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Episode 330: Five Simple Tips for Selling your Home with Feng Shui May 19, 2025

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Whether you’re a broker staging an apartment before listing it or you’re a home owner, preparing your house for a potential new occupant, you definitely want to be mindful of making the space feel as welcoming and energetically balanced as possible. Utilizing Feng Shui to improve your home for resale is becoming increasingly mainstream, a go-to tool for sellers and listing agents the world over. On this episode we are offering our listeners some basic information on how to get started using Feng Shui, to prepare a home for the real estate market. Let’s get your home ready for market!

We cover:

-What does the front door of your home say to a potential new occupant?

-The importance of the first impression that your home makes on a potential buyer

-Dealing with inauspicious roadways or exterior surroundings

-Balancing the five elements in your home before listing it

-Cutting your energetic ties with the house before you release it to a new owner

and much more!

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Time stamps for the episode:

[02:27] Introduction

[04:26] The front door

[07:00] First impressions

[09:58] Inauspicious roadways or exterior surroundings

[12:00] Balancing the five elements in your home ahead of listing it

[15:40] Releasing the house: cutting energetic ties

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Episode 329: Feng Shui for Better Sleep May 12, 2025

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There is no better way to refresh and rejuvenate than with a good night of restful sleep. Bills, work stress, and anxiety can keep us up a night but often the cause(s) of unrestful sleep can be much more mundane and manageable. On this week’s episode of the podcast we are sharing a short list of quick fixes that you can make in and around your bed to help you sleep more peacefully and feel more refreshed in the morning.

We cover:

-The importance of keeping your bed in the command position

-Checking in on what’s under your bed

-Ways that can decrease the yang energy where you sleep

-How to boost the yin energy in your bedroom

-Ways to feel more grounded and secure when tucking in for the night

and much more!

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Time stamps for the episode:

[02:48] Introduction

[05:12] Ideal bed placement

[07:06] What’s under your bed?

[09:33] How to decrease yang energy around your bed

[11:02] Ways to increase the yin energy in your bedroom

[13:02] Additional tips for better sleep

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Episode 328: Attract Abundance: Feng Shui For Your Workspace May 05, 2025

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The conversation around abundance is everywhere these days. From best selling books to podcasts, it seems that for many, the concept of welcoming more of it into their lives is sometimes vague or difficult to understand. As feng shui practitioners, it’s one of the most common concerns that we see among our clients. Today’s episode is an exploration of how to attract abundance by creating a mindful workspace that draws on the wisdom and tradition of feng shui. For professional and career abundance, it all starts at the desk!

We cover:

-The ideal way to position your desk for increased productivity and abundance

-The ideal view from your workspace

-What to do if you are up against a wall (literally!)

-Different ways to activate your career

-Attracting more abundance with feng shui

and much more!

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Time stamps for the episode:

[04:13] Introduction

[07:13] The View

[11:22] Facing a wall?

[13:17] Activating your career

[15:46] Additional ways to activate your space

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Episode 327: Feng Shui Qi Forecast: May 2025 Apr 28, 2025

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In this episode, we’re sharing a feng shui qi forecast for the month of May 2025! First, we discuss what’s going on in nature and what you can expect energetically this month, and then Laura shares a tarot reading for the Holistic Spaces Podcast listener community. We also share our feng shui suggestions to make the most of this month’s energy.

We cover:

-Key dates to look out for this month, including May 5th, the beginning of Summer

-What to expect this month based on your Chinese zodiac animal

-Our feng shui suggestions to make the most of this month’s energy

-How to navigate the energy of May

-The energetic theme of this month

-Auspicious and “be careful days” for each of the zodiac animals in May 2025

and much more!

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Time stamps for the episode:

[01:09] Introduction

[02:06] Solar terms for May 2025

[07:07] May, the month of Snake

[09:29] The qi of May 2025

[10:47] A tarot reading for the Holistic Spaces listener community

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Episode 326: Feng Shui Tips to Avoid Money Leaks Apr 21, 2025

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It probably shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that along with love advice, many folks look to feng shui to help them improve their financial health. Like most things in life, financial health starts in the home! Today’s episode is an exploration of simple fixes that can help prevent money leaks. Anjie and Laura have created a list of simple adjustments that you can start implementing today to keep money from unintentionally flowing outwards.

We cover:

-How real water leaks can lead to money leaks

-Keeping the toilet lid down to mitigate the evaporation or leaking of wealth

-Doors as portals for qi to flow in and out of our homes

-The benefits of a stove in the command position

-What to do when the bathroom is in the wealth center of the home

And much more!

Mentioned in this episode:

-A shopkeeper’s bell for protection

-Our free Bagua E-kit

-An introduction to the feng shui bagua

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Time stamps for the episode:

[01:06] Introduction

[04:11] Water leaks in the home

[06:16] Keep your toilet seat lid down

[08:01] Protect side or back doors

[10:15] Stove out of command

[12:50] Bathrooms in wealth corner

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Episode 325: What’s Your Feng Shui Personality? Part 2 Apr 14, 2025

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Today’s episode is part 2 of our series we exploring the concept of personal qi. In part one we did a mini personality test where you learned which type of elemental energy you resonate with the most. We reviewed different behaviors and desires from a feng shui perspective using the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, water

In this episode we are going to talk about what you can do with this info. Thinking about our energy in this way can give us a greater appreciation for why we do what we do. It is about self-awareness and perspective. We are going to explore how we can bring specific colours, shapes and items in our homes to enhance, support and balance out our energy.

