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FENG SHUI MEDITATION ONLINE: THE SPRING EQUINOX

March 12, 2021 by Master Simona

Feng Shui Meditation Online

 

FENG SHUI MEDITATION ONLINE: THE SPRING EQUINOX

1-hour Live Webinar Meditation Class

Note: The Meditation is proceeded by a brief introduction by Dr Mainini

Saturday March 20, 2021

11 am-12 pm (noon) PT (2pm East, 1pm Central, 9am Hawaii, 7pm Greenwhich UK)

Register Here for This Class

Join us for this Spring Equinox meditation with Feng Shui Master Simona Mainini, Dr. Arch.

The Spring Equinox on March 21 is when the Sun aligns with the Earth’s Equator and the length of the sun rays is equal as they reach both the North and South hemisphere.

This is also the peak of Spring, when the creative force of the New Year reaches his strongest power.

Much as it happens in the natural world, this is the time when we ourselves reflect about our present life and situations, as we began to give shape to the “seeds” we have energetically planted last Winter Solstice.

Join us for this timely, special meditation, as we are making decisions about the best course of action for the rest of the year and get ready to accomplish it. This meditation is recommended to everybody.

Additional notes about the meditation:

As per our previous mediation classes, please wear comfortable and loose clothes, and plan on sitting on a chair with a straight back where you can lean against while relaxing. Your feet should rest comfortably on the floor. Crossed legs and arms, nor sitting on the floor is advise for this session. A quiet room with comfortable light and temperature is preferable.

This meditation will provide you with unique insights for yourself for the rest of the Year. Please keep a note pad and pen handy to write down notes for yourself after the meditation has ended. In some cases, the surge of creativity experienced during the meditation is conducive to continue your own personal mediation immediately passed the conclusion of the class. That is a very good thing, so give yourself the time to do that thru the whole weekend.

 

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FENG SHUI CONSULTATIONS REMOTELY & IN-PERSON DURING THE STAY IN SHELTER MONTHS

October 28, 2020 by Master Simona

Feng Shui Consultation remotely and in-person

Our Feng Shui Consultant Firm in Los Angeles is still providing in-person and long-distance consultations for existing homes, homes under renovation and new construction nationwide and abroad.

Using the latest, most accurate technology we can provide detailed consultations remotely and online video meetings to review with you our analysis and recommendations. Additional consultations for residential and commercial spaces also available.

Local in-person consultations are also available in selected circumstances. Contact us for more information.

We are looking forward to discussing how our Feng Shui services can best assist you in creating a happy, healthy and successful home for you and your family during these unusual times.

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FENG SHUI CERTIFICATION COURSE: 50% OFF OUR ONLINE REMOTE COURSE

June 22, 2020 by Master Simona

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SELF-STUDY 12-VIDEO PRE-RECORDED ONLINE COURSE + ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH DR. MAININI

Limited Time Offer: Special Promotion 50% discount.

This Feng Shui Certification Course can be purchased and viewed remotely 24/7 by students anywhere at their own time convenience. This is a Beginners & Advanced Level Course. No previous knowledge of Feng Shui is required.

For cost and other details click here.

Buy this video series and watch it now

Our online Beginning & Advanced Feng Shui Certification Program in Feng Shui for Architecture, Interior Design & Landscape is now available as a SELF-STUDY PRE-RECORDED VIDEO course.
Whether it takes 12 weeks or 12 months to complete this program, you will still graduate and receive your certificate.

Click here for more information

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DR. MAININI’S INTERVIEW FOR ORCE’ COSMETICS — FENG SHUI 101: A ROOM-BY-ROOM GUIDE

May 15, 2020 by Master Simona

 

Feng Shui Room by Room Guide

DR. MAININI INTERVIEW WITH ORCE’ COSMETICS

FENG SHUI 101 : A ROOM-BY-ROOM GUIDE

Many of us, especially in big cities, live in small apartments or rented properties where it’s not possible to make any major changes, such as knocking down a wall to change the layout of the rooms. Don’t fret — there are still many things you can do to improve the Feng Shui of your home. Here are some tips… Click Here to Read the Full Article

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CHINESE NEW YEAR 2020: HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE YEAR OF THE METAL RAT

January 17, 2020 by Master Simona

Year of the Metal Rat

 

Chinese New Year 2020 is the year of the Metal Rat and it is going to be on January 25 (starting sun down the night before), while the “Spring Stand” or Li Chun is on February 4 at 5:15 pm.

Register Here for our upcoming 2020 The Year of The Metal Rat  free live webinar on Jan 18, 2020 at 11am PT (2pm East, 1pm Central).

In Feng Shui, the “Spring Stand” is a particularly big deal (based on Seasons Sun’s cycle), even more so than the Traditional New Year (based on Lunar cycle). This is so because the “Spring Stand” is the midpoint between the Winter Solstice (December 21) and the Spring Equinox (March 21).

This is the official time when the Yin-ness of Winter ends and the Yang-ness of Spring begins.
Hence the definition: “The end of Yin, the beginning of Yang” (hence the term “Spring Stand”).

In a nutshell:
The Spring Stand marks the seasonal transition from Winter to Spring: it is when the energy of the New Year begins to manifest at its strongest.

So, what does it all mean?

It means that the energy of the previous year is fully exhausted and that on Spring Stand day, the New Year’s new, vibrant energy is going to come in, like a newborn baby.

This is why, if you have done any business with Hong Kong or Asia, you have noticed that the month of January in general is not a good month to start any new business ventures—contrary to us in the West where we love to implement our New Year’s resolutions on January 1.

This is an acknowledgment that the energy globally is exhausted and so what is the point of starting something new now? You might as well just wait until after the Chinese New Year and the Spring Stand when the energy is fresh and vibrant.

But how do we prepare for it to make sure we get the very best out of this New Year’s energy?

Below I have included the 4 main things I recommend for all my clients to do. In addition, this is the perfect time to have a Feng Shui Consultation for your home or office to make sure the New Year will support your living and working environment at its best.

Also don’t forget to attend our Free, Live, 1-Hour Online Webinar Presentation for the 2020 Feng Shui Forecast, the Year of the Rat, on Saturday January 18 at 11 AM, PST. If you have not registered for it yet, you can do so Here.

