to walk up to! Place some front door plants (a pair is best for balance) to set the tone and create curb appeal.

While you want good energy to flow into your home, you don’t want it crashing in at light speed. Avoid using a straight walkway to the door to prevent this. Create the illusion of a meandering walkway by placing small shrubs or year-round green plants on the path. Adding fragrant flowers and plants also helps to welcome the positive Chi to your house.

Do you live on a T-junction, crossroads, or opposite a busy public space like a hospital, school or place of business? These areas can create forceful, harsh energy known as Sha Chi, also known as a ‘poison arrow’. This type of force tends to weaken your energy, leaving people feeling restless and unstable. Slow this energy down before entering your home by creating energetic barriers using plants, small shrubs or a fence. These create a cushion-like effect of the Sha Chi. These barriers have the bonus of reducing the harsh glare from car headlights and reducing the loud noise of traffic moving through the area. I can also suggest other remedies, such as to Feng Shui with crystals, to correct the energetic balance after reviewing your front door during a consultation. Different entrances and directions require specific remedies, so do speak to me if you’re unsure!

Front Door Lighting

Feng Shui front door lighting can be added to ensure a continual attraction of positive energy towards your home; and to make sure the area is well lit. Keep your lighting clean and change any burnt-out bulbs. Also, keep any glass in or around your front door spotless so that the area stays bright and fresh. If your entrance is at the side, add lighting and entry door plants to guide the Chi to the area. And you can encourage it further by choosing a wooden door, as this represents prosperity, growth and good health.

Feng Shui rules for the front door

Colour and decor are great ways to invite Chi into your home. Choose a colourful outdoor area rug or mat, but avoid anything with distinct religious writing or affirmations, as it’s disrespectful to step on those words.

You can also add a wreath to the front door, but avoid dried flowers and opt for silk ones instead. If there’s space, add a piece of vibrant artwork to your porch area.

Live in an apartment, town-home, or your office door is in a corridor where they all look the same? You can get creative with some pretty door decor to make your entrance look more inviting. I had one client recently who loves bling, so she added a little glitter to her peephole! Likewise, you could add bells to the handle so that every time the door opens and closes, the bells “excite” the Chi in the area and invites it in. Of course, these are just a few ideas, so feel free to come up with your own!

If you’d like me to view your entrance or answer your questions like what is the best Feng Shui front door colour or in Feng Shui, what direction should the front door face, do get in touch with me!

How to Build your Dream Home using Feng Shui Principles

Having the opportunity to build a home from scratch is a very exciting prospect. You’re working with a blank canvas. You have the chance to make important decisions about the look, style and functionality of your home from the very beginning. But have you considered the principles of Feng Shui as you build your new home? Applying them now means you can optimize the good Chi energy flow in the internal and external space right from the start to give you and your family the best flow of energy, abundance and prosperity going forward. Here’s how to build your dream home using Feng Shui principles.

Your Home’s Direction

The facing direction of your home is one of the first things that needs to be established. This helps to determine how Chi energy flows into and around your home. We do this by using a compass and assessing the land your new home is being built on. It’s worth noting that this doesn’t necessarily mean the location of your front door. The facing direction specifically relates to the direction where the most Chi is flowing into your property.

dream home using Feng Shui

The Front Entrance Location

The main door, or front entrance, is a crucial aspect of Feng Shui as this is the entrance into your home in which Chi enters. A Feng Shui Master will determine the most suitable location for your main entrance based on the facing direction and other exterior factors of your new home.

Once you choose a location, there are other decisions to make. The size of the main entrance should be large but not so much that it is out of proportion with the rest of your home. The door should open inwards, never outwards and it shouldn’t be in direct line with the back door of your home. This would mean the Chi flowing in would immediately flow through and straight back out of your home.

These are a few of the things to take into consideration regarding your front entrance.

Room Placement

Deciding on the location of various rooms around your home is another important factor in the principles of Feng Shui. The public spaces of your home, like your living room and home office, should be at the front. More private rooms like your bedroom should be towards the back. For example, your kitchen holds great significance as it relates to the health of the occupants of your home, while the master bedroom should be in the back half of the house, ensuring greater safety, power and influence. Your Feng Shui Consultant will advise you on the best locations for each member of the household’s bedroom and sleep positions, according to their personal trigram.

Deciding where not to place certain rooms is as important. Your washrooms, for instance, should not be in the centre of your home as this can have a negative effect on your health and finances.

Choosing Design Features

There are many design features to explore and choose from a Feng Shui perspective.