We cover:

-How people with Water personality types can enhance their qi with black clothing

-Why bringing some soil into the home can be supportive for Metal folks

-Balancing the Fire element with cool blue colors

-Wearing a bit of green to support Wood qi

And much more!

Mentioned in this episode:

Episode 324: What’s Your Feng Shui Personality?

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[00:45] Introduction

[06:54] Wood element personalities

[08:27] Fire personalities

[10:19] Earth personalities

[12:28] Metal personalities

[15:17] Water personalities

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Episode 324: What’s Your Feng Shui Personality? Apr 07, 2025

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Today’s episode of the Holistic Spaces Podcast is a fun one as we explore the concept of personal qi. Personal qi is that which flows through an individual. It is expressed as both a physical quality, as well as in mental states, such as thoughts and emotions. This episode is meant to give you a little glimpse, and some insight, into the practice of feng shui energy and the five elements. This episode we are asking the question: which of the five elements feel the most aligned with your energy at this time in your life?

We cover:

-The continuous desire for growth and learning of Wood element personalities

-The warm and gregarious nature of those with Fire element as their primary personality

-The nurturing and thoughtful nature of Earth people

-The cool, perfectionist nature of those with Metal element as their primary personality

-The intuitive and emotional intelligence of Water folks

And much more!

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Time stamps for the episode:

-[00:50] Introduction

-[03:16] The five elements

-[07:53] Wood element personalities

-[08:47] Fire personalities

-[09:31] Earth personalities

-[10:44] Metal personalities

-[11:27] Water personalities

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Episode 323: Feng Shui Qi Forecast: April 2025 Mar 31, 2025

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In this episode, we’re sharing a feng shui qi forecast for the month of April 2025! First, we discuss what’s going on in nature and what you can expect energetically this month, and then Anjie shares an I Ching reading for the Holistic Spaces Podcast listener community. We also share our feng shui suggestions to make the most of this month’s energy.

We cover:

-The first solar term for April 4th is clear and bright (also called Tomb Sweeping Day) and is the perfect time for getting outside and experiencing the joys of spring

-April 20th is the second solar term, Rain Shower (Grain Rain), when we welcome the rain that helps the crops to grow stronger and established ensuring a good harvest later

-The Chinese Zodiac animal for April 2025 is the Dragon, which could be ideal for those born in the tears of Rat, Monkey, and Rooster

-The increased sun and rain that influences the qi of April

-Anjie shares an I Ching reading

And much more!

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Time stamps for the episode:

-[00:55] Introduction

-[01:16] Solar terms for April 2025

-[06:53] Chinese zodiac reading for the month

-[08:57] Qi for the month of April 2025

-[10:27] an I Ching reading for the Holistic Spaces listener community

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Episode 322: Feng Shui Tips for Creating a Space for Well-Being Mar 24, 2025

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As we welcome the warm sunshine of April, many of us are neck deep in spring cleaning and space clearing. The vibrant energy of the season can inspire us to embark on new projects with a reinvigorated sense of purpose. As exciting as all this may be, these kinds of big undertakings can often be overwhelming and exhausting. It’s important to remember to pace and show ourselves some self love. On today’s episode we are exploring different ways that feng shui can be utilized to create calm and nurturing spaces for ourselves as we spring forth with renewed energy!

We cover:

-Incorporating the energy of the earth element in creating a calming space

-How to locate and honor the self love corner of your home

-Creating a dedicated space for well-being

-How rose quartz can invoke the earth element

-Round mirrors to invite self-reflection

And much more!

Mentioned in this episode:

-Our free bagua e-kit

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Time stamps for the episode:

-[00:55] Introduction

-[04:07] Working with the earth element

-[05:46] Locating and working with the self love corner of your home

-[05:47] The wood element and spring

-[09:57] Creating a space for well-being

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Episode 321: Feng Shui Tips for the Spring Equinox Mar 17, 2025

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The spring equinox officially arrives on March 20th, 2025 at 5:01am, eastern standard time. In feng shui, spring is represented by the wood element, symbolizing growth and new beginnings. If the final days of winter have you feeling a bit stir crazy, you are not alone. Practically, and in feng shui terms, the arrival of spring is symbolic of the new beginnings of life and growth throughout. Today’s episode is an exploration of the energy that has been stirring just beneath the cold ground and how it lends itself to new beginnings.

We cover:

-Qi and the seasons

-What is the wood element and how does it manifest itself in spring time?

-What we can do in our homes with feng shui to embrace this energy

-Spring cleaning rituals

And much more!

Mentioned in this episode:

Episode 318: Feng Shui Qi Forecast: March 2025

Episode 319: Five Simple Feng Shui Spring Cleaning Tips

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