Feng Shui: Health and Quality of Life

Feng Shui has become all the rage in the world of interior design and architecture, but this goes far beyond the merely decorative. If we adapt our homes or businesses according to the principles of Feng Shui, we’ll notice that things improve and that life changes.

Feng Shui originated in China about 4,000 years ago. Apparently, it was developed to find the perfect location for agricultural crops. Once they saw its effectiveness, they began to apply the principles of this discipline within their homes.

We can state that Feng Shui is the doctrine that studies the correct placement of spaces and environments, and the relationship between them. This ensures that those who occupy these spaces have a better health, vitality, and a logical harmony among all of our elements. All this will give us the well-being and prosperity we seek.

This discipline is developed on the careful observation of environments. It takes into account the cardinal points, the magnetic orientation, the prevailing wind at the site, the geophysical and natural characteristics of the place (mountains, rivers, seas, etc.) Great theories of the ancient chinese culture are added to this careful observation: the Yin-Yan, the stages of change, the I Ching. In time, due to Western influence, ideas or advice from scientific disciplines, such as psychology, have been included into the practice of Feng Shui.

There are several schools with different evolutions of the same principle. We will highlight two: the Analytical and the Intuitive.

Analytical or traditional. Here, astrological calculation and cardinal-geographical positioning are essential. It is the most ancient school, the most similar to the original.

Intuitive or European. It is the evolved version of Feng Shui, adapted to today’s life  and the most aligned with current trends. It is a movement that originated in the twentieth century and the school with the most practitioners.

How does it help?

Feng Shui gives us health and quality of life. The first thing we notice after having altered the placement of elements through Feng Shui is that we sleep better. Sleeping badly is a process that involves a multitude of ailments that affect us every day.

The balance in our spaces helps us feel good. For example, if our workplace is prepared as the Feng Shui advises us, office hours will be much more bearable and productive. There are tips within the discipline, that are particularly suitable for improving production and creativity.

For a business, rather than follow the guidelines of advertising and sales experts, we can improve sales by simply placing the products as indicated in the Feng Shui.

4 Tips

1. First, choose a house with a square foundation that is flanked by trees on both back and sides.
2. The entrance to the house should be decorated, in one of its sides (preferably the left) with a fountain or a lake. Water is a symbol of purity and good fortune, if we place water at the entrance to a house, fortune enter as well.
3. It is a good option to put in a pool, but al long as it is at the front of the house, and it is sinuous and rounded.
4. One of the principles of Feng Shui is to avoid sharp cutting objects. The curve, means continuity, by contrast, a straight line is the end. In case you have a table or a cabinet of straight lines, the solution would be to place decorations with curves to reduce the abruptness of the angles.

Feng Shui divides the spaces of the house in two parts: the front (the Yang) and back (the Ying).

The Yang symbolizes movement, life, the energy in our actions. Therefore, all the experts recommend placing the dining room, kitchen, or living room in the front rooms of the house.
 
The Ying is meditation, tranquility. In this area, we will palce the bedrooms, studies, and bathrooms.