To begin with, consider the overall shape or floor plan of the home. Square or rectangular-shaped homes offer harmony in Feng Shui. Odd angles, on the other hand, like triangular or octagonal shapes can present Feng Shui challenges as they’ll have missing areas in the Bagua Map.

The location and design of the staircase are another crucial area of interest. The location of them can cause some challenges. For example, they shouldn’t immediately face your main entrance or in the centre of your home. A spiral staircase is something to be avoided due to the disorientation it causes.

And, of course, decor, colours and many other design features are later areas to review and make decisions on with Feng Shui in mind as the construction of your home progresses.

As you can see, there is more to creating a home full of harmonious energy than just moving some furniture around. As part of your home’s construction, Feng Shui Consultants can also implant energizing and magnifying crystals and energy diffusers which help to continuously diffuse energy. This provides cleansing and calming properties, as well as protection for the home.

Here at Momentum Feng Shui, I work with many clients who are building their own homes. I offer two Home Construction packages, which include a complete evaluation of the lot, direction, location and external factors of your build, as well as detailed in-person or virtual consults to go over all my findings and recommendations.

So if you’re in the process of building the home of your dreams, start on the right foot and get a complete Feng Shui assessment and principles to put in place before your home is even designed. Get in touch with me to book your consultation.

Living Room Feng Shui: Creating The Perfect Relaxation Space In Your Home

Your living room is likely one of the most well-used rooms in your home. It’s where you go to relax, to be with family and unwind from the stresses of your day. So, if the Feng Shui isn’t right in this room, you’re going to notice! Using good Feng Shui practices in your living room will elevate it from being just a space to sit together and watch TV into a warm, welcoming one that’ll feel like the heart of your home. Here are my top living room Feng Shui tips for creating the perfect relaxation space in your home.

Clear the clutter

In Feng Shui, clutter is one of the first things you should look at. All those extra items you have crowding your space aren’t letting the good Chi flow around as it should.

How well the good energy flows is important in your living room since it’s one of your home’s more public rooms. The flow of good Chi promotes a welcoming space and invites good health to everyone in it.

Think about your furniture

No living room is complete without its furniture. A table or two, seating and storage are all expected to appear here. But your furniture choices can make a significant difference when it comes to Feng Shui.

Try to choose furniture with soft, rounded edges. Furniture with sharp corners can obstruct the flow of Chi, especially when they stick out into walkway areas.

When choosing a coffee table, opt for wood instead of glass. Glass is thought to be inauspicious and can intensify negative Chi energy.

Meena is sitting in her living room with a cup of tea

Focus on seating

Above all else, you should ensure there’s enough seating for everyone in the home, with enough space to accommodate guests, too.

Place the back of your sofa against a solid wall, if you’re able, so that you can see the entryway into the room. This helps create a feeling of safety. Don’t place it in front of the window as it obstructs the positive Chi from entering in, as well as stopping you from enjoying your view. And avoid placing your sofa (or “floating” it) in the centre of the room of yin and yang energies.

Think about colours

Colours are used in Feng Shui to enhance or support particular areas in your life. So, it’s worth giving some consideration to the colours you use in your living room.

Keep the furniture in neutral colours as this creates a calming, grounding influence. It also works as a clean slate for decorating. If you want to use specific colours to aid certain parts of your life, incorporate these in a few added elements. Coloured cushions, vases and other decorative items can all add a touch of colour to your room. Keeping things neutral means it won’t interfere with annual Classical Feng Shui remedies, like blue for water, red for fire and so on.

When painting your walls, try to avoid dark colours. In Feng Shui, the sort of colours that invite the flow of good energy and balance are on the lighter end of the spectrum.

Let’s talk about your TV

In this modern world, it’s unusual to see a living room without a TV. But its reflective surface can act like a mirror when not in use, allowing it to reflect clutter, bringing about unwanted negative energy. I’d recommend keeping it enclosed in a cabinet or covered up when not in use if you’re able to.

Let there be light

Light is significant in Feng Shui. So your living room should be bright and open, allowing light to flow and fill the space. Do make sure you open your drapes and blinds in the morning to invite the positive energy in.

Floors and walls

I recommend placing an area rug, especially on a wooden floor, as this adds warmth to the room and helps ground the energy.

And for your walls, look at placing some well-chosen pieces of art. The artwork you choose is important. Try to select images that show happy places or smiling people and aren’t too bold or bright in colour. Your art should be pleasant and positive. I recommend natural scenes such as landscapes and try to steer away from abstract art. Too many abstract pieces can create a sense of confusion due to the chaotic nature of the patterns used.

