The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


Feng Shui Gardening Links (Yes, In Winter!)

Winter inspiration, anyone?
Here are three blogs I wanted to share with you because having a beautiful garden — even a windowbox — automatically promotes good Feng Shui in and around your home.
Even better, these three particular posts seem to be all… read more »

The Water Element: Making The Most Of Winter With Feng Shui

It’s so cold here in New York right now that this may sound crazy, but I really love the winter.
I love the still beauty of the season; wearing lots of layers to get my warmth “just right;” a hot drink after an invigorating walk.
And just think how great it is to enj… read more »

Feng Shui, The Autumn Equinox & The Harvest Moon

This year’s Autumn Equinox occurs at 11:09 pm tonight EDT: the sun’s arc will cross the equator, moving southward until it turns to make its slow move north again at the Winter Solstice in December.

It’s the first day of fall, when the harvest co… read more »

Is Full-Spectrum Lighting Good Feng Shui?

As natural sunlight dims with the approach of fall and winter, keeping your Chi energy “lit up” can become a challenge.

Full-spectrum lighting, which simulates daylight conditions indoors, is often used as a form of “light therapy” d… read more »

Feng Shui Tips For Fall

As the languid days of summer wind down, how can Feng Shui help you ease back into the hustle and bustle of fall?
Harness the power of the Five Elements to bring new balance into your life as summer’s incandescent Fire fades. The Earth element brings stability back… read more »

Fall Feng Shui For Your Office Or Business

As summer ends and business starts to pick up in the fall, how can Feng Shui help your business maintain its balance to make the most of the new season’s energy?
Feng Shui’s Five Elements bring balance to your business as summer’s Fire fades. The… read more »

The Most Yang Day Of The Year

At 7:28 (EDT) this morning the earth was tilted at its maximum angle towards the sun, in the Northern Hemisphere.
This is the Summer Solstice — the longest day of the year, and the most Yang day of the year, when the sun’s arc peaks and it shines brightly o… read more »

Wintertime Feng Shui Tips

Wintertime exposes my backyard patio as a place full of squares and straight lines.
Most of the year, the view of tiles and planters, vertical wainscoting and a perfectly straight fence is softened by round pots, tangled vines and colorful, rounded shrubs.
How co… read more »

The Winter Solstice: A Big Day in Feng Shui

Today’s a big day in the northern hemisphere: the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night.
In Feng Shui, Yin, the feminine, is at its peak and the wheel turns towards Yang as the days start to get longer. And of course it’s also the first day o… read more »

Dealing with Winter’s Darkness

Daylight Savings Time always throws me for a loop — the darkness seems so extreme, even though it happens every year and has been creeping up on us for months now.
I never seem to get used to it.
In Feng Shui this is the season of Metal, the element of focus and prod… read more »