Here are my 4 key tips on how to prepare your house and yourself to receive the prosperous vibrancy of this New Year:

  • Go through your house, garage, office, and any building you own and discard anything that is broken or unfixable. Even things you have meant to fix for a long time but have still been left sitting there forever (because you didn’t have the time); they all have to go. And I mean everything: clothing, furniture, bikes, cars, or anything that has just been sitting there collecting dust; either fix it or toss it now. For every one of these broken or unfixable items is holding back a piece of your energy if you let it continue to just sit there. However, the simple act of fixing or letting go of these items will release the quantum particle of your own energy you have left trapped in them. This is a technique to bring more of your own energy back to you.
  • Ideally, this is the very best time for spring cleaning. Though you may have already done so in preparation of the Holidays, this is a spring cleaning with a purpose. While you are actually dusting off, brushing up, and polishing up things, you are also removing stagnant energy from every room of the house and opening up the space for the life-force of the New Year to come in. I promise you’ll feel the difference immediately!

P.S.: This and tip 1 above are not a martyrdom exercise. You can have a professional organizer, your housekeeper, or your friends and children help out. In fact, often because they are not as attached to the items involved as you are in the process, they may help you move through it all faster and more effectively. The real point is “just get it done” however you can. I also like the Marie Kondo style of house organizing (FYI, just in case you need some inspiration).

  • Next, redecorate some areas based on the new Feng Shui energy. When I consult with you on your house, I will tell you where the best locations are and where the bad locations are throughout it. This way we can fix or avoid the bad spots and rearrange the furniture so you can spend more time in the good areas instead of the bad ones. In the process, we may also shift some of the furniture from room to room too, so you’ll have a house makeover in addition to an energy makeover. (You will not need to buy new furniture, unless you want to.)
  • After doing all this work, take a few minutes to sit down and think about people and circumstances in your life that are broken, especially ones that upset you a bit (or a lot) over the past year. Can they be mended? Relationships are not like furniture. Most time it is easier to fix them than replace them. Can you do that? What would it take for you to do that? Holding a grudge into the New Year is a sure way to guarantee the same problem or circumstance will continue on. Could this be a good opportunity to fix what is broken with the relationships involved in your life? No matter how bad things are, if you are willing to make amends and kindly allow others to do the same with you, there is no relationship that can’t be fixed (even if fixing it means finally letting it go). This is especially true if we are late into our years in life; for if there is life, there is still hope. Don’t let it get too late. And what if they don’t want to mend the relationship with you? As long as you have honestly done all you could to mend your side of the fence then there is nothing more you can do. (Just be honest with yourself in the process and make sure you really are doing all you can.)

Why is it so important to fix all these things before the New Year starts? Because the newly arriving energy of the year can either be supportive for you or not supportive. If you are stuck for a whole year with un-supportive energy all things that are precarious in your life—physically, health-wise, and in your relationships—will come back to haunt you. You can bet on that! And there’s nothing better than preventing the drama from happening just by doing these 4 tips.

And don’t forget to attend our 1 hour, Live Online Webinar Presentation on the 2020 Feng Shui Forecast, the Year of the Rat, on January 18 at 11 AM, PST (2pm East, 1pm Central) . The session is Free, but you do need to Register Here to receive the log in link.

Let me know when you’d like to schedule your consultation for the New Year. Since you are cleaning and decluttering your space, you might as well let me tell you how to rearrange your furniture now too for maximum benefit for this New Year! Call me at 310-860-8989 to schedule an appointment. See you soon!

For more Feng Shui Classes and Courses, please visit our Feng Shui Training Center Here.

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your house or business, find more information here.

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YEAR OF THE METAL RAT 2020: FENG SHUI FORECAST

January 14, 2020 by Master Simona

Year of the Rat 2020

 

 

 

 

 


2020 YEAR OF THE RAT: FENG SHUI FORECAST
Pre-Recorded Webinar Presentation

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Webinar Description

2020 YEAR OF THE RAT: FENG SHUI FORECAST

Chinese New Year is on January 25, 2020.

Feng Shui New Year (Spring Stand) is February 4, 2020.

Enjoy this video Webinar presentation with Feng Shui Master Simona Mainini, Dr. Arch. while she walk us thru the yearly Feng Shui and Astrology forecast for 2020, year of the Metal Rat.

In many ways, the Year of the Rat of 2020 is going to be rather similar to 2019.
However, the smart and humble Rat knows how to find his way out of any situation, come what may. And the Metal Rat is not going to spare any punches.

Do not miss this opportunity to see what the New Year has in store for you and how to make the best of it.

In this presentation you’ll learn:

– How to find prosperity, career achievement and romance for the year
– How to avoid delay, cancellations and accidents areas for the year
– Buildings that will experience financial troubles and health problems
– What animal signs are going to be luckier in 2020
– What animal signs can have challenges in 2020 (and how to avoid them)
– What animal signs you should hang out with for better luck
– Areas of your garden that shouldn’t be moved this year

Find out how you can make the best out of the New Year of the Rat 2020!

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Look out for it either in your inbox or spam filter.

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HAUNTED HOUSE OR BAD FENG SHUI?

October 14, 2019 by Master Simona

It is not uncommon in my profession to have people come up to me and say, “I have a ghost in my house. How do I get rid of it?“

After talking a bit more in depth, I often discover that the person has come to the conclusion that the house must have a ghost because things have gone down the drain ever since having moved in. “I moved here from Las Vegas because I was offered this wonderful job and a week after moving in, I lost it,” one client told me and, “My husband and I moved in here and shortly after began having relationship problems until eventually we separated and later got a divorce” another said.

More often than not these kinds of scenarios are very clear examples of houses with bad Feng Shui. A beginner may not be able to discern the difference between bad Feng Shui and ghosts. Let me give you some examples:

Feng Shui Tip #1:  If you move in to a new house and you seem to have a bad streak of luck (meaning not just one bad thing happens, but one bad thing keeps happening after the other), get some information about the previous owners, either directly or via real estate agents or the neighbors. If the house has had a history of bad luck chances are that the energy of the building (a.k.a. the Feng Shui) has had problems since it’s inception that ended up effecting the previous occupants adversely, just as it is now affecting you.

More explicitly, if a house appears to have had bad luck on a financial level– job losses, bankruptcy, poor investments– chance are this house has a Feng Shui problem with the energy of finances. On the other hand, a house that has been witnessing broken relationships, health problems, or tragic and/or sudden deaths is definitely a house with problems on the Feng Shui of health and relationships. Some really adverse houses may suffer both.

Using some proper Feng Shui corrections will give you the best results to correct these problems if you plan to stay.

Feng Shui Tip #2:  Houses tend to record energies (like memories) from the previous owners, but not their life experience. This happens when you see a ghost in your house, but it doesn’t seem to notice you– it is just walking down the hallway or sitting by the window.

This phenomenon, observed and defined as a “recorded effect” by ghosts experts in England several years ago, acknowledged the “energy imprint” of previous owners that is recorded by the house like a memory and played back randomly. So what you’re seeing is not actually a ghost, but a “playback” of some previous owner’s life and it doesn’t have much consequence on you and your life.

