feng shui tips for good energy – 8 ways to increase the happiness in your home with feng shui!
With so many of us being home unexpectedly these days, creating a home that feels warm, welcoming and is a place where everyone wants to hang out is even more important. We all deserve a home that we love, that’s full of calm and positive energy. Feng shui can help you achieve a home that feels great and that also supports your and your family’s dreams!
Here are 8 feng shui tips for good energy in your home and life.
▶ Feng shui is all about bringing new, fresh energy into your home and keeping that energy circulating. That means if there are areas of your home where energy doesn’t move freely, those areas will block or stop the flow of Chi (life force energy.)
Do you have areas of your home that are full of clutter, full of large furniture, that feel dark and damp, or that go unused? Are any doorways or closets blocked by furniture or clutter?
Those are areas where the energy flow is blocked, which means when positive energy enters your home, it gets stuck.
Start by decluttering where you can, and by moving furniture around so that it’s balanced in the room.
For rooms that are dark or go unused, go through and turn the lights on! Start spending time in there, if possible, to move the energy around.
Do whatever you need to do to make the room feel happy and vibrant, so you want to spend time in there!
Also, consider how you and your family would best use the space.
For example, if you don’t use the dining room because you don’t host large dinners, can you start to use it more often for family dinners? Or would it be better for your family to turn the dining room into a library or study lounge?
Be creative! Your home should represent your family and not be full of rooms you don’t use just because that’s what it was “made for.”
▶ Make a splash with your entrance. The entrance to your home is how fresh energy, good luck, good fortune, and new opportunities enter your life, which means you want it (and everyone who enters) to feel welcome and happy to be there.
Your front door should open freely, be well maintained, and not be obstructed by anything either inside or outside.
The front door is very important for good feng shui. Your door should make you smile when you see it from the street or driveway! You should also have space to place your things when you come inside, so that you feel a sense of calm as soon as you enter. Click here for more ideas to feng shui your front door so that new, vibrant energy is attracted to your home.
▶ Only keep what you love! This goes a lot further than just decluttering.
Do you have things in your home that you’ve been meaning to repair or replace? Do you have hand-me-down furniture that you wouldn’t choose to buy? Do you have pictures or sentimental items that reflect people who are no longer in your life, or parts of your life that you’ve outgrown or moved on from?
Any time you look at these items, your subconscious remembers your original intentions. If you no longer love the item, that negative energy is attached to that item and you’ll feel it every time you are in the room.
If you want your home to feel refreshed and uplifted, getting rid of those items is a great start!
If you can’t get rid of them, think of ways you can repurpose or refresh them! Paint furniture, cover it with slip covers or pretty blankets — do whatever you can to make your space feel inspiring and full of joy whenever you are in it.
Note: Remove old pictures that no longer reflect your life, friends, or family. Old pictures can hinder you and your family moving forward! Replace your photos often and be mindful of whether or not they reflect where you want your life to go, and not just where you’ve already been.
▶ Add plants to represent growth and bring life to your home. Plants are considered wood and earth energy in the feng shui element cycle, which represents growth and stability in your home.
Plants go great in almost every room (sometimes they can be too stimulating in the bedroom) and always bring fresh air and new life to your home.
If you have a room that feels stagnant and lifeless — try adding plants to that room to purposely raise the energy! You can also add them to the money area of your home, or to any other area that needs a boost.
▶ Check your foundation. In feng shui, the floors of your home represent stability and grounding – and a lot of times we overlook them because we have too many other things going on in our lives to worry too much about it.
But floors are extremely important, especially if you feel like energy moves too quickly and good energy doesn’t stick around.
Also if you have rooms that no one likes to be in or…
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