Fengshui and Exercise Equipment

What areas of your space would be considered best (or bad) for exercising and/or placing exercise equipment? The following is a few learning points on Fengshui and exercise equipment.

1. Hall closets represent your capacity to be receptive. Keep yours sports equipment away there as it may cut you off from helpful people.

2. Avoid placing your exercise equipment in your bedroom. The sports equipment represents work and is male energy; it is not relaxing or conducive to a romantic environment.

3. The entrance way of your house should provide a few minutes of relaxation before entering into the main living quarters. It should not be cluttered with exercise equipment waiting to be treaded.

4. Keep your exercise equipment and its surronding clean and tidy.

5. Ditch the exercise equipment if you are not using it.

6. Avoid storing anything includes exercise equipment under your bed. The sports equipment will generates positive sleep-inducing chi that can flow all around you. If you sleep with workout equipment under your bed you are symbolically "running" all night long.

7. Repair the exercise equipment if it is faulty.

8. Place the exercise equipment in the East corner of your home (avoid bedroom and the entrance way). This area represents new beginnings; health issues (both physical and mental); family; and close friends.

9. Hang a green crystal on your exercise equipment. Green crystal represent physical health, it helps to enhance your self-determination in exercise as well as prevent you from exercise injury.

10. Place your exercise equipment near the window.

Fengshui and Water Heater

The following is few fengshui tips to take note, if you have a water heater at home.

1. If you have a water heater in a closeted space in your apartment or home, it should be treated as storage. We need to place a mirror inside on the back wall facing out to prevent loss of Chi.

2. The water heater in your house should not face the bedroom's door.

3. Consider installing a tank-less water heater. This eliminates the large amount of sitting water in one area of your Bagua.

4.. The health of the residents in your house may affect, if the bathroom, water heater or staircase is located in the center of the space.

5. We can solve the above mentioned problem by placing clear quartz in the center of the house to neutralize the negative energies.

6. Check out your heater's Energy Factor. The higher the rating, the more efficient your heater.

7. Water heater can stimulate the fire element in your space.

8. The air all around us is electrically charged with positive and negative ions. The positive ions emitted by the water heater may affect our overall health as it can exhaust us mentally and physically.

9. Always keep your water heater clean and dry.

10. Repair or change your water heater when it is faulty.

Fengshui and Microwave Oven

Many Fengshui practitioners avoid using a microwave oven to prepare their food. WE believe that the electromagnetic fields (EMF) created by the oven may affect the balance of yin and yang in your space. The following is some Fengshui on microwave oven.

1. If possible try not to use microwave oven in your space.

2. If you really need to use the microwave oven, unplug the equipment from the power point when it is not in use.

3. Keep your microwave oven as in a wood enclosure that can be closed off with a roll top or hinged door. It is a great cure for the negative energy created by the oven.

4. Keep your microwave oven clean and wipe it after every use.

5. Never position your stove or microwave oven to close to your sink or refrigerator.

6. Always put wood items between them if you really can’t avoid putting these items together.

7. Make sure your microwave oven – is facing the Tien Yi, the Heavenly Doctor direction of the main breadwinner of the home.

8. Painting or upholstering the interior of the cabinet with a green fabric, this can prevent the microwave oven from creating negative energy to your space.

9. Use your microwave oven to boils water with some lemon juice and salts in it. This helps to generate some positive Chi to the kitchen. Remember to wipe the oven dry after each boil.

10. We can use the microwave oven to stimulate the fire in the kitchen.

Fengshui and Refrigerator

The Chinese practice and philosophy of Fengshui can be applied to the kitchen and fridge.

1. A refrigerator represents two elements: Water and Metal. It deals with the Earth element that rules our food and health. A fridge that is full of nutritious and healthy food is a sign of prosperity.

2. If your fridge is well organized, it will influence your health, well being and energy levels positively.

3. Keeping the fridge clean is one of the first premises of good kitchen Fengshui.

4. Throw away your spoils food in the fridge. If it is left in the refrigerator it creates stagnant Chi.

5. Avoid placing your refrigerator along with an element that represents Fire. Fire elements (stove, microwave) should be separated from water elements (sink, refrigerator) by wood.

