Essential Tips for Optimising your Home Layout. FENG SHUI for Starters

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1 Essential Tips for Optimising your Home Layout FENG SHUI for Starters 1

2 Britta van Arman LIVING CHI PHONE:

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome All you need General rules for furniture placement - the bed - the couch - the dining area Find your best directions Explanation Facing - and Sleeping Direction How to read a compass The Kua-formula - two exceptions Overview of personal directions per KUA number The meaning of the directions Is your home supportive for you? About Living Chi About Britta 3

4 All you need is: A reliable compass (smartphone is not as accurate) The Kua formula to find your personal directions It s really simple and you can apply the findings in your home as well as in the office without having to change decorations or furniture.

5 WELCOME So you want to learn some basic rules to help choose the best placement for your seating and sleeping areas when designing your interior? Don t worry, it s easier than you think! There are some very basic rules we all know but keep ignoring even though they just make so much sense. I will summarize the most important ones for you again. First, are you open to learn a basic Feng Shui formula to discover another dimension of home design? I want to help you getting the best out of your spatial plan because our surroundings, especially the home and the workplace, are so important and influential on our wellbeing, relationships and success. Let me quickly explain: Every person has preferred directions for sitting and sleeping. Some of us simply feel that and follow the instincts and intuition while others are not as sensitive and end up spending most of their time under the influence of negative energies. This then creates disharmony and in-balance in their lives and can result in bad health and relationships, stagnation, sleeping problems and all kind of struggles along the way. I know it sounds bizarre, but also clients confirmed this many times. With a simple formula you can find out what YOUR best directions are! Discover how you can live happier and healthier by tapping into positive energies NEXT: Some general rules for furniture placement 5

6 The bed

7 X 1. Place the headboard of the bed against a wall. Chose a wall without water pipes and with view to the door. 2. The bed should be accessible from both sides and have a symmetric set up with a nightstand on each side. 3. Avoid placement of the bed in front or under the window and in a position where you walk right into it when entering the room.

8 The couch 8

9 X 1. Always create seating areas with back coverage against a wall or with a closed shelve or similar behind. 2. Avoid sitting in direct line with the entrance.

10 The dining area 10

11 X 1. A dining table should always be located close to the kitchen; the best shape is round or rectangular. 2. The placement should ensure that as many seats as possible have back cover by i.e. a wall, high closed cupboard or screen. 3. Avoid seats where you sit with the back towards the room or entrance; it is always preferred have the overview and see what is happening.

12 You probably notice that it is all about back coverage? No wonder, we feel most secure and comfortable when nothing is happening behind our back where we cannot see and protect ourselves! It is our natural, human instinct to chose the space where we have the best overview, but strange enough in most interior magazines we see the couch being placed in the center of the living room with the back being exposed to the open room. If you have your couch placed like that, do you really feel comfortable and supported in this position? Try it out! Simply move the couch for a day or two and feel the difference. I know the above scenarios are not always possible due to room limitation, but I know that you can do better than what we see sometimes in magazines! Memorize this and plan your areas to support your need for security and protection and you will feel much more relaxed! But let s find out now what YOUR best directions are! 1. First you calculate your personal so called Kua number which is the key to your personal lucky and unlucky directions. I will explain the formula within this report, but first I want to explain how to apply the findings so that you understand how easy it really is! 2. After you calculated your Kua number, you can look up your good and bad directions (see table below). If you are seeking improvement in your career and personal development, you should make sure to face the direction supporting that aspect. Your chair and body should then be facing this direction. If it is love you are after, you chose your personal love direction as facing direction. The same principle can also be applied for your sleeping arrangements; sleep with your head pointing towards your love direction to enhance love, or chose your health direction if you are struggling with sleeping problems etc. This is a very basic, but extremely powerful Feng Shui formula and will help creating balance and opportunities in your life as it allows to tap into the energies which are supportive for you. 12

13 Explanation Facing and Sleeping direction How to read the compass Place or hold the compass straight in front of you (parallel to the ground) so that the needle is lining up with North as indicated on your compass. Then you read the direction you are facing; this is your facing direction. Sleeping direction: Stand in the middle of your bedroom, facing your bed. Take the reading the same way. Your head should be pointing in one of your good directions when lying down. And here now the Kua formula: Add the numbers of your birth year until a 1-digit number remains. Examples: a) Birth date 15 September =17, 1+7=8 b) Birth date 8 April =12, 1+2=3 Then add or subtract to/from the result as indicated hereunder. If the sum is a two-digit number, continue adding them up until a one-digit number remains. Born before 2000: Females add 5, Male substract from 10 Born 2000 or later: Females add 6, Male substract from 9 Back to our examples, this means: a) This person is female, therefore add 5 to the result. 8+5=13, 1+3=4. Her Kua number is 4. b) This person is male, therefore substract from =7. His Kua number is 7. Now do the same calculation for your own birthdate and check below for your personal directions. 3. Take the compass and measure your current facing direction at the dining table, your seat for reading or watching TV, your work spot and your bed. 4. Change your sitting and sleeping directions to take advantage of one of your good directions. 13

