'Feng Shui for Modern Living: Bring Harmony, Health, Wealth and Happiness into Your Life' - Softcover

Feng shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement, is designed toenhance not only your home and environment, but also your life.Once you begin to make changes within your home, your energylevels, your outlook on life, and your sense of well-being will alsochange. Published in association with Feng Shui for Modern Livingmagazine, this stylish and practical guide reveals how feng shui cancreate calm, balance, and harmony in the home. Stephen Skinner,editor of the magazine, with feng shui consultant Mary Lambert,describes simple techniques to enhance your personal energy andyour relationships. Easy-to-follow instruction is then provided oncreating a basic placement plan for the home and garden, with eachroom or area covered in detail. A colorful ³style file² shows you howfeng shui principles can help you to find the best solutions foreverything from kitchen accessories to bed linen, from children¹s roomstorage to garden pathways. Accessible, beautifully illustrated, andeasy to use, this is a book for all who would like to harmonize andrevitalize their living space.

It is a tall order to bring harmony, health, wealth, and happiness into a home and family. Still, magazine publisher Skinner, who claims to be the first English writer to document and explain feng shui, insists that the application of "wind and water" can indeed change your life. As proof, topics expand beyond the placement of furniture, decorating elements, and the assurance of unhampered positive energy flow; included is an array of information on Chinese herbal medicine, the application to education and relationships (among other facets), and pa kua cures to consider for revitalization of spirit and mind. Of the greatest interest to readers will be the elegant color photographs illustrating both room scenes and individual decorating elements--chairs, tables, flooring, and the like--that will make or break a harmonious vignette. Examples abound, including spraying with eucalyptus, lemon, or rosemary after an illness. And don't forget to face the door during critical business meetings. Barbara Jacobs
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