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House TherapyHow to Use Salt for Feng Shui I often call salt "the original crystal," and it's one of those go-to remedies I reach for instinctually, quickly, and preferentially when energy gets wonky. RESOURCES: subscribe to my newsletter | simpleshui.com join the conversation | *The Simple Shui Course* buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along |
2026-01-2029 min
House TherapyMy Wildest Feng Shui Stories These stories, which I've experienced over the last 20 years of sharing Feng Shui in peoples' homes, really help illustrate all the different ways that Feng Shui can show up in our lives. RESOURCES: subscribe to my newsletter | simpleshui.com join the conversation | *The Simple Shui Course* buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along |
2026-01-1324 min
House TherapyWhy Feng Shui Uses These Numbers These numbers carry energetic significance and the accumulation of generations and cultures revering, honoring and utilizing that wisdom. RESOURCES: subscribe to my newsletter | simpleshui.com join the conversation | *The Simple Shui Course* buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along |
2025-12-0918 min
House TherapyUnruly Feng Shui Feng Shui isn't black and white. It's not rigid. It's a living wisdom – one that moves and breathes like wind and water. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *The Simple Shui Course* buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along | Instagram
2025-12-0217 min
House TherapyAre You Ready to Go Deeper with Feng Shui? You want Feng Shui to make sense. You want to feel confident, like you're doing it right – and maybe even starting to get real results in your space. If that's where you are, this course is for you. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *The Simple Shui Course* buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along | Instagram
2025-11-2515 min
House TherapyWhat Really Matters in Feng Shui We often get snagged on the 'shui' things that actually don't matter as much while overlooking the things that hold more potential for change and truly would make all the difference. RESOURCES: come see me live | free WORKSHOP registration join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along |
2025-09-0920 min
House TherapyDo You 'Ghost' Feng Shui? Your life evolves. Your desires change. Your seasons shift. And Feng Shui – when you're really in a relationship with it – evolves with you. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along | Instagram
2025-08-2609 min
House TherapyFeng Shui Is Just Getting Started Feng Shui is the practice that prepares you for the future. I've spent the past 20 years watching people become who they're meant to be because we factored their home into the equation. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along | Instagram hop on the waitlist |
2025-07-2914 min
House TherapyEver Been Told You're Doing Feng Shui 'Wrong'? All Feng Shui interpretations — classical, BTB, modern, or blended — are rooted in three universal beliefs about how energy moves in our lives. The reason this matters? Because real Feng Shui doesn't isolate. I believe it integrates. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along | Instagram
2025-06-0310 min
House TherapyWhat I'd Look for If I Were Hiring a Feng Shui Practitioner Today Today, I'm sharing my personal non-negotiables — what I would absolutely want to know or feel before hiring a Feng Shui consultant. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life follow along | Instagram find a consultant |
2025-05-2013 min
House Therapy5 Ways Feng Shui Changed My Life Feng Shui is a life skill. One that will change the way you live, work, and thrive. Here are five ways it has changed my life. RESOURCES: subscribe to the newsletter | Simple Shui join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course become certified |
2025-03-1115 min
House TherapyWhy Is a Headboard So Important in Feng Shui? Headboards are metaphors for protection, unity, energetic safe-keeping, and more. In other words, they provide mountains of support. RESOURCES: join the conversation (and save!) | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course become certified | House Therapy Certification buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life subscribe to the newsletter |
2024-08-2711 min
House TherapyApartment Feng Shui Most of my suggestions are nimble enough to work in any space – no matter the square footage, every space will revel if you give it a wink of shui. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course become certified | House Therapy Certification buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life subscribe to the newsletter |
2024-06-2519 min
House TherapyFeng Shui is a Practice, Not a TO DO List With Feng Shui, if you do too much too soon, there can be an undesirable reaction. It doesn't mean that things didn't work. It could just mean that too many things changed at once and it now feels and looks like chaos. RESOURCES: join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course become certified | House Therapy Certification buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life subscribe to the newsletter |
2024-06-0421 min
House Therapy9 Feng Shui Books I Recommend The shui Qs I hear the most, typically involve CAREER, LOVE, and MONEY, but there is one question that always runs with the most wins: What Feng Shui books do you recommend? Here are 9 of my go-tos. RESOURCES: buy the book | Simple Shui for Every Day: 365 Ways to Feng Shui Your Life join the conversation | *Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant* course become certified | House Therapy Certification subscribe to the newsletter | Simple Shui follow along | Instagram Make This Your Lucky Day...
2023-10-1017 min
House TherapyThe 5 Languages of Love – with a Feng Shui SpinYour home is a living, breathing member of your family – and like most of our relationships, a simple way to make our loved ones feel good is to LATHER them with our attention and gratitude. So, try this: how do YOU prefer to be acknowledged and appreciated? THAT is your first clue where to start with your home. And for a little more guidance, I dipped into the 5 languages of LOVE to inspire the conversation. RESOURCES: Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant course | https://simpleshui.com/online-course/ Simple Shui | https://simpleshui.co...
2023-02-0714 min
House TherapyFeng Shui Is in Our DNASometimes, people unfamiliar with Feng Shui are surprised to learn just how intuitive its practice can be. In this episode, I share a few essential Feng Shui tips that happen to be echoed by other professionals and industries outside of this tradition. From real estate basics like location and curb appeal, to design fundamentals like colored doors and kitchen decors, the many ways in which Feng Shui overlaps other disciplines may surprise you – and maybe even empower you. Sign up for Become Your Own Feng Shui Consultant | https://simpleshui.com/online-course/ Instagram | https://www...