6. The traditional triangular model for kitchens fits into Fengshui: refrigerator, stove, and sink, all about six to eight feet apart.

7. Your romance will be affected if the refrigerator is filled with old or unwanted food.

8. Stock the refrigerator with food and make sure the pantry is also stocked. It is bad Fengshui to have an empty refrigerator and pantry.

9. It is a good if you can have a small pot of plant on top of your refrigerator.

10. Never allow your fridge covered with magnets, photos, take-out menus and grocery lists. Clear it all off to create a clean

Fengshui and your Laundry Area (Washer and Dryer )

The following are some basic rules governing the Fengshui of a laundry area.

1. Always keep the washer and dryer clean.

2. Make sure there is adequate lighting in your laundry area.

3. Pale green or lavender is both good color choices for laundry area.

4. Keep the laundry closet clean and tidy

5. Fresh-smelling attract positive Chi to your laundry area. Please keep your dirty laundry that is prior to washing to another place. Never allow your closet get stinky.

6. Place your washer and dryer at the same location. These machines are like husband and wife; they always go hand in hand together.

7. Choose an energy saving washer and dryer.

8. Choose a water saving washer.

9. Fold or hang up clothes after washing and drying. Don’t allow your clothes to accumulate the laundry room.

10. Clean the dryer lint regularly. Lint is clutter and holds onto negative Chi. It also creates a real fire hazard.

Fengshui and Air -Conditioner

Up to 70% of households in Singapore had air-conditioning at home. The following is a few Fengshui tips on what to take note in having an air –conditioner unit in your space.

1. Besides adjusting the room into the right temperature, the air con unit also helps to balance the Yin & Yang in your space.

2. Don’t position the air con unit directly opposite your bed. The cold Chi from the air con may cause you to feel sick the next day or catch a cold.

3. Ventilate the master room for at least 15 minutes before your rest. This invites the flow of positive Chi come into your room first before you switch on the air con and sleep. By doing so, it allows good new things to come into your life.

4. The air -conditioner may have a bad effect on your peach blossom luck if it located in the west-southwest direction your rooms.

5. Adjust your air –conditioner to a comfy room temperature to save on operating costs.

6. Choose an easy to maintain air –conditioner unit for your space.

7. Clean your air –conditioner in a regular basis.

8. If you are installing an air -conditioner in your bedroom, try to position it in the west, north west, or northeast of your sleeping position.

9. As cold air sinks, it is not ideal to have an air -conditioner above one's bed-head position.

10. Avoid running the air con compressor piping and drainage piping in a walk-in-wardrobe. If the drainage chokes, one may have to remove all or part of the build-in-wardrobe to access the air con piping.

Fengshui and Curtains

Curtain and windows are the most prominent features of our homes. Thus it is important to know some Fengshui tips on the do and don’t in using curtains.

1. If there are too many windows in your space, use curtain to hide the presence of windows.

2. You can also utilize colors in your curtain to stimulate the missing elements of your house.

3. Use blue curtain in the wood sector (southeast) of your home to bring wealth.

4. Use red curtain in the south sector of your house to activate the fire element. This brings you recognition and fame luck.

5. Paint the northwest walls of the house white and match your window with grey curtains to activate the luck of the patriarch.

6. Pull the curtain back in the day to allow sunlight to lighten your house. These give your space positive energy.

7. Keep your curtain closed at night.
8. Use a curtain that is large enough to cover the window and long enough to reach the floor.
9. Your curtain should be able to open and close easily.
10. Keep both your curtain and windows clean ensure the chi come into your space are fresh and clean.

Fengshui and Television Set

Many people have television at home. The following is a few Fengshui tips on your TV set .

1. Avoid having a television in the bedroom. The electromagnetic field emitted by electrical appliances is detrimental to one's health.

2. Put the television into a cabinet with doors, and closing them before you goes to sleep. This will minimize the negatively impact.

3. Eating in front of the television takes away the pleasure of eating. Avoid having a television in the dining area.

4. A good for you to place your television is the living room. Besides movies and the television programs, the television also provides opportunities for you and your family to share experiences, laughing and learning together.

5. If your television is inside the living room, always keep it volume low. This allows better communication for you and your family.