To clear these pockets of energy a good, thorough physical cleaning-out of the space and possibly some changes in old accessories and furnishings (carpet, wood paneling, wall paints, furniture) can do wonders to erase the old house memories.

Feng Shui Tip #3:  The truly haunted houses are those that have one live-in entity– or more– with whom more than one member of the family has interacted, perhaps several times.

These entities are “stuck” and so “earth bounded” that their energy is perceived by a living person as a very intense emotional energy field. (For example, “blinding fear”– which many people experience in the presence of such ghosts– is actually not their own energy but part of the entity’s energy field.)

In many cases the entity is able to move physical objects (for example, throwing books from a shelf across the room), and they sometimes do this maliciously, but most of the time they do it simply out of the desire to be noticed and to initiate some kind of communication with the living occupants. In some cases they can also produce voice-like sounds.

Most of the time the communication is telepathic, meaning you’d hear the voice in your head and know is not your own voice but you do not know where it is coming from. In this kind of situation it is perfectly okay to address the entity as if it were a living person and communicate with them verbally out loud by saying, “Please Go Away”

There is no need to be scared, if you can manage not to be. Also, this is definitely a good time for “Ghostbusters” to be called in, or, more traditionally, Shamans and Priests who have been trained in helping the stuck entities disengaged from the earthly plane and move on and away from your place– or even eliminate any malicious entity who may be causing some real problems entirely.

Are you spooked yet?

I thought you may also like to know that the instances of real haunted house and house possession as stated in number three are really very limited. House memories playback in number two are far more popular and yet, only a small percentage of “bad energy houses” can be attributed to that. Bad Feng Shui houses in number one are, fortunately or unfortunately, a lot more common but also luckily, more fixable. You can do it yourself or ask the help of a qualified Feng Shui consultant to help you set the house straight and get rid of the “bad luck” energy. Let me know if I can be of any assistance.

To schedule an appointment for a consultation with one of our associates or with Dr. Mainini herself, call 310.860.8989 or direct your request to dr.simona@fengshuiarch.com

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OUR FENG SHUI CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS: HOW TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT

April 26, 2019 by Master Simona

FENG SHUI CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS:
HOW TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL FENG SHUI CONSULTANT

feng-shui-certification-programsInterested in attending professional Feng Shui Certification Programs?
Want to learn authentic, scientific Feng Shui?
Are you a Designer interested in offering Feng Shui services to your clients?

Check out this free introductory presentation about how our Feng Shui Certification Programs will help you in becoming a professional Feng Shui Consultant to improve your life and that of your friends and clients.

We are looking forward to having you among our students!

NOTE: The playback link for this video presentation will appear on your after-registration page and in an automated email confirming your registration. Look out for either or both. If this is your first time attending an event with us, you’ll be ask to download the video storage app when login in. Please answer “yes” when prompted.

 

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China Fines Blogger for Criticizing the Feng Shui of a Designer’s Builder

April 13, 2019 by Master Simona

I don’t think these buildings have bad Feng Shui Architecture at all. But I can see how a negative post like that can effect the real estate value of this property, given how very Feng Shui-Conscious tenants and buyers are.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/soho-china-zaha-hadid-feng-shui-intl/index.html 

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INTRODUCTION TO FENG SHUI FOR ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN & LANDSCAPE

March 30, 2019 by Master Simona

INTRODUCTION TO FENG SHUI ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN & LANDSCAPE
1-hour Live Webinar

April 20, 2019,
11am-12pm PDT

This exceptional one-hour webinar presentation by Feng Shui Master Simona Mainini, Dr. Arch. will show you how to use this ancient technology to bring value to you and your clients by infusing your design with enhanced energy that will maximize health, wealth and abundance in whatever space you create.

This webinar is recommended for interior designers, architects, landscapers, realtors and other design professionals. Feng Shui enthusiasts can join as well.

Register Here for this free presentation

Dr. Mainini will address:

– How Feng Shui was created
– The mechanics of how it works and how to use it
– How to use the principles for buildings design
– What it can do for you as designer
– What it can do for your clients

This webinar is also an introduction to Dr. Mainini’s 18-weeks Certificate Program in Feng Shui Architecture, Interior Design & Landscape scheduled to be held online starting on April 23. Read more about this Certification Program Here.

Dr. Mainini shall personally teach each sessions, answer your questions and review your case studies.
This program is also recommended for interior designers, architects, landscapers, realtors and other design professionals interested in offering the benefit of Feng Shui to their clients.
Feng Shui enthusiasts can join as well if space permits.

Register Here for this 18-weeks Certification Course and take advantage of our Promotional Offer.

Register now to reserve your seat. A new webinar secured login link will be provided after registration.

NOTE: This Presentation will be recorded and a playback link will be sent to all registered attendees unable to attend the Live Webinar.

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your house or business, find more information here.

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3 STEPS TO GET A GOOD FENG SHUI HOUSE

March 17, 2019 by Master Simona

I often find myself property-scouting with clients for properties to buy and live in. Feng Shui was only introduced to the U.S. on a large scale very recently; hence, most houses were not designed with Feng Shui principles in mind.

In most cases, you’ll need some Feng Shui suggestions before moving in, which includes colors, materials, furniture layout, etc. But nothing structural.

In some other cases, and depending on the budget, you may be thinking of a more structural renovation, like adding a master suite or a second floor.

Either way, creating a good Feng Shui house from an existing house where Feng Shui was not taken into account requires less time and it is less expensive than trying to find the perfect Feng Shui house “ready to go”.

The fastest and easier way to do it right is to do it with a professional.
I receive dozens of calls every month by frustrated home-buyers trying to do it themselves by searching online or reading a book. Real Feng Shui is very complicated and it takes years to learn and hundreds of case studies to master.

Now, if you really want to learn it, we are happy to have you in our classes at UCLA or online. You can visit our Feng Shui School site to learn more at www.FengShuiTrainingCenter.com

Or, if you are to busy to learn it, you can hire us to review a property for you and have your solution to a perfect Feng Shui house in a jiffy.

In my experience, here here what most home owners ask for. See if any of them can work for you:

feng-shui-house1) Inspect a Property Before it’s Purchased (to ensure it is a worthwhile building). Some properties need more corrections than others, which implies an increase in budget to do the corrections with. During a pre-purchase inspection I inform my clients on what is needed to be done and they can then get a quote for its implementation BEFORE acquiring the property. This is the most effective way to financially plan your purchase and your Feng Shui improvements all at once. This is done during escrow, or, preferably, before making an offer, which can save you the escrow’s associated costs on the wrong property.