2022-11-1514 min
House TherapyThe Practical Magic of Feng ShuiIs there an element of superstition in the modern practice of Feng Shui? The origins of Feng Shui carry a lot of superstition – so it is important, I think, that it is present in the way some of its wisdom and insights translate. To me, that registers as the lineage, the ancestry coming through and I so strongly believe that is important to the practice. That said, thousands of years gone by and hundreds (if not more) interpretations mean there's more "spirit of the law" in practice than "letter of the law" now. So, when som...
2022-10-1115 min
House TherapyAre Feng Shui and Design Kinda / Sorta / Totally the Same Thing?Feng Shui and design are complementary disciplines, not equivalent ones. Here are 3 common ways Feng Shui gets side-stepped by homeowners + business owners, with some tips in the episode to help you course-correct for each. Prioritizing space over command position. Favoring monochromatic palettes over colorful ones. Letting the builder / architect / designer dictate the purpose of a room. Blog post with command position alternatives: https://simpleshui.com/5-simple-shui-ways-ambition/ Book recommendation: Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness | Ingrid Fetell Lee Simple Shui | https://simpleshui.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.co...
2022-09-1319 min
Home | Energy | Design192: Author and designer, Carrie LeskowitzBack in June, I reached out to a dear friend of mine by the name of Linda Holt. I wanted to collaborate with her on my new book, Feng Shui for the Soul, and see if we couldn't do something together to tell more people about it. To my surprise, she mentioned designer and author Carrie Leskowitz and said we needed to connect. Why was I surprised? Because Carrie has written a book called Ohm for the Home. Unbeknownst to either of us, we were both writing books between 2017 and 2019 about the importance of our environments and their role...
2022-09-091h 03Home | Energy | Design191: Dr Meg Haworth on Feng Shui for the SoulSo many people keep reaching out to me regarding my new book, Feng Shui for the Soul, and saying the same thing: "Wow, this is not what I expected!"
It focuses more on the energetics of our lives and how we can more fully tap into Universal truths so that we can achieve more peace, love, and happiness. This has nothing to do with where to place your couch, or where to put a physical object. This goes beyond anything that's ever been written about Feng Shui. This is how we use our environments to reach our...
2022-08-261h 01
House TherapyYou Think You Know Feng Shui, but Do You?The practice of Feng Shui is to bring your home and you into alignment with the energy of fortune. And you're already practicing Feng Shui, whether you knew it or not. If you have space that holds stuff, Shui is happening all around you. Just like you don't "choose" to notice that the energy is off when you enter a room after an argument, or choose to feel the spirit when you enter a church, Feng Shui is a conversation between these seen and unseen energies. EVERYWHERE. Feng Shui is a practice and wisdom that considers everyone i...
2022-08-0912 minHome | Energy | Design189: Why you need to remove negative energy with Feng ShuiIn the last two years, everything has been chaotic and intense! Including the real estate market. It's important to note that the energy of it all hasn't just affected the real estate market. Inventory has been at record lows, prices have skyrocketed and homeowners are getting hundreds of thousands of dollars over asking - despite buyers waiving inspections, and overlooking house flaws because they are desperate to win the deal.
Combined with mass shootings, inflation, and radically intense politics, the energy has been frantic, competitive, scary, and fierce. And It continues to be fueled by the ego...
2022-07-0829 minHome | Energy | Design188: Manifesting your Lions with Purpose
Today's episode is a unique show I put together for the book launch to help you understand that this was not done in a short amount of time, and neither should the projects you work on! People always ask me if I truly live the way I say I do. Everything I do, create and touch is done intentionally, and slowly, honoring the natural rhythms of unfoldment. Today I share with you the story of this book and how it took 7 and half years to birth - all done deliberately and ensuring the energy was right. In a world of...
2022-06-271h 44Home | Energy | Design186: Feng Shui for the Soul, How to Achieve More Ohm from Your HomeIn today's episode, I'm taking you on a feng shui ramble gamble about breaking old habits that no longer serve you. You know the ones, the glorification of being busy and simply being frenetic because you've been conditioned to think you're far more in demand and important if you are.
But what about our Chi? Has anyone stopped to think if any of it really matters? Or where did this idea even come from? Well turns out it stems back to the industrial revolution. The wealthy came up with the idea that to be lazy or leisurely...
2022-06-0334 minHome | Energy | Design185: The Sacred Blueprint With Aisha Rose Melodie HassanToday's episode was done by Aisha Rose Hassan from The Sacred Blueprint™. She did an amazing online conference this past weekend and yours truly was a guest. She was kind enough to share the audio with me so I could post it here. I think it's fun when other people interview me and I think you’ll enjoy it too. I'm sure she has similar questions that other people just like you have. So sit back and enjoy as Aisha interviews me about Feng Shui!
Learn about my process, how I got into Feng Shui and why all...
2022-03-251h 16Home | Energy | Design176: Manifest with Feng ShuiHow do you manifest health when in pain? How do you manifest love when you've been on one tragic date after another? How do you ditch the horrible job when you really need the money? In other words, how do you manifest something different than your current reality? In today's episode, I address this and so much more. After being on hiatus due to a health scare, it was feng shui that brought me back to my beliefs and has been my greatest teacher. I will share with you four powerful tools to get you back on track and...
