All posts by Mark Ainley

  • Feng Shui for living: Travel Tips

    One of the many joys of life comes from traveling – and some say the best part of it is arriving at home. Let’s look at how to make all parts of your trip enjoyable and in...

    • Posted June 27, 2023
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  • Using Feng Shui principles and minimal decor

      One of the preconceptions about Feng Shui is that it involves having a home with an Asian flavour that is sparsely decorated: plain open spaces with little more than a few bamboo stalks and a wind...

    • Posted May 29, 2023
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  • Staying healthy and balanced around pets

    Pets are an important part of many people’s lives and can bring joy and warmth to one’s home and life. Because they become a major part of home activities and one’s lifestyle, there are important considerations to...

    • Posted May 23, 2023
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  • Feng Shui, Food and You

    Food is one of the great pleasures in life in addition to being a necessity. Nourishing ourselves on more than just the physical level is paramount to a satisfying life. In Feng Shui, anything to do with...

    • Posted July 28, 2021
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  • Feng Shui: The entrance to your home should be entrancing!

    Every part of your home reveals aspects of how you function in your outer and inner worlds.  Your entrance is particularly important as it represents your frame of mind as you enter new situations in your life....

    • Posted June 3, 2020
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  • Create a nurturing space for your baby using feng shui principles.

    The arrival of a bundle of joy is sure to be a powerful energy shift in the home. Babies are full of life and natural vitality, which they express in abundance whenever possible. Creating a safe and...

    • Posted March 1, 2020
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  • The Key To Helping Keep Family Relationships Intact

    Fun for the whole family!

    • Posted June 4, 2019
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  • The Energy of Wealth

    How the color purple can solve your sub-prime blues

    • Posted May 27, 2019
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  • Is the energy in your child’s bedroom keeping her balanced?

    School can provide some interesting challenges for children. They need to study as they grow, and yet they also need to play, explore, and rest. Their rooms need to reflect these important activities and have a space...

    • Posted February 2, 2018
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  • Japan’s Sacred Spaces

    The art of Feng Shui aims to consciously create a level of natural balance in man-made environments. While it is originally a Chinese practice, the Japanese are clearly experts at creating settings with a sense of balance...

    • Posted November 26, 2017
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  • Your home is your sanctuary. Keep everything in it working harmoniously.

    Decorating with Feng Shui tips can bring balanceand inspiration to your life.

    • Posted September 6, 2017
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  • Power up your workplace

    There’s a lot of talk about financial uncertainty these days – while uncertainty is a reality, fear of it is a frame of mind. Creating a grounded, supportive space in which to do your work helps to...

    • Posted June 10, 2017
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  • Higher temperatures and warmer days and nights call for a shift in colours.

    Making the adjustment

    • Posted June 1, 2017
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  • What You See Is The Key To A Blissful pairing, says Contemporary Feng Shui guru

    There are usually two things that get someone to call a Feng Shui consultant: Money and Love. If “Money can’t buy me love,” as the Beatles sang, a little focus can help you warm up to manifesting...

    • Posted January 27, 2017
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  • Pets bring joy

    Pets are an important part of many people’s lives and can bring joy and warmth to one’s home and life. Because they become a major part of home activities and one’s lifestyle, there are important considerations to...

    • Posted December 15, 2014
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  • Feng Shui Myths

    Feng Shui is, in popular culture, sometimes portrayed as a superficial and superstitious practice of placing mirrors and various trinkets to bring about good luck. But there is far more depth to the practice than the few...

    • Posted May 7, 2014
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  • House Hunting

    here are many factors that impact our home feeling harmonious, and Feng Shui aims to maximize what we have. If you are looking for a new space to live, there are many things to consider so see...

    • Posted March 3, 2014
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  • The Bedroom Cure

    Feng Shui is a way to work with our connection to our environment. When practiced sensibly, it can help us be more conscious about our surroundings and choices. Since we will likely spend more time in the bedroom than in...

    • Posted February 12, 2014
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  • Feng Shui for the holidays

    Holidays are times when we gather together to share and luxuriate in gratitude, giving, and wellness. The end of the calendar year is a time in several cultures for family gatherings and gift-giving. Here are some practical...

    • Posted December 15, 2013
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  • Powering up the work station

    With all the focus put on creative designs for homes, work spaces are often overlooked. The functional needs of an office often leads to neglecting the many potential options for streamlining it both aesthetically and functionally. I...

    • Posted November 7, 2013
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  • Positive Words

    The proliferation of New Age books, articles, and DVDs have brought increased awareness to how you can focus your mind to change your thought patterns and thus impact your reality. The use of affirmations – ‘positive’ statements...

    • Posted October 6, 2013
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  • Mirror, mirror on the wall

      Mirrors are powerful objects and are often misused in design and Feng Shui. While it is true that they can expand a space and circulate energy, they are not the only things that can do so,...

    • Posted September 11, 2013
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  • Feng shui: Plugged / unplugged

    The world is a very different place than it was thousands of years ago when Feng Shui principles were first observed. There was no electricity in homes, nor satellites in space, mobile phones, or Internet (surely I’m...

    • Posted August 5, 2013
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  • Getting Out of Line

    While there are obvious advantages to living in manmade structures (protection from the rain, snow, and extreme temperatures comes to mind), the buildings that house us have many features not found in the natural world. Because our...

    • Posted July 5, 2013
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  • Feng Shui: A breath of fresh air

    The words ‘Feng Shui’ refer to ‘Wind’ and ‘Water’, two forms of energy without which we cannot survive. The practice aims to cultivate the lifeforce energy of Qi that brings both their life-enhancing properties. ‘Wind’ refers to...

    • Posted June 18, 2013
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  • Healing the blues

    The world is a colourful place – flowers are a prime example of the glorious array of hues that are possible – yet the average home has a limited number of tones. Each colour can relate to...

    • Posted May 8, 2013
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  • Flower power

    The world is a colourful, vibrant place – in nature, anyway. Home interiors run the risk of a restricted palette of colours and tones, and the energy as a result can stagnate. One of the best ways...

    • Posted March 3, 2013
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  • Rekindling the flame

    Valentine’s Day has become a time to focus on love and romance for those who are either single or partnered. Ideally, we shouldn’t require a particular day to remind us of honouring harmonious romantic relation- ships; it...

    • Posted February 4, 2013
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  • Taking steps

    The New Year is a time when we generally look at taking steps in our lives. Staircases themselves certainly relate to this phenomenon of moving to different levels on our lifepath. As major passageways for energy ow,...

    • Posted January 2, 2013
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  • Christmas shopping with consciousness

    As the holiday season approaches, our thoughts turn to time spent with friends and family – and shopping. Unfortunately, a time when celebration and sharing should be the focus can often be compromised by trying to do...

    • Posted December 3, 2012
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