2) Move-In Consultation. This is done after the property has been purchased and happens sometime between the closing of escrow and the moment you get the moving truck at your door. During this time I visit the premises and make recommendations in terms of colors, materials, and furniture layout so when the truck actually delivers your items the walls are already painted in the right colors and you know where to place your main furniture. This is by far the most popular consultation of all.

feng-shui-house3) Renovation Consulting. This is often done after the property has been purchased, and the new owner has  already planned for it, with the associated construction budget needed. It is often done when the property in question is very old, or is in unsuitable condition, or the new owner simply wants to do some structural upgrades to it before moving in. This consultation is more complex than #2 and it could be more extensive and require a larger budget. It will probably involve an architect, or a designer or contractor of some kind as well. From a Feng Shui standpoint, this can also be the most effective way to change the energy of a property by incorporating the Feng Shui corrections during the redesign stage.

What is your situation? Are you buying a new house for yourself and your family? Are you curious to know how to improve your new (or existing) house? We can provide in-person consultations as well as long-distance consultations (thanks to the latest technology resources) and assist you while you are buying your new home, or are getting ready to move into it. Read more about it here

Let us know how we can help you turn your new home into a great Feng Shui home. Email me directly at  Dr.simona@fengshuiarch.com or call us at 310 860 8989.

If you are a designer, architect, realtor or other design professional or Feng Shui enthusiast  interested in learning more about Feng Shui to offer this service to your clients, check out our Advanced Feng Shui for Architecture, Design, and Landscape program. This new webinar course (live video and screen-sharing) start on April 23 and you are welcome to join us! Click here for details.

Filed Under: Feng Shui, Feng Shui Design, Feng Shui House, Feng Shui Real Estate, Uncategorized Tagged With: bad luck after moving in a new house, Feng Shui New House

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOUSE FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE PIG 2019

January 24, 2019 by Master Simona

Chinese New Year 2019 is the year of the Pig and it is going to be on February 5 (starting sun down the night before), while the “Spring Stand”or Li Chun is on February 4 at 1128 am.

In Feng Shui, the “Spring Stand” is a particularly big deal (based on Seasons Sun’s cycle), even more so than the Traditional New Year (based on Lunar cycle). This is so because the “Spring Stand” is the midpoint between the Winter Solstice (December 21) and the Spring Equinox (March 21). This is the official time when the Yin-ness of winter ends and the Yang-ness of spring begins. Hence the definition: “The end of Yin, the beginning of Yang” (hence the term “Spring Stand”).

So, what does it all mean?

It means that the energy of the previous year is fully exhausted and that on Spring Stand day, the New Year’s new, vibrant energy is going to come in, like a newborn baby.

This is why, if you have done any business with Hong Kong or Asia, you have noticed that the month of January in general is not a good month to start any new business ventures—contrary to us in the West where we love to implement our New Year’s resolutions on January 1.

This is an acknowledgment that the energy globally is exhausted and so what is the point of starting something new now? You might as well just wait until after the Chinese New Year and the Spring Stand when the energy is fresh and vibrant.

But how do we prepare for it to make sure we get the very best out of this New Year’s energy?

Below I have included the 4 main things I recommend for all my clients to do. In addition, this is the perfect time to have a Feng Shui Consultation for your home or office to make sure the New Year will support your living and working environment at its best.

Also don’t forget to attend my Free, Live, 1-Hour Online Webinar Presentation for the 2019 Feng Shui Forecast, the Year of the Pig, on Saturday January 26 at 11 AM, PST. If you have not registered for it yet, you can do so Here.

Here are my 4 key tips on how to prepare your house and yourself to receive the prosperous vibrancy of this New Year:

  • Go through your house, garage, office, and any building you own and discard anything that is broken or unfixable. Even things you have meant to fix for a long time but have still been left sitting there forever (because you didn’t have the time); they all have to go. And I mean everything: clothing, furniture, bikes, cars, or anything that has just been sitting there collecting dust; either fix it or toss it now. For every one of these broken or unfixable items is holding back a piece of your energy if you let it continue to just sit there. However, the simple act of fixing or letting go of these items will release the quantum particle of your own energy you have left trapped in them. This is a technique to bring more of your own energy back to you.
  • Ideally, this is the very best time for spring cleaning. Though you may have already done so in preparation of the Holidays, this is a spring cleaning with a purpose. While you are actually dusting off, brushing up, and polishing up things, you are also removing stagnant energy from every room of the house and opening up the space for the life-force of the New Year to come in. I promise you’ll feel the difference immediately!

P.S.: This and tip 1 above are not a martyrdom exercise. You can have a professional organizer, your housekeeper, or your friends and children help out. If fact, often because they are not as attached to the items involved as you are in the process, they may help you move through it all faster and more effectively. The real point is “just get it done” however you can.

  • Next, redecorate some areas based on the new Feng Shui energy. When I consult with you on your house, I will tell you where the best locations are and where the bad locations are throughout it. This way we can fix or avoid the bad spots and rearrange the furniture so you can spend more time in the good areas instead of the bad ones. In the process, we may also shift some of the furniture from room to room too, so you’ll have a house makeover in addition to an energy makeover. (You will not need to buy new furniture, unless you want to.)
  • After doing all this work, take a few minutes to sit down and think about people and circumstances in your life that are broken, especially ones that upset you a bit (or a lot) over the past year. Can they be mended? Relationships are not like furniture. Most time it is easier to fix them than replace them. Can you do that? What would it take for you to do that? Holding a grudge into the New Year is a sure way to guarantee the same problem or circumstance will continue on. Could this be a good opportunity to fix what is broken with the relationships involved in your life? No matter how bad things are, if you are willing to make amends and kindly allow others to do the same with you, there is no relationship that can’t be fixed (even if fixing it means finally letting it go). This is especially true if we are late into our years in life; for if there is life, there is still hope. Don’t let it get too late. And what if they don’t want to mend the relationship with you? As long as you have honestly done all you could to mend your side of the fence then there is nothing more you can do. (Just be honest with yourself in the process and make sure you really are doing all you can.)

Why is it so important to fix all these things before the New Year starts? Because the newly arriving energy of the year can either be supportive for you or not supportive. If you are stuck for a whole year with un-supportive energy all things that are precarious in your life—physically, health-wise, and in your relationships—will come back to haunt you. You can bet on that! And there’s nothing better than preventing the drama from happening just by doing these 4 tips.

And don’t forget to attend our 1 hour, Live Online Webinar Presentation on the 2019 Feng Shui Forecast, the Year of the Pig, on January 26 at 11 AM, PST (2pm East, 1pm Central) . The session is Free,but you do need to Register Here to receive the log in link.

