| Feng Shui 101 is a concept I have come up with to help | | | | universe contains chi, and uses time-tested principles to |
| you learn about the basic concepts of Feng Shui. | | | | balance that energy correctly. |
| Basically, this is the barebones and completely distilled | | | | The principles behind the philosophy of Feng Shui are |
| version of everything and anything you need to know | | | | actually quite intricate and complex. Most practitioners |
| about Feng Shui without any of the filler. So here we | | | | undergo numerous years of training and mentorship to |
| go. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese interior design | | | | learn everything. Regardless though, there are basic |
| philosophy, based on the principles of the I Ching. It | | | | principles you can apply to your home. One such |
| doesn't actually have anything to do with what style of | | | | principle is the size of your front door. Is it congruent to |
| interior decorating you're following. Throughout Asia, | | | | the rest of the house? Is it in proportion? Your fortunes |
| Feng Shui enthusiasts consider that your home and | | | | may not be so good if your front door is excessively |
| environment, affects how you feel, as well as the | | | | large. Is the front door visible from the kitchen? |
| energy and luck you attract into your life. Basically put, | | | | Anyone preparing meals (which symbolize prosperity in |
| this means that your interior design affects your life | | | | Feng Shui) should be able to see the front door |
| and determines if you have good luck, or bad luck. | | | | without craning their head more than 45 degrees. |
| Feng Shui is a way to generate an effortless (key | | | | The dining room is not supposed to be of a lower |
| word: effortless) stream of positive energy into your | | | | elevation than the living room, and the southern aspect |
| home and life. | | | | of your home must contain the color red (symbolizes |
| You've probably realized from personal experience | | | | congratulations in China), which represents fame and |
| that cleaning your home gives you a sense of inner | | | | reputation. You should avoid sharp lines in your home |
| peace and makes you generally feel better. And | | | | and furniture choices - gentle curves and lines are |
| redecorating certainly does the same. What you're | | | | much better for generating a chi equilibrium. Any |
| missing though, are some guidelines so that when you | | | | mirrors you have should be cleaned regularly to keep |
| are redecorating, your home will be better, more | | | | their chi-enhancing properties in effect. Any other |
| chi-friendly and flourishing. Feng Shui is a set of those | | | | reflective surfaces should also remain spotless. Your |
| guidelines. It is really an art and science that has | | | | home should also be well ventilated, with fresh and |
| evolved in the Far East over thousands of years. | | | | clean air entering and circulating at all times. A pair of |
| When you put the basic Feng Shui 101 principles to | | | | Fu dog statues can also bring fortune to your home, |
| practice in your home, you'll notice the difference. Feng | | | | as they are symbolic guardians of the home. |
| Shui is based on the conviction that everything in the | | | | |