The Christmas season is the most loved holiday. It is also the most stressful holiday too. It is common to stress about finances more during the Christmas season than any other time of year due to the expectations of gift giving and other things. Practicing feng shui in your home can provide many ways to put a healthful balance in your home that is supportive.
One thing you can do is place the Christmas trees in the south area or in the center. This space of the home is considered to be the heart of the home. This will help you balance the five essential elements of feng shui.
Feng shui practices require you to maintain a high energy field. You can do this by burning candles or sitting by a lit fire in the fireplace. The closer you are situated to the fire the higher your energy field will be. If you use candles you can create a group of candles and use them at night. Never burn candles in the East area of your home because this is your health area. Some people think they are practicing feng shui by using prelit Christmas trees. This is not the case because you are not getting the natural element of fire into your home to help with your energy fields.
As you use the feng shui fire element during the Christmas holiday it is also important to balance this strength out with a cool color scheme. An excellent way to do this is by using the water element of feng shui, which is blue. White and gray are metal element colors and they look great with blue and they also balance the strength to provide relaxation. Christmas trees are green so they provide a balance visually. These can be real or artificial Christmas trees. It doesn’t matter. The blue, white, and silver or gray balance creates an amazing and soothing atmosphere during Christmas and it looks amazing.
Balancing the energy levels in your home can also be done through feng shui by burning essential oils in the home. Aromatherapy oils are an excellent way to provide a calming affect for the stressful times of the holiday. Many of the aromas that work the best during the season include pine, eucalyptus, neroli, ylang-ylang, and others. These aromas will introduce the warmth, purification, and nourishment of the feng shui energy levels in your home environment. They also make your home smell wonderful with the mixture of Christmas trees.
Feng shui is about remaining healthy and having a peaceful home environment. This is the best way to calm the spirit when the stress is getting to you throughout the holiday season. People can create a balance when they use colors on their Christmas trees like blue, white, and gray. Prelit Christmas trees and artificial Christmas trees help with the green color element to balance the energy in your home. You will remain healthier and have a wonderful holiday when you are able to create the feng shui balance in your home.
Article source: http://www.fengshuiisland.com/blog/
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Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by Susan Palmer
Filed under: Christmas and Feng Shui
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