6. Never place your television near the front entrance. This will project a bad image on you.

7. Move the television to a corner and put it in a cabinet with doors. This helps to express a more welcome invitation to people coming into your home.

8. Looking for a romance? Avoid watching television programs until late at night. Nothing kills romance like the drone of late night television. Please reading a romantic novels if you are unable to sleep.

9. If the room is your only space and you really need a television there; cover the television with a plastic table cloth when it is not in use.

10. Always keep your television and the surrounding clean.

Fengshui and Cooker Hood

Most families have a hood at home. The following is a few fengshui tips on hood.

1. Have a good cooker hood to get rid of the smoking odors and steam from cooking.

2. The edge of each hood may be a potential source of negetive Chi. The extractor unit is often at head level or higher. Notice if this bearing down directly on you in any way.

3. Choose a hood that is large enough to cover the entire stove or cook top area.

4. Please take note it is idea to have a stainless steel hoods as it is extremely easy to clean.

5. A shiny, reflective stainless-steel hood also helps to minimize the negative effect of the fire element created from the stove.

6. Choose an easy to clean hood

7. Clean your hood after used.

8. Repair your hood immediately if it breaks down.

9. Avoid using chrome or gray-colored materials for your hood

10. Wash your hood ventilation filters onthly

Fengshui and Hi-Fi System

Please take note of the following points if you have a hi-fi set at home.

1) The hi-fi system generates a lot of Yang energy. Avoid placing it in a Yin sector.

2) Make a fireplace the focus of the living room. For example, if you can keep your TV to one side and minimize the effect of hi-fi.

3) Yin energy is important in bedrooms as it encourages rest and relaxation. Avoid placing the hi-fi system in your rooms.

4) In Fengshui, the location of a Hi-fi system is a place of activity. We can place a clock above it to “cool” the space down.

5) The hi-fi system falls under the metal element, and the best sectors to place them are either in the West or Northwest direction.

6) Place a hi-fi system at the west wall, helps to bring luck to your family.

7) Always keep your hi-fi system and its surrounding clean and tidy.

8) Repair your hi-fi set when it is faulty.

9) Keep the volume of your hi-fi system at a suitable level.

10) Never place a hi-fi set near your fish tank.

Fengshui and Fan

The following is a few Fengshui tips for fan -one of the most electric applications in Singapore

1) Avoid installing a ceiling fan above your bed. The ceiling fan above the bed cuts through your personal energy field.

2) If you really need to install a ceiling fan above your bed, place a red dot on each of the fan blades. In Fengshui , we associate red color with power and protection.

3) If you hang a fan over the stove, hang a small bell there to keep your money from escaping up the vent.

4) Hang a faceted crystal ball to the Ceiling fan help disperse the Sha Chi.

5) For a bedroom fan, you can use a pink crystal to support romance.

6) Install a ceiling fan to prevent stagnate Chi from in some area of your space.

7) Never place a standing fan next to your wealth area where you had placed the fish tank or water fountain.

8) Ceiling fans represented the fire element in Fengshui, you can use it to stimulate the fire element for your space.

9) Clean your fan regularly to maintain the positive Chi of your house.

10) Repair your fan immediately when it is not working.

Fengshui and Sink

In the kitchen, the placement of the stove and sink are the most important. Since I have discussed some Fengshui tips on hob in one of my previous article, now I would like to give some Fengshui tips on the sink.

1) The idea direction for the sink is in the east. The next best direction on the line is southwest.

2) It is fine if you are unable to change the position of your sink; just keep the area around the sink dry when not in use.

3) Fix your leaky taps immediately.

4) Always keep your sink clean. A dirty sink may affect the Chi of your space

5) Avoid leaving dishes soaking in the sink.

6) If you leave glasses around the sink to wash them later, first drain them of the water in them.

7) Put plug in the drain hole of your sink closed when it is not in use. This is to prevent the valuable Chi from flowing down the drain!

8) A sink tap pointing at the cooking creates digestive problem.

9) Use a larger sink if you have a huge family and need to do lots of dishes.

10) A beautiful sink can enhance the look of entire kitchen. Choose a good sink based on your requirements and the budget.

Fengshui and Hob

The following is a few Fengshui tips for my readers to consider before they decide where to place their hob.

1) If you can see the back door through the kitchen from the front door, install a mirror above the hob so that the cook can see any bad Chi approaching.

