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Get a Feng Shui Garden in 4 simple steps.

Feng Shui! The mind boggles! Directions… a compass… the bagua… different interpretations- where to start- and to finish- in making sure you’ve got good Chi?

It’s my intention, in 4 easy steps, to help you create a garden that welcomes new Harmony, Prosperity and success.

How to do this? Simply, by putting in place the cornerstones of what good energy is attracted to in the garden. The basics of good feng shui can be created in 4 simple ways. From this base, feel your way to creating your own garden of personal taste and beauty. You’ll find Universal energy working for you and smoothing your path.

1. The original elements- Wind & Water

Any positive space has recreated the actual meaning of Feng Shui- wind and water. Indoors, this means there’s proper airflow in the home (wind) and there’s movement in every area- even regular dusting of an unused corner ensures that stagnation doesn’t happen. Water in the home means fluidity- that there’s nothing blocking up key movement areas, like things left in doorways.

Outdoors, a Feng Shui garden will be tapping the elements Wind and Water, too. Wind can be tapped literally by hanging a windchime, using a windmill, flying a flag or using a weather-vane. But more importantly, the symbol of Wind present will mean that every area of the garden has a purpose and is busy doing something, or is regularly tended. Water literally means that a fountain, water feature, pond, birdbath, sprinkler system or swimming pool has a place in every garden. And symbolically, there will be a flow to the garden- garden beds and paths curved or rounded, not square, or straight and sharp.

2. The Polar energies- Yin & Yang

Have you ever seen a Yin-Yang symbol? The balance of Yin and Yang underpins Feng Shui principle, and is essential to create an environment that continually attracts good chi.

Yin is the female- the dark, soft, evening energy. Yang is the loud, hard, bright, morning energy. Before we bring in a windchime or a water feature in, Feng Shui reminds us that the balance of the polar energies, Yin and Yang, is paramount.

I want you to think of your own garden, at this time. A balance of Yin and Yang means that you’d have a mixture of small and large plants; hot spots and shady corners, plants that thrive in the harsh climate here and softer ones which you nurture in a different space.

Only once you have your Yin and Yang in order, are you ready to use accessories or bring in new objects to create balance.

3. The Welcome Mat

By a welcome mat, we mean a clean, clutter-free environment. This is as relevant in the garden as it is indoors. We all know what a clean house entails. A clean garden is free of weeds and pests, as you deem them, and is neither too dry nor too wet. Hedges and bushes are neatly trimmed, borders are tidy, there’s no debris hanging around and accessories are neatly organized.

4. Positive Plants

There are three reasons why a plant can be considered good feng shui; you may divide Feng Shui plants, then, into 3 categories.

There are plants that, through symbolism, represent good fortune to the Chinese, whether by word association or image; 2, plants that absorb pollutants and/or electromagnetic radiation, and 3, plants which offer Sheng Chi, or good energy, with soft, round leaves, as opposed to those which create Sha Chi, or poison arrows, with sharp leaves or spikes.

The first category of plants offers good feng shui because of their meaning in Chinese culture. Fish in feng shui are a symbol of abundance because, in Chinese, the word is Yu, which sounds like a similar word for riches. Oranges and tangerines are given as gifts at Chinese new year because the words for these fruits sound like “luck” and “wealth”. So a plant may be considered good feng shui by association. This is the case with the Jade plant. It’s recommended to place a jade plant at every door to your home to invite wealth chi in and encourage it to linger longer. The ancient Chinese believed the jade plant to symbolize emeralds; hence it’s association with wealth to this day.

The second category of plants can be considered good feng shui for a more modern reason. Particular plants have been proven to be especially effective at absorbing pollutants and electro-magnetic radiation in an environment, and because of their abilities to transform negative to positive chi, these plants can be classified as good feng shui. Some of the most effective include:

• Peace lilies- which absorb toxicity and electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
• Date palms- they absorb xylene, which can be omitted by some art supplies and petroleum storage
• Ficus plants- absorb formaldehyde, which all interior surfaces and industrial areas omit; they’re especially good in offices.
• English Ivy- thrives in a spot of high earth radiation and a good absorber of EMR
• Baby’s tears, aka Irish Moss, an excellent de-charger, and you’ll feel your tension dissipate as you hold your hands over it’s soft leaves.