2021-12-3154 minHome | Energy | Design175: Unleash the power of Feng ShuiWhen it comes to energy, personal and public, do you know when it's affecting you? Do you know how it's affecting you? Today's episode was inspired by an office I visited yesterday that asks these very questions. Oy Vey! So many issues of kinked energy that could be detrimental to the productivity and management of growth if not fixed. But how can we relay what we learn from situations like this into our own environment? How can we use it to expand our awareness to continue shifting the paradigm for more energy awareness? That's what we will be talking...
2021-10-2955 minHome | Energy | Design174: Feng Shui to ignite your inner CheetahToday's episode is meant to light your inner fire of truth. In the book, Untamed by Author Glennon Doyle she shares a story about Tabitha the baby Cheetah. Raised to believe she's like the labrador Minnie that she's grown up with, she has no idea who she really is - or what she's truly capable of. I love this story because so many of us have been fed cultural belief systems that do not serve us. We live our lives by someone else's rules and ideals never tapping into our own brilliance. Our inner Cheetah.
Today I...
2021-10-0829 minHome | Energy | Design173: Feng Shui Ramble Gamble - curiosity, kindness and PlutoIn this episode, I go off on a rant about kindness and how it's lacking in our world, curiosity, and how it's fast becoming the new rich in life and business and the eminent Pluto return that's starting at the beginning of the year, plus the hard winter of 2022. Oh my! So much to cover, are you ready? Hell yeah, let's do it!
2021-09-2438 minHome | Energy | Design166: Top 5 designer resources for an incredible front doorIn today's show, we are going to talk about the front door. But instead of talking about the energy of it, (I do offer up a feng shui recap) I want to talk about the interior design of a good front door. Ive done so many shows about the energy around the front door, but a better question might be, where do you find a great front door? What are doors made of? What do they cost? I recently wrote my annual trends blog post and it is by far my most popular article I write every year. After...
2021-05-1434 minHome | Energy | Design163: Feng Shui Ramble Gamble - Awakening Your PotentialToday I'm going to be doing a feng shui ramble gamble on anxiety, angst, getting lost in identity roles that don't serve you, and how to see the gifts in our current world so you can start expressing your greatest potential, and feel good about it!
2021-04-1658 minHome | Energy | Design161: Top 5 Disruptors Screwing up Your Feng ShuiIn this episode, I'm going to be talking about the top 5. What top 5 you ask? Ummmm, THE top 5. The proprietary system that I created to help you understand what’s screwing up your Feng Shui. Here’s the thing, if you’re new to Feng Shui the Bagua map is completely worthless. Sure, sure, it will give you direction but often times it sends you down a rabbit hole of overwhelm. Insert Top 5 disruptors. No freakout, no panic no drawing blanks. This system creates a go-to anchor. How do I know? Because it works. Every. Single. Time. Even if you have...
2021-04-0238 minHome | Energy | Design159: My Feng Shui isn't Working, Now What?Today's show is inspired by my long-time friend, Rhonda. She's looking for a new career so we put together an action plan to get her exactly what she wants using powerful Feng Shui principles. But, 10 days after setting the adjustments she called me, "Amanda it's not working." And even though Rhonda and I have been down this road before I knew I'd have to talk her off the ledge. I knew she was being impatient and not seeing the bigger picture, but that doesn't make her concern any less valid. It still brings up the point, "what if my...
2021-03-1928 minHome | Energy | Design157: Feng Shui and Stairs, are they a problem?Today I'm going to be sharing some tips on Feng Shui and stairs. Have you ever thought about the stairs in your own home? How about the energy they hold? This show was inspired by my adventures in real estate. I recently viewed a home with a buyer that had very crazy stairs - which I talk about in today's show and all I kept thinking about was the energy. How is this working or not working for this homeowner? Perhaps that is why they are selling?
What I love about real estate is its giving me...
2021-03-0525 minHome | Energy | Design156: How to reclaim your power with Dane StevensMy guest today is Dane Stevens and he wrote this incredible book called, Reclaim your Power. Not only is the book filled with Danes' incredible story of going through hell and back but he offers up tangible tips to help you get to where you want to go minus the headache and heartache of five-plus years it took him to get there. What I think is really inspiring about Danes' story is that many of you are experiencing hardships. Whatever it is, you’re going to learn today what to do about it, and after hearing Dane's story there is...
2021-02-2656 minHome | Energy | Design155: Feng Shui Ramble Gamble - How can energy change your life?I don't know if any of this is real, but I know the feeling is real. Owen Wilson
In today's show, I'm doing a feng shui ramble gamble. I'll be talking about real estate feng shui, how you can utilize feng shui to boost your personal chi and transform your life, and how feng shui is the most powerful tool in your pocket to create positive change if you choose to use it.
I'll be sharing two examples of how I've used Feng Shui in the past couple of weeks in two different real estate e...
2021-02-1933 minHome | Energy | Design152: The Art of Gift-GivingThe art of gift-giving. In today's show, I take you back to an oldie but a goodie. Originally a chapter from an old book I wrote, this is how I approach gift-giving with a feng shui state of mind, you know, one with intentionality. I share with you what gift-giving is really about, how to step away from consumerism and into purpose when it comes to giving. I offer up tips and tricks and of course, why it all really matters!
2020-12-1840 minHome | Energy | Design151: 3 Design details that prevent easier real estate transactionsIn today's episode, I share the three most common design details that I see in real estate, that's screwing up your feng shui. In addition to doing this show, I also made a video on youtube so you can see the details with the actual photos that I took. These details are so common, and they always show up in the transactions, I knew I needed to share it. I'll share the three examples, what they do, and how to use Feng Shui to fix them! Whether youre about to buy, trying to sell or youre about to rent...