2) If the location of the cooker is against a wall and your back face the door , hang a mirror above the cooker which enable you to look into the room as you work.

3) Your hob can be placed in the centre of the kitchen the cook looks out into all areas of the space.

4) The conflict between fire and water will affect the Fengshui of your space. Avoid placing the hob next to or opposite your water sink to avoid disharmony of elements.

5) If limitation of space, you have to place the stove near your sink, place a wooden object (such as a chopping board) in between them in order to realign the Chi.

6) Avoid placing your fridge facing the sink.

7) Always clean up spills around the oven, hob, and microwave as soon as they occur, to reduces the chances of repeated disagreements

8) If you are using gas for cooking, it is best to equip your gas hob with a safety valve and locate the cooking area away from the rest of the house. Place the hob near a window (but not in front or behind it) to ensure a good flow of air.

9) The hob should never be placed in front or behind a window, this is to prevent the flame accidentally goes out .By doing so we also can prevent curtains or blinds from flapping dangerously near naked flames.

10) Decide on how many burners you need. Fengshui believers like three- or two-burner stoves as ''three burners'' in Cantonese sounds like ''sang loh'' (life road) and two burners, ''yi loh'' (easy road).

Fengshui and Shoes Rack

The following are a few Fengshui tips of what you should take note when you have a shoes rack at home.

1) Consider to provide a shoes rack for your guests to remove their shoes upon entering your home. A shoeless home symbolizes leaving your worldly cares and concerns at the door. They will thank you at the end of their visit for feeling surprisingly relaxed and “at home.”

2) The main door is very important. In Fengshui we call it the “Mouth of the Chi”. This is where energy activates ands enters your house. My readers should consider buying a shoes rack to keep their shoes.

3) Shoes on the shoes rack should all be facing out in the same direction (pointing your shoes in represents closed opportunities, pointing shoes out represents open opportunities).

4) Group your shoes accordingly. For example, keep all dress shoes together, casual in a roll etc.

5) Limit the of pairs shoes a person can keep in the house. Too many pairs of shoes in the house will make your space messy even you have a shoes rack.

6) Provide a chair or bench near your shoes rack to encourage people to take off their shoes before entering your house.

7) Having a shoe rack is stimulating the earth element in your space. Shoes keep you grounded. The Fengshui of the shoes rack will help you adopt a more realistic view of the world. The Earth element strengthens your relationships based on kindness, compassion and mutual respect.
Keep your shoes in pairs together for easily accessible.

8) Shoes you wear infrequently can be stored in shoes box size containers and placed on an upper shelf.

9) Never place your shoes rack near an altar.

10) Keep your shoes in pairs together for easily accessible.

Fengshui and Trash Bin

The following are some Fengshui tips on your trash bin.

1) Relocate the trash bin if its current location is in your Kitchen's Wealth Corner.

2) Use crystalline structure trash bin that can lock and absorb high levels of moisture, gases and noxious smells of your wastes.

3) Smelly trash bin create a kind of Sha Chi to the space. Always clean your trash bin.

4) Overflowing of the litter create clutter to your space. Never use a trash bin that doesn’t meet your requirement.

5) Ensure your trash bin does not reside in the "relationship" corner of your property.

6) Ensure your door can open at a full swing. This allows positive energy from coming into your space. Avoid placing your trash bin there.

7) Keep a trash bin for junk mail near your sorting area. Relocate these junk to the recycling bin.

8) Clear the trash from your bin daily.

9) Your trash may be a treasure to others. Consider donating items rather than throwing them out.

10) Don’t attract people attention with your trash bin. Avoid using bold color for your bin.

Fengshui and Bed

Your bed is more than just one piece of furniture. It supports your personal energy and maintains the love energy of you and your life partner. Thus it is important to have some Fengshui knowledge of how to positioning your bed.


1) Avoid a bed in line with doors. That includes the balcony doors, bedroom door, bathroom door, and walk-in closet or patio doors.

2) Keeping your bed in commanding position. Ensure your bed face the door from the far side of the room but are not directly in front of the door.

3) Keep your platform beds in a position that provides a solid wall behind you for support.

4) Avoid sharp angles (e.g. furniture corners) pointing at you while you sleep.

