Feng Shui has been around for over 5000 years. It is the practice of balancing energies in your space to allow health, wealth, happiness and peace into your home.
The basic principles revolve around the five elements – earth, metal, water, wood, and fire.
Today, I want to share 15 powerful Feng Shui tips to help you bring more of the good stuff into your life, but not only that, to also help you have more joy, peace and harmony and less stress. That’s the main goal.
Here’s a fun fact for you – in 2010 I became a certified Feng Shui Practitioner. It was a dream I had for so long and finally had the opportunity to learn from one of the greatest teachers in Canada. I try to apply Feng Shui to my life daily.
Let’s first understand the basic principles of Feng Shui.
The Basic Principles of Feng Shui
Before we dive into the tips, let’s first understand the basics. Feng Shui focuses on the cycles of nature and how they work together to achieve balance.
The five elements—earth, metal, water, wood, and fire—stem from the Taoist tradition. These elements are interrelated phases in life and have different influences on our surroundings. It’s important to incorporate each of these elements into your space.
Feng Shui is also about having as little clutter as possible in your space and making your home very peaceful, balanced and harmonious. When you have achieved this, it is easier for wealth, love, joy and good health to come into your life.
Let’s now get to the 15 best Feng Shui tips for wealth, health, love and joy.
15 best feng shui tips
These Feng Shui tips, when incorporated into your living and working spaces, can help create a harmonious flow of positive energy and invite wealth, health, love, joy and prosperity into your life.
The most important rule of Feng Shui is to do a little once a week. Doing too much all at once will cause chaos. Start with the most important ones and work your way through them.
Happy Feng Shui-ing. Here is another great article to help you understand Feng Shui a little better.
Here’s a great image of a Bagua map that you should use to help you understand what area serves what purpose, what colours you should have there and what element it represents.
Avoid Hanging Mirrors Across from the Front Door
Mirrors reflect energy, and if placed opposite the front door, they push away all the good energy entering your home. Instead, place mirrors in your dining or living room to attract abundance and joy.
If your dining room is on the smaller side and feels a bit cramped, a mirror can help to expand this area of your home as well.
No Bedrooms Over Garages
Bedrooms should be a place of rest and rejuvenation. If your bedroom is located above a garage, try to use the room for a different purpose and move your sleeping space to a more peaceful area of your home.
The typical Feng Shui bedroom layout also consists of placing the bed against a solid wall, diagonally across from the door.
Treat Your Stove Well
The stove signifies wealth and health. Keep it clean and use all burners regularly to symbolize drawing from multiple resources. Also, keep your oven free of residues and in good working condition.
In Feng Shui, more stove burners represent more opportunities and sources of wealth.
Command Position
Place your bed or desk farthest from the door but not directly in line with it. This position provides a commanding view of the room and allows you to face the door, symbolizing facing life directly.
If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
Balance the Five Elements
Incorporate the five elements (water, wood, fire, earth, metal) into your home decor. For instance, include wooden furniture, metal accessories, candles for fire, earthen pots, and water features.
Using the five elements effectively is important because people believe that the balance of these elements can promote health and well-being.
If you have too much water in the fire area, you are putting out any chance of love or success.
Clear Clutter
Regularly clean and declutter your space. Clutter blocks the flow of energy, so organize your belongings and keep only what you need or love.
A clean space is equal to a clean and clear mind, so make sure you declutter one space at a time in your home and get rid of the things that you no longer need.
Use Plants
Place plants in your living room or office to enhance growth, health, and luck. Choose plants that are appropriate for the space and light conditions.
Rubber plants, snake plants, jade, lucky bamboo, eucalyptus money plants and ficus ginseng are considered the luckiest. These plants bring energy into the house.
Try to avoid plants with spiky ends as the will cut energy and they are considered dangerous.
Water Features
Install a small fountain or fish tank in the north area of your home or office to attract wealth and prosperity. The location of any feng shui water feature should be determined by the Ba-Gua map (see above).
The fountain should be placed in the east direction for health and family, southeast for prosperity and abundance, and north for career and path in life. Make sure to always keep it running and keep the water clean.
Avoid Sharp Corners
Rearrange your furniture to avoid sharp corners pointing towards resting or working areas. Use plants or other decor to soften these “poison arrows.”
Sha Chi also referred to as feng shui poison arrows, is exactly what it sounds like: attacking energy that comes from sharp angles pointed at your personal energy field.
Poison arrows can weaken your energy, and they don’t promote good health and well-being.
Proper Lighting
Ensure all rooms in your home are well-lit. Use a combination of natural light, overhead lights, and lamps to create a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Incandescent bulbs or warm color temperature LED bulbs will generate a warmer, orange-hue level of lighting than other sources and are well suited to creating inviting living spaces.
Use Mirrors Strategically
Use mirrors to expand small spaces or reflect beautiful views. Avoid placing a mirror where it reflects clutter or unwanted items.
Seeing ‘unpleasant’ reflections in a mirror can magnify negative energy. Don’t use broken mirrors. This is a big no-no in Feng Shui.
Colours Matter
Choose colours that resonate with the energy you want to attract. For instance, green is for growth, red is for power and passion, and blue is for calmness and peace.
Other powerful colours in Feng Shui are purple, gold and royal blue, each signifying wealth and prosperity. Try to use these colours in the corresponding life area found on the Bagua map.
Front Door Maintenance
Keep your front door clean, free of clutter, and in good condition. It’s the first thing people see, so make sure it gives off a welcoming energy.
In Feng Shui, lighting at the front door area introduces the fire element, symbolizing recognition and how you’re seen in the world. It aligns with the desire for clarity and brightness.
To make your entrance brighter, clean your light fixtures and any glass around the door to let in more natural light. Keep your front door area clean and working properly.
If a hinge or handle is broken, fix it immediately.
Bed Placement
Position your bed so you can see the door without being directly in line with it. This promotes a feeling of safety and control over your life.
In bedroom Feng Shui, your bed should be placed in the commanding position as it is the most important item in that room and where you will spend most of your time. Your bed should not have clutter underneath it or a mirror directly facing it.
Keep water fixtures out of your bedroom and you should not have any plants in there either.
Repair Broken Items
Fix or replace broken items promptly. They can represent areas of your life that need attention.
The Feng Shui philosophy believes that we should throw away all objects that have been broken, as they contribute negative energy or block positive energy.
Although you can try to replace and repair them, according to this philosophy the best we can do is throw them out and start over.
final thought on feng shui tips
Incorporating these Feng Shui tips into your daily routine can significantly improve the quality of your life. By arranging your spaces to align with these principles, you invite wealth, health, and prosperity into your life.
Remember, Feng Shui is more than just arranging furniture – it’s about having a deep connection with our surroundings, being mindful of our space and living in harmony.
I hope these Feng Shui tips will help you achieve all that you deserve and desire.
