Feng Shui and Crystals
Some feng shui practices use crystals as “cures” or remedies for a house. Are these true feng shui concepts? Jenny Hones answers:
What Is A Prosperity Frog?
People often ask: Is it good feng shui to place a “prosperity frog” in the living room near the front door for money or luck? The so-called “prosperity frog” is actually a three-legged toad holding coins in its mouth.
Luopan and Feng Shui
The luopan (or lo-pan, lupan) is a geomantic compass, also known as Chinese magnetic compass or Feng Shui compass. It is used by Feng Shui practitioners to find direction.
Ideal bedroom design
The bedroom is one of the three most important features in a house. It affects health, relationships, emotions, and child bearing. As a place for rest and replenishing energy, the bedroom should be cozy and private. In order to have abundant energy, a bedroom should not be oversized.
Are you a Player or a Cheerleader?
What role do you Play? This week it’s been so amazing and inspiring to watch the 2020 Tokyo Olympics! Five years ago, I recall watching a live video when the Olympic committee named Tokyo as the host for the 2020 summer Olympics. The excitement of the Japanese people jumping up and down and waving their …
Find a house with good feng shui
There are many personal factors that dictate how and why we choose a home, such as schools, commute to work, traffic, safety, neighborhood desirability, and shopping. Good feng shui should also be one of the key considerations which should include the following qualities: good location, holistic form, smooth qi energy flow, provide a good feeling.
Do overgrown trees affect the feng shui of a house?
The other day, I went to Seattle for a feng shui consultation. As I approached the house, I noticed there was a tall pine tree sitting between the house I was going to and the neighbor’s house. At first glance, it was a little difficult to know who owned the tree. But taking a closer …
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Can a feng shui gadget fix a relationship?
In many Asian cultures, when a couple decides to get married, some traditional families go to a “marriage or relationship counselor”, who reads your astrological birth charts to see if you’re a match. There are some practitioners that also look at the characters of your name. They get a feeling of the character through it’s …
What is Form School Feng Shui?
Can a room change someone’s life? That’s what many feng shui books claim. Changing your furniture can change your life. I really wondered if this was true. My curiosity led me to buy a few books. Without much knowledge on the subject, I thought feng shui was feng shui. But as I went down the …
Circular Houses are a Slice of Ancient Living
This is the ancient housing for the Hakka community in China. Dr. Hsu, my feng shui master from Taiwan, is Hakka and introduced this to us in class before. The feng shui for this is interesting. These structures are huge and protected the whole community. It reminded me of the European castles with tall walls …
Make a Living Room Feel More Energized
Does your living room feel organized and neat but you feel that something is missing? Being an interior designer and a feng shui consultant, I get the opportunity to visit a lot of different homes. Living rooms come in all shapes and sizes. Some are large, some are narrow, others have very high ceilings, while …
Feng Shui & Design Tips on my new Channel
I have started posting short 2 minutes videos on feng shui and interior design on my Facebook page. I know not everyone is on Facebook so I decided to make a new 3 Frogs Design YouTube channel where I am posting all of these short videos. Here is one called Is Feng Shui a Religion? …
The First Step to Finding Your Passion
It seems to be the rage about how we must all find our passion in life to make our lives have meaning. I believe this is true. But, for myself and for many other’s finding this passion was a very, very long process.
When Feng Shui Conflicts with Common Sense?
Have you ever read or received feng shui advice that really didn’t make sense to you? Sometimes I read other feng shui advice on the internet and I just have to shake my head. For example, someone advised painting a laundry room purple to bring in more finances. A reader claimed they followed instructions and lo …
The Feng Shui of Who You Spend Time Together With
Do you believe in the exchange if energies? In feng shui, we are taught that everything in the universe is a vibrating energy, which we call chi or qi. Not only live things such as plants and animals have chi, but objects, images and even empty spaces all have chi. Therefore, everything in our environment, …
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What is the Best Direction for the Front Door?
This question is from one of my readers. It’s also a very common question that I get often. What is the best direction for the front door? There are many different feng shui schools. So depending on which school you follow, you will get a different answer. Some emphasize that the cardinal direction of the …