2020-12-1126 minHome | Energy | Design150: How to make Mo'Money with Feng ShuiI want to offer up two great tips on how to use Feng Shui to get mo money in your life. These are tips from my new course, How to make Mo money with Feng Shui, it will be out at the end of the year but is available for purchase right now for a pre-launch sale at 50% off. Whoo-hoo!
"If one uses transcendental information to gather wealth and it provides motivation to expand one's mind to use the power of Feng Shui in other areas of their life, it becomes an opening an invitation for people t...
2020-12-0441 minHome | Energy | Design149: How to manage anxiety and build wealth with Feng ShuiLast week I left town unexpectedly for a family emergency. I was inspired to record the show off the cuff, while on the road. My friend Amy joined me on my travels and like many of you suffers from severe anxiety and ADHD.
In today's episode we discuss what anxiety is, how it can manifest and tools to manage it in a holistic way. We also discuss the stigma of anxiety and how many people find themselves in unsupportive circumstances because others don't understand the paralyzing nature anxiety can have on you.
In addition, I sh...
2020-11-201h 05Home | Energy | Design146: Making 2021 Flexible using Feng ShuiSince last fall I've been talking about this year and how it would bring upon us great change. As we move into 2021 it will be no different. Things will continue to rapidly change and shift and the idea of what many considered normal will not be returning. We are shifting into a timeline that is more communal, and less individual, less egoic and more spiritual. While this shift will take time - obviously, because there will be those willing to go and those who will only go kicking and screaming, this change is needed.
Moving forward,Competition...
2020-10-1624 minHome | Energy | Design144: Feng Shui Ramble Gamble - 5 tips to find the calm amidst chaosI'm receiving emails from people facing divorce, miscarriages, loss, identity crisis, and much more. And let me remind you, that is what this year promised. But how do you handle it exactly? What the hell are you supposed to be doing exactly? Today's show offers up 5 tangible tips that you can incorporate today to find the calm amidst the chaos and start slowing down!
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2020-10-0258 minHome | Energy | Design142: Building Stronger Community With Feng ShuiEveryone I am talking to it feeling “it.” Some of you are using the word frustrated, some are saying angry but I'd say the most frequent word is INTENSE. And that is ok. Don’t deny yourself the emotions you are feeling. They are a direct line of communication. But what can you do to fix it? How can you start to feel better? There is only one answer, community.
Moving forward we are being asked to get back to basics and answer the call of our ancestors. In today's show I talk about what a gift you ar...
2020-09-1825 minHome | Energy | Design140: How to overcome your overwhelm using Feng ShuiWe have been conditioned to seek and form a reality outside of ourselves through the consumption of information. Based on what we are told through authorities we have come to believe these truths as fact. Whether that is our education system, government policies, social media or the mainstream news, the narrative is rigid and highly controlled. These narratives are highly skewed and likely not true to YOU. But when you do not take the time to find your inner compass, you grasp to what you are being told. Without realizing it you and everyone else that buys that bill of...
2020-09-0436 minHome | Energy | Design139: Finding Courage and Self-Love with Rebecca ThompsonGetting into the woo woo can be quite intimidating and scary. There's a lot to it, and it can give you "bright shiny object syndrome," right? Ohhhh reiki, ohhh tarot, OMG Feng Shui, spirit animals, light language, dowsing!! Eeek! I mean good grief where do you even start? How do you take it all in without overwhelm? And most importantly, what is correct for you?
In today's show you’ll hear from author, Rebecca Thompson on her journey to Rebecca Rising. You'll learn how to break free from the mold, understand what’s in your heart and how...
2020-08-281h 03Home | Energy | Design138: Can Feng Shui Cure a Root Canal?Today we are going to talk about Feng Shui and root canals. Can Feng Shui cure a root canal? It's quite possible! And I'm going to share a really cool experience with you to prove it.
Three weeks ago my traditional dentist shared with me that my tooth was cracked and needed a root canal. I knew that was not an option for me. Root canals are really bad for your health and often have high levels of toxicity, so what is the alternative? Is there a way to avoid it? OMG, what if I already have a...
2020-08-2141 minHome | Energy | Design136 Feng Shui Ramble GambleHey hey everyone! I've been on hiatus the last several weeks and today's show is kicking off on tips and tools to prepare you and your home for 2020. Astrology and Feng Shui are quite symbiotic, so I wanted to share with you what's going on in the sky and how to wield that energy in a powerful way through cultivating Chi at home.
In addition, I'm sharing a new class that is launching today about the astrology of 2020, you can find more info on my website, InteriorVibes.com and I'm also opening Mastering Feng Shui up today...
2020-08-0745 minHome | Energy | Design129: 6 things everyone needs to do to avoid dirty ChiToday's show is going to teach you 6 things you need to implement in your home, to avoid dirty energy. So many people fail to pay attention to the details in their home, but energy doesn't lie. Get these 6 things wrong and it will deflect the opportunities you attract, trigger your nervous system and it could cause you an inability to speak up. It's one of the reason I end every show with "trust the vibe." Everything is energy and energy is everything and given the astrology that we are about to embark on, now more than ever we need...
