Feng Shui and depression

I recently did a consultation and the house felt sad. The building was very old and run down. Her apartment was amazing and big but this huge sadness took over. She had mouth, jaw and speech issues that were becoming quite severe in her adulthood that she hadn't even known she had before. A major part of our time was talking about creating joy. We also discussed what to hang in the joy area, the creativity and children area. I asked "Does it bring you joy?" When I left she pulled out this yellow metal large hanging of the word "JOY". I said that's it! Hang it! Turns out the mouth is the joy area, so no coincidence there! I love Feng Shui

Feng Shui Space Clearing

You can clear a space in many ways! PICK UP YOUR STUFF. Just kidding. But really that does hold energy. Some things I think are obvious, but I have seen many spaces where the energy is heavy. There are entities lingering or predecessor chi of prior inhabitants. You can clear it with clearing mantras and burn sage, and sometimes simply OPEN THE WINDOWS! Fix the broken window. Open the curtains, let light and air in. I frequently will open everything to get it moving. I feel like that is the no brainer, but I am amazed at how many consultations I go on where this is not done. And things are stuck! I would get life chi in there. Air, Light, and do some clearing mantras. Contact me for specific recommendations based on your situation but clear that space! Ghosts, entities, ancestral chi, all that can feel weighing on you, make you tired, keep you from moving forward. Take a deep breath and let the life in! - And the unwanted parts OUT!

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Feng Shui Meditation

Meditation shifts everything! And I have come to peek around the corner at the idea that everything is always changing. I find this so helpful when I feel stuck, frustrated, and any other self sabotaging, deprecating thought or feeling that comes up. I am embracing the idea more so and see that meditation helps balance and reprogram me in healthy, light filled, clearing, empowering ways. I am open to finding ways to mediate and carve out that space for myself. Sometimes it is deep breathing before I wake up, sometimes it is closing my bedroom door form the household sounds and I lie in child's pose face down in the darkness. Sometimes it is in a class. One of my very favorite ways to tune into a healthy regeneration is one of my all time favorite experiences and that is to be a part of the meditations of Guru Jagat and she has her own tv channel! You can take part of these clear mind meditations from anywhere in the world or your home! rama-tv.com

Feng Shui and Plants - by Jane Kifer

In feng shui we learn where to add plants that helps the chi flow. It resonates well with what I intrinsically know, and that is put a plant anywhere! Put it wherever makes you feel good. People are always worried about killing plants or say "I never can keep a plant alive". Here are some tips! Succulents easy for outside on your porch in your entryway, windowsill or fire escape window ledge. They definitely need some sun. It's their nature. There are fantastic low light plants that need very little care. I have found there are the ones that need water every day like my oregano and lavender and basil, but then there are the others which I water once a month. I have a general rule. You keep the water level consistent with how you buy it. If it is saturated when purchased, keep it pretty saturated, if it is dry, water once a month. My favorite rule of thumb is this. If a plant can live in a grocery store, I promise you can take care of it. I promise it will live! Grocery stores have plants inside at great prices. I prefer the ones growing inside than outside. The ones inside usually have deep green leaves and are hearty and under $6 and are beautiful! Try it. Buy those plants and pop them places, move them around, you can tell where they look happy or not so happy. If you notice they seem droopy and are dry as a bone, add some water, if they are droopy and soil is a little wet, it needs more sun. Take a deep breath and together you and the plant can find a spot. Bamboo stalks are also a wonderful easy addition to any nook. You can buy all sorts of lengths and put in clusters in any vase you love. Experiment and feel the joy of having plants in your home. In addition to putting plants wherever I want. Some spots I pay specific attention to: Above the toilet, Above cabinets where there is a space to the ceiling and in a corner that might be blocked by the arrangement of some furniture creating a weird almost closed pocket. Pop a plant in those spots, say a little prayer and empower with raising the chi and the good energy and go on with your day. Good LUCK!

Feng Shui Body Language - by: Jane Kifer

I am so excited to find this TED talk. It is the perfect example of feng Shui and its benefits. Feng Shui changes the programming on actual levels. I see results when people do the adjustments I recommend. Something opens up. We are genuinely recreating the synapses of feeling, belief, response- through spacial relationships. AMY CUDDY - YOUR BODY LANGUAGE SHAPES WHO YOU ARE.

Feng Shui Mirrors, More than just a reflection

Many people ask about Feng Shui and mirrors. When they hear the word Feng Shui, they say, "Oh that involves mirrors or something right?" Yes it does. It isn't- put up a mirror and life's problems are fixed. But like mirrors, your space reflects your being. It reflects the parts that work and do not work. Mirrors expand a view, draw in a room, allow us to see behind ourselves- mundane adjustments in many ways of the physical space. The reflection I am speaking of, however, is not so mundane. I want to address the life we reflect in relation to our trauma or damage. Don't live a life in service to your past, your damage, the unhealthy agreements you unconsciously made for yourself for survival as a child and live out into your adulthood which keep you from thriving. But also don't live a life in spite of your damage and past trauma, that's still living in reaction to your experience. Note it, but create a current centered reflected space that isn't in service to- or in spite of- your story. Do you create a story that justifies your blame? Maybe a mirror on a wall will change that- add some light, expand your view to a new way of seeing. I actually have recently said out loud, to the past, to the connection to the trauma that I attach to, "I am leaving you, I release you, I am betraying you." Its amazing what melts off when you do that.

Feng Shui Tips - By: Jane Kifer

Put the energy out there! If you want a new job, go buy an outfit for the interview. Do what you can to create energy in that direction. If you are sad, go pick flowers. If you want to add sweetness, eat a piece of fruit or cake. If you need more more grounding, carry some crystals in your pocket or eat an organic steak. If you feel exposed, put on a sweater. If you need air go for a walk. All real and all a metaphor. If you want to be healthier, Do three pushups, buy new sneakers, buy price out gyms. Take action. baby steps. I love the phrase, if you're going to pray- move your feet. Create the energy!

What's bad Feng Shui?

My 8 year old daughter knows I am taking the Feng Shui master program and I am always surprised when she asks" Is this good Feng Shui?, Is this bad Feng Shui? Mom can you Feng Shui my room?" Last night in the middle of the night, she was sick. She had a stomach ache and hurled all over the floor. She missed the bed intentionally and as I grabbed the spray and paper towels and cleaned it all up she watched with empathy at my task. I assured her it was fine. It felt like breastfeeding days of up every 20 minutes, getting accidentally bashed in the head by her head as I wen to kiss her in the dark, to now cleaning up throw up. Off the floor,the carpet, in the drawer. It honestly was fine I committed to her comfort and the task. After all was cleaned wiped and washed I grabbed a little sage and lit it and swooshed it around her room. I said, " This will take the edge off of any throw up smell, though I don't smell any."She said " Is it bad Feng Shui to smell it?" It was a perfect question. I said "well um, I mean it probably will just make you feel better to not smell it so yes I guess it would be better feng shui". SO CUTE! Later a customer emailed and asked if I could make a keychain not out of leather as she was vegan, but if I couldn't she offered, "Oh it's ok, I will just try and ignore it." I told her, " No! you will constantly be imprinted that it doesn't resonate with highest ideals! you'll be carrying something that goes against your core values and nothing in that can work for the best of you." I would call that bad Feng Shui. How many times do we choose "this", and say "its good enough" or "I'll deal" or "it'll be fine?" Don't. It'll seep into your core self and not resonate with your highest vibration, just say "that's not going to work for me" And feel confident with it!