The IFSG Connections Archives

June 2010 - Color Your World, The Power of Color and Feng Shui
Color is a powerful multi-sensory tool. It flows through all aspects of Feng Shui, from the 5 Elements to the Bagua. It sets the tone; it can unite and energize a room and it can drain the vitality from a room. Susan Tartaglino’s article, “Feng Shui Enhancements Using Color Therapy” and Mia Staysko’s article “Using Color to Enhance Your Personal Chi” will give you ideas on how you can set the tone and energize your spaces with color.  And enjoy a short feature by Mary Jane Osa on the question “Why are Ceilings White?”  The June school spotlight, The Wind and Water School of Feng Shui, is poised to help you start your Feng Shui training to be able to help others with color and more!
 

May 2010 - Bring Nature Indoors
A Feng Shui lifestyle is a lifestyle that embraces nature. One of the ways we can do this is by bringing nature indoors with plants and flowers. This month’s articles inspire you to connect with nature and the world around you through the vibrant color and energy of plants.  Enjoy “Feng Shui Friendly House Plants” by Carol Olmstead and “The Legend of the Lucky Bamboo” by Michelle Luongo for ideas on plants and Feng Shui for your indoor spaces.  Our school spotlight, The Western School of Feng Shui®, will provide you the tools and skills to build your own Feng Shui education. 

April 2010 - Buy a Home with Feng Shui
Our articles this month will provide you extremely useful information whether you're buying or moving into a new home. Easy to understand and apply right now! Isn't that always the best kind of advice?  Read Elliot Jay Tanzer’s witty and smart “Top Ten Feng Shui Deal Breakers” and Harrah Brown’s practical and concise “Preparing Your New Home for Move In” to learn the best information for buying and settling in.  And embrace the Feng Shui Institute of America’s LLC education program if you are ready to step into excellent Feng Shui education. 

March 2010 - Sell Your Home with Feng Shui
If you are interested selling your home or just want to improve the way your current home feels, then read on. The strategies in this issue will help you create changes in your home to welcome the perfect new owner or simply improve the home you are in.  Enjoy “Getting Your House Sold with Classical Feng Shui” by Jennifer Bonetto as well as staging help from Rita Singh’s “Home Staging How-To’s” and Consy Malasoma’s “Real Estate and Staging with Feng Shui.”  And the IFSG School Spotlight focuses on Emerald Feng Shui Institute.  Read our new section entitled “Who’s Who in the IFSG” to find out about our many member volunteers who keep this organization moving to the forefront of Feng Shui excellence and professionalism around the world.  You won’t want to miss this regular new feature! 

February 2010 - Feng Shui and Relationships 
Happy Chinese New Year! With the start of a new year many of us turn our minds toward ways we can improve the quality of our lives; through our homes, our health, our wealth and of course our relationships. Our articles this month focus on some of the ways Feng Shui can help you attract, improve, or let go of relationships including Bobbi Virtue’s “Getting to Know Feng Shui through Love and Relationship,” Ann Bingley Gallops’s “Top-Five Tips to Fire Up Your Love Life,” and Laurie Bornstein’s “Letting Go” all provide practical tips for you wherever you are.  In addition, the IFSG Gold school spotlight this month is the Feng Shui School of Pittsburgh. 

January 2010 - Outlook for 2010 
Winter is almost upon us. It's time to settle back into our homes and enjoy the havens we've created for ourselves. This is the time of year when we tend to pull our energy back, staying home more.  Evaluate where you are and where you want to be - consider setting a New Year's intention - make a change in your thoughts to create the change you desire in your life! Read Carol Wheelock’s “Setting Your Intentions/Resolutions for the New Year” and Eliot Jay Tanzer’s “Maintaining Qi Balance in the Year of the Metal Tiger” for some great ideas about intention and the upcoming year.  And learn from our IFSG Gold School Spotlight of the month, The Center for Feng Shui and Intuitive Arts.  Enjoy the cozy!

December 2009 - Feng Shui and the Holidays 
It's that time of year once again. The stores have set up their holiday displays, and our friends and neighbors have added bright lights outside their home and in their windows. There's a feeling of excitement in the air. Enjoy Sugeet’s “Bring Back the Holidays” and Diantha Harris’s “Feng Shui for the Holidays” for ideas on how you can incorporate Feng Shui into your holiday plans, décor, and lifestyle.  And read Mary Swick’s “Nine Tips for Holiday Decorating” for simple Feng Shui tips.  If education is in your plans, read the IFSG Gold School Spotlight of the Month, BTB Feng Shui Masters Training Program – East Coast.  You will see how easily Feng Shui can be used all year long!

November 2009 - Modern Feng Shui 
Feng Shui, in existence for thousands of years, continues to evolve from culture to culture.  Find out about Feng Shui in modern times in this issue of the IFSG E-zine with three terrific articles.  Karen Rauch Carter’s “Wind, Water, WiFi?,” Mary Shurtleff’s “Feng Shui for the 21st Century” and Sylvia Watson’s “Feng Shui – Ancient Practice Stands the Test of Time” all provide you a wonderful taste of how you can apply Feng Shui in modern times.  Also, read the IFSG Feng Shui School spotlight – Canadian Schools of Feng Shui.  You will see that modern times and Feng Shui’s ancient wisdom are balanced, natural, and made for each other.

October 2009 - BTB Feng Shui 
This is the second in the series of foundational perspectives in Feng Shui. Our articles are written by two of our members who are each Black Sect Feng Shui teachers and practitioners.  Carole Hyder writes “Getting to the Point of Your Intention” and Helen Jay gives us “Lotus Mountain Body – Mind – Home.”  Both articles are full of helpful, practical, and effective recommendations. Whether you are an entrepreneur or homeowner, you will find something in each article that is sure to improve the quality of your living and working environment.  You will also enjoy the IFSG Feng Shui School Spotlight on The Art of Placement Affiliate Mentoring and Training Program.  Enjoy!

September 2009 - Classical Feng Shui 
Our ezine this month is the first in a new series of three focusing on three foundational perspectives in Feng Shui. Each month we'll focus on a different perspective! This month focuses on Classical Feng Shui and a few of the many methods within it. From Manu Butterworth's "Ba Zhai" to Matthew Chapman's "Classical Feng Shui" and Yasha Jampolsky's "Compass Feng Shui" - each of our articles are full of fantastic information that is both historical and applicable in today's lifestyle. And enjoy the IFSG Feng Shui School Spotlight of Design Wisdom-School of Feng Shui to start your own educational track in feng shui today.  Learn more about a timeless practice that spans more than 5000 years!

August 2009 - Feng Shui for Children and Teens 
Summer's here and what a better time to focus on children and Feng Shui! Our articles this month include a wide variety of information:  Ingrid Hauck's "Unearthing Your Child's Potential with Feng Shui" and Ellie Marshall's "Improve Your Child's Study Habits the Feng Shui Way" help relate the power of Feng Shui to our children, and Debra Ford's "An Empty Nest Can be Full of Energy" provides great insight on reclaiming your space when a child moves out.  See the IFSG Feng Shui School Spotlight of the Academy of Exquisite Living to start your education today.  See your living spaces differently whether your children's or yours!

July 2009 - The Importance of Placement and Power Positioning

June 2009 - Green Living and Feng Shui

May 2009 - Feng Shui Gardens