2020-05-1143 minHome | Energy | Design124: Revisiting Feng Shui and Astrology with Tisha and RachelI'm excited to invite back on the show Tisha Morris and Rachel Lang. So many of you reached out after our December show thanking me for the information so I knew that it would be poignant to have them back on to pick up where we left off. What can we expect? What does the energy entail in the coming months? If you go back and listen to the show in December we talked about the severity and restriction we would be facing and we also discussed how to get the Feng Shui right since we’d be at ho...
2020-04-1756 minHome | Energy | Design120: 9 Feng Shui Tips to Implement While at HomeToday's episode is a special minisode to help get you through these challenging times. SO many of you have been reaching out asking about ways to improve your homes through Feng Shui, to make this time a little easier. And I get it. If you're an extrovert and love being around people this can be an extremely challenging time. But this can prove to be a very healing time if you allow it.
Today I will talk about some major energetic shifts occurring in the stars, the evolution of change that we all need to embrace and h...
2020-04-0127 minHome | Energy | Design118: Taking Command in the Bedroom: the do's, don'ts, and how-to'sSo a couple of weeks ago another realtor in my office came running up to me and said "I need a real Feng Shui expert to help me get something straight," and I thought, uh oh! Hope I'm up for the task! She continued to explain that she was told by someone who "knows" a lot about Feng Shui told her that her bed was in the wrong position and that she needed to move it immediately otherwise she’d experience a fall of misfortune.
Oh good lord I thought.
And what was this really al...
2020-03-1820 minHome | Energy | Design116: Quick Fix Feng ShuiToday I'm sharing a recent email from a listener looking for a quick fix to her health problem. If you've listened to any of my shows you know I do not subscribe to this level of kitschy Feng Shui. But Why? Can't energy work in an instant? Or does it take time? In this episode, I share with you this email I received looking for a quick fix and an incredible story shared by my Nashville client Danielle, who invested real time to achieve her Feng Shui goals and not not only became a homeowner but found real and...
2020-03-0426 minHome | Energy | Design115: The 3 reasons your Feng Shui is not workingToday I'm going to share 3 reasons why your Feng Shui is not working. I was inspired to do this post after having a conversation with several real estate agents in my office a few weeks ago. Now if you’ve taken any of my online courses or in-person workshops the tips that I'm going to share with you today are how I start every class, workshop and course I do, with these principles in mind. Sometimes I feel like a broken record but their simplicity often gets overlooked and people want to skip to the nuts and bolts and ge...
2020-02-2144 minHome | Energy | Design113: LIVE Feng Shui Floor Plan Reading with JessicaI'm super excited to share this show with you. Back in November the Gates team held a 100th episode promotion to win a free floor plan reading and today's guest is that winner. I'll be taking you along with me on what a Feng Shui floor plan reading is, what shows up, why energy in every aspect is important to our healing and how your floor plan proves to be either working with you or against you.
2020-02-071h 08Home | Energy | Design112: Using Feng Shui to Find LoveToday I'm sharing a minisode, inspired by fan and listener, Jeny. So many of you get caught up in the mundane aspects of what you think Feng Shui is and it hinders your results. And I get it, there is so much misinformation out there it's hard for a novice to discern what's right or wrong! Because this is one of my biggest pet peeves about Feng Shui, because I think it dilutes its transformational qualities and true benefits to making our lives better, I want to explain to you the differences and why it matters when it comes...
2020-01-2221 minHome | Energy | Design108: Feng Shui and Astrology Predictions for 2020In today's episode we're discussing 2020 Feng Shui and Astrology Predictions. I sit down with Feng Shui expert Tisha Morris and Astrology expert, Rachel Lang to discuss what to expect in 2020. Through awareness, and utilizing powerful energy principles we can navigate the upcoming challenges with ease and grace and stay hopeful with several auspicious energy days that apply to everyone. For over a decade mystics have talked about 2020. I first heard about it in 2009 when my New Mexico astrologer at the time, Tom Brady, said this new paradigm was the new normal and we would be building to the year 2020...
2019-12-061h 12Home | Energy | Design107: The Feng Shui Equation to Living a Purpose Filled LifeToday my guest is me and we are going to talk about the Feng Shui equation. This is something that's been stewing in my brain for awhile and I've been trying to formulate it into an intelligent show and I'm not quite sure it's there, but either way it needs to be heard. Spirit has been pushing me for several weeks to get this info out and I don’t think they care that I don’t think it's perfect.
The contemporary world knows nothing about “success” and it sets you up for failure. For most people, success e...
2019-11-2229 minHome | Energy | Design103: Enriching your life with Feng Shui with Barry and Gayla GordonIn this show I'm sharing part two of my interview with energy experts, Barry and Gayla Gordon. And today you'll notice the intro to the show as being a bit different! Today was a lot more joyful as we embarked on laugh therapy. Even now when I hear us laughing I can’t stop cracking up. It's so much fun!!
Today we will learn about Feng Shui and how Barry became a student of Professor Linn, energy, incredible synchronicities in our lives and how to dramatically shift your chi from a little laugh therapy and a little he...
2019-10-251h 10Home | Energy | Design102: A Journey in self-development through Feng Shui with Barry and Gayla GordonI have a two part series today with Barry and Gayla Gordon, and you are going to love these two! These spiritual seekers have been around the metaphysical block since the 60’s and have worked with some of the best gurus, teachers and mentors in the world. Through their efforts they have taught others how to awaken their spiritual path with modalities in Feng Shui, energy healing, physics, Hoʻoponopono and more!
Today, in part one, we're going to dive into being at the right place at the right time, how a physicist and a NDE can coe...