Bring life to your living room

A living room bustling with life brings excellent positive energy into the space and helps to purify the air. So, consider having some healthy plants in the room. You don’t need to go too crazy here, though! Be selective and choose plants like Peace Lily, Bamboo, Succulents and Snake Plants. They all are thought to bring good energy into your home.

And if you’d like some help rearranging your living room and home, then let’s have a chat. I’d love to help you create the dream living space for you and your family using the principles of Classical Feng Shui.

How to Prepare your Home for a Feng Shui Consultation

A Feng Shui consultation is about adjusting and improving energy flow around your home to create better balance in your life. Small changes, like adding a mirror to a space or putting up some art, right through to more significant adjustments, can make a world of difference. But it can be hard to know where to start. That’s where I come in! Here’s how to prepare your home for a Feng Shui Consultation, so you get the most benefits possible.

Before Your Consultation

A successful consultation is about good preparation. So, before we meet, I ask for some information from you.

First, there’s a questionnaire to complete, which helps me focus on the areas of importance during our consultation. The questions ask for pertinent information, such as the residents’ birth data and any questions or concerns you might have at this point for me to address in the study.

I’ll also ask for a copy of your house plan or floor plan. This is a document you can get from City Hall if you don’t already have one. Some charge a small fee, others give it for free, depending on your location.

Using this information, along with compass readings which are an important part of Classical Feng Shui, I make my calculations and identify areas of imbalance among the five Feng Shui energies in any living environment before overlaying it on the floor plan. From here, I then produce a report with my recommendations and plan your in-home visit or online meeting.

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In-Person Consultations

The next step is to schedule a meeting at your home.

Home consultations vary in length, depending on your needs, questions and the size of your home. But, to give you some idea, it lasts for a minimum of two hours.

I come prepared with your customized binder, which includes a detailed written report and Personal Trigrams of all primary members of the household (to suggest your personal best directions and power colors, etc). I do a walkthrough of your home with you, detailing my findings and recommendations in your case study. I aim to give you a clear plan to execute to improve the energy flow in your home. I expect you’ll have questions, so this is the time to ask me anything you want to know. I want to be sure it all makes sense to you before I leave.

Your consultation ends with a meditation and Energy Clearing Ritual. This is a complementary addition to Feng Shui consultations. It helps to balance and clear negativity and stagnant energy from your home accumulated over time.

In-person Feng Shui consultation

Online Consultations

The internet has made it possible for me to extend my Feng Shui consultations to you virtually. Online consultations are an obvious choice for people who are not comfortable with me coming into their home right now. Mostly, that means my services are accessible to you, even if you’re not in the lower mainland of BC.

An online consultation works much like a home consultation, with a few differences. As before, I sent you a questionnaire and asked you for your home plan. I also ask you to send photographs and a walkthrough video of your home. Don’t worry, I give you full instructions on how to do this when you book in.

Once I’ve put together your case study, you’ll receive a detailed report outlining all areas of your living space and also all the household members’ Personal Trigrams. I schedule a Zoom meeting with you to go through everything. This is the equivalent of me walking through your home. I guide you through the recommendations I’ve made, and you can ask questions as we talk.

The online consultation doesn’t include a space clearing ceremony but I do guide you through it, which makes you better equipped to do it whenever you feel your home needs it in the future.

What You’ll Get

The Feng Shui consultation gives you lots of detailed information to help the energy flow around your home.

You’ll receive:

  • A full, detailed written report, either given to you during our visit or emailed to you to read at your leisure.
  • Personal Trigrams for all the primary members of the household.
  • Feng Shui tips for each room of your house.
  • Recommendations on choosing appropriate colours, how to arrange your furniture and what decor will enhance different areas of your life. Areas of focus can be anything from health to wealth, career, fame and business relationships, love, family, travel and self-cultivation.
  • Recommendations on how to clear your clutter and improve the flow of energy around your home.
  • Useful affirmations and guidance you can use alongside your new Feng Shui space and intentions.
  • Extra supporting materials and resources. There’s also additional assistance to declutter or beautify your space or adjust to new energetic flows or intentions. This is available as an hourly service.
  • Responses to any questions you might have following your consultation. You can email or message me, and I’ll be happy to help if your in-depth report does not cover it.
  • And, for face-to-face consultations, you’ll also receive the Space Clearing Ceremony, where I use Zenergy Chimes, Sage, sound and ritual to bring in fresh, new energy into your home.

So, if you’re ready to book your Feng Shui consultation, do get in touch with me and look forward to improved energy flow in your home.