feng shui outdoors
The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui, allowing positive energy (Chi) to flow freely throughout your home to encourage harmony in your home, is not limited simply to indoor locales; the methods and philosophies can be applied to outdoor settings too, like your garden. Creating an harmonious outdoor space by following the art of Feng Shui is easier than you may think it to be.
The Five Elements
Incorporating the five Feng Shui elements into your garden is an important part of ensuring that your garden is an environment that is full of positive vital energy.
Water – water is one of the most important life-giving elements on earth. To bring Water into your Feng Shui garden you could put in a fountain or even an ornamental fish pond.
ü Earth – most often represented indoors by pebbles or clay pottery, consider adding boulders or decorative rocks and pebbles arranged in a creative design to not only bring the element of Earth in your garden, but to also add to the visual appeal of your garden.
Fire – the element of Fire is one that is easy to include in your Feng Shui garden; an outdoor fireplace is an ideal solution. The element of Fire is also represented by the color red so consider bringing several bright red plants into your garden.
Metal – the Feng Shui element of Metal can be added to your garden by the addition of an attractive wind chime or even ornamental art pieces. Be certain that the Metal elemental pieces in your garden don’t have sharp edges; smooth and soft lines in the design are the best solutions.
Wood – Wood is perhaps one of the easiest elements to include within your Feng Shui garden as it is represented by plants and the color green. The plants in your garden should be vibrant and healthy; carefully survey your garden frequently to ensure that any unhealthy or dead plants are removed before they can affect your garden’s Chi.
Incorporating the methods of Feng Shui into your garden is a wonderful way to extend your influence over the positive flow of energy in all of your environments; and is a simple way to increase the beauty of your garden!
Be at one with nature!
Elaine Giftos Wright is a nationally known Feng Shui expert, instructor, speaker and author. She is the owner and founder of The Wright Way of Feng Shui (a company dedicated to improving the lives of others) and The Wright Way School of Feng Shui, (teaching students about all the benefits of Feng Shui).Elaine has been well trained in the Art of Feng Shui. Having studied under some of the greatest masters in the world, she has a special allegiance to her first andforemost teacher, Grand Master Professor Thomas Lin Yun. Under His tutelage in Berkeley CA., Elaine has become one of the most sought after and respected Feng Shui consultants in the country, traveling far and wide to accommodate her clientele. Elaine works closely with all of her clients to help achieve the ultimate desired effect, without changing or altering the style and taste of the client. She is very sensitive to the needs of the client, and will never impose a Feng Shui “cure” that will seem obtrusive.
With her sense of design and her expert knowledge of Feng Shui, she will always find a Feng Shui adjustment that fits the taste of the client.
Over time, Elaine has developed a large following of satisfied clients willing to speak highly of her extraordinary Feng Shui skills. Her clients include virtually hundreds of family homes, corporate offices, restaurants, hotels, schools, shopping centers, and physician, attorney and dentist offices. Real estate brokers and agents routinely call upon Elaine to help market their properties for faster sales, using her expertise in Feng Shui along with her significant talents in Home Staging. Elaine is often contacted by architects, builders, interior designers, and landscapers who seek advice on their prospective projects. Elaine also has a large client roster of TV and film celebrities, along with many recording artists as well. Executives in the TV, film and recording industries have called upon Elaine to help bring balance and harmony into their environments often plagued by stress and tension. She uses a practical approach to the application of Feng Shui, which often results in positive changes within a short amount of time.
By recognizing our environment as a manifestation of our spiritual and psychological condition, Elaine Giftos Wright explores this intersection of self andhome, to help her clients find true comfort and joy. Since the spiritual precedes the physical, the “Wright Way of Feng Shui” method can create a new beginning, repair what is harmful, and increase what is already good in homes, shops, and offices. Among other things, Elaine has successfully used Feng Shui to increase her clients’ business and income, resolve family conflicts, andhelp them find the perfect partner, or give their careers a needed boost.
Some of you may recognize Elaine from her former work in the entertainment industry. As a young girl, she began her career as a ballerina with the New York City Ballet Company, and then went on to perform on Broadway in numerous plays and musicals. In her early twenties, she came to California to star in the television series, “The Young Interns” and to play opposite Barbra Streisand and Jack Nicholson in “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.”
Since then, she has starred in hundreds of TV shows and films including, Three’s Company, Magnum P.I., Ally McBeal and Murder She Wrote, to name a few. Her work in Feng Shui gives her more pleasure than all the years she spent in the entertainment business. “MY GREATEST JOY IS HELPING PEOPLE ACHIEVE HAPPIER LIVES. I LOVE THE CALLS FROM CLIENTS WHO REPORT ALL THE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES AFTER OUR FENG SHUI WORK.”
Elaine is also the owner and President of HOME STAGING INNOVATIONS, a company that combines Feng Shui with the techniques of home staging for optimal results in the sale of your home
Contact information for Elaine:
The Wright Way of Feng Shui
egwright@way2fengshui.com
www.way2fengshui.com
tel. 661 799-0607
fax 661 902-6904
this is great elaine! glad to know I have master a little feng shui in my own garden … always love reading your material!!! ( ;
this is very cool, thanks for the tips!
This is a great article, a lot of information. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with me. I have learned so much from you. Now we need to follow up with photos of the incredible garden we just worked on… YOURS!