Today I made a wonderful Tuscan bean soup with warm bread for dinner tonight. It’s cold and rainy outside, dampening me to the bones. As I work on my laptop, I have on one of my favorite cozy sweaters that keep me warm even on the coldest days. And I am content. As we start […]
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Feng Shui the Center of Your Home
Feng Shui the Center of Your Home In feng shui, what the center of the home is like can tell a lot about your health and how chi flows in your life. The center is a very important space. It represents your sense of self – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. So here are some […]
Environmental Psychology Supports Feng Shui Principles
In feng shui, we know that our homes and work spaces affect our lives. We understand that our spaces are a reflection of our bodies and our minds. We understand that poor feng shui in our spaces can lead, very rapidly, to poor energy in our lives: a cluttered, unkempt home can lead to stagnation […]
Environmental Psychology
Environmental psychology(EP) is the study of the impact of the environment on human beings – environments that include nature, buildings, as well as urban spaces. Its origins are unknown but is said to have surfaced sometime in the mid-twentieth century. A multi-disciplinary approach, EP engages research psychologists, and geographers, architects, economists, policy makers, educators and […]
There’s No Place Like Home?
Are you curiously uncomfortable in your home? Join the group. Many clients tell me that their home, however long they've lived there, does not feel like "home." This is so sad. Our homes are our only places of refuge in this big world. It should be a place where, when we pull into the […]
Ceiling Heights Can Impact Family Relationships
Those McMansions…a major home building trend of the last several decades has pushed ceiling heights beyond the standard 9 to 10 feet, to 12 and even 18 feet plus! There is certainly an allure to high ceilings that we see in public spaces, like cathedrals, hotel lobbies, and train stations. They create a majestic and […]