The origins of Feng Shui, like so many things to come out of the East, are shrouded in mystery.

My personal interest in Feng Shui started approximately  18 years ago, when my parents brought books back from their travels to Hong Kong, detailing how sitting facing a certain direction, or sleeping in a certain direction could apparently impact upon our health and wealth! This was fascinating to me, and I determined to learn more and more about this fascinating system - was it just superstition or actually a set of belief's based on observation of action and corresponding consequences?

As I learnt and studied over the years, it became clear that the Five Elements (which were the basis of my first three years acupuncture training ) were very much recognised and used in classical Feng Shui , and to work with and utilise the Five Elements came easily and naturally to me, after all, I was finding this system to be powerfully effective in facilitating better health for my patients, so why could it not work when applied to our environment too? Five Element Feng Shui is very  much to do with using the correct colours and shapes in a room, to enhance it's appearance and ability to fulfill its purpose - a bedroom should be relaxing, a living room may need to be calm or busy, depending on the occupiers!

Over the last 18 years I have also studied and used the Landscape school of Feng Shui, the Compass school, the Eight Mansions Formula, Kua Numbers for each individual, ...

 

'Cures' are always used in Feng Shui - and these can really be anything which the client and the consultant like and find to fit the desired purpose. Cures can include;

• Changing the colour of a room or some of its furnishings
• asking clients to sit facing a different direction, or sleep with their head pointing towards a specific direction
• Plants, crystals, sculptures, pictures, flowers, photographs deliberately placed
• Special figurines or objects brought in from China or other eastern countries

Some examples of Cures are shown here;

This is a traditional cure, with gold metal coins tied together by a red ribbon, fusing both the Metal and Fire elements.

This is a perfect example of a beautifully simple, clutter free Oriental room. There is a plentiful supply of light, with rich dark wood furniture, (the Wood element), yellow toned walls (the Earth element), coupled with warm red cushions ( the Fire element)  for comfort.

 

 

 

 

A 'Maneki' Cat figurine - often seen in Chinese restaurants   and take-aways - believed to beckon opportunities, good fortune and wealth. They always have only one 'arm' up in the air - which ever arm is raised determines what your Maneki is trying to attract!

 

 

 

 The placement of furniture and the colours used in a room, a vase of flowers, all of these things can be skilfully and deliberately used in Feng Shui. The aim is always to create a room that looks beautiful, fulfills its purpose, and that feels right to each client.