This How to Feng Shui (also called Fung Shui) page will help get you started on the path of the five Feng Shui elements, earth, wood, fire, water and metal which allow you to bring free moving positive energy into balance in your environment, career and life.

Sometimes we can feel that there is something out of balance in our lives. Many people believe it is the way positive energy flows through our lives. Arranging items in our home to adjust this positive energy is called Feng Shui.

Using this page, you will find tips and ideas to help you clear out some of the bad energy and bring in a better feel and reaction to your life by making changes one area at a time. You can begin by addressing one room at a time so that start with a feng shui bedroom and using all the feng shui tips you will end up with a feng shui home.

Chi

Feng Shui improves and corrects the free flow of positive energy (Chi) in your home, which improves your quality of life. You can apply feng shui to each room in your home. You can even apply these tips and methods to your office cubicle to improve the positive energy there as well.

• North - Career

• NorthWest - Helpful people such as Mentors

• NorthEast - Knowledge and Spirituality

• East - Family, Health and the Past

• SouthEast - Wealth

• South - Fame and Reputation

• SouthWest - Relationships and Marriage

• West - Children, Creativity and the Future

1. Incorporate Mirrors or Water feature to this North area

2. Showcase Images to support your career goal

1. Place Photographs of Mentors in this Northwest section

2. Using Art work of Helpers and vivid colors to enhance this area

1. Place a Bookcase in the Northeast section

2. Self Help and Development tools within the bookcase

3. Books to increase Wisdom and spirit

1. Family Photos should be placed in the East portion of the room

2. Family Heirlooms showcased in this section

3. Plants will increase Health when placed in the East

1. Fountains with fish should be in the southeast area

2. Money will increase the wealth if placed in this section

3. Jewelry belongs here

4. Anything Red Purple or Gold will improve wealth

1. Candles in the South address your reputation

2. Awards Promote Fame

3. Anything Red, Orange or Purple in this Southern section

4. Plants help in the South

1. Anything Pink will Improve Marriage and Relationships

2. Round or oval Mirrors increase the love and Marriage

3. Pictures of Spouse or Loved One in the Southwest

4. A Pair of objects like candlesticks in the Southwest section

1. Computer should be placed in the West

2. Artwork in the west increases creativity

3. Home Office should be set up in the western section

4. Art Supplies belong in this western area of the home

5. The Bagua is repeated in all rooms

Among the most important Feng Shui concepts is the one of Bagua. Bagua is a term that maps all spaces into a grid of nine areas. This is why Feng Shui will be carried out in each room of your home. You will learn that each section of your living area represents corresponding areas in your life and then you can address the positive energy in wealth, health, mental clarity, relationships and many other areas. As you clear these spaces and remove items with negative emotion, you will see improvements in that corresponding area of life. How you address your bagua when you apply feng shui can improve the Chi. The Chi is the flow of positive energy in a space.http://fengshui.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/g/chi.htm<ref> Creating balance through this method improves your Chi. The process can be quick but how many rooms you choose to clear and apply the art of feng shui will be the determining factor on how long it takes to make the changes. Actually learning the basic steps of feng shui is simple and very sensible. You can incorporate essential oils, chimes and color along with various other methods to increase how you apply Feng Shui.<ref>http://www.fengshuicrazy.com/

Chi is the energy that exists in everything. The Chi that you want to have around you is good vibrant healthy and fresh. Basically the Sheng Chi is beneficial energy. Everyone wants healthy energy surrounding them and coursing through them, but less know how to achieve this. Using Feng shui is one way to accomplish this change of energy. When you remove the negative or stale energy using Step 1, the positive energy can flourish and expand and flow freely through your home, life and career.http://www.fengshuicrazy.com/feng-shui-basics/the-feng-shui-bagua-map.php The most common places to lose Chi is at the front door and in cluttered areas like garages and closets. In order to free the positive energy, these vital areas need to be uncluttered.http://fengshui.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/g/chi.htm

The Bagua Map is an octagonal map which will allow you to evaluate your living area. It also contains the information about how each section of your home translates into your life and career.http://www.thespiritualfengshui.com/feng-shui-bagua.php Each of the nine guas ( areas) in the bagua map correspond to 9 different aspects of your life.http://www.fengshuicrazy.com/feng-shui-basics/the-feng-shui-bagua-map.php The bagua also incorporates colors that will help you on your journey to making your life balanced. There are many web sites that will break it down so completely that you can start setting up your feng shui home today.http://www.thespiritualfengshui.com/feng-shui-bagua.php

The bedroom will benefit from essential oils such as rose, ylang ylang or jasmine.

The home office or cubicle would benefit from sage, peppermint or lemongrass.

The rest of the living space can use lavender for purification and calming energy.http://fengshui.about.com/od/faq/f/feng-shui-essential-oils.htm

There are several ways to bring essential oils into your rooms. Candles as long as they are truly using essential oils and not man made scents work very well in incorporating in the scents that will change the chi in the area.

Even adding in essential oils to your cleaning supplies can be an effective manner of spreading the fragrance. Incense is a great way for bringing pure essential oils into your home.http://fengshui.about.com/od/faq/f/feng-shui-essential-oils.htm