healthbriefs What Is Feng Shui?
by Carmel Malone-Quane
years and is very much in demand today. The world is always changing, and qi is essential to how we and our spaces
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feel. Feng shui will make your space feel and work better by clearing blocks that obstruct the natural flow of energy. The front door is the first chance qi can get into a building, and if this door is hidden or obstructed in some way, this qi will keep moving past. How we position our furniture; the colors we use; and where the stove, bath- rooms and stairs are will affect us. Other things that will have an effect and play a role in our lives are buildings, foliage, roads, electrical power lines, who we have as neighbors, and how we are as neighbors. We can adjust any issues here. Why not change your space first, then everything will fall into place. Before buying, consult a knowl- edgeable consultant to help select the best property. The bagua is a grid with nine areas (guas), and this is our energetic map to locate any blocks in a space. The center of the bagua represents our health.
The other eight guas are family, wealth, fame, relationships, children and creativity, helpful people, career and inner knowledge. We can attract a new ca- reer, relationships, money and more by adjusting the areas
in our space.
I look at a floorplan and see if there are missing areas (gua) or protruding bits (extensions). There are different schools of feng shui, and each one can create amazing results when done by a certified consultant that is a good fit. The law of attraction (LOA) states that onto which itself is drawn, or “like
attracts like.” LOA is always working, bringing us what we think and feel on an energetic level. When life is a struggle, we are going against this natural flow and are not in alignment with who we are. The best way to attract what we want is to get to into our happy place. I have lots of ways to raise our vibrations to a better place. To attract what we want takes practice in aligning our intentions with how we feel; that is all there is to it. We have created everything we have. If we at- tracted what we see around us, we can intentionally create whatever we want to be, like, do and have.
What about the stuff that you don’t want—clutter? Honor it and let it go! I
can help you do that. What do you get by letting go? Freedom and relief and space to attract what you do want! Change your space first, and have the best possible place to be healthy,
wealthy, happy and more.
Source: Carmel Malone-Quane, RN, and feng shui consultant. For more informa- tion, call 917-974-7164, email
FengShuiWithCarmel@gmail.com or visit
FengShuiAndTheLawOfAttraction.com. See ad on page 39.
People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. ~Bob Hope
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Kids Going Online at Bedtime Sleep Poorly A
eng shui, a system of laws considered to govern spatial arrangement and orien- tation in relation to the flow of energy (qi), has been practiced for about 5,000
new study from King’s College Lon- don has found that children’s use of electronic devices close to bedtime can reduce their chances of a good night’s sleep. Researchers examined 20 existing studies encompassing 125,000 children between the ages of 6 and 19. They found that youngsters using a device within 90 minutes of falling asleep had an increased likelihood of poor and inadequate sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness. Study author Ben Carter, Ph.D.,
says, “Sleep is an often undervalued, but important part of children’s devel- opment, with a regular lack of sleep causing a variety of health problems.” These can include obesity, sedentary lifestyle, reduced immune function and poor diet. Poor food choices and exces- sive eating can start young, as illustrat- ed in a study from Colorado University, in Boulder, which found a link between sleep deprivation and poor diet choices in preschool children. The Colorado study followed five
girls and five boys, ages 3 and 4, that were regular afternoon nappers. They were deprived of their naps for one day, during which their food and bever- age consumption was monitored and compared with their choices on a day when their sleep routine remained in- tact. During the sleep-deprived day, the children ate 20 percent more calories than usual and their diet consisted of 25 percent more sugar and 26 percent more carbohydrates.
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