Holistic Spaces | the feng shui podcast by Mindful Design

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Episode 160: Five Feng Shui Tips for Newbies Feb 14, 2022

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In this episode, we’re sharing five simple, straightforward tips that you can apply now to improve your home’s feng shui. Whether you are totally new to feng shui or you’re a seasoned pro, we encourage you to approach these suggestions with a beginner’s mind.

We cover:
- What is feng shui?
- The benefits of cultivating a beginner’s mind
- How to activate your front door
- Simple feng shui tips for cultivating wealth
- What we can learn from plants
- How to improve the flow of energy in your bedroom

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Episode 159: Set Up Your Bedroom to Receive Love Feb 07, 2022

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In this episode, we are talking all about feng shui and love! Listen in for our best feng shui tips that you can apply to your bedroom when you want to receive more love in your life.

We cover:
- Why it’s important to have a clear intention as you work with the feng shui of your bedroom
- The best location for your bed
- Why the size of your bed matters
- The best bedding colors for receiving love
- Why it’s important to get good-quality bed linens
- The best paint colors for receiving love
- How to choose art for your bedroom
- Simple ways to activate the Kun (Love & Relationships) area of your bedroom
- Plus, the challenges of building IKEA furniture with our husbands…

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Episode 158: Feng Shui Qi Forecast: February 2022 Jan 31, 2022

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In this episode we’re sharing a Feng Shui Qi Forecast for February 2022! We’re going over some important dates coming up this month in the moon’s cycle and the Chinese Solar Term calendar. Anjie shares a collective I Ching reading, and we give some tips for working with this month’s energies in your home through feng shui.

We cover:
- Key dates to look out for in February: Feb 1st Lunar New Year; Feb 4th Start of Spring; Feb 16th Snow Moon; Feb 19th Rain Water
- Anjie’s collective I Ching reading for the month of February
- How we see divination
- The benefits of having a beginner’s mind and asking for help
- How to work with this month’s energy in your home using feng shui
- The Helpful People area of the feng shui bagua
- Allowing stillness and the importance of patience

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EPISODE 155: FLOWER ELIXIRS FOR THE YEAR OF THE TIGER WITH KATIE HESS OF LOTUSWEI

EPISODE 156: FORECAST FOR THE YEAR OF THE WATER TIGER WITH TIFF LIN

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Episode 157: Nine Star Ki for 2022, Year of the Tiger Jan 24, 2022

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One of our annual traditions on the podcast is to share a Nine Star Ki forecast for the year ahead. Nine Star Ki is a form of numerology that is deeply connected to feng shui, and it’s a tool that we teach all of our students in the Mindful Design School. In this episode, we’ll teach you how to calculate your number and what that means about the energy coming your way in 2022.

We cover:
- How to calculate your Nine Star Ki number (click here for written instructions)
- What each number can expect from 2022, the Year of the Tiger
- How each number can best support themselves this year
- What to watch out for based on your Nine Star Ki
- The energy of 2022 as part of a nine-year cycle

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Episode 156: Forecast for the Year of the Water Tiger with Tiff Lin Jan 17, 2022

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We are so excited to welcome Tiff Lin, one of our Mindful Design graduates, to the podcast! Tiff joined us to share their perspective on the Year of the Water Tiger, as well as an energy forecast for each of the Chinese zodiac animals.

We cover:
- The overall energy of 2022, the Year of the Water Tiger
- How this year’s energy compares to last year, the Year of the Metal Ox
- What does each zodiac animal need to know going into this year?
- Guidance for each animal on how to work with this year’s energy
- Characteristics of each zodiac animal
- Each animal’s compatibility and relationship with the tiger
- Tiff’s advice for welcoming the Year of the Tiger
- What Tiff is working on now

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Purchase a Holistic Spaces Pig charm for protection and luck

Make sure you’re following us on Instagram for feng shui tips and live Q&A’s.

Learn about our courses and certification on our website at: Mindful Design School.

Check out our older episodes on our Holistic Spaces Podcast archive.

Episode 155: Flower Elixirs for the Year of the Tiger with Katie Hess of LOTUSWEI Jan 10, 2022

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We are excited to welcome Katie Hess of LOTUSWEI back to the podcast! It’s become an annual tradition for Katie to join us at the beginning of the new year to talk about the energy of the year ahead. We go over what each Chinese Zodiac animal can expect in 2022, and Katie shares a personalized flower elixir recommendation to support each of the animals.

