West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick BorNei

Certified Red Ribbon Professional of the International Feng Shui Guild

Learning Disabilities and Challenging Diseases, What's Going On?

One of the many ways to enjoy the benefits of a Feng Shui consultation is to invite several of your friends and colleagues over to your home for the afternoon or evening while the consultation is being done. I had recently given a talk for a new friend who teaches Yoga but also is certified in the practice of neurotherapeutics or, in short, physical therapy for the brain! There are many new “syndromes” and challenges facing the health of our children and adults. The environment is certainly in transition as pollution creeps into every aspect of our lives and is now causing havoc with our water, food, shelter and surroundings. The term “leaky gut syndrome” is derived from an adverse effect of eating foods which are either full of tainted nutrients or foods which our body can’t tolerate anymore such as sugar products, dairy, grains, eggs and peanuts, to name a few. The body may be able to digest these things for many years, then seemingly, one day our digestion is off, next our muscles ache and now pain sets in. Myalgia, brain functions such as learning disabilities, behavioral challenges, ADD and ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome, confusion, disorganization, dizziness, facial pain and fatigue are our new diseases born out of imbalances.

Anyway, this friend, invited her friend to hear me speak about Feng Shui at her business location several months ago. She in turn, was intrigued about the unseen energy which nurtures any structure and wanted to have her home evaluated, so invited a few of her acquaintances to come by for the consultation. We had a lovely afternoon in the beautiful backcountry of the Northwest. It was a gorgeous, cool summer’s day, and I began talking about The Art of Placement near the door of the house, as this in where “the mouth of Chi” or opportunities began. Water is the element assigned to this area. A large wide deck at the front entrance was inviting. Hanging baskets of rich bright-colored flowers generated uplifting color, one of enhancements you can use to usher energy toward your Career. The owner’s dogs joined in the fun of greeting each guest, thinking the party was for them, of course. Animals are related to the Fame area of the home’s environment, and they were “working” the crowd, bringing Fire energy to the gathering.

After the general talk, I took the group through the home with question and answers flowing, as we moved through the house. One of the last rooms we examined was her son’s room. She mentioned his problem with ADHD and a bipolar condition. This is one of our “new” conditions. There are many therapies being tried to ease these conditions, and Feng Shui offers relief in the area of detail design problems in the house. The brain is affected when pressure is applied by unseen architectural designs in some homes. It is interesting to note that toilets, stoves, electrical wiring behind beds, or backed up to the wall behind a bed can cause trauma to the head. Radio clocks, TV’s, and sleeping under slanted low ceilings or on top bunk beds also are subject to pressure on the head. To test this feeling in a different way, step inside a closet, close the door and see how you feel after a few minutes in such close quarters. Life needs air, expansion and light, something to think about, when a floor plan.

Here are my email suggestions to my new friend the next morning after the event. I had changed my mind about suggesting a picture of her placed on a prominent wall outside his room. Although it might make the 18-year-old son feel secure every time he walked out of his room, I now decided seeing a picture of Mom every time he left the room could be intimidating.

“Really enjoyed meeting everyone and would love to have the email addresses of those who would like my newspaper column by email. I am changing my whole mailing system this month, deleting my “old life” and ways of thinking and bringing in new ideas and new people into my life. I contacted the cities of Arlington, Anacortes, etc. this morning to get addresses for all my new students in this area so I can send out the new teaching schedules for the coming season.

I have reconsidered the large picture of you I originally suggested at the bottom of the staircase (so your son of 18, when coming down from his bedroom each morning, will see who is in charge of the home). Instead, place a picture of you where anyone entering the house can see, like the living room or hallway, at least in full view, or as my teacher says, in a prominent place to be seen by all who enter. This shows anyone who enters, that you are the “keeper” and owner of this house and respect should be paid to you as a responsible adult, mother and business woman, and you should be addressed in a respectful manner. You pay the bills, cook, clean, teach and have overcome a million obstacles to give him what he has.

But at the bottom of the staircase (when leaving your son’s upstairs bedroom), a picture should be one of a large mountain, 16x20 or 36x40, representing height and aspirations for knowledge, with a stream or waterfall and trees; but no desert, please. It should be bright and light. Add an altar-sized table or hall table under the picture with red candles or battery candles in any color, which appears to be flickering. On each side of the candles, place small bamboo plants to add the Wood Element for growth and strength. A light over the painting or picture poster will give energy to the viewer and ignite Chi in the mind of the person coming down the stairs each day. It is a powerful cure. Place small books of knowledge, from the Dalai Lama to God, books from school that are about your current interest such as dog training, or any uplifting subject.

I hope your son has also considered Martial Arts as a way to learn “The Tao” or The Path, to be in control in a magical way and have compassion and skills for life situations.

New sheets for the bed in colors of flowing bamboo (light green) will heal and protect him, and promote learning. Paint the low-hanging slanted ceilings sky blue with clouds, glue stars that glow in the dark over the bed. Also paint other slanted ceilings, if possible. I would do it anyway, as it will lift his spirit and mind for clarity. Also, place a small wind chime over his bed with a 20 to 40mm round pure crystal tied to the bottom of the striker. Don’t use chimes with diamond pointed objects dangling from the strings, as the Chi becomes like an arrow going through the body.

We will talk more, but wanted to get this info to you before pictures are hung. Hope to have lunch with you and your friend soon. Would you like to start at my house so you can “see” the corrections?

Caroline’s new adventure will find her working and living in Portland, OR by September. Living 15 minutes from the airport will be great for her 2009-2010 schedule, which includes a China Tour for 3 weeks in September and October. Oregon, Arizona, California, and Colorado are some of the locations she will be teaching, painting and consulting. Stay tuned for details. Check www.moongateschool.com.

Email caroline@fengshuiartistry.com for consultations in those locations.

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