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Feng Shui for Organizers

I’m writing this post from Orlando, where I’m attending the annual conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers. I’m really excited because tomorrow morning at 8:30 I’ll be presenting on “Feng Shui for O… read more »

Your Feng Shui Garden In The Heat

The heat wave we’re experiencing in the Northeast right now tells me our world is out of balance. This kind of heat belongs in its correct season, Summer, which is Fire’s domain.
Springtime is the season of Wood — plants need this time to develop… read more »

Feng Shui Art: Goldfish!

Artwork is super-important in Feng Shui because it helps attract good Chi energy and can anchor our intentions when we place it with care.
We want to surround ourselves with things we love, things we feel uplifted by.
Here is an example of Feng Shui art created by at R… read more »

Greening the Empire State Building

One of the world’s iconic buildings, the Empire State Building, is about to undergo a $100 million eco-upgrade, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 38%. Read all about it here.
This is great news, adding to New York City’s reputation as one of the… read more »

Good Feng Shui for a Retail Store

Here’s a great example of a small store in my neighborhood which clearly knows a thing or two about Feng Shui. 
The store — a florist — is positioned in the middle of an ordinary retail block, with small restaurants and shops on either side, and a… read more »

Enhancing Your Business Reputation with Feng Shui

To enhance the Fame & Reputation area of your space — and therefore your life — use the color red, or bring in another symbol of Fire.
One favorite Feng Shui symbol for Fame is a picture of your lucky animal — don’t we all have one?  Mine… read more »

Rainy Day Feng Shui for Your Business

It’s a typical early April day here in the Northeast – rainy, wet and raw. 
This kind of weather makes think of the creative interaction of the two Feng Shui “elements” of Water and Wood: the Water element of the rain is nourishing the Woo… read more »

The Terracotta Army

I was down in Georgia visiting family last week and stopped by Atlanta’s High Museum. The museum’s new wing by Renzo Piano is amazing & wonderful in itself, but the show we saw, China’s Terracotta Army, blew my mind.
Archeologists have unc… read more »

Good Feng Shui at Starbucks

Like pretty much everyone else, Starbucks has been going through trying times recently, closing stores, revamping menus, and overhauling existing stores.
I was interested to see one big change in my local store last week, which made me think that someone must be… read more »

Feng Shui For Healthy Eating

Interesting article in today’s NYTimes about how good health depends on who’s buying the food and doing the cooking in a household. I was not at all surprised to find that researchers discovered five types of “nutritional gatekeepers”… read more »