ings or put your car keys? Function has to come first, and then form supports the functions, meaning arranging the furniture and artwork and maybe even the walls.
Is there a formula for choosing colors for a home or office? Never! Blues might be the perfect color to balance a couple whose energies are full of get-up-and-go or who are high achievers and have difficulty relaxing. But for dreamy people who have a dif- ficult time making decisions or sticking with them, blue might be too much of a good thing.
Homes with sickness have an entirely different requirement, as do homes with power struggles.
Each color has a frequency, and so do individuals. Establishing a balance is tricky and often made easier with a professional, neutral eye.
For example, a client who sells organic bedding, towels, clothing, beds and numerous other things made from wood was preparing to build a retail store in a shopping mall. Wood is one of the five elements in feng shui (and in acupuncture, a sister science from Chi- na), all of which should be in balance for a feeling of peacefulness. The client wanted all the walls to be green—the color associated with wood.
Many of their products, made from wood, physically appear as neutral beige colors. Beige represents the ele- ment of metal. Without balancing these
colors, the store would be dominated by the energies of metal and wood, with no regard for the energies of earth, fire or water. In a session with this client, a long, relaxing lavender-blue wall was added, some grounding brown for earth energy, and a hot pink section for fire. The resulting balance was fantastic. In another example, the owner of a yoga center wanted walls of pink, which is fire energy. The burning pas- sion for a yoga practice certainly is the energy of fire, but people also emit fire energy, and pink walls, combined with a room full of people, do not balance and are not conducive to mindfulness. A concept to keep in mind is: “That which we desire is often what we know quite well and have grown to love. What we avoid is our growth edge, our opportunity.” [According to whom or what? Needs citation.] What would you invite into your life? Color and feng shui are one means of manifesting those dreams.
Linda Mundt practices feng shui throughout the United States and Europe through her business, Creat- ing Space for a Peaceful Mind. Trained in a professional apprenticeship, she considers 40 years of yoga and medita- tion to be her primary teachers. Mundt is available for consultations in the Naples area the last week of May. Con- tact:
Linda@LindaMundt.com or visit
LindaMundt.com.
Tips for Staying Grounded:
Clear your mind through a daily practice (prayer or meditation).
Set intentions for your day, your relationships and your work.
Practice completion of projects, conversations, relationships and thoughts.
Keep a balance of work, health and relationships.
Keep your pathways clear and unfettered.
Clear your possessions, so that they do not possess you.
Use color to balance the elements of earth, fire, water, wood and metal.
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