14 There are two exceptions to this calculation: 1. Kua number 5 turns into 8 for women and 2 for men. 2. If you were born before Chinese New Year (between 16 January and 24 February),the calculation will be based on the year before (e.g changed to 1974 for calculation). This is really important for correct implementation. Please check below if you got your calculation right! Birth year Horoscope Male Female Birth year Horoscope Male Female 1960 Rat Rat Ox Ox Tiger Tiger Rabbit Rabbit Dragon Dragon Snake Snake Horse Horse Goat Goat Monkey Monkey Roaster Roaster Dog Dog Pig Pig Rat Rat Ox Ox Tiger Tiger Rabbit Rabbit Dragon Dragon Snake Snake Horse Horse Goat Goat Monkey Monkey Roaster Roaster Dog Dog Pig Pig

15 Overview of personal directions per KUA number All eight compass directions stand each for a different aspect in life and bring us either positive or negative energies. While some directions support relationships and love, health, wealth or our personal growth, there are also unlucky directions bringing misfortune and harm. Check your home settings to control the negative energies and take advantage of your personal lucky directions. directions. LUCKY DIRECTIONS UNLUCKY DIRECTIONS Kua Wealth Health Love Personal Growth Bad luck Five Yin 6 Killings Total loss 1 SE E S N W NE NW SW 2 NE W NW SW E SE S N 3 S N SE E SW NW NE W 4 N S E SE NW SW W NE Kua 5 it becomes Kua 2 for males and Kua 8 for females 6 W NE SW NW SE E N S 7 NW SW NE W N S SE E 8 SW NW W NE S N E SE 9 E SE N S NE W SW NW Kua numbers 1, 3, 4, and 9 have the same favourable directions, but for different aspects. They all belong to the same group; the East Group. Kua number 2, 6, 7 and 8 prefer the opposite directions, which are the unfavourable directions of an East Group person. These Kua numbers form the West Group. Your Kua number never changes and also your personal directions remain the same for your entire life! Memorize them well and take a compass along to implement your knowledge also at work. 15

16 The lucky & unlucky directions For optimal harmony and success, you should always sit facing and sleep with your head pointing into the lucky directions to tap into the positive energies. The unlucky directions are better avoided; try not to sleep with your head pointing of sit facing any of these directions as they will bring obstacles. 16

17 The meaning of the directions Wealth: The energy from this direction attracts prosperity, vitality, respect and reputation. This is your best magnetic direction and a good location for your front door. Locate your work desk to face this direction try to choose the seat facing this direction for e.g. planning, interview, business negotiation. Health: This direction supports a healthy body and mind so that one is able to achieve any goal in life. Love: This energy is required to nurture love and relationships. Personal Growth: This is the direction supporting your personal development. It may be your professional, but also your very personal, inner and spiritual growth enabling you to cope with different aspects of life. Facing or sleeping in this direction is supporting education and your personal growth; whatever level you are working on. Bad luck: The least unlucky direction attracting small accidents, setbacks and disappointments. 5 Yin energies: This energy brings the aggravation of bad people in your life, people who gossip or plot against you. Six Killings: Six types of bad luck are carried by this energy: accidents, wealth loss, illness, loss of reputation, loved ones and even death. Total Loss: The most harmful energy or all as it causes bankruptcy, long-term illness, injury and disaster, in fact a state of total loss. The last two sound extreme; I always advice the following: If you feel that your situation that cannot get worse anymore, check if you are tapping into one of the last two energies and change your bedroom, sleep in the guestroom or couch for a few days - just see what happens and then review your bedroom location! 17

18 This is only the first and easiest step to enhance balance and harmony in your surrounding. You can apply it anywhere! So, why don t you check it out when you visit a bar or restaurant next time? Get a compass app on your smartphone and put it in front of you to check the direction you are facing. You might automatically choose one of your favourable directions; if not, change seat to check if you can feel a difference. Good luck! A home or office with entrance in one of your good directions is the most beneficial! 18

19 Is your home supportive for you? Apply your personal directions also to your home set up to ensure that the layout and usage of the space is defined in the most accommodating way! I am happy to help! Here is how you do that: Take your floorplan and indicate the exact point for North. Then you divide the floorplan in nine equal sectors like shown below. Now identify the sectors according to your Kua number directions. A good floorplan has the living, dining and bedrooms located in your good Kua directions and bath, kitchen and storage in the bad directions. If this is not the case, Feng Shui can help to enhance the energies. 19

20 About Living Chi About Britta Hello and welcome to my world! I created Living Chi out of passion for spatial design & energy as I believe in the impact of our surroundings on our wellbeing, relationships and performance. It is not necessary to have an expensively designed home to tap into positive energies if you follow some principles and I am here to help YOU doing that! So, who am I and what is my background? I was born and raised in Germany; together with my lovely husband and our two children I made Amsterdam my home... and I am fluent in Dutch too! I started my career in the hotel world and soon worked as Event Organizer creating and managing spatial plans around the world. During this period I discovered my passion to maximize the set up of any given space, to decorate and to host. So I decided to study Interior Design in my free time and earned my degree in Still not satisfied and looking for answers related to the spatial energies, I then focused on the ancient science of Feng Shui. After participating in many Feng Shui readings, following the online Master Practitioner course with Grandmaster Lillian Too, integrating the practice of Kundalini Yoga in my life, enrolling to the Master Consultant course with Lady Lynn-Gerkens (World of Feng Shui Netherlands), I earned my Feng Shui Master Certificate after several years of intense training and quickly began to consult on spatial arrangements under those new aspects. Meeting people, travelling, reading and lexploring other cultures and applications is what inspires me. I am curious, open-minded, a reliable partner, mother and friend with a big heart and simply love sharing my knowledge to help others. Can I help you too? Contact: Britta van Arman, Living Chi Phone: +31 (0) britta@livingchi.nl 20