Feng Shui and Real Estate

Just what is Feng Shui? The short answer is that it’s an ancient Chinese art and science that was developed some 3000 years ago to help people balance the energies in the places they lived. It’s pronounced Fung Shway and it translates to “Wind Water.” In Chinese culture, the elements play an important part in everyday life, as in wind and water that bring good harvests, which in turn bring good health and prosperity.

Feng Shui is based on Taoist philosophy, which puts a great deal of stock in living in harmony with nature, and states that land is alive and brimming with energy, or chi (pronounced chee). This in turn means that your home is alive and full of chi as well and needs to be arranged in such a way that the chi can be maximized. Find out how to use it in your home decorating at http://fengshui.about.com.

You instinctively know if things are in balance.  Think about a time when you have gone into a room and it has just felt off or wrong or uncomfortable.  You sensed the imbalance. Yet, when you walk into a hotel or spa, you immediately feel a calmness and peace come over you.  So how can you apply it to your own home?  There are some great books out there or you can just give me a call.