2019-10-1854 minHome | Energy | Design91: Coming Home to Serenity with Laurence CarrToday I have on interior designer Laurence Carr. According to Laurence, ancient energy techniques inform her creative process. If you’re open to Feng Shui, the I Ching, Vastu, Crystal healing and Biophilia, then you're in the right place! Her mission in designing environments is simple: create sacred spaces that make you feel replenished, restored and reentered.
In today's show Laurence and I will talk about how she got into holistic design, how to create interiors that promote health and well-being, and how to get more people on board with the idea of creating environments with sustainability, he...
2019-07-2645 minHome | Energy | Design89: How to cultivate optimal health using Feng ShuiToday we're going to talk about health and how to use Feng Shui to stay healthy. My inspiration stems from a recent trip I took where I didn't take my own advice! So if you're not well, constantly battling a chronic illness or get sick often, how on earth do you cultivate your Chi and stay in 'Above the Cross' emotions? I get it! After this episode of illness in late spring I realized I needed to talk about ways that you can care for yourself and do it effectively!
2019-07-1239 minHome | Energy | Design77: Feng Shui Eco BasicsI think a lot of people think that being green and practicing Feng Shui are two separate things, however, only by utilizing ancient energy principles can we be one with mama earth. In order for us to honor her natural rhythms we have to understand energy and get back to basics. Many of us have lost our connection to those natural rhythms of the planet. We no longer honor her seasons and ignore the cycles that ebb and flow with harvest. We once celebrated her with offerings, ceremonies and ritual and in the last 100 years that love affair has b...
2019-04-1954 minHome | Energy | Design73: Feng Shui for the Mind, Body, and Home, with Tisha MorrisToday I have on Feng Shui expert, Tisha Morris. Tisha was actually one of my first guests on my original podcast, Zen Chakkra. And she’s the only guest that's been on all three platforms: Zen Chakkra, Design 101 and Home | Energy | Design. Isn’t that exciting? Haha! It's crazy to think that when I interviewed her back in 2012 how different my style was and just how different our careers were at the time! But I'm delighted to have her back on the show. She is an author of several books and her book Mind Body Home is by far one...
2019-03-2249 minHome | Energy | Design72: Feng Shui Clutter DetoxToday we are going to talk about clutter. Now if you know me or have listened to me for any amount of time I rarely make this association with Feng Shui. (Because I dislike very much that people confuse Feng Shui for decluttering) Mainly because it’s so much more than that. Any one of my clients will tell you I've never once brought up their clutter in our conversations - but it doesn’t mean that it's not important to talk about. I bring it up this month because as we enter into spring it's a great time to st...
2019-03-151h 03Home | Energy | Design66: Attracting Real Love Using Feng ShuiWhen it comes to love we often play the victim. Whether that be through judgement, (Ahem, judging a book by its cover and withholding love,) expectations, (I've done this for you and if you loved me you'd do this in return,) or guilt, (All I've done is love you I can't believe you are doing this to me) - these behaviors and actions are via a victim mentality. So what the hell does that have to do with love and Feng Shui? Two things, in order to attract real love, you must first love yourself - unconditionally. Number 2, in...
2019-02-0151 minHome | Energy | Design61: Fridge Detox using Feng ShuiSo here’s the thing to remember, in Feng Shui food is associated with health and well being. It's literally "Healthy Chi." But if the Chi you consume isn’t healthy and vital, neither are you. Unfortunately, Cheetos don’t have vital Chi, and neither does that toxic laden cheeseburger you just ate. Many people eat most of their foods from the pantry as opposed to their fridge. That means you are consuming more additives, preservatives, chemicals and toxins, which lowers your vibe. In today's episode I'm going to teach you the importance of your fridge, how to keep it clean...
2018-12-2841 minHome | Energy | Design60: Landing Softly, the Benefits of Meditation with Amanda GatesMeditation has become a huge trend in the last fifteen years and many of our clients want to get on this train, but what if you don't have the space at home? Many of my clients think they need to have an entire space devoted to meditation and peace, but what if I told you it's not necessary to get your zen on?
Today I'll share with you many of the tools that I've learned over the years from Feng Shui masters, Buddhists and teachers about what meditation is and is not.
2018-12-1426 minHome | Energy | Design59: Denise Tells Her Story of Feng Shui, Peace and HarmonyOur client Denise tells us about how her ideas of Feng Shui have changed as a
result of working with us. She also delves into how it can integrate nicely
with a variety of faiths and belief systems
2018-12-0720 minHome | Energy | Design57: How to Brighten Your Holiday Spirit With Feng ShuiFor some the holidays bring on a host of difficulties including stress, loneliness,
reminders of the obstacles that you've failed to overcome as well as the typical
pressure of being around family. We will explore how to avoid the chaos that lie
just below the surface so that we can all have a more enjoyable holiday season.
2018-11-1640 minHome | Energy | Design55: Discover How Client Bethany O'Neill Employed Feng Shui and Energy Alignment to Help Her BusinessBethany O'Neill joins us to share her client testimonial on how energy alignment and Feng Shui helped her with her business. Bethany and her husband run their graphic design company from their home and she explains how Home Energy Design helped them out.
2018-11-0226 minHome | Energy | Design54: Feng Shui and the Front DoorToday's episode hones in on disruptor #1, the mouth of Chi, your front door. What makes this area of the home so special? And why does it matter? In today's episode I'll teach you why the front door is key to your health and overall well-being.
