The Empathetic Design of Feng Shui

Empathy is the ability to understand, feel, and experience another person's spirit and soul through heart connection. This also includes the connection to mother earth’s creations and the entire universal dynamic. 

The implementation of Feng Shui suggestions goes way beyond the bases of making a room aesthetically pleasing. The Feng Shui consultant is acknowledging and working with his or her client on an empathic level. With no judgment, the consultant attentively listens to their clients story, which includes; life experiences that have cultivated a current mindset. These insights hold the key to why particular perspectives and/or behaviors toward themselves, others and the world have developed. This is essential information because it allows the consultant to establish a ‘game plan’ on how teach and guide their client tward transforming their existing environment to reflect a more supportive energetic, functional, and psychological platform they could thrive in.  

How does a Feng Shui Consultant gather this information? 

As you truly begin to peel back the layers of the Western Ba-gua map (also referred to as a life station map), you’ll see the life sections carry energetic frequencies, personality characteristics, archetypes, and an opportunity to discuss the conscious and subconscious mindsets. I find it facilitating how the environment tells an honest story of those occupying the space, even if the person(s) living there tires to conceal the truth.    

"What You Resist, Will Persist"

Feng Shui is calling in CHANGE. So if you are asking for change, yet choosing not to participate in the process of change that is in your best and highest interest, that feeling of being ‘stuck’ comes to the surface.

The implementation of Feng Shui into your home, office, and lifestyle does not have to be complicated. In fact, a good 20% is common sense. The additional 80% could become more ‘heavy hitter’ because that depends on the client's mindset, level of emotional intelligence, and habits.

In other words, if the client is willing to embrace self-development, along with implementing Feng Shui inside their living and working environment, they have an even greater opportunity for significant changes in their life. The benefits gear toward the focus of change they choose, along with some possible divine intervention, if needed.  

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Laura Cerrano is a Full-time Certified Feng Shui expert with 23+ years of experience. She provides bi-coastal consultations and workshops for residential, real estate developments, Fortune 500 companies, and healing facilities. She is currently conducting research for her upcoming book that focuses on bridging the gap between the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui and modern day science to establish the practice of Feng Shui as a credible form of health care.

Simple Feng Shui Changes Create Major Positive Transformations!

Photo by Laura Cerrano 

With permission from my Los Angeles Feng Shui client, he said I could share his before and after photos. At a glance, there seems to be a lot going on. As we worked together, step-by-step we began to dissect the main cause for this physical arrangement of objects and furniture. 

The most obvious change that needed to happen was to declutter.  The next major observation had to deal with the wide, tall, dark colored armoire. The design of the armoire in regard to the size of his apartment made the overall room feel and look smaller than it really was. A few months back we discussed the possibility of releasing it and respectfully, he was not ready.  In August, I checked in with him to see has had been progressing.  He shared his career, income, and recognition for his writing still felt 'stagnant.' 

One Other Feng Shui Observations to Mention Is:

• The location of his armoire (where he would do creative writing/thinking) put him in an 'un commanding position.'

So what happened after he agreed to at least test out the suggested Feng Shui changes and become more open and receptive? Let's find out!

Photo by Laura Cerrano

The three images you see above capture the Feng Shui changes implemented inside his apartment. Pretty much everything remained the same, with the releasing various smaller items he did not used. The biggest physical change came from letting the armoire go and investing in a different styled desk that sat lower and was lighter in wood stain.  Did he spend a lot? No way. He found the new desk on craigslist for $40. In fact, he made money by selling the armoire and various other smaller appliances and items he no longer needed. 

This simple physical change created major positive transformations. It allowed the overall environment to 'breathe' and put him in a commanding position when writing. As a bonus, he also has a view of the outside vs staring inside the armoire. 

It's also important to note, the fact that he agreed to release the armoire demonstrated he was becoming more flexible and open to change. This is essential when a person is evolving and growing. 

What about that Scarface poster? Yes, it's not the most ideal image to have in his home, though to a certain degree it does somewhat align with his career. The poster is a 'placeholder' for now until he finds something that is a better representation of his own work in the film industry. 

Now that we see the physical changes in his apartment, how does that translate into literal changes within his life?

Once my client chose to agree with himself to test out the Feng Shui changes, commit to those changes and psychically implement them, he:

• Received two new jobs that doubled his income 
• Received a HUGE honor and recognition for a short-form pilot he created which is to be shown at a major film festival in New York City this October
• Received news that he is advancing into a well known and respected directors program to help improve his career oppurtunities

Keep in mind, as he was making all these changes to his home, he was simultaneously working on his 'Inner Feng Shui' by changing his mindset and attitude to be more present. 

The Torsional Fields are open and flowing! 

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Laura Cerrano is a Full-time Certified Feng Shui expert with 20+ years of experience. She provides bi-coastal consultations and workshops for residential, real estate developments, Fortune 500 companies, and healing facilities. She is currently conducting research for her upcoming book that focuses on bridging the gap between the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui and modern day science to establish the practice of Feng Shui as a credible form of health care.