5) Position your bed away from the walls that have electric appliances. (e.g. TV and computers).
Never position your bed under the overhead beams.

6) Never position your bed under the overhead beams.

7) If your room has a low ceiling, avoid having an overhead fan.

8) Magnify your love and romance by placing a rose quartz Fengshui crystal ball in beside your bed.

9) Avoid having a mirror facing your bed.

10) If your toilet is directly above where you place your bed it may affect for your health, wealth and relationships.

Fengshui and Book Shelves

The following is a few Fenshui tips of what to take note in having a book shelf at home.

1) Never allow a tall bookcase (6 feet or more) positioned beside or in front of your work space. In Fengshui a tall shelf is considered to be a mountain. It may make you feel like climbing a mountain every day while you are working.

2) Fengshui masters believe, books act like `cutting' knives or blades. Avoid books from facing your body or face both during sleep or study. But if this is not possible, limit this space to the study area.

3) Place a green, smooth-leafed plant (e.g., a jade plant) on your book shelf. You can substitute an artificial plant if you tend to neglect live ones. This help to allusion the growing of your wealth.

4) It is also good to place a photo of your loved ones on a book shelf in the room.

5) Keep scissors or any `sharp' objects away from your book shelf. Avoid placing a display such as double swords, in the dorm room as this is not auspicious.

6) Use shelf dividers to make your book shelf look more organized.

7) The book shelves should show deliberate intent, with books the same sizes grouped together and all pulled out evenly to the front edge of the shelf.

8) Don’t position your bed under a hanging book shelf

9) Keep your book shelf clutter free.

10) Readers too can use the colors of the book shelves to stimulate the missing elements’ of the room.

Fengshui and Wardrobes

The following is a few points of what make the wardrobes of a home affect the fengshui of your space.

1. Clear the clutter in your wardrobe. We can start by separating our clothes honestly into the 20 percent we love to wear and the 80 percent that are just taking up space. Donate or dump the excess.

2. Freshen up your seldom use garments with a good shake and let them air in the sunshine for a few hours before returning them to the front of your wardrobe. This simple act will enhance the ability of your clothing to attract positive energy to you all year long.

3. Try aluminum type of wardrobe if you need the metal element to enhance your room Fengshui. Colors can also help to simulate the element we need for our space.

4. Always keep your wardrobe close especially when it is located opposite the bedroom door.

5. Avoid to have mirrored wardrobes in your bedrooms. It is really bad in Fengshui when it is loacted directly opposite a couple. The mirror may cause conflict and arguments between a couple.

6. If you are aggressive by nature you may consider adding more tans and beige tones to your wardrobe. These colors help to balance yin and yang (feminine and masculine energies), neutralizing any agitations you may be experiencing in your daily life.

7. Built-in- wardrobes are better than the huge, bulky, room-dominating external type. Bulky wardrobes block the Chi of you space.

8. Avoid having overhead cupboard linking wardrobes on either side of the bed. This acts as in much the same way as overhead beams do.

9. Uses high quality clothes hangers that will protect your wardrobes and shelving that will help keep your garments off the floor.

10. Avoid putting unrelated items into your wardrobes.

Fengshui and Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen Fengshui is considered to be extremely important as kitchen are one of the most important gathering places for family and friends. Therefore it is important to understand what factors make good fengshui kitchen cabinets and how you can use it to improve life.

1) Put some fresh making flowers on the kitchen cabinet, it helps to radiates warm energy to your home.

2) Cabinet’s hardware should be inviting, easy to use, and easy to clean.

3) Kitchen are part of the Fire Element, avoid using bold colors for your cabinet.

4) Place the kitchen cabinets in such a way that allows for an easy flow of movement while working your way around the kitchen. Poor placement of furnishings can reduce the functionality of a kitchen just as a clogged artery blocks the circulation of blood in your body.

5) Kitchen cabinet is an essential part of your kitchen. Beside the placement of the cabinet we should also pay some attention to the utensils and cutlery within it. All the utensils and cutlery or anything that is sharp enough should be kept away from the sight.

6) Remove of all the unnecessary clutter in your kitchen cabinet to avoid the accumulation of stagnant Chi. Only have items in the cabinet that are used regularly and do not get in the way.