2018-10-2637 minHome | Energy | Design47: Why you shouldn’t DIY your own Feng ShuiThe Gates Team is kicking off Customer Appreciation Month by focusing on the success of some of our clients. Welcome Leslie Donaldson, a Feng Shui practitioner, who will tell us about her trials and tribulations about her journey.
2018-09-0747 minHome | Energy | Design46: 41 Ideas to Feng Shui Your GardenThis is a podcast that I've been trying to get up for over three months! So many of you have written in asking about more Feng Shui tips to boost your garden. Oddly enough, every time I would sit down to record it, something would pull me away. I soon realized that was the lesson. Too often we see our gardens as the April garden. You know the one filled with hope and new spring beginnings? We are weary of the fall because that means things are winding down. Not only do I share 41 ideas to help you feng s...
2018-08-3036 minHome | Energy | Design45: Discussing the Importance of Balancing Personal Chi with Brodie WelchBrodie Welch is a Traditonal Chinese Medicine Practitioner and part of her duties include making sure that your energy is balanced. In our soceity we are rewarded for being over-worked, out of balance and stressed. We discuss how these factors can effect the health or your personal chi and how it can in turn effect the Feng Shui of your home.
2018-08-2453 minHome | Energy | DesignBONUS: Feng Shui Basics, Misconceptions, Disruptors and a Floor Plan reading!In today's episode I flip the script and share a radio interview that I did with Karen Profita, and Rachel Cannon of Saturday Style in Baton Rouge, earlier this year. Rather than me being the host, the interview, is done by Karen and Rachel asking me the hard hitting questions around Feng Shui basics, misconceptions, what to look for and I share a floor plan reading.
2018-06-2546 minHome | Energy | DesignBONUS: Creating a Meditation Space at HomeMeditation has become a huge trend in the last fifteen years and many of our clients want to get on this train, but what if you don't have the space at home? Many of my clients think they need to have an entire space devoted to meditation and peace, but what if I told you it's not necessary to get your zen on?
Today I'll share with you many of the tools that I've learned over the years from Feng Shui masters, Buddhists and teachers about what meditation is and is not.
2018-06-1826 minHome | Energy | DesignBonus - How to Feng Shui Your TravelDid you know that you can Feng Shui your travel? Yep! Traveling can be hectic and it's easy to fall trap to other peoples dramas - especially with delayed flights, and cancelled flights. If your travel plans get derailed, whether you're traveling by bus, car, train or plane, Feng Shui is here to help! In this minisode I offer up 6 fantastic tips to carry the good juju with you to have ease and grace during your travels, along with saftey and plenty of fun!
2018-05-0230 minHome | Energy | Design28: Meditating Towards Mental and Physical Wellness with Sah D'SimoneOur guest today is the amazingly spiritual Sah D'Simone who is a health and wellness coach. He specializes in meditation and I had the honor of meeting him in this January. Not unlike my Feng Shui teachings, a lot of Sah's practices come from Buddhism. So tune in and learn about how Sah finds and teaches inner peace and health.
2018-04-201h 06Home | Energy | DesignEasy, Everyday Habits to be Eco-FriendlyEach week I discuss how to make your lives better via energy. This podcast is about learning how to create spaces, internal and external, using advanced energy principles like Feng Shui and other amazing holistic ingredients to live your best life. This show is for spiritual seekers, to help you explore topics that expand your awareness to higher levels of consciousness through modalities like reiki, tarot, crystals, feng shui, astrology meditation, intuition, activism and so much more, to help you return to who you truly are. Join host, advanced Feng Shui practitioner, and designer, Amanda Gates, every Friday as she...
2018-04-1421 minHome | Energy | Design27: Red EnvelopeIn this episode, I hope to open you up to the idea of paying it forward! Today we're going to talk all about the sacred tradition in Chinese philosophy of giving red envelopes to feng shui practitioners. The envelope represents respect & sincerity, the color represents protection, and the coins inside are added for weight to add power and safety. Tune in to hear more about the energy around this tradition!
2018-04-1328 minHome | Energy | Design26: KarmaKarma is Sanskrit word meaning "action". Your everyday intent and approach is directly related to karma, and kindness, empathy and compassion is what matters most. Amanda explains that starting and ending your day with love is one way to bring about good karma in your life. You can also practice the art of yoga/ meditation, learning to let go what you cannot control, and the attitude of gratitude. Toxic thinking will only every bring out the bad karma in your life. It is not your time or your effort that has value, it is your karma that is most...
2018-04-0625 minHome | Energy | DesignBONUS: Beth O'Leary TeaCup GardenerCan our garden spaces transform our Feng Shui? Yep! They sure can! Gardens and nature are crucial to our health and well-being. In fact, so crucial to our Chi that I use nature as an adjustment in my own practice all the time. Today Beth O'Leary joins me on the show to talk about the importance of nature and what it can do for our souls, and help the planet!
2018-03-3025 minHome | Energy | Design25: Will Feng Shui Go Against My Faith? with Interior Designer Rachel CannonMy guest today is my friend and fellow interior designer, Rachel Cannon. In the last couple of years, I have seen a major shift in who she has become as she realized the importance of self-care and faith. In today's episode we'll talk all about faith and what it can add to our lives no matter what's going on because faith, not doubt, will always get you through. Rachel will share her story and how she's found faith in her life, plus how this relates to her career as a designer.
2018-03-231h 02Home | Energy | Design24: Woo Woo Hippie StuffToday we're going to talk about how Feng Shui is perceived. Because so much of Feng Shui lies somewhere in the unknown, many people do not understand or try to understand it. The conversation we're going to have today is about changing the conversation around Feng Shui and changing people's misunderstanding or misconceptions about it.
