What is Feng Shui and how can it help the way we live?
Sarah Rossbach is an author and feng shui consultant who whilst living in Hong Kong learned the art of feng shui from the worldwide authority Professor Lin Yun, defines it as follows.
Translated feng shui is "wind" and "water", it is an "eco-art" linking man and his destiny with his surroundings, be they natural or man-made, cosmic or local".
For thousands of years the Chinese have tried to influence environmental forces such as wind and water to improve the landscape and ultimately their lives. They have believed that if they were ideally positioned within the universe, they could enhance the balance of nature and thus improve their fortunes.
We have all been in buildings where immediately we have felt unsettled or have felt happy in another.
Feng shui attempts to define what elements in our environment depress and elevate us. It also identifies design problems and offers simple "cures" to balance and enhance our surroundings and – with luck - our lives.
For many years before I studied Feng Shui I realised I was instinctively using some of the elements of Feng Shui - I was able to know if a room was in balance and harmony almost immediately on entering it. I have always been very fussy about having a de-cluttered entrance hall and rear porch and not realising that until I learnt more that this was causing a "block " to the energy flow in and out of the house.
It is a necessity to clear out your clutter, removing anything that’s not loved in your house. This process will not only act as a therapy, but increase the positivity running through your home.
The hall - the occupant's first impression of a home or an office and the opening for ch'i (energy) is a crucial fen shui consideration. An entrance area should be light and expansive, warm and welcoming. This encourages residents' ch'i to rise and flow smoothly.
Placement of mirrors in another interesting area of feng shui which I again have always used instinctively - mirrors enhance a room in a number of ways, they visually double the space, they bring in more light, they reflect openings such as windows.
Always making your house happy and homely, don’t forget to take into account the lighting and air. These are two necessities when considering the layout and energy to your room. Windows open, air purifiers and spot lights are just a few essential ideas to balance the calm in your home.
With an understanding of balance and some knowledge of feng shui rules, businesspeople can feng shui their own offices. For example a computer worker in an office should face the door or he or she will suffer from stress after a while. When I visited Hong Kong last year I noticed huge office buildings with large gaps in them and was told it was to allow the wind to pass through the building and to give the business in the building more chances of success and prosperity.
It is a fascinating subject, even if we don't fully understand it, it is worth trying a few simple feng shui rules and it may surprise us. So if you were putting off that water feature at the front of your house - it may be worth going ahead with it - apparently it brings prosperity into the home.
Good luck with applying any feng shui rules to your home!
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