Have you ever moved your furniture or artwork around, stepped back to see the results and knew immediately whether it was a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ by the way it felt? Your intuition, if you listen to it, can tell you what is good feng shui and what isn’t. I often find when I do a consultation that things are pretty much arranged the way I would have suggested. Instinctively many people know what to do — they...

Many feng shui teachers talk about using feng shui to bring wealth, good luck or even happiness into your life. I have not seen a great deal of evidence in the 10 years of doing feng shui to support such claims – just on its own that is. Doing the physical work of moving things around without figuring out what it means is only doing part of the work. What I do believe feng shui has the capability of doing is focusing attention,...

Have you ever really thought about your arms and hands and what they actually do? Mostly I think of my hands as tools, but this barely does them justice. This poetic excerpt from the book Nia Technique helps me fully appreciate the expressive and creative force of my hands and arms. We dance through life as we go about our everyday routines and chores. The Voice of the Arms and Hands To your physical body – I offer you a way to touch,...

A balance of night and day, a balance of light and dark Tonight I seek balance in my life as it is found in the Universe. A black candle for darkness and pain and things I can eliminate from my life. A white candle for the light, and for joy and all the abundance I wish to bring forth. At Mabon, the time of the equinox, there is harmony and balance in the Universe, and so there shall be in my life. ~...

What is an archetype? Archetypes are instinctive behaviour patterns which influence how we think and act at a deep level. Freud called archetypes ‘primordial instincts’; he believed that they are held by the collective unconscious, universally accepted roles and patterns that, mysteriously as a species we instinctively understand and relate to. Our most immediate access point to Archetypes is through our mythology. Many cultures have...

Green is the most relaxing, calming and balancing of the colors. It is a symbol of growth, fertility, harmony, hope, optimism, freedom and balance. On the cool end of the spectrum, green brings restfulness and coolness. Associated with the heart chakra, green stands for self love and love of the universe. It is the center overseeing all healing. If you have too little green in your environment, you can be indecisive and unable to relate to...