2018-03-1624 minHome | Energy | Design23: The Godmother of Energy and Design - ClodaghToday's guest is none other than Clodagh. She does many things, all under the umbrella of design, to create amazing environments that are true human experiences and that touch on all of the senses. She was a trailblazer in these modalities when no one else was doing it back in the 80's. I'm so excited to have her on the show today to share her story and talk about interior design, Feng Shui, and so much more.
2018-03-0938 minHome | Energy | Design18: How to Use Feng Shui to Find LoveToday we are going to talk about NINE Feng Shui tips to help you find love. This is one of the hottest topics keeping Feng Shui alive - because people are always looking for love. This topic is also close to my heart and I can't wait to share it with you!
2018-02-0223 minHome | Energy | Design16: Let's Talk about Feng ShuiThis week's episode is all about Feng Shui! I'll be talking about how I discovered Feng Shui while designing my first home and how it has changed my life. I get asked questions about it all the time, so today I'll be answering some of those questions and explaining how you can use Feng Shui as your secret weapon in your home design, just as I do.
2018-01-1926 minHome | Energy | Design14: 3 Easy Feng Shui Tips To Call in New Energy in the New YearHappy New Year everyone! Today I want to kickoff 2018 with some really simple and easy tips that will help you call new energy into your home so you can start the new year right!
2018-01-0529 minHome | Energy | Design06: Let's learn about the Bagua Mapin Feng Shui, the Bagua Map is an energy tool to help you understand pockets of energy in your home. In today's episode, we will talk about where those energy centers are, and how each one, if aligned, can make you feel better in your home!
2017-11-0325 minHome | Energy | Design05: Feng Shui is Complete BSThere are always people out there who are going to try and debunk what I do, regardless of all the results I've seen. Many are skeptical of Feng Shui. In this episode, I'm going to prove those nay-sayers wrong.
2017-10-2725 minHome | Energy | Design02: What is a Floor Plan Reading?In this episode of Home Energy Design with Amanda Gates, I explain what exactly a floor plan reading is all about, who it's for, and why it matters. You don't want to miss this one!
2017-10-0626 minHome | Energy | DesignKendall Ritz The Self-care expert for womenMy team and I are huge advocates for self-care. In fact, my new book, Detoxing Clutter With Feng Shui hones in on the self realization that many women live in the conscious mind of “to-do’s” which ultimately has us making decisions from our logical mind rather than our hearts. Self-care is a dirty word to most women. The idea of finding simple pleasures through out the day brings an onset of shame, guilt and the ugly idea that you don’t deserve to self indulge because you have too much to do.
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2017-05-261h 03Home | Energy | DesignFive tips to get organized in 2017Looking to get organized? Here are several tips from interior designer Amanda Gates and Carla Aston on 10 best ways to get organized in 2017.
2017-01-2054 minHome | Energy | DesignLaura Carillo Narrative Spaces with Feng ShuiWhen it comes to Feng Shui a lot of people make interpretations on what they think it is. Most will agree that Feng Shui is a way to work with energy to create a certain type of harmonious living space. One of peace and tranquility. And while on one hand it’s very simple, it can also be quite mysterious and complex. Floor plans alone can tell a story all their own. Lurking deep within your walls a story can unfold, and it truly becomes a mirror to your subconscious, that some may deem unbelievable. {click here to continue readi...
2016-04-0741 minHome | Energy | DesignGetting started with Feng shuiI have studied feng shui for over seventeen years, but when Nashville resident, Mallory Shaw of Confetti and Stripes, reached out to me on getting the basics of feng shui down, I knew I had to say yes. What struck me as funny was her initial perception of what feng shui was: an asian aesthetic. Then I wondered, how many others think this? Do others have a misconception of what feng shui is? It was right then and there that I knew we needed to extend our conversation and get down and dirty with feng shui 101. And it turns out...
2015-09-011h 14Home | Energy | DesignAnjie Cho - Architect, Author and Master Feng Shui PractitionerInterior design and feng shui are intrinsic tools to create balance and harmony in your home. When your space feels as good as it looks, your mood is lifted, you feel lighter and grace is easier to achieve. Everything just seems to work, and a slower pace sets in - like taking in a long, deep breath.
I recently spoke with a marketing firm that told me feng shui and interior design were different. That essentially I needed to separate the two and be one or the other. My favorite remark, "start a hobby blog about feng shui...
2015-05-091h 07Home | Energy | DesignDonna Frasca - Certified Color ExpertDonna Frasca, is an Interior Designer turned Color Expert who specializes in JUST color. What does that mean? That means she is highly specialized in choosing color palettes for large homes, sub specializing in homes that have open floor plans.
She is a color forecaster, color trend setter and an overall expert in the field of color. I know that sounds like a tall order but it’s her 30 years of experience that leads the way.
Join me today as we discuss why color is important, feng shui and how color effects our moods, and why...
2014-09-2243 minHome | Energy | DesignFeng Shui With Tisha MorrisI'm thrilled to have my friend, Tisha Morris on the show today. Tisha passed the bar exam and quickly became a top attorney in Nashville, only to find that it wasn't very fulfilling. After much soul searching, an interior design degree and becoming a yogi, she discovered the art of feng shui. As she puts it, "I am a space healer"
Join me as I sit down with Tisha today to dicuss what feng shui is, how it benefits your well being and gets more peace in your life and home.
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