The third category of plants reason for being auspicious takes us back to the underlying principles of feng shui; creating a flow of positive chi. Feng Shui believes that negative energy is created in an environment through the presence of poison arrows- sharp corners, exposed edges and pointed objects. These sharp corners cut into positive chi and create friction. Hence, plants such as Cacti, with their spikes, and sharp-leaved varietals, are not considered good feng shui for the poison arrows they create. Conversely, all plants with soft, rounded leaves are excellent feng shui, such Banana or Rubber plants.

Outside, citrus trees are auspicious because of the fruit they bear. Plants with spiky leaves should be kept well away from doors to the home where they may “cut up” the positive chi that enters. In addition, every home seeking luck should have a bamboo plant- for bamboo

sounds like “prayer” in Chinese. Its flexible stalks also represent good health in old age, making it a welcome symbolic (as well as a low maintenance) gift to somebody elderly.

Not one of these three steps is rocket science; it’s almost obvious that to have a clean environment and healthy plants throughout garden will promote balance.

So, just to recap:

1. Get your yin and yang- dark and light, in balance.
2. Get your Feng- wind, or movement- and Shui- water, or fluidity- present.
3. Make sure your garden is tidy and clutter free, and,
4. Have the above-mentioned auspicious plants working for you.

With these priorities, you will be the proud owner of a garden which relaxes the eye and soothes the soul of all who enter. Now that’s feng shui in action!

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By Samantha Honey, director of Feng Shui By The Sea in the Gulf. Sign up for Feng Shui By The Sea’s free monthly e-newsletter filled with positive life attraction and home style tips! Register here: http://www.fengshuibythesea.com/contact.htm

Success arguably is a process of small steps. Yes. There are those who have experienced some whimsical flash of luck by hitting the lottery or inheriting large sums of money – but rarely could you call them successful.

Clearly, many people experience different forms of success. Winning in a competitive sport and when you are up against others you definitely demonstrate success through your outcome.

As children grow up they are vulnerable to many unpleasant experiences that produce self-defeating, fears, stress, worries, and concerns later in adult life; setting up boundaries, barriers, roadblocks and lack of confidence for achievement and success.

Embedded deeply in our subconscious mind these self-defeating beliefs exert a powerful influence over our behavior and habits. When overwhelmed by this influence we feel emotionally blocked,then self destruction sets in and takes on forms of additional lack and limitation, disease and illness.

We not only have to unravel the mind to overcome our mental thoughts - but we have to make repairs to our immune system for rejuvenation and healthy cellular growth. Getting our mind and body in harmony for a well balance healthy and happy lifestyle will put us back on the road to success.

The big challenge faced by all; is getting our mind in shape for success to occur in our life. Conscious determination and will power may work for a while, but too often the undesirable habits and behaviors return like a blast out of the past. The greater power of our mind will always win out unless we change it and the most credible way to change is with hypnosis.

Hypnosis is safe, drug-free, dynamic, and effective for rewriting negative scripts into more fulfilling positive scripts for higher levels of success in life and more pleasing outcomes. As for the body - modern medicine and new discoveries into nutritional supplements, homeopathic medicines, treatments and cures are creating, what we once said, could be accomplished only by a miracle. A good example: Discovering the Secret of Youth through life changing nutritional supplements.

Let’s look at mental fitness through hypnosis and the power in YOU!

The late Albert Schweitzer said: “The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of minds.”

The healing power of hypnosis according to latest Medical research shows that it can ease pain, speed healing, increase fertility and even fight cancer.

Our own case studies and more than 38 years of coaching minds to success through hypnosis has empowered people from all walks of life to improve their mental state of mind. They play better golf, tennis, overcome stage fright, fear of flying, stop smoking, loss weight, overcome procrastination and a host of other phobias, fears, anxieties and become better sales people and leaders in business.

What exactly is hypnosis, how does it work? Why is there so many misconception about hypnosis?

Though researchers can’t fully explain how hypnosis works — they clearly describe hypnosis as an altered state of mind in which one’s normal cynicism is largely suspended. This then, allows a reintegration into the subconscious mind with powerful creative imaging, positive words, concepts and ideas for re-scripting thoughts and setting in motion for more positive outcomes to occur in a person’s life.

New brain scan technology supports and shows that hypnosis can alter the way sensory messages are received in the brain and experienced in the body.

