Feng Shui Decoded - the Western School of Feng Shui® Podcast

Love and Marriage is in the top right box of your Bagua Map, between Fame and Reputation on the left and Children and Creativity below. This area is associated with Yielding and Softening as well as Intimacy, Nourishing, Sustainability and Adaptability. Love and Marriage Stories: * A newly separated single woman crafts her space to hold self-love * A pair of childhood photos creates a new opening for a gay couple * A family disposes of an aquarium with stagnant water and experiences the flow of renewal in their relationships * A couple intuitively enhances their environment to deepen their connection

Fame & Reputation is located in the top middle box of your Bagua Map, between Wealth on the left and Love on the right. This area is associated with the Fire element; emotional warmth and connection; and Integrity, Honesty, and Recognition. Fame & Reputation Stories: -A teenager works with his bedroom and eliminates reputation issues at school  -A couple lights up their back patio and receives well-earned community recognition  -An entrepreneurial woman intentionally crafts a vision board to bring recognition to her new business  -A store owner transforms a back bathroom and ignites her success

Brief introduction to the Bagua Map. Key Words for Wealth and Prosperity:  Flow, Abundance, Expansion, Gratitude, Appreciation  Experiences shared about applying Essential Feng Shui® to the Wealth and Prosperity Area: * What to do when the Wealth and Prosperity area falls in a garage, on a balcony, or out in the yard. * "Preemptive Feng Shui" -- applying Feng Shui remedies to a future home purchase. * Fresh roses bring successful sales to a jewelry store. * Using written affirmations to expand and uplift your wealth capacity.

Brief introduction to the Bagua map and how to apply it to floor plans Key Words for Health and Family: Wellness, Trust, Intuition, Strength, Family and Chosen Family Relationships, Foundation, Growth Stories about applying Essential Feng Shui® to the Health and Family Area: * How a couple rearranged their Health and Family area that had exposed medications and hospital décor to establish areas of beauty that saw them through their healing * How an unattended, covered hot tub with mold and uncleanliness was contributing to a stomach upset long held in place. Cleansing it and using it in its renewed state contributed to the well-being of the client * How an office area in the Health and Family area was renewed and cleansed and a cherished memento restored to its original state. This created space for new opportunities. * How a spouse who was suffering from an autoimmune disease was able to enroll support systems and family members to engage with healing after clearing away all of the landscape that was not thriving; replacing a mirror that was in Health and Family that was “fractured” and did not reflect a healthy image encouraged Wholeness.

Key concepts to describe the Knowledge & Self-Cultivation area include: * Taking the time to connect to and care for your mental, emotional and spiritual self * Finding calm and peace in order to focus your mind * Gaining new knowledge and experiencing flashes of insight. Stories applying Feng Shui to this area include: * A wife and mother finding the courage to attain independence * A family struggling with decision-making allowing answers to arrive, and then acting upon them * A chef desiring an opportunity to showcase his creativity who found a new job allowing him to do that * A meditator/yoga student/massage therapist who just needed to balance her too-much-of-a-good thing space. Seijaku = The profound stillness and peace found in moments of solitude and quiet reflection.