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New eNergy for the New Year

IN THE DINING ROOM, Rector recommends round or oval tables
because conversation will ow more easily than with tables with
“Flowing water
(sharp) corners. “It’s best to have a mirror re ecting the table. It dou-
bles your abundance,” she comments. For the same reason, have your
is good for
lighting xture above the dining table follow that same shape as the
table. Add candles if you’d like to bring in the Fire element.
business

and for

knowledge.”

good for business and for knowledge. If you don’t

have water in the front, [the space] is not going to be

balanced all the way through,” she recounts. Mirrors
can be considered to be a Water element (because

of the glass) and therefore could also work up front
in this way. “One thing you don’t want is to have a

bunch of mirrors facing the front of the entrance,”

Leib explains, adding, “The energy coming in will not
stay long.”

Wood items are good to position at the middle le
of your grid. “Wood is important for wealth and fame.

It is a good stabilizing element that draws people into

the space,” she says.
The back of the store should not be darker than

the front. “Lights should be on in the back; it draws
people,” Leib remarks.

Many showrooms have a large desk at the front of

the store, facing visitors as they walk in. Leib is not a
fan of this arrangement. “It blocks the energy/Chi and

can send people right back out again,” she explains.
For the same reason, she discourages having a person

standing at the front, greeting people as they walk in.

“Lighting can be challenging from a feng shui
perspective because you have all of this Fire energy
FOR CHILDREN’S ROOMS, hang pictures that are at their eye level (not
(from the illumination/light) overwhelming one area,”
she mentions. There are things lighting showroom the adults), so they can easily see them. Display trophies and awards at their

sta can do to remedy the situation, fortunately, with eye level instead of high on a shelf that is out of reach. Since children are so
stressed these days, choose calming colors –such as pastels – or light, cool
some guidance. As part of Leib’s professional Web site
(www.lalightingsales.com), there is a section marked hues. Avoid using bunk beds; in that situation, the energy is being pushing
down onto the child on the lower bunk. “O en during a home consultation,
Feng Shui Friday, where anyone (not just customers)
can sign up to receive her Feng Shui tips weekly. She I’ll nd out that the child who sleeps on the lower bunk is struggling in school

is also available to do consultations over the phone or more. Position the bed away from the door to makes children feel more
secure. By adding a night-light or a salt lamp in the room, it provides a feel-
in person at a lighting showroom.
ing of safety for the child. “I suggest keeping phones and tablets out of the
bedroom; they give o too many EMFs [electromagnetic eld].”

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