7) Keep your kitchen cabinet and it surrounding clean to enable the flow of positive Chi.

8) Ensure the kitchen cabinets have doors and hinges are in working condition. Never allows your cabinets to have any missing shelves or brackets.

9) Balance the elements. If you observe your kitchen carefully ,the space contains only four of the Five Elements of Fengshui: Fire, Water, Metal and Earth elements. The element that's usually missing is Wood. Therefore try to have your kitchen cabinet in it nature color. When the elements are balanced, a space feels great.

10) Microwave ovens emit electromagnetic energy, which is seen as harmful in fengshui. Hide it inside the kitchen cabinet.

Fengshui and Computer

We live in an exciting age of human innovation, where a single generation can witness extreme shifts in technology and way of life. This is properly one of the reasons’ why most people have at least one computer at home. The following is some tips on the Fengshui usage and positioning of the equipment.

1) Bedroom should be a place of rest and nurturing. Avoid having any computer or treadmill or exercising equipment in your bedroom.

2) If you really need to have a computer in your bedroom, keep this equipment at least six to eight feet from the circumference of the bed .Keep this in mind, electromagnetic energy fields can cause serious health and energy related problems.

3) Ensure the edge of the computer table does not point at the bed especially the head or body. This is considered adverse sha. (Poison arrow).

4) Many computer monitors have `matt' finish or `anti-glare' screens. This relates to the `problem' of having mirrors face a person while he/she is asleep. Try to use the non-reflective monitor in the bedroom .

5) Hang a convex mirror above your desk or computer if your back is facing a door.

6) Make sure all items in your Fengshui wealth areas pertain to wealth. In term of office Fengshui, they might include a bookshelf with all your business or wealth creation books, your business computer, your diplomas and business awards.

7) Place a PC in the northwest corner of your room help to bring more helpful people into your life.

8) In Fengshui, computer monitor is counted as the fire element, so place it to the back center in your fame or reputation area to benefits one’s career.

9) Uses warm lighting if you spend many hours a day on the computer. Too little light can depress productivity while too much can cause glare and headaches.

10) Place a clear crystal near the PC, the stone can help to diminish the negative effect from your computer.

Fengshui and Chairs

Chairs are an essential part in any house. One of the first things a person looks for when he or she return home is a chair to sit down on. The followings are a few Fengshui tips for my readers of how to choose and position their chairs.

1) Chairs meant for visitors on the other hand do not need to be overly comfy, lest they overstay their welcome!

2) When picking sofa sets and settees for meeting areas, go with something not too comfy, for the same reasons

3) Harder sofa sets also generate a more dynamic type of chi energy more suited to the workplace.

4) Arrange couches and chairs in a way that allows people to see the door and for easy conversation

5) Your chairs should not position with their backs to the door or windows. It is considered "bad" fengshui to leave the back exposed to possible attack through the door.

6) Avoid mirrors used in the home facing your chairs or beds.

7) Dining chairs with a horseshoe shaped back are ideal Fengshui as this shape represents the "Dragon embracing the Tiger".

8) Position chairs so that people tend to face each other instead of the TV. This will increase interaction enhance the yang energy in the room.

9) Chairs can also be arranged at 90- or 45-degree angles. This help people feel more at ease with each other rather than feeling they are on literally opposite sides.)

10) Color of office chairs can be used for stimulation or support of a personality of person, who uses them. For example brown chair for support and white one for concentration. Blue chair will help to improve the quality of dialogue while black one for strengthening their position. On another hand red chairs make people more vigorous as the color represent fire.

Fengshui and Table

The table is a basic piece of household furniture. Allow me to share some Fengshui tips on this furniture with you today.

1) In Fengshui a round or oval table is considered better than a square or a rectangle one.

2) If you feel that a square or rectangle table please considers buying those with rounded corners ones.

3)The table that you are having must be proportion to your space. Your table should not cramped in a space. This allows the chi and people to move freely and easily around the table.

4)Have an even number of chairs, for your square or a rectangle tables.

5)For a round or oval table, any numbers of chairs (even or odd) is acceptable.

6)Table symbolizes health and therefore it should be clean and neat. Placing natural flowers or plants on it would also be good for the health of the people who sits beside it.

