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Feng
Shui For Health
How many of us
wake up in the morning feeling refreshed, happy and full of energy?
How many of us, after a few hours in the office, still feel full of
energy? Why certain environments uplift our spirits and make us
breathe deeper, while others drain our energy? We seem to have
forgotten how deeply connected we are with the space we live in and
how important is for our well being to live in a balanced
environment.
As our lives are certainly not getting easier, the need to create a
healthy and vibrant home environment cannot be overestimated. We
have to have a safe, peaceful and energetically balanced space where
our bodies can let down the daylong protective shield and focus on
regenerating and self-healing.
Feng Shui is an ancient art and science that has been used for over
5,000 years to heal, balance and enrich people’s lives. It is a very
complex body of knowledge that reveals how humans are connected to
their environment and shows numerous ways to change specific aspects
of one’s life by changing the living or working space.
Being aware of this deep connection and its influence on all aspects
of your life, it would be wise to employ feng shui knowledge in your
home (and business!) to improve your health, vitality, and general
well-being.
One of the main theories of Feng Shui is the theory of Five
Elements, which are Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. The elements
are the five manifestations of Chi, or universal energy, and are
represented in your environment by colors, shapes, textures, smells,
taste, etc. They interact with each other in certain ways, the basic
cycles being Constructive (where each element supports the other) or
Destructive (where one element destroys the other). Understanding
this theory and its applications in your life can be a very powerful
tool indeed. In order to experience high vitality levels and an
increased level of well-being, feng shui masters recommend living in
a place that supports and nourishes your birth element.
Each of us has a predominant element, which is calculated by the
year of birth. (You can find out your own element from specific
tables in many feng shui books or by visiting our website) Once you
know your own element, look around your place and see which element
is predominant in it. Yes, any specific environment also has its own
predominant element. For example, if your living room has purple
curtains, art with predominant red-orange colors, lots of candles, a
fireplace, objects in triangular, pointed shapes etc; the energy in
the room is predominantly Fire.
If your birth element is Wood, and you live in a Fire environment
you will tend to experience headaches, inability to relax, have
constant arguments with you family, often feel “burnt out.” As Fire
burns the Wood, you need to focus on reducing the element of Fire in
your environment, thus improve your well being. To remedy this
situation, you may want to bring some of your own element (Wood)
and/or the element of Water (which puts down the Fire.)
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