We cover:
- What to expect from 2022, the Year of the Water Tiger
- The shift in energy from an Ox year to a Tiger year
- How flower elixirs can support us in 2022
- Each zodiac animal’s compatibility with the tiger
- Which flower elixir Katie recommends for each animal based on the energy of 2022
- Different ways to work with the energy of flowers
- Feng shui rituals and suggestions to feel supported and protected in the new year

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Get our 2022 Energy Reset Package

Purchase a Holistic Spaces Pig charm for protection and luck

Make sure you’re following us on Instagram for feng shui tips and live Q&A’s.

Learn about our courses and certification on our website at: Mindful Design School.

Check out our older episodes on our Holistic Spaces Podcast archive.

Episode 154: Feng Shui Qi Forecast: January 2022 Jan 03, 2022

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In this episode, we’re sharing the first Holistic Spaces Feng Shui Qi Forecast! We’re going over some important dates coming up this month in the moon’s cycle and the Chinese Solar Term calendar, along with a collective tarot reading and our tips for working with this month’s energies in your home through feng shui.

We cover:
- Key dates to look out for in January: Slight Cold, Lunar New Year, Super Moon
- Observing and connecting to the natural world
- Laura’s collective tarot reading for the month of January
- How this time of year is an opportunity to reset and prepare
- Being honest with yourself about what’s working and what’s not working
- The transition from the Year of the Ox to the Year of the Tiger
- How to work with this month’s energy in your home using feng shui

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Get our 2022 Energy Reset Package

Download our free bagua kit

Make sure you’re following us on Instagram for feng shui tips and live Q&A’s.

Learn about our courses and certification on our website at: Mindful Design School.

Check out our older episodes on our Holistic Spaces Podcast archive.

Episode 153: What’s Your Decluttering Style? Dec 27, 2021

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We’ve noticed that clutter tends to be a source of many negative emotions for a lot of people. In this episode, we wanted to offer a new, more compassionate way to think about decluttering. Listen to find out which of the five decluttering styles best describes you, and our suggestions for making the most of your natural tendencies.

We cover:
- The relationship between clutter and feng shui
- What we’ve noticed in our clients’ and students’ relationships to clutter
- Our advice to people who feel embarrassed or ashamed of the clutter in their home
- The importance of being compassionate towards yourself and others
- The difference between mess and clutter
- The five elements in feng shui
- The five different decluttering styles
- Our tips for each of the decluttering styles

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Get the 2022 Energy Clearing Package

Our Mindful Design Feng Shui Certification is open for enrollment!

Make sure you’re following us on Instagram for feng shui tips and live Q&A’s.

Learn about our courses and certification on our website at: Mindful Design School.

Check out our older episodes on our Holistic Spaces Podcast archive.

Episode 152: Five Tips for Winter Blues and Burnout with Erin Delander Dec 20, 2021

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We are so excited to welcome one of our Mindful Design graduates, Erin Delander, to the Holistic Spaces Podcast! Erin joined us to talk about feng shui for the winter season, and her tips for working with winter blues and burnout during the colder months.

We cover:
- What does the winter solstice represent?
- The water element in feng shui
- Giving yourself permission to rest and be “lazy”
- Seasonal Affective Disorder and the winter blues
- Erin’s five tips for avoiding burnout and the winter blues
- How Erin, Anjie, and Laura are embracing the winter season and welcoming more warmth into their homes
- What Erin is working on now

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Get our 2022 Energy Reset Package

Make sure you’re following us on Instagram for feng shui tips and live Q&A’s.

Learn about our courses and certification on our website at: Mindful Design School.

Check out our older episodes on our Holistic Spaces Podcast archive.

Connect with Erin:

Erin’s website: https://muchloveinteriors.com/
Email Erin: info@muchloveinteriors.com
Erin’s Instagram: @much_love_interiors
Book a service with Erin
Work with Erin through Keystone Consulting or Colorado Kitchen and Bath

Episode 151: Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map Part 3 Dec 13, 2021

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This is the last in a three-part series covering the feng shui bagua. So far, we’ve talked about what the bagua is, how to use it, and six of the bagua areas. In this episode, we’re covering the last three areas of the bagua: Fame, Career, and Relationships. We share when you might want to work with these areas in your home, and simple tips to activate each one.

We cover:
- How to lay the bagua on your bedroom
- Why we suggest starting with the bedroom
- What the Fame area represents and when to work with it
- The meaning of the Career area and when to activate it
- The Relationships area and when you might want to work with it
- How to activate each of these bagua areas

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Get our 2022 Energy Reset Package

Our Mindful Design Feng Shui Certification is open for enrollment!

Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map Part 1

Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map Part 2

Download our free bagua kit

Make sure you’re following us on Instagram for feng shui tips and live Q&A’s.

Learn about our courses and certification on our website at: Mindful Design School.

Check out our older episodes on our Holistic Spaces Podcast archive.