Let me know when you’d like to schedule your consultation for the New Year. Since you are cleaning and decluttering your space, you might as well let me tell you how to rearrange your furniture now too for maximum benefit for this New Year! Call me at 310-860-8989 to schedule an appointment. See you soon!

For more Feng Shui Classes and Courses, please visit our Feng Shui Training Center Here.

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your house or business, find more information here.

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NEW: FENG SHUI CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR DESIGNERS WITH IDCEC (ASID, IIDA, IDC)

February 6, 2018 by Master Simona

Hello and Happy New Year Everybody!

This year, we’ll be offering Feng Shui Continuing Education Credits for Designers with IDCEC for ASID, IIDA and IDC members, for our In-Person and Live Webinars Courses. 

This is a great opportunity to take the courses you always wanted to attend and gain lots of CEU credits as well. You can travel to Santa Monica, CA and take them in person, or you can enjoy them from the comfort of your home as Live Webinars.

Please read our courses’ description below to see what can work best for you.
We are looking forward to seeing you in our classes soon!
***IN-PERSON COURSES IN SANTA MONICA, CA***

 

FENG SHUI FOR RESIDENTIAL DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS (CERTIFICATION PART 1)
IN-PERSON CLASS IN SANTA MONICA
Feng Shui CEU Credits
**This class is open to anyone, but offers IDCEC CEU Credits for ASID, IIDA and IDC members**
8-hour In-Person Feng Shui Class

Saturday, March 17, 2018 – 9am – 6pm 
SIGN UP SOON — EARLY BIRD OFFER NOW AVAILABLE. EXPIRES February 28

ADVANCED FENG SHUI FOR DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS
(CERTIFICATION PART 2)

IN-PERSON CLASS IN SANTA MONICA

**This class is open to anyone, sorry no IDCEC CEU Credits**

8-hour In-Person Feng Shui Class
Sunday, March 18, 2018 – 9am – 6pm (pre-requisite Part 1)
SIGN UP SOON — EARLY BIRD OFFER NOW AVAILABLE. EXPIRES February 28

NOTE About Sunday 3/18 Course:
Completion of Part 1 (Saturday) will qualify you to continue to Part 2 of our Advanced Feng Shui Course (taught on Sunday March 18 – no CEU credit offered for Part 2 at this time). You can register for this additional course on the same page.
Advanced Feng Shui for Designers and Architects Part 3 & Part 4 dates in-person will be available at a later date. Registrants to Part 1 and Part 2 will be notified of dates.
Certificate of Completion of all 4 sessions of the Advanced Feng Shui for Designers and Architects will be issued upon completion of Part 4.

***LIVE WEBINAR COURSES ONLINE***

 

FENG SHUI OFFICE DESIGN FOR BEGINNERS (Live Webinar)
Feng Shui CEU Credits
**This class is open to anyone, but offers IDCEC CEU Credits for ASID, IIDA and IDC members**

3-weeks Live Webinar Feng Shui Class
Monday Nights, April 02- April 16, 2018 – 9am – 6pm 

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FENG SHUI FOR RESIDENTIAL DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS 
(CERTIFICATION PART 1)

Feng Shui CEU Credits
**This class is open to anyone, but offers IDCEC CEU Credits for ASID, IIDA and IDC members**

4-weeks Live Webinar Feng Shui Class
Monday Nights, April 23- May 14, 2018 – 9am – 6pm 

ADVANCED FENG SHUI FOR DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS
(CERTIFICATION PART 2)

**This class is open to anyone, sorry no IDCEC CEU Credits**

4-weeks Live Webinar Feng Shui Class (Pre-requisite: Part 1)
Monday Nights, May 21 – June 11, 2018 – 6pm – 8pm PST (9pm-11pm EST)

NOTE About the Advanced Certification Course:
Completion of Part 1 will qualify you to continue to Part 2 of our Advanced Feng Shui Course (sorry, no CEU credit offered for Part 2 at this time). You can register for this additional course on teh same page.
Advanced Feng Shui for Designers and Architects Part 3 & Part 4 dates will be available in person at a later date. Registrants to Part 1 and Part 2 will be notified of dates.
Certificate of Completion of all 4 sessions of the Advanced Feng Shui for Designers and Architects will be issued upon completion of Part 4.

Additional classes are available on our Training center site at http://www.fengshuitrainingcenter.com

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YEAR OF THE DOG 2018: Live Webinar Feng Shui Forecast

December 27, 2017 by Master Simona

 

 

 

 

Saturday January 20, 2018 – 11am-12 noon

This event is free if you register prior to January 20, 2018.  If you cannot attend the live event, a link to the streaming video will be sent to you for playback after the event has completed.

Chinese New Year is coming up on February 16, 2018
Feng Shui New Year (Spring Stand) is February 4, 2018

Join us for this live teleconference with Feng Shui Master Simona Mainini, Dr. Arch. while she walk us thru the yearly Feng Shui and Astrology forecast for 2018, year of the Earth Dog. The Earth Dog of 2018 has completely different potential than 2017, or even 2016. Stable, level-headed Dog will slow down the pace and cool the fire of the past two years. Do not miss this opportunity to see what the new year has in store for you and how to make the best of it.
In this class you’ll learn:

– How to find prosperity, career achievement and romance for the year
– How to avoid delay, cancellations and accidents areas for the year
– Buildings that will experience financial troubles and health problems
– What animal signs are going to be luckier in 2018
– What animal signs can have challenges (and how to avoid them)
– Areas of your garden that shouldn’t be moved in this year

Attend this class and find out how you can make the best out of the New Year!

This event will be recorded and a link to the video will be sent to all attendees for later playback, even if you miss the live session.

NOTE: The Login Link to access our virtual classroom will appear on your after-registration page and in an automated email confirming your registration. Look out for either or both. If this is your first time attending an event with us, you’ll be ask to download the screen sharing software when login in. Please answer “yes” when prompted.

Looking forward to sharing with you what to expect from 2018!!

For more Feng Shui Classes and Courses, please visit our Feng Shui Training Center Here.

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your house or business, find more information here.

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Feng Shui Apple Campus: the Biggest Experiment Since the Forbidden City

July 17, 2017 by Master Simona

Feng Shui Apple Campus

 

 

See here footage of the new #AppleCampus in Cupertino.

I can’t wait to see how this one turns out in the long run.

It is not my work, as round shape floor plan is generally considered not good in Feng Shui and I would never let any client take such a risk if I wasn’t sure it was going to turn out 100% good.

The building is huge so maybe the old rationale still apply, or maybe not?…will it have good effect or a bad effects? Only time will tell. I think we can safely consider this the biggest Feng Shui experiment since the Forbidden City. My own participation in the Feng Shui consulting for the Los Angeles Zoo addition few years back is tiny in comparison.

