Introduction to the Chi & Using Feng Shui

Series Summary

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice of arranging objects within a space to achieve a sense of harmony with the environment. It combines philosophical, psychological, geographic, mathematical, astrological and aesthetic principles and concepts to enhance energy flow within an architectural space. The practice of Feng Shui relates to the physical space as well as those who inhabit it.

Feng shui may be a foreign concept to many people, but it doesn't take a lot to understand and apply feng shui for the benefit of a home's harmony. In this free video series, our expert will teach you what feng shui is, how to use the bagua in feng shui, and how to apply feng shui to the interior design and decor of your home. You'll learn how to arrange furniture, how to use color, how to use mirrors, and how to use crystals for feng shui in your house. Lighting, water, stove, and electronics will also be covered, among many other topics. With these video instructions and design tips, you'll be able to apply and improve the feng shui of your home in no time!

Video Transcript

"Today we're going to talk about how to raise the chi in your home using Feng Shui. Chi is the Chinese word for energy, and feng shui is a way to make sure the energy is flowing correctly in your home. You may need to raise the chi, or you may need to block the chi. it's sort of like acupuncture for your home, so the feng shui cures that we use are like the needles, if you will. We need to know where to place them to get the energy moving in a flow through the home so that it also supports your life, and what you would like. So, let's show you some examples of how to raise the chi in your home. I'm here at my friends' home, and this is Michelle, her husband Jason, and their daughter McKenna. Michelle actually moved in here first, before anybody else. She lived here with a roommate. I'm going to have her talk a little bit about what it was like when she first lived here. Well, I've been here for four years, and I lived here two years before Jason moved in, and I was totally in career mode, and this is my first place. I moved to Los Angeles, so it was kind of special to me. Then we got married so that definitely added a new element to the living situation here. A year after that she arrived, so it's just been a lot of new things happening. A lot of change. Now I'm staying at home with her so it's a lot different than being single and working, lots of new things to take into account. And being home, it's really important to have your environment be conducive to your life, a place where you really want to be, and that you like the environment. So Jason, what was it like for you when you moved here, and Michelle was already here? It was kind of a mess. She hadn't really organized a lot of stuff. She hadn't really decorated much, and the TV was very small. That was bad. I came in, and kind of imposed some order on things, and just kind of helped structure things so we knew where things were. Then McKenna came along, and it went back to chaos and disorder. Yes, so here I am. We're going to talk about what it's like to have a home where there are many different people, and all their energies are mixing, and all their things are here, and how to streamline that and raise the chi in the home."