Finest Women's Workshop!

Last weekend's seminar: "A Woman's Path to Happiness: Tools 4 Empowered Living" was such fun!  Read what one attendee felt moved to write!

Greetings, ladies,



You performed probably the finest women’s workshop I’ve ever been to, and I’m so grateful to have been a part of it. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise – and in such a fun and professional style. I wrote somewhere I thought you should have a joint TV (or radio) show.


May all your hopes and dreams and intentions come true!


All the best,






Brenda K. Robinson


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Feng Shui and Work Environments

Buildings and interiors have always intrigued me. When I first went to work in real estate,  I had to make a choice between two job offers. Knowing nothing about what I know of Feng Shui today, I look back and see that intuitively, I already had a sense of its principles. With two offers, and one with a higher commission, it was not a difficult choice. I chose the company whose “surroundings” felt better to me – the lower-commission company. Due to its environment, my long-term income rose higher than it would have been in the other, less pleasant, atmosphere.

Today’s astute building and business owners realize that environment plays a huge part in a buyer’s or employee’s emotions. Employees are happier in harmonious surroundings. Buyers are more eager to buy into the ‘healthy, yet harmonious' image. Our world is filled with ongoing stress from family life to world events. Any space that creates a slight feeling of relaxation is a welcome relief.

Enter Feng Shui (sounds like: Fun Play or Fung Shway): the Chinese art of placement that represents the words “Wind-Water.” This art, which also has a mathematical basis, has been used for over 4,000 years in design of buildings, cities and even burial grounds in China. Feng Shui in its origins was harbored by Chinese Emperors for use in palace and burial design, and even in the planning of war. The bottom line is that people are influenced by the cyclical patterns of nature. Feng Shui capitalizes on this and brings this sense of nature and its inherent symetry, back into buildings.

6 Simple Methods to Bring Balance in Today’s World

6 Simple Methods to Bring Balance in Today’s World

Today’s world seems to be filled with anxiety producing events for many people. World events, local and national events, crisis here and crisis there all vie for your attention daily. It trickles down to your own world, people you know, family, and sometimes yourself. Admittedly, it is a challenge to stay balanced, yet, if you don’t, it will make life difficult.

How can you take steps to find this balance, this peace you probably are seeking while involved in the cyclone of daily living? Stay calm, you can find a way. Here are 6 ideas that can help you begin experiencing calmer times.

1. Make sure you continue to breathe. You might think, “well, of course I breathe, it is automatic’. I am referring to conscious breathing. This is helpful in the moment of anxiety, fear, calamity, and daily living, where you simply stop, and focus on your breath. A simple technique is to stop, and consciously take three deep, slow breaths. You might even close your eyes while doing this. And you might feel encouraged to take many more. This simple exercise can help to quiet your mind, giving you a moment to break away from all that is distressing to you.

2. Get outside in nature. A short walk, in the morning, at lunch time, or after dinner will help you to detach from ‘the world’, and experience all that nature provides for you. Breathing fresh air brings wonderful new oxygen to your lungs. It also can bring clarity to your mind. Many of my best ideas arrive when I am out walking. If you want company, ask a friend or family member to join you. Getting outside together, releasing your stresses can be a nice support system for you, too.

3. Set time to meditate or pray, daily. You might think that you have to sit cross legged, or kneel by your bed for these activities. Actually, you can bring this into your life in many ways. Walking can be a meditation or time for you to commune with the God, Goddess, and/or Higher Power of your choice. Drawing is one form of meditation that I enjoy. For some, cooking takes them to that meditative state. You might even enjoy a drive through the mountains, the countryside, or along the beach. What makes you feel calm and joy filled? This could be your own unique form of meditation.

4. Reduce or eliminate outside distractions. Many years ago I stopped reading newspapers. I found it difficult yet unpleasant to stop watching news on TV, so 1 year ago I removed TV from my home. Avoid going to places where you don’t feel comfortable just because someone wants you to go. Find places to go to that make you feel good. Take a friend’s child or your niece or nephew out for an afternoon of fun at the children’s museum. You’ll have a new and fun experience, and you will be providing some balance for their parents.

5. Laugh. Yes – laughter will bring balance and happiness to your life. Call someone that always stirs a laugh in you. Take a class on happiness. Go to a funny movie. People watch wherever you are. And laugh instead of criticizing yourself when you do something that didn’t quite work out. Smile and people will smile back at you.

6. Create a place where you can relax within your own home. Feng Shui can help you find the perfect spot. There is ALWAYS a place, as unusual as it may seem. I have clients who came up with their own ideas, amongst them: the bathroom tub with soft music, candles, and a do not disturb sign on the door; a large closet that became a meditation room; a tree house, where you can literally get away from the house and many more ideas. Set up your space with balanced, Feng Shui order and it can help you feel calmer immediately.

Take your pick from these six ideas, and consider practicing one every day for the next week. Then choose another for the following week and another for the following, etc. In 6 weeks time, you will find that you have created a calm space for yourself that you know you can go to when need be. This knowing will make it easier to get through your day. Congratulations, you are on your way to a balanced life!

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