Terrariums are such a fun way to bring nature into your home. You can be creative, and apply your innate intuition skills to practice the best placement of plants. There are no mistakes -just experiment. Succulents are my favorite living plant because they are so easy to care for. Also, they are nature’s true […]
Mindful Feng Shui Spaces
Awareness / paying careful attention to the surrounding environments through all the senses
Achieve ‘Home’ the Wabi Sabi Way
In-sight, is needed to transform a house to a home filled with calm. Not skill, not a thing; but the in-sight of Wabi Sabi can lead us to a different ‘way’ of living surrounded by simplicity and natural beauty. The Tea Ceremony ritual as practiced daily for centuries with friends and family in the East, […]
Feng Shui Refrigerator Provides Nourishment in 2016
Say ‘yes’ in 2016 to paying attention to the energy nourishment of what goes into your home, into your refrigerator, and then into your body. Say ‘no’ to any new yo yo diets, which will probably last only 30 days. Clients sometimes think that good feng shui in the kitchen is about fancy granite counter […]
Kindness Starts At Home
This quiet time between the holidays is a good time to reflect on how ~ whatever we do @ Home can make a difference! Do not take lightly small good deeds, Believing they can hardly help. For drops of water, one by one, In time can fill a giant pot. Patrul Rinpoche What will you […]
Relax, Reflect, Restore
“Birds that live on a golden mountain reflect the color of gold.” Tibetan proverb As we begin the Winter Solstice, this is the perfect time of year to RELAX, from the constant stresses that zap our energy, REFLECT, with gratitude, on the past yearly cycle, RESTORE, our inner being through the gifts of nature. We […]
Candles, Light, Peace
Fire in many traditions symbolizes a means to light the way out of darkness. In 2010, the song “Light A Candle For Peace” was written for the International Montessori School Project “Sing Peace Around the World”. It seems fitting that we may wish to keep the meaning of the lyrics with us as we go […]
Choose Beliefs Of Love, Not Fear
If we choose beliefs that see a world filled with love, our body will respond with vibrant health. If we choose to believe in a dark world of fear, our body’s health will be compromised by physiologically closing down, thus causing the body/mind to be more susceptible to dis – ease. In the words of […]
How Wabi Sabi Can Influence The Perfectionist
Wabi Sabi demonstates that nothing in life is perfect! The Japanese poet, Basho reminds us, “Try too hard and wabi sabi is gone; if it is manipulated it feels contrived; if it is forced, it looks cheap. No one can take a morning-glory that is stretched across a garden path and arrange it around an […]