What Is Feng Shui?
Feng shui is a Chinese technique for improving life by managing the flow of energy in your home. It can be applied to personal life and business. Feng means wind, shui means water. Together they represent the balance between yin and yang—the complementary forces that operate in our world. Feng shui originated in China, but is now a global practice that’s been used successfully by people around the world to bring them peace, harmony, health and prosperity.
What to Declutter
Next, let’s talk about what to declutter. This is the most difficult part for many people because it requires you to get rid of things that aren’t working well for you. But if you haven’t used something in six months, donate it. If it’s broken, donate it. And just keep going down the list until you’ve gone through every item that has been in your home for more than a few weeks or months and decide whether or not those items will be staying with you forever! Don’t forget about the back rooms and closets too — those are great areas where clutter can build up!
If something makes sense to keep around but doesn’t fit into your decoration scheme anymore, use this as an opportunity to hit up Goodwill or another local charity organization so they can put them to good use instead of letting them sit on your shelf collecting dust until they finally make their way into the trash bin later down the line when someone else comes along looking for stuff like yours (and theirs).
The Meaning of Clutter
Clutter is any object that has been around for longer than it should. It represents a backlog of unfinished business and can lead to stress, as you feel compelled to deal with the pile of papers or other things you don’t have time for.
Clutter can also be something you need to take care of but haven’t yet—a report from work that needs signing, a bill that hasn’t been paid yet, a piece of clothing waiting to be taken to the dry cleaners. Clutter is an object that represents something else: your own stuff, or someone else’s (for example if someone else has left an item).
Here are some basic guidelines for clutter: If it makes you feel good when you look at it, keep it! If not, get rid of it! People often hold on to items because they want them back someday (although this rarely happens) or because they don’t know how much value those items actually hold.
What to Clean
- Clean the entryway, so that it is inviting and welcoming.
- Clean the kitchen, so that it is tidy and inviting.
- Clean the bathroom, so that it is hygienic and fresh.
The Meaning of Cleaning
Cleaning your home is one of the most important things you can do to move forward with your feng shui. The energy in your home is as strong as the energy outside and it’s important that you keep it healthy. Cleaning will help build good chi, which will boost your luck and bring prosperity into your life.
The best way to clean a room is by sweeping the floor, then rinsing the area with water or spraying it down with vinegar. If there are any stains or odors caused by pets or food spills (like ketchup), try cleaning upholstery with soapy water before wiping down surfaces with a disinfectant spray like Lysol wipes—this works especially well for kitchens!
It’s also important not to let clutter build up around the house because this could cause bad luck for those who live there: if there isn’t enough space for people who come over then they may not feel welcome in their own homes,” says Susan Peterson from Feng Shui Consultants International Inc., USA.” This means no clutter on desks–and definitely no piles of dirty dishes sitting around!
What to Maintain
> Maintain your home to keep it in good condition.
Maintaining your home is the first step to keeping it clean, organized, and in good condition. This will help you save money on repairs over time and increase the value of your home for when you decide to sell or rent out rooms in your house. If a small leak causes damage to drywall or a broken pipe causes flooding, then those repairs will cost more than if you had taken care of them before they happened!
> Maintain your home to save money over time.
If something goes wrong with one part of your house when there are other parts nearby that are also old or falling apart—that could be an indicator that there is something wrong with all of them at once! If this happens multiple times throughout one year (or even several), then it might be worth investing some money into fixing these issues before they get worse—or starting from scratch altogether!
The Meaning of Maintenance
Maintaining your home is similar to maintaining your car. If you keep up with regular maintenance, there are less likely to be problems later on down the road. In Feng Shui terms, this means that if you have a problem or issue that needs to be addressed—such as an ill-placed mirror or door—it will come up in your annual consultation with a professional practitioner. The difference between properly maintained and improperly maintained can mean the difference between paying $200 for a consultation (as opposed to $10) or having a problem get worse and cost much more money in repairs.
Feng shui is a way of making your home and life feel better.
Feng shui is an ancient Chinese philosophy that has been practiced for thousands of years. It’s based on the premise that energy flows through the universe and into us, and we can control this energy by positioning things in our home or office to create a sense of balance. In other words, good feng shui creates harmony throughout your life!
The principles behind feng shui are very simple: everything in life needs balance. There needs to be positive energy as well as negative energy—yin and yang—in order for everything to work smoothly together without conflict. Imagine two people standing at opposite ends of a seesaw; if one person weighs more than the other person, then their combined weight will not be centered over their fulcrum point (the center), which causes them both to fall off the seesaw when one person goes up while another goes down. This relationship between opposing forces is known as “give-and-take” because it allows each side something that it needs while simultaneously giving something back at an equal rate so neither party feels cheated out of anything important over time–it’s just how life works!