10 Feng Shui Tips For A Better Life

Have you ever walked into a house that somehow just felt more like a home? Perhaps you?ve looked back fondly on a year where everything just seemed to come together for you. You may have often wondered what it was about that time or that place that made you feel like everything just clicked. Probably you passed it off as coincidence; being in the right place at the right time. What you might not have considered is that it may be have Feng Shui at work for you.

Feng Shui (pronounced fung schway) is, in simple terms, the ancient Chinese Art and Science of placing things in our immediate environment in such a way as to improve our health, balance, security, and prosperity. It has been a carefully guarded secret for most of the last 3000 years. Now, anyone can enjoy the benefits of Feng Shui in their own home or workplace. Many businesses, home owners, decorators, and architects, make Feng Shui a part of their everyday lives.

How you use Feng Shui can go from the complicated to the very simple. It is best to start with what you are comfortable with and go from there. If all you feel up to is decorating one room with good Feng Shui, then that is fine. Some people even buy their home keeping many Feng Shui ideals in mind.

The key to good Feng Shui is in the movement and flow of energy, or Qi (pronounced chee.) Here are ten quick tips you can use to improve the flow and use of Qi in your life:
1) Remove your shoes before you enter a home. This leaves your problems outside the home.
2) Make sure to prepare and enjoy one meal per day at the table as a family.
3) Keep knives put away in a drawer or cupboard. Do not display them, even in a block.
4) When sitting or standing in a home or office, always face the door or its reflection.
5) Keep your bathroom and laundry room doors closed. Also keep the toilet seat down.
6) Never sleep under white blankets.
7) Arrange your bedroom such that you do not sleep with your feet pointing towards the door.
8) Arrange your bed so that you are not sleeping next to a wall with a meter box in it.
9) If you front door is directly in line with the front door of the house opposite you, place a Ba Gua mirror above the front door to reflect the image.
10) It is never acceptable to have a Ba Gua mirror in the house, they are much too powerful.

Many of these tips are considered common sense, which should make them that much simpler to integrate into your daily life. Which of these Feng Shui Tips will mean the most to you in terms of your sense of balance and harmony within your home will depend on you as an individual. Some tips will make a lot of difference for you, but perhaps not as much for other members of your family.

These Feng Shui tips are really just the tip of the iceberg. There are many more ways to enlighten your environment and improve the flow of Qi in your home. Start with these tips as they will make a world of difference. Then you can progress and improve the Feng Shui of your home at your own pace.

Charles Chang is a Feng Shui enthusiast and author. He enjoys helping others learn feng shui through his articles and website.