Since my book Conversations with Your Home has come out I have had readers share their experiences with me. For some, just simply naming their home changed the relationship. For others, learning to listen to its subtle messages was revealing. For Beth, getting in...
Living here in Minnesota we are very grateful for the person who invented furnaces, because they are a necessity for about six months of our year. Although we need and love our furnaces, in Feng Shui we have to be careful where they’re placed...
I received a recent question from a client who wanted to know if Feng Shui was different from real estate staging, and if they did differ, what exactly were the differences. Staging is a relatively new approach to selling a home. The premise is that if...
A bedroom should be a sanctuary that holds you and makes you feel safe. If you don’t walk into your bedroom and feel grateful and blessed, some changes need to be incorporated. Paint the walls a beautiful color that is restful, soothing, and comforting. Keep...
A few weeks ago His Holiness Grandmaster Thomas Lin Yun passed away. He had been my Feng Shui teacher since 1992 when I met him in Berkeley. Although over the years we saw him struggling with diabetes and a serious heart condition, he always seemed...
This fourth and final segment of my Feng Shui experiences with "Ned" was really just the beginning for my new friend. If you’ve followed his story over the last three months, "Ned" contacted me to help him with his space. An overwhelming phase of his...
This is the third in a four-part series of my introduction and work with a man named "Ned." He called me to come to his house without much prior knowledge about Feng Shui, energy or intention. He only knew he was desperate. A painful divorce...
As a quick review from last month's column, I began relating the story of a client of mine ("Ned") who invited me to his home in a small town not far from Minneapolis. Although open to the idea of energy and it's potential impact on...
Much to my surprise and delight, I received an enormous response to a column I wrote a couple issues back. In that particular article I recounted some personal stories of people who were using various Feng Shui techniques to bring about a specific change in their...
Every year about this time a lot of us get the urge to haul old clothes out of closets, empty dresser drawers and even wash windows. We do this under the name of "spring cleaning." As nature begins its cycle of rebirth and new beginnings,...
When a question or situation is presented to me from more than one source, I pay attention. I figure it means there's a personal message here indicating something I should address in my own life. For some reason in the last couple of weeks, I've...
Lately, for some reason, questions have been coming my way from clients as well as students about footboards. Knowing that a headboard holds significant meaning in terms of feeling supported in the bed as well as in life, the obvious question reolves around the other...
