Enhancing our living space

Feng Shui is an “ancient Chinese art of arranging buildings, objects and space in an environment to achieve harmony and balance in a way that will bring peace and prosperity.” Feng Shui literally translates as “wind” and “water”. The concept is that we’re all connected “as one” to the environment and nature. It’s about inviting and directing a healthy flow of energy (or “Chi”) throughout your home, to not just survive, but thrive.

Chi  is nothing but the life force present in each entity, and Feng Shui aims at striking a balance between yin and yang energies. This can be done through organising furniture/decor items and constructing structures that enhance the flow of positive Chi and keep away negative Chi and bad luck. Feng shui works on balancing the five basic elements of energy including wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Maintaining a positive Chi not only ensures good fortune but also keeps diseases at bay and enhances interpersonal equations.

To  enhance the feel and create a positive vibe and counter negative vibes one can adapt some basic symbolic cures which ensures that the energy is in harmony and beneficial to the occupants.

• Try placing  black coloured crystals which are very useful for energy protection. Black Agate, Onyx or Black Tourmaline can be used to absorb any difficult and challenging vibrations like EMFs (electromagnetic fields, such as electrical wiring, appliances, and power lines). It  also soaks up other negative energies and restores balance. Place a piece of Black Tourmaline in each corner of the home, and at your front door, to create a grid of protection. However ensure to clean the crystals to ward off negative energies absorbed.
• Crystals such as Tourmaline or Clear Quartz should be placed at the right-hand corner of your work desk in your home office or workplace.  This helps you to break down the stressful energies at work. It can also reduce influence of people who are having ill intentions towards you or those who may want to con you. The crystals also  attract benefactors to assist at  work. Even these crystals need to be cleansed regularly.
• In Feng Shui, there are certain plants
• that can skilfully bring life and vitality into your home or workplace. Sansevieria trifasciata also known as Snake plant is quite effective when you are looking for protective energy in your space and environment. The leaves resemble swords that can symbolically cut through any obstacles with fierce compassion.
• Rosemary purifies the air which helps in reducing fatigue and fighting anxiety. This plant restores peace of mind and cures insomnia as well. Place it exposed to the sun as it could wilt away without sunlight.
• A plant that has powerful cleansing qualities, according to Feng Shui, the sage helps in reducing bitter and negative energies in an environment. It also has very useful medicinal properties.