When we moved into our house 17 years ago, we made our dining room a music room. I came with a grand piano in tow and that was the best place to put it. Re-defining a room from one purpose to another requires some purposeful...
Feng Shui is all about balance. Anyone who has read or studied it knows this is the case. A few years ago when I was in graduate school, I was required to have three years of Mandarin Chinese in order to get a Masters in...
When life gets crazy, it generally reflects in the space where you work and live. You need only look around in your physical space to get a quick read on how things are going on other levels----emotionally, mentally, schedule-wise, energy-wise. In Feng Shui,...
The Tao Te Jing is a little book about the philosophy of life written around 2500 years ago by an unknown Chinese scholar. His had no legal name —“lao” means old and “tsu” means teacher or scholar. The story goes that he scribbled it down...
For some reason the questions that came in this week revolved around plants —what kind to use and where to use them. Rest assured they can be an effective way to incorporate Feng Shui intentions. If you want some part of your life to expand...
In response to people who are looking for a quick fix and who don’t know a lot about Feng Shui, I offer the following nine actions to take to bring about some difference in your life. You don’t have to do all nine steps---in fact,...
One of my clients has been struggling with clutter, specifically in their basement. Years of accumulated stuff — theirs, her mother’s, their children’s, and stuff from unknown origins. Although the rest of their home was presentable, it was the basement that became the nemesis that...
Joyce and I worked together several years ago to help her make Feng Shui adjustments concerning her lack of a relationship. Joyce had been doing all the right mundane things with no success: on-line dating services, blind dates arranged by friends, socializing through her church,...
I’ll admit it----I’m a cat-aholic. I love cats. Some of my friends would say I’m obsessed. Some would even say I’m over the edge with my cats. Some would even say there’s something wrong with me. I don’t care. I love cats. I’ve loved them all...
The Feng Shui of your home can help your pets and in return, your pets can help your Feng Shui. The good Feng Shui you provide your pets will assure them of a safe place to sleep, as well as a clean and quiet spot...
Feng Shui principles can be applied to your home, your office, your car, even your bed. Integrating Feng Shui adjustments around this private piece of furniture can certainly impact your love-life, but it can also affect your quality of sleep and the way you...
An Excerpt from Carole’s recent book “Conversations with Your Home” Just as with any organization/structure that holds life, there has to be some system in place that assures your home will maintain its vitality. Certainly general upkeep and care counts for something and should not be...
