Adjust your energy level with Feng Shui

In our world of high-speed internet, bullet trains, and space travel, it’s very hard to know what our energy level should be. We are in a linear projection where new records are being set that make us and all devices go faster and faster. Western philosophy is in a forward thinking mode that endorses all futuristic endeavors and only looks back to the past as a record of historical data.

Eastern philosophy, which includes our principles for feng shui, has always advocated a mode of checks and balances with a cyclical approach. Yin and yang are the algorithms that establish borders and limits. Lillian Too distinguishes between yin qi (chi) and yang qi. It is vitally important that the two are balanced and tailored to our needs. Too much yin qi will result in stagnation and blockages. You will find yourself stuck and unable to move forward with creative efforts. Too much yang qi will make you hyperactive and lead to adrenal exhaustion.

We must also correlate the energy that flows through our homes with the qi that circulates through our bodies. Sleeping, eating, exercising, and breathing are all part of the body’s qi and the energy that fuels it.

To create a checklist for both types of qi, take a leisurely walk around your house and garden and record your reactions:

• Are your paths straight and create yang qi that will make you speed up? Your pulse could be racing.

• What about your hallways, are they narrow and make you feel like you’re being squeezed? Do you feel tightness in your chest?

• Do all your doors open fully or are they stuck halfway due to clutter hidden behind them? Do you feel constricted and your breathing is shallow? Or have you experienced joint pain?

• When you open the closet doors, are you facing full shelves or are things falling on you? Her heart could be racing with palpitations.

• Is your desk cluttered with piles of paper and files waiting to be processed? Every time you see it, your blood pressure could go up.

• What about the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink? Mild nausea can make you feel dizzy.

• Is your attic filled with years of accumulated possessions? Have you suffered from migraines or mood swings?

• Is your garage too full to fit your car comfortably? Do you feel that the problems of life do not move smoothly or are not resolved?

• Do you have dark corners or unused rooms? Have you felt sad or depressed?

Feng shui cures are designed to make us feel better. These are our recommendations to achieve optimal well-being in your space:

• Evaluate your needs according to your activities. Body qi is fully interconnected with environmental qi.

• The qi of the body responds to colors. Blues and purples can calm our energy level, while reds and bright colors will stimulate the body’s energy.

• Music will stimulate or calm the body’s qi, and fragrances can trigger all kinds of responses in our autonomic nervous system.

• Temperature and light will increase or decrease personal energy responses.

• Food has energetic qualities that can make us feel lethargic or turn on our digestive juices.

• Living and dining rooms, game rooms, and media rooms are gathering areas and therefore should have a lot of yang qi. Make sure they are open and shiny. Cheerful décor, uplifting art, music, and pets create yang qi and stimulate energetic responses.

• Bedrooms should be quiet spaces designed to slow down the body’s qi. New and vital energy is created while we sleep. Adequate rest in a quiet environment will recharge our batteries and prepare us for a new day of work and fun.

• The best cure of all is the art of creating empty spaces. Imagine the shiny surface of an empty desk or a transparent dining table with a bouquet of fresh flowers in the center.

• Let the clear images guide you to clear the clutter for a future of exciting opportunities.