You feel the way you think. Negative and distorted thinking always results in some form of painful emotion, poor results and low productivity. In sales, productivity increases when tension, stress, anxiety and depressed emotional order decreases. In sports, performance improves when tension and stress of competition are reduced; allowing the athlete to focus so clearly that he/she can block out negative self talk, noise and other distractions.

Unquestionably when the word hypnosis pops-up in a conversation or in the mainstream press, nostrils flair, minds conjure up strong reactions of parlor tricks and pictures of late night scary movies where starry-eyed maidens are seduced to carry out satanic acts.

Here we are, in modern times, where we have set foot on the moon, (ops – better watch my words – there are people who still think the earth is flat) broke the sound barrier, communicate wireless with the most modern technology and still people see hypnosis as a hoax. Even the well educated are not off the hook from such lack of knowledge and ignorant responses.

Altered states and trance experiences have been around long before the word hypnosis. What is unique about hypnotic communications, is that it’s truly magical and at the same time clearly explainable and understandable.

Regardless, of the mystique surrounding hypnotic communication, there is no hocus-pocus involved.

Follow along and lets’ remove a couple of old misconceptions that a hypnotist is supposed to use a gold dangling watch and talk in a monotone voice when performing hypnosis on someone and that you’ll be under complete control of the hypnotist.

A more dynamic understanding is — that hypnosis is a powerful communications tool to influence the subconscious mind of self and others and that there is no evidence that you come under control of someone else.

Example: It is clearly evident that advertising communications – persuasive salespeople, politicians, religious leaders, and business leaders just to name a few use hypnotic key commands and suggestions to influence others. As strong as the influence may be, an individual doesn’t come under the control unless they submit to the control – clearly fear would be a factor of control.

The hypnotist may take you into an altered state by using a monotone voice for getting a particular outcome or result. Similarly, a more animated approach — just like a glib politician — can wow you into the same altered state through their mesmerizing performance. Influence you yes; control you no!

The mind is malleable and distorts truth to the detriment of the individual. Under hypnosis you can re-script distorted truth into more positive results.

The following negatives can be overcome through Hypnosis:

* Overgeneralization: If it happened to me once then it will happen over and over. (Example) A salesperson walks out of his first appointment of the day without a sale… Self -Talk: Just my luck no body is going to buy this product – the price is too high.

* Disqualifying: Turning positive experiences into negative ones = you have developed the talent for instantly transforming joy into misery. (Example) someone praises your appearance or your work, you automatically tell yourself, “They’re just saying that – they could care less about me. You just disqualified their complement.

* Jumping to conclusions: You jump to a negative conclusion without knowing the facts. (Example) You have called a prospective client several times and she/he has not returned your call – you make the assumption and are convinced, they are not interested in doing business with you - so you avoid making any further calls because you think that you would be obnoxious and don’t want to feel rejected.

Or you call a friend who fails to call you back and you jump to the conclusion that your friend isn’t interested enough to call you back.

* Emotional Sabotage: Emotions are misleading because they reflect your thoughts and beliefs. (Example) All salespeople are pushing — I don’t like pushy sales people and feel pushing when asking a person to sign a contract. Emotional Sabotage shows up in the form of procrastination.

* Personalization: You assume responsibility for a negative event even when there is no basis for doing so. You arbitrarily conclude that what happened was your fault or reflects your inadequacy, even when you were not responsible for it. (Example) Your client’s loan was approved and everything that you did was good, but at closing there was a last minute requirement to be met by your client which they were unable to satisfy and the loan was denied.

New habits of behavior, without a doubt, can be learned through self-hypnotic communications and work specifically for changing any unwanted behaviors in life. You can learn to eliminate habits of behavior that would enable you to stop smoking, eliminate weight, overcome fears, improve in sports, become and better speaker, sale person, business leader, control pain in your body, control weight and to create new habits of behavior for greater success in life.

The mind is much more malleable than we thought and marketers and sales people are learning to understand and capitalize on what influences consumer’s unconscious minds as much as their conscious minds do.

Learning hypnotic communications through self-hypnosis will clearly help you guard your mind against self-sabotaging acts and bring strength and awareness of external influence. And, you will experience harmonious balance and control in your life.

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Don L. Price – Coaching Minds To Succeed - Professional Speaker, Sales, Marketing & High Performance Mental Fitness Coach and Author of Secrets of Personal Marketing Power-Strategies for Achieving Greater Personal & Business Success.