Episode 215: Favorite Feng Shui Spring Cleaning Rituals

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Episode 215: Favorite Feng Shui Spring Cleaning Rituals

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In this episode, we’re delighted to welcome three of our Mindful Design graduates: Mary Ladybird, Susan Day, and Lalita Vayavananda! We loved hearing about their favorite feng shui-inspired rituals and how they each embrace the energy of spring.

We cover:

  • Energetic themes of springtime

  • Mary’s clearing and visualization practice to welcome spring

  • How Susan connects with nature at this time of year

  • How Lalita works with the wood element in her yin yoga practice

  • Seasonal intentions to embrace new spring energy


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Episode 203: Celebrating the Holidays with Feng Shui

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Episode 203: Celebrating the Holidays with Feng Shui

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time for our annual holiday feng shui episode! In this conversation, we’re sharing some of our own holiday traditions and our suggestions for bringing feng shui and intention into your home for the holiday season.

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Episode 188: Feng Shui Qi Forecast, September 2022

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Episode 188: Feng Shui Qi Forecast, September 2022

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In this episode, we’re sharing a feng shui qi forecast for the month of September 2022! First, we go over 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 how you can make the most of this month’s energy in your home through feng shui.

We cover: 

  • Key dates to look out for this month in the moon’s cycle and the Chinese solar term calendar

  • What to expect energetically this month

  • Harvesting what you have planted

  • Why the energy of the season supports reflection and looking inward

  • The symbolism of metal energy

  • Bringing more balance into your life

  • Creating space in your home

  • Actions we can take to align with the energy of September 2022

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Our feng shui certification is open for enrollment!

Episode 124: All About Space Clearing

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Episode 186: Feng Shui Tips for Moving Into a New Home

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Episode 186: Feng Shui Tips for Moving Into a New Home

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Whether you’re moving into your forever home, signing a new year-long lease, or checking into a hotel room for a week, feng shui can help you step into a new living space on the right foot. In this episode, we’re sharing five feng shui tips that you can use when moving into a new home. If you aren’t moving anytime soon, we suggest sending this one to a friend who is!

We cover: 

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Our feng shui certification is open for enrollment!

Join us for a live info session to learn more about our feng shui certification.

Episode 124: All About Space Clearing

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Episode 185: 5 Ways to Use a Feng Shui Crystal Ball

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Episode 185: 5 Ways to Use a Feng Shui Crystal Ball

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Feng shui crystal balls are one of the most commonly used items in BTB feng shui, and people tend to be very curious about them. In this episode, we’re talking about why we work with feng shui crystal balls, five ways to use them in your home, and how to hang them properly.

We cover: 

Mentioned in this episode:

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Our feng shui certification is open for enrollment!

Sign up for a live info session to learn more about our feng shui certification.

Download our free bagua kit

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Episode 184: Feng Shui Qi Forecast, August 2022

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Episode 184: Feng Shui Qi Forecast, August 2022

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In this episode, we’re sharing a feng shui qi forecast for the month of August 2022! First, we go over 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 how you can make the most of this month’s energy in your home through feng shui.

We cover: 

  • Key dates to look out for this month in the moon’s cycle and the Chinese solar term calendar

  • What to expect energetically this month

  • Entering a slow transition into a more yin season

  • Harvest, abundance, and being open to receive

  • The connection between endings and beginnings

  • Which areas of the feng shui bagua to work with right now

  • Other feng shui tips to make the most of this month

Mentioned in this episode:

Our feng shui certification is open for enrollment!

Download our free bagua kit

Thanks so much for listening to the Holistic Spaces Podcast brought to you by Mindful Design Feng Shui School!

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Episode 183: How to Feng Shui Your Living Room

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Episode 183: How to Feng Shui Your Living Room

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Your living room is an important common space in your home where friends and family gather together. In order to create more harmony throughout the home and encourage everyone to get along, you can apply some simple feng shui principles to this room. Tune in to learn some of our best feng shui living room tips.

We cover: 

  • How and when to energetically clear your living room

  • Our recommendations when it comes to decluttering

  • The best feng shui colors for a living room

  • How to arrange your living room furniture for optimal energy flow

  • How to create a softer, more harmonious flow of qi in your living room

  • The benefits of having plants in your living room

Mentioned in this episode:

Our feng shui certification is open for enrollment!

Episode 124: All About Space Clearing

Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

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Episode 153: What’s Your Decluttering Style?

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EPISODE 153: What’s Your Decluttering Style

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We’ve noticed that clutter tends to be a source of many negative emotions for a lot of people. In this episode, we wanted to offer a new, more compassionate way to think about decluttering. Listen to find out which of the five decluttering styles best describes you, and our suggestions for making the most of your natural tendencies.

We cover:

  • The relationship between clutter and feng shui

  • What we’ve noticed in our clients’ and students’ relationships to clutter

  • Our advice to people who feel embarrassed or ashamed of the clutter in their home

  • The importance of being compassionate towards yourself and others

  • The difference between mess and clutter

  • The five elements in feng shui

  • The five different decluttering styles

  • Our tips for each of the decluttering styles

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Get the 2022 Energy Clearing Package

Our Mindful Design Feng Shui Certification is open for enrollment!

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Episode 147: Less Stuff for the Holidays with Julia Sarasola

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EPISODE 147: Less Stuff for the Holidays with Julia Sarasola

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In this episode we are delighted to welcome one of graduates, Julia Sarasola, to the podcast! Julia joined us to talk about her experience going through a big transition, the beauty of second-hand items, and our relationships to our possessions.

We cover:

  • What has Julia been up to since finishing the Mindful Design certification

  • Julia’s experience letting go of her home in New York City

  • Julia’s passion for vintage and second-hand items

  • Julia’s process working with second-hand items to give them a new life

  • Experiencing beauty without needing to own every beautiful item

  • How the pandemic has shifted our relationship to shopping and what we consume

  • Choosing gifts thoughtfully

  • Sharing time and space as a gift

  • The benefits of shopping second-hand

  • What Julia learned from going through her possessions in her New York home

  • What nature can teach us about self care

Thanks so much for listening to the Holistic Spaces Podcast brought to you by Mindful Design Feng Shui School!

Julia Sarasola is a certified interior decorator, feng shui practitioner, and vintage shop owner based in Brooklyn, New York. Her design approach is about creating thoughtful physical spaces that breathe and evolve with the client – deeply tuning into the environment and the energy that comes along with it.

Julia's website: juliasarasola.com

Contact: hello@juliasarasola.com

Vintage Shop: @surfaceandshape