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How is your kitchen flow?

One of the most important aspects of a home is definitely the kitchen, and also for Feng Shui practice.

All the appliances like the stove, the fridge, the kitchen sink, these are all energy sources that represent different elements like water and fire.

But there is another energy that we might not see, nevertheless is really fundamental too: the space and the flow.

So if your kitchen path is blocked or in some way with obstacles, try to improve that circulation so that energy flows smoothly, bringing good Feng Shui to this important part of the house.

Sometimes even a small change, can make a huge difference.

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Bamboos and Feng Shui.

In traditional Chinese culture, bamboo trees represent resistance, modesty and loyalty.

As a symbol of virtue, the bamboo is closely related to people of positive spirits, some authors assign bamboo’s characteristics to: its deep root denotes determination and resistance, straight stem represents honor and its interior modesty.

A bamboo tree could be quite positive in encouraging people to hold on when facing tough situations, remembering that we as human beings have also all these characteristics in us.

So in general, for Feng Shui practice, you can use this great tree element in order to help you achieve strength, endurance, flexibility, longevity, luck, money, quick achievement and endurance.

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How to choose between a gas or an electric stove?

For Feng Shui practitioners this is a quite controversial theme, however, this is due basically to the quality and quantity of the Fire element , the most Yang energy there is.

Back in the ancient times, we could only cook with fire and for a long time it was our only resource, so many of the Feng Shui studies about this theme where referring to fire itself.

Nowadays, a gas stove also provides a flame, that for most cookers and chefs are the best for cooking, but electric stoves only provide heat and so fire energy as we know it is definitely weaker.

In terms of health, ingesting foods that have been cooked via microwave, electric ovens or induction stovetops disturb the electrical fields in our body, and numerous studies have linked the electro-pollution emitted by them to inflammation, neurological damage, cataracts and even cancer.

Macrobiotics for example, is based on ancient Chinese medicine that appreciates the dynamic symmetry of opposing yet complementary forces necessary to life and health, the balance between Yin and Yang.

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How to benefit from your outdoor space?

Outdoor spaces are very important for Feng Shui practice, but also to find a greater balance between nature and ourselves as human beings.

All transformations can be observed in life, inside or outside our spaces, but the strength of the energy of the sun is more powerful than the light of a lamp.

So as fire, earth, metal, water and tree elements are always around us, we should look for them also outside and benefit from this source of energy in a more natural state, for so to speak.

If you have the chance of having an outdoor space, even if it’s small, don’t discard this opportunity and enjoy what this corner can do for you with these small tips:

  • A table with at least 2 chairs is great to enjoy outside for breakfast, reading or even working;
  • A sunny area, but with some shadow so that doesn’t become too hot;
  • A rest area with comfortable pillows and seating;
  • Plants and vegetable garden could be grown in pots very well and vertical gardens in walls are also a great solution;
  • Finally get your inspiration from natural and recycled materials as much as possible having a more sustainable attitude.
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How should the energy flow inside a space?

The essence of a good Feng Shui is also related to a positive energy flow, the most beneficial flows slow, meandering, while non auspicious and aggressive energy behaves as fast and sharp.

The position of the furniture, the doors and the windows, whether it’s small or big, carry energy to the space so try to reduce this speed by deflecting slowly but positively.

Make sure that the energy inside a space stays alive and vibrant, we notice that when a room is closed and empty for a long time, even the smell of the space becomes harmful, opening the windows and cleaning spaces create a new vibrant energy.

So pay attention how energy moves around, just like smoke, and rearrange your space in order to have a free and subtle environment.