It is $5 billion case study, a very expensive experiment, but great for Feng Shui scholars to see how this very brilliant company will benefit, or not, from it. Keeping my finger crossed for them.

Thank you Steve for taking suck a risk and allow every Feng Shui Master in the world to learn from this!

Want to learn more about how Feng Shui can help your Business? Click here

Read more how Feng Shui can help with your Real Estate Investment Property by clicking here

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FENG SHUI FOR BUSINESS

May 9, 2017 by Master Simona

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Feng Shui for Business

I have often talked about the importance of been prepared– meaning being “business prepared–“ when beginning a new business endeavor.  In that sense, utilizing Feng Shui’s principles in an office or a business location is part of being prepared to eliminate blockages in the ‘energy’ that could prevent you and your business from achieving the goals you’re setting out to accomplish.

Some of you may already have read books on Feng Shui for business– or perhaps read my brief for the Canon Corporation on how to maximize productivity and reduce office stress.    You may have already introduced some elements of Feng Shui in your office design, or perhaps you have gone so far as to hire an expert– hard as it is to find a qualified one these days.


And yet, some of you may still find your business has been a place of challenges both on a personal and professional level. This is usually a sign that something is up at a deeper, more advanced Feng Shui level. And as well intended as we may be as expert Feng Shui Masters turned teachers and writers, it is just too lengthy and complex to address every case scenario in our books or classes for why this may be happening. Have I mentioned before how the energy distribution of each building is based on the year of construction of the said building and its orientation?  This means there are literally hundreds of combinations that give each building its unique characteristics in the way each one affects its occupants. Then you can add to that how each of the occupants may each have a need for more specific colors or materials or desk placement in his or her office based on their date of birth and there you have it– a three variable equation! How many of you really have the patience of going through such training just to set up your office?

So, to make things a bit easier for you, I am going to enlist four major groups of buildings that you may come across when shopping around for a building, when considering where to move your office or business, or where to start a new one. If you have already moved in this can serve as a “check list” to evaluate how good the building you have rented and purchased is and whether it would be a good idea to consider having the consult of a Feng Shui expert to do some “fixing.”

Those who know me have already heard me say several times, mostly about residential, that a building’s energy, whether good or bad, affects its occupants time and again.  That is because each building is created with certain, specific features that have the ability of affecting people on a health, wellness, relationship, and the ability to perform in business level as well as with life in general. So, if a building has great aspects it will affect its occupants in a very “lucky” manner, while buildings that are not very positive will affect its occupants by bringing about challenges and overwhelming obstacles.

Many make the mistake in thinking that a previous occupant’s bad luck may have “lingered” in the building, when in fact it was the Feng Shui’s characteristics under which the building was created– most of the time unbeknownst to unaware designers and architects– that had affected the one or more different occupants over time. So knowing what has happened to the previous occupant(s) of a space can give you some indication of what the building may have in store for you too.

Obviously there are many variables to how having bad Feng Shui could undermine a company’s business efforts, but for the sake of this discussion, I have grouped them into four main categories. Check them out and see if any apply to your office or business location:

Feng Shui for Business Tip #1
Spaces Where Companies or Businesses Seem To Always Go Out of Business

feng shui for businessThis is the most obvious “red flag” you can come across: the building has been affecting occupants with a history of financial problems over and over again– and the older the building, the clearer you’ll be able to see this.  So there’s a very good chance that the same building will affect your business the same way.

A few years ago I helped a client, John, select a new business location for a store. I had worked with him previously, so he was already aware of how accurate and effective Feng Shui had been for both his residence and with a different business that he had opened a few years prior in a different location.

When reviewing the location he had picked out I advised him that the building had a very adverse potential– bad for financial success, but also bad for the occupants relations and I recommended, if he was going to acquire this space, that he planned in the renovation’s budget for some serious structural remodeling (namely removing the roof of the warehouse-type building so that the original, unfavorable energy could be released and updated to a more favorable, current energy.)  After finding out that the previous occupant had gone bankrupt, John was more than convinced of the need for this replacement and set a budget aside for it.

And so he did. However, for this new endeavor, he had joined forces with another, very successful entrepreneur, who, unfortunately, didn’t believe in using Feng Shui.

So while this gentleman did agree on some of the modification I suggested, he opposed the plans to replace the roof. To not upset his new business partner, John reluctantly went along with not doing it.  And so, the renovations were carried on without this crucial part of my recommendations

No sooner had the renovations begun than the trouble also appeared on the horizon– construction was delayed several times and dragged on for several months due to multiple misunderstandings between the architects, contractors, and clients.  By the time the “Grand Opening” came about John and his new business partner had experienced so many “irreconcilable differences” in the business managements and on a personal level that they decide to, resentfully, split. By the end of the year the business was sold and a new owner took over– while John’s other building’s businesses were Feng Shui had been successfully applied were flourishing.

Feng Shui for Business Tip #2
Spaces Which Cause Arguments, Office Politicking, Scandals, Lawsuits, etc.

This is a variation on the previous one. However, this kind of building is a bit more difficult to identify because companies and business in this kind of building may still do fairly well financially, which makes it hard to detect as a Feng Shui problem simply due to the fact that it’s being shown as people who are just not getting along with each other. Nevertheless, it could be something as simple as readjusting the office’s layout to improve the relations between people and, consequently, both productivity and the bottom-line.

Feng Shui for Business Tip #3
Buildings Unoccupied for a Long Time

feng shui for businessThese situations are the most difficult to explain to clients because most of these buildings are usually on the market for an incredibly reasonable price tag and that can lure even the most hardcore Feng Shui aficionado into thinking what we all would think– “It’s a great deal!”  But remember– not all that glitters is gold. If you investigate a bit more you’ll soon find out that your “dream building” has been unoccupied for months, maybe even years, which is the reason for the cheap price. What do you do then?  If you know what’s good for you (and your business) you’ll start doing some more research before signing that escrow/lease agreement.

My suggestion is that you first get your information from a reliable third party, not your or another party’s agent who may know nothing about the building’s history, but rather from the building’s neighbors or the current, “soon-to-be-previous-occupants.” These are among the best third party sources to ask.

I have done this several times, one of which I remember very well.  I had witnessed my client, Bob, completely enthusiastic about a space way larger than what he could afford, but wanted it mainly because it had a very “sweet deal” attached to it. Based on the year of construction I was given the place looked like a dream come true– a great space with an excellent price– which made me suspicious. When I asked the real estate agent who occupied the space previously I was told that the space had been empty for seven months– which made me seriously suspicious. I had to convince my client to take 24 hours to think it over so I could find a way to collect more information. Since we were away from Los Angeles I couldn’t rely on any of my usual sources, so we sent one of Bob’s employees to have a friendly “chat” with the occupants of the office suite right next door. There we found out that the building had indeed been empty for seven months because the previous company had gone bankrupt and its guarantor was still carrying out the lease for them. So think about whether or not you’d like to get one of these supposed “deals” for yourself and your business.

