Nurture your physical body - the temple of your Soul

Feng Shui is all about balance and whilst I mainly work on the energies in buildings, I also wanted to write a short blog on the importance of foods. 

It’s so important to nurture your physical body, the temple of your soul. Cook with a new level of awareness.  Fresh well prepared food nourishes not only through its chemical constitution but also through its energy field.

• Cook slowly and lovingly on low heat to protect the nutrients whilst also ensuring ease of digestion.
• Spices have a healing quality so introduce when possible to your dishes.
• Try not to consume too much processed foods, or meat substitutes that are so popular today.
• Rebuild your body with foods from mother earth, not processed foods from the factory floor.  

Eating too much processed foods like pizza and chips introduces too much heat into the body causing you to become anxious, sluggish and tired whilst also negatively affecting the chemicals in the brain.   

• Too much heat in the body, then introduce more cooling foods, like salads, cucumber & vegetables. 

• Beats for cleansing the gall bladder and liver.
• Leafy greens to heal the lungs.
• Root vegetables to ground in your energies and mineralise the brain. As Leafy greens such as kale, spinach, collards, and broccoli are rich in brain-healthy nutrients like vitamin K, lutein, folate, and beta carotene. Research suggests these plant-based foods may help slow cognitive decline

Introduce fresh herbs when possible to your dishes to help the body rebalance and de-toxify. A harmony of good foods to nurture your vitality. Conscious breeding and meditation to release blocks within the body.  

2019 is the year of the Earth Pig - so what is on the horizon?

2019 is the year of the Earth Pig (Ji Hai) 

We have a Yin Earth year in 2019 and we can expect mixed energies although there should be good news on the horizon with world events and hopefully a more calming influence in Middle Eastern countries with better relationships worldwide.

• Finances can cause problems worldwide in 2019 and with a dominant earth energy with a yin polarity, we can expect issues with global finances and stock markets. Feng Shui earth cures are much needed in 2019 to generate new income. 

• We can also predict that this year the world enters an era of slower growth and economic recovery can be expected to emerge slowly from July onwards. 

For my current clients, I have already provided Feng Shui Annual Updates for those that have contacted me. So if you have not got your updates yet then please drop me a line.

Annual Updates will provide you with significiant information in relation to whether or not it is a good year to remodel an area, deal with specific health issues, conceive, attract a specific partner or advance in your career. Annual Updates are unique in each home depending on the location energies already present! 

Remember, it is the yearly energies which act as triggers for events to happen in a certain time frame. So be prepared as the year unfolds!  Energy Never Sleeps, So Use Its Power!

Water Butt or Water Butts!

Water Butt can be a great water remedy!

What’s needed for the top: 161cm of mains water pipe, glue, dowel to bond inside pipe, black tape to secure circle, chicken wire, (tied onto circle using cable ties, also tied to inlet pipe and secured on opposite side). Drill one 5mm hole to tie in the side. 

Please ensure that you do put the wire/mesh over the butt as small birds could fall in.  If you water butt is going to be used as a water remedy then ensure you do not put the solid lid on it, as water needs to come into contact with the air for it to be effective.

You can also link water butts together by getting a water butt link kit!

  

Water Features

Where do you locate your water feature? Is it necessary in the front or back garden? Which direction should the water flow? 

There are specific formulas and guidelines that I apply when working with a client to determine the best Feng Shui location and position for a water feature.  A water feature can have such a profound effect on people and their environment and a correctly placed water fountain is a powerful positive energy generating and attracting tool. An incorrectly placed water feature can actually drain your finances and trigger health issues. 

When water is needed externally the minimum amount can vary from 40-100 gallons

depending on the sq. ft. of your building. For example, 50 gallons of water per 1,000

sq. ft. alternatively, 5% of the total square footage of your building.

Volume of water relates to standing water.

                                         One of the water features we have in our garden

Tips

1. Water must be clean and ideally moving via filter and or pump system. 
2. Water must not be covered so as the water can interact with the Qi. Ideally, metal containers are more supportive to the water especially in spaces where the amount of water is limited. 
3. The water does not need to have fish in it or any decoration however, fish do aid in the circulation of the water.  If you have fish in the water then the chlorine content of the water needs to be checked so that it is not too high. Furthermore, an ultraviolet light element or reverse osmosis feature will attract and destroy airborne bacteria and viruses. 
4. Ideally, water flowing from a higher plateau to a lower level or at least towards the property and not away from it is beneficial. However, it is fine if the water stays at the same level and circulates from a submerged pump. 
5. Additionally, water needs to circulate for at least 2-3 hours per day to be affective during fine weather.
6. It is not necessary for the water feature to look oriental in fact, it is preferred that it works harmoniously with your exterior décor.

Beneficial Effects

Most of my clients already feel the beneficial effects their water feature has brought them and here are just a few:

• Enhanced creativity
• Abundance if many areas of their life
• Better health and well-being
• More work to the self-employed

Water also helps the energy of the land and can help clear emotional patterns, but placing the water feature in the correct section of the garden is crucial, so please do follow my advice!