Qi (or Chi, pronounced chee) is often referred to as "the breath of life" It is our body's "life force" or "vital energy" traveling along pathways or channels called meridians. For centuries the Chinese have used acupuncture needles to unblock and balance this energy flow. Smoothly flowing Qi is the key to achieving and maintaining physical and mental health. While acupuncture is a form of energy medicine for our body, feng shui is energy medicine for our environment and our life.
In Chinese feng (pronounced fung) means wind and shui (pronounced scway) means water. You already know that water is sustain of life, whether plant, animal or human. Likewise, it is the wind that carries water from place to place, causes evaporation from sea, and enables rain to fall. Wind and water are therefore essential to survival. These elements also carry the invisible life force energy called QI.
Finding Your Flow
The main purpose of feng shui is to map the flow of Qi and its effect on our environment-your land, your home and office. This turn affects your life, career, knowledge, health and family, wealth, fame, relationships, children and helpful people are each greatly affected by the ease with which Qi moves through your physical space. These areas are known as the "eight aspirations", or directions, of the PaKua or (BaGua). The BaGua (pronounced bagh-wa) is an eight-sided figure that is divided into eight sectors or compass directions-North,South, West, East, southwest, southeast, northwest and northeast. Each of the eight sectors correspond to an area in your life, a direction and one of traditional Chinese medicine's five basic elements: Water, Wood, Fire, and Metal.
Do you find yourself battling against life, your surroundings, your personal relationships or career? does it seem that finances are never enough? are you dealing with personal health crisis?
feng shiu could be just what you're looking for. Clearing your clutter and organizing your space are a prerequisites to a feng shui consultation. Imagine a feng shui practitioner moving your furniture, suggestion color themes or fabrics, correctly placing a "cure" such as a mirror or a wind-chime, and suddenly finding everything seems to go your way. The most unexpected meetings develop into profitable business relations or a promotion. Coworkers suddenly seem more helpful and you feel more in control of your life. It can happen to you!
The Flow of Qi Within,
In a similar way, good health is often a question of getting the balance right in various aspects of your life, but having good health is the best basis from which to improve and expand your life in all areas. In the I ching, Chen stands for spring or new beginning and is the trigram for health on the BaGua with big wood as its element and deep green color.
The Chinese have long been in search of the elixir of life, creating natural herbal decoctions for medicinal use. Chinese legends and stories abound with tales of emperors sending emissaries to seek for secret of immortality in far-off places. even the ingredients in Chinese medicine are combined to balance Yin and Yang qualities of food. The whole concept of health is to keep th Qi balanced and moving inside the body. stagnated Qi gives rise t illness and when Qi leaves to body altogether, death occurs. Hence the Chinese development of various martial arts like Qi Gong and Tai Chi, which use correct breathing technique to improve circulation and prevent blockages of Qi within the body. The vital organs in the body are also linked to the Five Elements. the kidneys are associated with water, the liver with wood, the heart with fire, spleen with earth and the lungs with metal.
To activate the health area, concentrate on the east sector of your house, room or garden. Good feng shui in this area represents good health for the whole family. The East is associated with the wood element and the best method bring Qi to this area is the placement of a healthy Green plant such as bamboo. any healthy green plant without sharp edges will be appropriate. Avoid using caucuses plants. The size of the plant should be proportionate to the size of the room. be sure to properly are for the plant keeping it watered but not over watering. An unhealthy plant, or dried flowers, will cause health, Qi to stagnate increasing the opportunity of illness. If a live plant is out of the question, you can also use pictures of plants such as bamboo-the symbol of strength and longevity.
The use of wood furniture in this area verses metal furniture will also create health and Qi. I'm reminded of a consultation i did with someone who had health issues. Upon entering her space, I noticed a cat litter box in the middle of her health sector. Simply moving the cat litter box to another area and adding some cures such as a green paint and a healthy plant, crystals and pictures representing health allowed Qi to flow and her health quickly improved.
Is your health sector a spare room cluttered with boxes and junk? If so, it's time to clear out this space for improvements in health. Feng shui affects every aspect of our lives. Are you ready to let the wonder of feng shiu unfold for you!
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Dr. C. Coudray Lic Ap. OMD
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