Feng Shui for Business Tip #4
Buildings That Have Been in Business Since the Beginning of Time and They’re Still Thriving

feng shui for businessNow it probably goes without saying that these are the best buildings ever. You can think of them as coming with a “Feng Shui Warranty.” They may need to be “tinkered with” to accommodate your business and maximize its potential, but you know a good potential is there to begin with.  And this is the kind of building I recommend my client to always look for. But the trick is there are not very many of them around. Only about 25% of buildings designed and constructed without keeping Feng Shui in account end up having good potential, and they still need tweaking afterwards! So imagine what happens when you just “choose” your business or office location without keeping Feng Shui in consideration. Are you really ready to deal with the unknown?

Having said that, do you know now what’s in your building?
Let me know if I can be of any assistance at 310 860 8989

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your business, find more information here.

For Feng Shui Courses and Classes visit our Training Center site www.FengShuiTrainingCenter.com

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NEW!! In-Person Feng Shui Certification in Santa Monica, CA

April 4, 2017 by Master Simona

 

ADVANCED FENG SHUI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN-PERSON
Special In-Person Intensive Course
2-WEEKEND (5 full days) – June 2017

BIG NEWS! OUR CERTIFICATION COURSE IS NOW IN-PERSON LIVE!!
Early Registration Offer 20% Off expires May 31th.

The special 2017 in-person intensive of our 12 weeks Advanced Feng Shui Certification Program, will be held in Santa Monica, CA on

Register Here for This Course


PART 1
(no pre-requisite)

Saturday June 17, 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday June 18, 10 am – 6 pm

PART 2 (pre-requisite PART 1)

Friday June 23, 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday June 24, 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday June 25, 10 am – 6 pm


LOCATION

UCLA Health Building
1801 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403

(Full address, parking and other logistic instruction will be included in your confirmation email).

This Feng Shui Certification Program is open to all design professionals aspiring to specialize in Feng Shui with or without previous training.

 

In this 36 hours program you will learn about:

  • Feng Shui principles and their applications
  • How to prioritize applications for maximum effectiveness
  • How to correct bad energy
  • How to enhance good energy
  • How to conduct a professional Feng Shui consultation

And a lot more from Dr. Mainini 20 years of experience in this field, the review of her case studies and her suggestions when reviewing your own case studies. See below for full curriculum.

In this program you will learn how to properly use professional, Scientific Feng Shui and how to integrate it with your architectural, interior design, or landscape business.

No previous knowledge of Feng Shui is required as foundation theories will be reviewed as well. Our “boutique” training program follows the teaching styles of the old days, when knowledge was presented directly from the Master Teacher to the students rather then via written material only.This Feng Shui Certification Program is the foundation course to access our Professional Feng Shui Consultant Certification Program and our Feng Shui  Mastery Certification Program. 

Registration Fee Includes:

  • Attendance to all 5 days (two weekends) taught by Dr. Simona Mainini.
  • A copy of Dr. Mainini’s book, Feng Shui for Architecture, which will serve as the text book for part of the program. (kindle version are also available for purchase on Amazon.com, Nook and IStore.)
  • Additional learning materials (will be made available on a class-by-class basis as needed).
  • A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to all participants who complete all sessions of the program
  • Qualification to attend the Professional Feng Shui Consultant Certification Program & Meetings
  • Qualification to attend the Feng Shui Mastery Certification Program & Meetings


Program Summary Outline

The following is a sample of the various themes and principles that will be covered throughout the 12 week program, but this is not a full course description.

  • Review of the Basic
    ·         Scientific Basis of Feng Shui
    ·         The Cosmos & the Solar System
    ·         History of Feng Shui
    ·         Yin/Yang
    ·         Five Elements
    ·         The Different Schools of Feng Shui
    ·         Feng Shui in the Western World
    ·         The Eight Trigrams
    ·         Eight Trigrams Associations
    ·         The Internal Environment
    ·         The External Environment
    ·         Yin/Yang Patterns in Buildings
    ·         Yin/Yang Patterns in the Landscape
    ·         Lo Pan Compass
    ·         People Energy & Directions
    ·         East West Theory
    ·         Furniture Alignment
    ·         Spring Stand
    ·         Construction Timing
    ·         World Effects
    ·         Effects of Time on Building
    ·         Charting the Construction Energy
    ·         Charting the Yearly Energy
    ·         Identification of Facing Direction
    ·         How to Conduct a Successful Analysis
    ·         Assessment of Feng Shui Problems
    ·         Where and How to Correct Feng Shui Problems
    ·         How to Tastefully Integrate Corrections with Design
    ·         Feng Shui & Design
    ·         Applying Feng Shui to Renovation
    ·         Applying Feng Shui to New Construction
    ·         Landscaping & Gardens
    ·         Water Placements
    ·         Using Color in Feng Shui on the Exteriors
    ·         Using Colors in the Interiors
    ·         Using Light for Feng Shui Purposes
    ·         Effects of Surface Materials in Feng Shui
    ·         Feng Shui in Residences
    ·         Feng Shui in Offices
    ·         Feng Shui in Business
    ·         Feng Shui Landscapes
    ·         Case Studies by Dr. Mainini
    ·         Review of all Case Studies by Students in the Program
    ·         Practicing Feng Shui Ethically

Due to the non-linear nature of the material, registrations are available only for whole program. Topics will be reviewed multiple time during the length of the course. Practical case studies will be assigned and are necessary to address and cover the the variety of the material.

Thank you one more time for the wonderful experience!
Your course was amazing, and really did clear all those questions that I had after reading “Garden variety” books on Feng Shui. I loved how logically, with historical references, were you explaining a complex theory.– K.B., K.B. Design, ASID, Colorado

I loved Dr. Mainini’s  class at UCLA so much that I knew I needed to continue studying with her. The material covered in her curriculum is rather intense, and requires sharp focus and concentration. Being at home on my own computer turned out to be easy, relaxing, and interactive in a way that I couldn’t anticipate.  I’d highly recommend it to anyone. — R.C., R.C. Design, West Hollywood, CA

I am so glad that I signed up for your class. It is by far more comprehensive than I had even expected. It is perfect for my interior design profession. Thank you.—L.H.H., Interior Designer, Connecticut

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your house or business, find more information here.

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FENG SHUI FOR YOUR HOUSE: COLORS & DESIGN

February 24, 2017 by Master Simona

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NEW IN-PERSON FENG SHUI CLASS!!

