• Everything is composed of constantly changing energy
• You are not separate from the world around you
• Everything has consciousness.

Therefore, your home and working environment are comprised of transforming energy fields that are connected to you.

Feng Shui

What is Feng Shui? How is the Interior Alignment approach to Feng Shui unique?

Feng Shui is the 4000 year old Chinese art of placement which is intended to increase and enhance the flow of chi or energy in a space. It dictates the physical placement of Chinese buildings on the land as well as the placement of objects within them. This allows for harmonious living by recreating the balance between heaven and earth, yin and yang, man and nature. Many other cultures practice systems of placement, and although the names are different, what they have in common is creating spaces with attention to natural elements. Interior Alignment focuses on the Native American tradition of Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.

Interior Alignment uses an intuitive approach to Feng Shui called Instinctive Feng Shui, holding that the most important factor in applying any cure is your own feeling about it. There are no hard and fast rules about placement of furniture or use of a specific type of cure. The emphasis is on what is right for you. As an IA practitioner, I help you identify your deepest desires and assist you with aligning your home or work space to support what you want in your life using a process called Synchro-Alignment. Making Feng Shui adjustments in a building opens the channels for chi to flow freely, manifesting your intentions on a deep level.

Like many schools of Feng Shui, Interior Alignment makes use of the Bagua. This is a grid or map which relates to the aspects of your life. Your home or office is divided into nine areas of focus. I help you discover which areas you would like to give attention to by applying this grid to your space. These areas are Career, Helpful People, Offspring, Relationships, Fame, Wealth, Family, Inner Knowledge, and Health.

What are the basic Feng Shui cures?

There are nine basic Feng Shui cures in the Interior Alignment system. The first one is bright things such as mirrors, crystals, bright lights and light reflecting objects. These stimulate the amount of vital energy in a particular area. Next is sound which includes wind chimes, musical instruments, music, fountains, bells and gongs. They work by activating stuck chi, dispersing disruptive chi, and summoning positive chi. Any pleasant sound can increase energy. Living objects are another cure. Animals, birds, fish, plants, potted flowers or bonsai trees symbolize growth and generally encourage increase and expansion. Statuary, large stones, boulders and heavy furniture under the solid objects cures provide stability by holding down energy. One of the most well known applications of Feng Shui involves moving objects to stir up, direct and deflect chi. This includes windmills, windsocks, mobiles, fans and fountains. Colors that you are attracted to are another way to adjust the energy by bringing different moods or feelings into your space. The seventh category is electrically powered objects such as radios, music systems, TVs and computers which promote movement, activity and change. Any symbol, painting or picture that carries meaning for you can uplift the energy in your space. And last, but not least, anything where you live that inspires you and touches your senses will improve your quality of life.