Essential Feng Shui Tips For Beginners

Millions of people across the world use feng shui for attaining happiness, health and success. In this article you will find some useful feng shui tips for the beginners who would like to use this art. Before that let us understand what feng shui is.

Feng shui is considered to have originated in China about 3, 000 years ago. It teaches to balance the energies of an inhabited space thereby promising good fortune and health. 

What does feng shui mean?

The word ‘feng’ stands for wind and ‘shui’ signifies water. Wind and water find a special place in Chinese culture as they are believed to bring in good fortune. It is precisely for this reason that feng shui tips assume great significance for the beginners. 

Feng shui is based on the ancient oracle I Ching. Compass and the Ba-Gua are the two main tools used for the feng shui analysis. In Chinese Ba-Gua means eight areas. It is actually an eight-sided (octagonal) grid in which there are eight diagrams. 

Feng shui is practiced by three different schools, namely the modern, traditional and black sect Buddhism Feng Shui School. 

Feng shui symbols:

There are various symbols used in feng shui. One of the essential feng shui tips is to understand these symbols. All these symbols are traditional, cultural and are energy specific. It is not necessary to use only the traditional feng shui symbols to work for you. 

You can also use feng shui symbols that are culturally specific. All you need is to develop a connection with these symbols and soon you will realize that as you start liking them they will bring good fortune to you. 

Various feng shui symbols are related with wealth, health, longevity, good fortune, marriage and love. These symbols can be in the form of a dragon, duck, flower, coin, fish, toad, ship, cicada, bat, bamboo, gourd etc. 

Essential feng shui tips:

In order to avail of all the harmoniously sustainable benefits of feng shui you need to pick up some essential feng shui tips. They will acquaint you to become calmer, tranquil and energetic with the use of feng shui. 

• Feng shui for your home: do not keep computer, TV or exercise equipment in your bedroom; allow fresh and good quality air in your bedroom; regulate lighting level of the inhabited areas; use soothing colors; use vibrant images; keep bedroom doors closed at night; have a solid wall behind you; do not use red color sofas in the living rooms. 

• Feng shui for losing weight: keep your kitchen fresh, cleaned and light; do not keep foods that contribute in putting on weight; use calm and healing feng shui colors (blue and green) to curb appetite and craving for food.

• Feng shui for your office: do not have an irregular shape of your office; make arrangements for natural lighting; have a solid door; make good position for your desk; do not have marble table in your office.

• Feng shui for your children: ask your children not to sleep on floor on mattresses; while writing your children’s back should be to the wall; do not allow children to sleep on double bunk beds (that are built one above the other). 

The abovementioned feng shui tips will help you get energy, health and good fortune.