7) Always keep your table in the living room clean and tidy. This not only helps to improve the Chi of your house but also project a good impression to your guests on you.

8) Have adequate light that is centered over your table.

9) Dining room tables that are missing corners are considered unlucky except for the octagon (Pa Kua shaped) which is considered to be an auspicious shape

10) Fix a large mirror on one of the walls of your dining room, this helps to double the food on the table which symbolizing abundance.

Fengshui and Altar

The area where the altar is located is a sacred space for you and your family. In Fengshui, it is also an important decision as the energy of an altar can help to energize and strengthen the Chi in your space. The following is a few Fengshui tips for readers to consider before they place their altar.

1) An altar should have a solid backing, therefore please place your altar with its back against a wall.

2) Never place your altar under an overhead beam. If the beam is located at the left side of the altar (Green Dragon side), the luck of the male family members will be affected. Likewise for the females, if the beam is over the right side of the altar (White Tiger side).

3) Avoid placing your altar with a moving line below it, such as a busy road, corridor, drains or water pipes.

4) Avoid placing the aquarium (element of water) underneath or above the praying altar (element of fire) which will cause an excessive movement of Chi.

5) An altar table is preferred to be placed in a bright location.

6) An area which is quiet and free from noises makes an ideal location for an altar.

7) Avoid at all costs placing the statues on the ground or in areas such as cupboards or bathrooms.

8) Avoid placing an altar outside the bedroom in line with the bedroom door. The Yin Chi may slip into the bedroom when the door is opened. This is not conducive to good health.

9) Avoid using fancy rainbow colors for your altar

10) Having an altar is your personal and private practice. You too can keep your altar out of people view (especially you are a businessman).Some people may be offended by your beliefs.

Fengshui and Sofa Set

Sofa set may be one of the most common furniture you can find in a living room. The following is some tips of how a sofa set can affect your space.

1) Avoid using a red sofa set. In Fengshui red represent the fire element, and it may not suit some sector of your house. A red sofa sets gives rise to heavy work pressure, troubles and obstacles.

2)Arrange your sofa in such a way that it has the support of a solid wall.

3)Sofa should be placed near the entrance or where you can see the front door without having to turn your head.

4) If you are choosing sofa sets for your office avoid something that is too comfy. Harder sofa sets also generate a more dynamic type of chi energy more suited to the workplace.

5)Avoid using a faulty sofa. It may affect the Chi of your house

6)Avoid placing your sofa in such a way to have the back facing a doorway or window. It may block the Chi of your space.

7)Used furniture, especially beds and sofa may carry with them residual energies of past experiences. Avoid other peoples problems become yours.

8)Sofas at comfortable angles will improve your love relationship.

9)Throw some red pillows on your sofa that will help to enhance your love life.

10)Place sofa and seating in your living room in a circular or octagonal shape which is conducive to easy communication.

Fengshui Elephants

Elephant is a sacred symbol in Fengshui and often it is used to symbolize power, wisdom, strength and fertility. It can also acts as the grantor of wishes and as the protector of the household. We can use elephant artworks in Fengshui in several ways, and some of the more common applications were as follows.

1)Place your Fengshui elephants, at the front door. The artworks can help you to bring good luck, protection and strength to your household. This animal sometimes referred to as elephant of many blessings. Fengshui practitioners believe that these elephant with their trunks facing upwards as that represents prosperity, good luck and victory; when their trunks facing downward represent longevity and conception.

2)Elephants derive most of their strength from their trunk and represent power and energy (and strength, prudence and sagacity…) Fengshui lore holds that the elephant is the bearer of the “wish granting” gem. You can place a coin on your Fengshui elephant to attract more money or a crystal to improve your career.

3)In Fengshui elephant are closely related to pregnancy and placed prominently in the room, are connected to male children. Good Fengshui practice is a great way to aid yourself and your partner in the family starting attempts.

4)Wearing jade elephant necklace is believed to bring wealth, strength and good health.

5)Place a statue of a mother elephant and its baby in your children room. It helps to improve the relationship between you and your kids as it is as symbol of the love and bonding.

6)Place an elephant statue in a child’s bedroom, on the desk, or wherever he or she does homework helps to attract positive Chi and bring academic success to the children.