FENG SHUI FOR YOUR HOUSE: COLORS & DESIGN

Saturday March 25, 2017 – 10am-12pm

UCLA Health Building
1801 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403

This Class has now completed.

For additional Basic Feng Shui Classes, please visit our Training Center website.


DESCRIPTION

Do not miss this rare opportunity to attend an in-person class with Dr. Mainini!

Learn how to maximize your energy of wellness and success by applying proven Feng Shui House techniques to your house or apartment.

During this presentation, Dr. Mainini will teach you:

  • Why Feng Shui Effects Your Wellness
  • How Feng Shui Effects Your Success
  • Dos & Don’ts of Feng Shui Design
  • How to Correct Feng Shui No-No
  • How to Obtain Most Restful Sleep
  • What Feng Shui Element is Best for You
  • Which Buildings Are Best for You
  • How to Find Your Feng Shui Colors
  • How to Match People, Colors and Buildings

NOTE: All students must register here to attend prior to the event. Please bring a copy of your registration e-mail confirmation with you. This email confirmation will be sent to you immediately after registration is completed. Check your inbox or your spam filer if needed.

Parking instruction and full location address will be included in your confirmation email.

We hope you’ll enjoy it and that will bring you lots of good Feng Shui luck!

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your house or business, find more information here.

 

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FENG SHUI FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

February 13, 2017 by Master Simona

real-estate-investment

I recently did a consultation for a large apartment complex in Alhambra, CA. In this particular case my “client” was the real estate investment company who had just bought the complex rather than an individual client occupying only one of the units (as a tenant). Concerned about the predominant presence of a strong Asian community located there, my real estate investment client wanted to ensure that all “cultural requirements” were addressed during the renovations of the entire property (which included four buildings and 162 units in all).

So, you might ask, is the Feng Shui of a property someone is buying for investment purposes only (a.k.a. business gain) important? After all, the investors do not plan to live there, right?

The answer is “Yes! It is very important”. Often, what we attribute to poor management are instead poor Feng Shui issues.

When you acquire a property and you are planning to derive financial income from it, the Feng Shui of that property is also just as important.

If it is rental space (residential or commercial alike), making sure the property has good Feng Shui will assure that your tenants will always do well, and hence be able to pay their rent, reduce turn-over and be able to maintain market value. In addition, experience shows us that buildings with good Feng Shui need less maintenance because things don’t break down as much (with less headaches and expenses for the landlord). So, as you can see you can have good karma and good R.O.I. too.

If the property has good Feng Shui, your tenants will feel very comfortable in the space and will stay longer (minimizing your turn-over). Moreover, when these tenants leave, the amiable energy of the property will naturally attract more tenants faster than if the property didn’t have good Feng Shui.

Wouldn’t you say these are all valuable benefits for an investment property?

real-estate-investmentIn my long career as a Feng Shui Master I have consulted numerous times for people looking to rent new spaces for both residential and commercial, and I noticed that the properties remaining vacant have often bad Feng Shui. And what does a “good” building manager do when there are vacant spaces in their building? They lower the rent to keep all the units occupied. And thou it is a standard practice, it also results in loss of income for the landlord.

It also doesn’t solve the underlying problem of the building itself, and so though people do move in, they then either aren’t happy there or do poorly and run out of funds — and end up moving out or worse, staying for free. Which, again, results in a loss of income for the landlord. This is not a management problem, it is a Feng Shui problem.

So, what did I do for my current investment company client to ensure this does not happen to them?

I gave them some sound Feng Shui recommendations on how to enhance the property overall from a Feng Shui perspective to raise the energy of all four buildings using colors, materials, water, and some minor structural improvements that will ensure not only the wellness of their occupants, but also the success of this particular investment. And if they pair this up with a good marketing team, I expect units in this complex will never be vacant for long.

If you would like me to assist you with your own investment property endeavor– or even your current house or business— please contact me at dr.simona@fengshuiarch.com or 310 860 8989.

For personalized Feng Shui Consultations for your house or business, find more information here.

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YEAR OF THE ROOSTER 2017: Time for the Yearly Update

January 16, 2017 by Master Simona

Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster 2017

The Year of the Rooster 2017 is about to start on January 28 and this is the perfect time for a yearly update.

It is different from a Comprehensive Consultation because in that we look at the long lasting, built-in energy of the building, while the Yearly Update is a shorter follow-up consultation designed to address the interaction of the built-in energy with the New Year’s “entering” Qi (Life Force Energy). Hence, the Yearly Update can only be done after a Comprehensive Consultation has been completed. That is why it is a follow-up. These Yearly Updates are usually done once a year, around the time of Chinese New Year to maximize the New Year’s good luck.

Comprehensive Consultations

Each building is like a person whose physical constitution can be strong (and healthy) or weak (and unhealthy). During a Comprehensive Consultation I address all weak aspects and provide recommendations on how to correct these weaknesses. After a thorough analysis of all the building’s aspects, I identify the best element to harmonize each room– one of the 5-Elements and its related colors and materials– and only one for each room.

When the 5-Elements corrections have been put in place, the house’s “permanent” energy has been completely addressed and these corrections are to be considered permanent.

But what happens every Chinese New Year?

The energy of the cosmos shifts just a little bit. This shift can have a major effect on new constructions (or large structural renovations). However, the effects on an already existing building are different.

You can think of it as a change of season for the building, and some years are more favorable than others. Amongst these you have years that bring above-average financial abundance, others that cause money losses and a decrease in income; some years assist in fertility, others cause difficulties in relationships and poor health. Yearly Updates are a big part of Feng Shui and I myself do it rigorously as part of the Chinese New Year preparations, literally to “ring in the good Qi.”

Of course if the building has been previously Feng Shui-ed the adverse effects of these extreme yearly energy changes will be softened anyway. However, many prefer to be on the safe side and have a Yearly Update follow-up at the beginning of each New Year to know ahead of time what to expect and to put any additional temporary corrections in place, if any are needed (and normally these will be repositioned the following Chinese New Year).

However, these corrections are not as extensive as those done during a Comprehensive Consultation evaluation and they usually do not involve things like repainting any part of the building’s exterior or interior or any structural construction (mainly because the Yearly corrections are all temporary).

Usually, during the Comprehensive Consultation session I also provide a complementary Yearly Update for the current year (or upcoming one, if done close to it) and give you all the tools and recommendations needed to successfully enter the upcoming New Year.

Let me know if I can assist you with your house, office, or business with either a Comprehensive Consultation or a Yearly Update for the New Year. Please call us at 310 860 8989 or email us at dr.simona@fengshuiarch.com to set up an appointment in-person or long-distance.

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