Product Description

This guide explains the principles and practice of living in harmony with your environment. It explains how, using Feng Shui to make changes to your surroundings, you can foster good health, improve relationships, and attract prosperity in the home, garden and in your work place. The author explains how, by moving furniture, adding colour or plants to a room, discarding clutter, and adding crystals or wind chimes in the appropriate place, you can radically improve your life. The guide offers practical advice on everything from the best place for your desk to the colour of your bathroom d?cor, from the shape of your flower beds to where you child's portrait should be positioned.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #276573 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

About the Author
Gill Hale became interested in Feng Shui following a trip to Hong Kong several years ago and has since studied with some of the world's leading teachers. She is a lecturer and consultant for homes and offices and, as a trained garden designer, is widely known as a leading authority on Feng Shui in the garden, where she uses ancient planting as well as modern design practices. Gill works with the Feng Shui Association in England and has served on the committee of the Feng Shui Society for four years. She regularly contributes to Feng Shui for Modern Living magazine and other environmental journals.

Customer Reviews

'A Comprehensive Guide to the Ancient Chinese Art of Feng Shui'
256 high quality shiny pages, split over main chapters:-

Feng Shui in the Home:-
The Outside World
Inside the Home
Putting the Principles into Practice

Feng Shui in the Garden:-
Feng Shui Principles in the Garden
Garden features
Creating the Garden

The Feng Shui Office
External Factors
The Working Office
Office Energies

with an introduction and an index.

'Ancient formulae and symbols explained and interpreted for today's world, with simple tables to help apply them and a unique glimpse at the professional use of the `Luo Pan' - the Feng Shui compass.
Practical advice on applying the principles - from choosing a house, to adding subtle details to your existing home, and from creating tranquil outdoor spaces to realizing dreams and aspirations.
Gives an insight into relationships in the office and at home, and suggests ways to improve health, career and friendships, and to create nurturing environments for your loved ones.
Over 600 photographs and illustrations, including floor plans and garden designs, help you make a full Feng Shui survey on your living spaces.'

Interspersed with `boxes' of additional information. e.g.:-

Yin and Yang Plants
Case Studies
Combinations of Materials
Kitchen Clutter
Seating Arrangements
Five Element Features in the Garden
Chi Flow Improvement in a Hallway
Plants that Represent the Five Elements
The Flow of Chi in a Living Room
Stress Indicators
Clearing the Energies

and handy tips, such as:-

'Backs to the Door'
'If you have a visitor who does more than their fair share of the talking, position them with their back to the door to reduce their dominance in the group.
In addition, uninvited guests who you would like to leave as soon as possible should also be placed outside the main group.'

An invaluable reference book that is well laid out, easy to read and almost certain to appeal to anyone with an interest in the subject of Feng Shui.

A good basic start for anyone interested in feng shui
A book book that covers all the basics and more. Covers the home, garden and offices. Set out well and easy to follow and read with lots of little tips to improve your feng shui which wont break the bank. Covers very thing you will need to get that positive energy in your life. A very useful book.

good book..
I started appreciating the feng shui since I had this one now. Good resource book for more productive and healthy life. Helps you put good luck into your life and appreciates how positive spirit works around. A well reserched book.