Feng Shui

Feng Shui Your Life

Improving your Finances, Relationships and Heath

Seems you can’t turn on television news or pick up a newspaper without seeing headlines of how the economy has effect jobs.  Or maybe while in line at the grocery store you have noticed popular magazines with cover stories boasting diets and exercise programs that will improve your heath.  And what about those fashion magazines that offer relationship advice. 

These are common experiences we see in today’s world but what do each of these things have in common?  Feng Shui can improve each situation!!!  Feng Shui is a five thousand year old Chinese practice of adjusting your environment to create positive energy which will improve results.  Another way of saying it, Feng Shui helps you take control of your situation rather than letter the situations control you. 

Feng Shui was born out of China’s rich agricultural tradition. Farmers struggle to survive and eventually prosper depended on understanding the changes and forces of nature. Feng Shui is the study of how we are affected by the environment, and how to manipulate our surroundings to enhance our lives and our fortunes.  Over the centuries, lifestyles have changes, living conditions have been modified and modern living has given us many conveniences, like indoor toilets for an example.  No matter how styles may change, people are always looking for the safest, healthiest, happiest and most comfortable living situation.   And the fundamental principles and ideas of Feng Shui have taken on a new level of importance in our fast-paced societies and stress filled lives.  

Feng Shui has transformed in our western culture from being a mere curiosity to a mainstream practice. It can be woven into the very fabric of our lives, from opening a new business, selling and buying a house to house warming party or a wedding – and many more examples. Property developers are embracing it to attract investors and renters.  Salon and restaurant owners use Feng Shui to attract more customers.  More and more architects and designers employ consultants or say they factor Feng Shui into their blueprints. And some executives are using it in their offices as a new tool to gain power and wealth. The roster of those who implement Feng Shui into their lives and businesses reads like an A-list of celebrities and dignitaries: Prince Charles, Madonna, Donald Trump, Rita Wilson, the Duchess of York, Michael Ovitz, and Sir Richard Greenway of Marks&Spenser.  

Even during challenging economic times, people seek for other ways and solutions of getting support, stability, harmony and balance in their lives, Feng Shui can deliver it. When you live in harmonized, well balanced, comfortable environment it is much easier to be happy, healthy, wealthy, and it is much easier to get what you want. Physical surroundings are affecting you and by adjusting and altering them you can change specific aspects of your life even your destiny.   

I recently worked with a Health Food and Herbalist who started her own business.  She assumed the reason her business was starting off so slow was due to the economy.  At her friend’s recommendation, she tried my consultation for her business.  In just a couple weeks, she had experienced a steady increase in new customers and her sales had exceeded her original goals.  The lesson here is, you are not a victim of a situation, like the economy,  and you don’t have to settle for the current situation.  Feng Shui helps you transform your situation so you can achieve your goals.

   Different people have different experiences and impressions of Feng Shui.  Some have never heard about it before, and others have read about but don’t know how to apply it to their situation.  In its simplest application, Feng Shui deals with deal with decoration.  But this is decoration with a purpose: to create healthier, happier, more harmonized environment for living and working. Feng Shui deals with furniture placement, color consultation, house staging and landscaping, but there is always a strong reason why certain object or piece of furniture is placed here or there. It serves certain purpose to correct or adjust some particular situation.

The power of intention plays a great role in Feng Shui – the more intention and effort you put into certain situation the more result you achieve. That’s why in order to bring new positive energy to the house there is always a strong recommendation to get a new piece (a picture or a plant) for the house instead of using the existing old one.

We reflect our houses and our houses reflect us. People often notice that when they start to do changes with their houses – they see positive changes in their lives too. It is very important to de-clutter your space, as clutter collects more clutter – a lot of stuck and negative energy. In this situation we don’t give a space for positive energy to enter as there is simply no extra space. That’ why people often feel stuck and angry, unhappy and overwhelmed. Simply de-cluttering the space, people feel lighter, happier and better.

Certain areas of the house are connected with the situations in our lives: money, health, relationship, success in career and education. If certain areas of the house are missing (missing or cut corners) this will lead to the situation where people will struggle with something in their lives. For example – missing wealth corner – people will struggle with money and career; missing relationship corner – people struggle with relationship with family members, clients, employees or business partners. Bathroom or laundry room in health area – people may have health issues.

Each of these situations can be corrected and cured without major changes to the home.  The placement of a decorative crystal, a mirror can or a potted plant can remedy missing corners or stuck energy in a home and office.  And something as simple as hanging a pair of pictures or objects in the relationship corner could improve relationships or attract that soul mate that so many of us seek. 

After providing over 100 personal consultations and hosting many seminars and workshops, I have learned that there is no cookie cutter approach to Feng Shui – That’s why so many people struggle with getting positive results from the Feng Shui books they have read.  Each person is unique, their goals are unique, their interests and needs are unique, their apartments, homes and work environments are each unique to them.  I have build my Feng Shui practice around this simple concept – Understanding each person’s unique needs and providing practical solutions for them to apply to their everyday life so they can achieve the best results from Feng Shui.

I founded “Double Happiness Studio” because I realized that I can only be happy and successful if I do what I really love to do – and that is – to be a Feng Shui Consultant.  My journey to Feng Shui started when I studied at Moscow Academy of Architecture and Design.  There I discovered love for art and began painting with pastel. 

I followed my dream further and discovered my passion for Asian art, literature and culture. As a future designer my interest was focused on Feng Shui.  My initial experience was profound.   It was Deja Vu -  
That feeling you get when you think you have been somewhere before, even though you know it’s your first time.  I realized that I had been using many Feng Shui principles even before I began my formal education and training.  For me it was natural because I could feel the energy of the space each time I entered.   

For me, it seemed natural to share my positive experiences of Feng Shui with others.  So I decided to turn my passion into a career.  I studied under James Jay, a successful follower of BTB Feng Shui school  of  Master LIN YUN and became a Certified Feng Shui Practitioner.    

My personal experiences with Feng Shui were exciting; as it has helped me grow a business and create a healthy and happy home life.    I have also seen amazing results through many client experiences.  It’s easy to see that if it applies correctly, Feng Shui can really help to achieve anything we want in life. When we live in balanced, harmonized environment, it is much easier to be happy, healthy, wealthy, and it is much easier to get what we want.    

I loved to share this amazing knowledge with people.  My clients are people who want to improve their life, business, financial situation, relationship, health and wellness.  I also work with people who want to sell their house, look for a house or an office.  I teach classes where people can learn how to apply Feng Shui principals at their own home themselves.   

To learn more about me and my Feng Shui practice, please visit www.dhsfengshui.com or subscribe to www.meetup.com/chicagolandfengshui.