Imagine your ideal shopping experience and you will probably envision a relaxing environment with vibrant, positive colors because people often buy based on emotion. Emotions that reflect:

• Air quality
• A variety of lighting
• Good music
• Vibrant scents

Feng Shui Use of Color is the simplest trick and can dramatically shift the energy in your retail space. Utilize different colors based on what you want for the business.

 Fire Element – High Energy

Red | Blood Orange | Bright Purple | Fuschia Pink | Bright Fiery Yellow

Earth Element – Stability

Light Yellow | Beige | Nudes | Tan | Autumn Colors

Water Element – Abundance

Blue | Black

Metal Element – Clarity

Gray | White | Cream | Metallics (bronze, metal, gold)

Wood Element – Growth

Brown | Green

Common Feng Shui Don’ts

• Mirror directly facing front entrance
• Direct door alignment of front door with back door
• Fluorescent lighting
• Strange smells

Famous clothing designer Donna Karan added Reds to her retail stores in New York which tripled her sales. Each year there is a power color which is also a helpful way to add energy to your retail business. Design for Energy has helped dog stores, photography spaces, consignment stores, among others. Color is just one aspect to achieving great flow while attracting good customers and increasing your business’s visibility. Let us help you set up your retail space for even greater success. Contact us for a free phone assessment/money making session today!

Feng Shui at sea! It’s the season of summer and it’s not uncommon to have some fun in the sun. You might wonder if someone is fortunate enough to have a yacht why would they need feng shui?  Feng Shui is not just about money.  It is about harmony and abundance as well as safety.  Whether you own a ship or a yacht, feng shui plays an important role in the energy you experience on the water.

A helpful tip to prevent seasickness is to make sure you don’t put an oversized door at the entrance of a small bathroom. Instead, hang a mirror or piece of art on the outside of the door! This will reflect frequent trips to the bathroom and prevent your guests from getting indigestion while onboard.

As you might have guessed, a boat or yacht naturally has plenty of water energy so we want to avoid creating more by staying away from dark colors like black or navy blue. This may cause a very uncomfortable journey for your guests. Other colors are more balancing.

Want some travel luck? Place a conch shell inside the yacht to provide yourself with a protective shield that relieves stress. Write a wish for safety on a piece of paper and place inside the shell.  Bonus tip! Shells are also a symbol of good communication, prosperity, and healthy relationships so grab your bucket and head to the beach for some feng shui approved decorations.  To have a prosperous and happy cruising experience, add some feng shui energy to your design/décor.  Happy boating!

Exams, assignments, jobs, and classes fill the lives of college students around the world. After a long day, they often sleep and study in a 100-200 square feet of space they call their own. A dorm room, although small in size, shapes long-lasting memories and life-defining moments.

It’s been said that the environment that surrounds us impacts the way we act and behave. The doorway to the dorm room is both the entrance and the exit so like any door, it opens to welcome opportunities. A helpful tip is to place a red “bagua mirror” on or above the front door. The color red symbolizes good fortune and the mirror prevents negative energy from entering your room.

From essays to resumes, electronics have quickly become the main tool for success, but in Feng Shui, a bed is not the place for work. A good night’s sleep is essential to a healthy student lifestyle so it’s always suggested to place electronics away from the bed so that electromagnetic frequencies do not interrupt you as you recharge for a new day.

Greenery not only promotes health, but it can also really liven up a space. A busy lifestyle requires a plant that is easy to maintain and beneficial to the room where it’s placed. Lucky bamboo is a popular Feng Shui plant as its know for health and longevity.  It also can contain the five feng shui elements:

• WOOD – the plant itself
• EARTH – rocks and stones and the foot of the plant
• WATER – the water needed for growth
• FIRE – a red object (typically a ribbon tied around the plant)
• METAL – a glass pot or a ceramic holder with a metal object attached

Make the most out of your college experience by adopting some Feng Shui principles and tips for your life. Remove clutter and fill your space with images that bring you closer to home. The best way to learn about yourself is through Feng Shui. It allows you to be the interior designer of your life!

As the holidays approach many are thinking that they have people in our lives they  would like to give a gift.  It can be to show appreciation, love, kindness, or gratitude.  Sometimes gift giving is just plain fun!  It is a tradition and a time of celebration that makes us feel good and in the holiday spirit.  We all know of people who just have everything and we think, “what in the world do I buy them?”  Then there are those who don’t have enough money to buy gifts for those they love.

The holidays are about love and spreading love.  It is about the intention not the gift that counts. Some great ideas that cost very little are are baking, cooking your favorite casserole (as a single person I would love something homemade and delicious), writing a heartfelt poem, creating a beautiful card, or doing a service for someone.  Maybe  you offer to mow your neighbor’s lawn who is too busy or frail to do it.

There are many ways to show holiday spirit.  Another great way for business clients, associates, friends, or family members, is to wrap a gift symbolizing prosperity.  It symbolizes sending them good fortune, can uplift the energy in their space, and be totally unique.

Here are some of my favorite Feng Shui Enhancers that make great Holiday Gifts:

1. Crystals –  They come in all colors.  You can hang them in windows.  They crystalize intentions and create a feeling of expansion.. plus, they are beautiful.  You can write a note in the gift that says your intention for them in the coming year.  An example of a good intention would be… “I see you having a prosperous and happy career”.
2. Money Frogs – They  invite prosperity.  Place on a desk facing the door.  They are cute and come in reds, greens, and golds.
3. Sage – Sold in bundles at stores like Whole Foods, they are good for clearing and energizing a space to invite prosperity.
4. Coins – Put ancient chinese coins in christmas cards or a tiny gift bag.  They symbolize attracting money to you.  The person receiving them  can carry in a wallet or purse.
5. Gold anything! – Gold represents the metal element and brings in money.  I love gold buddhas.  These are not the religious ones but the wealth ones.  He has a bag of gold he’s carrying or coins in his hands.  Elephants with trunks up are also good luck.
6. Anything Red! – Red is a fire element and ignites things.  It is a strong prosperity symbols.  Red fondue set, red candle holders, red candles, or a red wallet are some fun ideas.
7. Lucky Bamboo – These lush plants signify longevity and health. Great for a business in reception area or on a desk.  Good in the home in the East sector for good health.  Anyone sick in the house, lucky bamboo would be a lovely gift.

Belinda can help you shop for items or help you decorate your living room for peace-filled holidays, less arguments, and more abundance.  Having a holiday party for your employees?  Belinda can help create an amazing atmosphere to attract abundance.  We can use your decorations or shop for new ones.

Wishing you and yours a Prosperous and Safe Holiday Season!

Belinda Mendoza

Certified Feng Shui Master/Teacher/Consultant

Designforenergy.com

512/740-1251

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Fall is here.  I love it!  I live in beautiful Austin, Texas where the weather is lovely this time of year. In feng shui, fall is the harvest, time to reap what you have sown all year.  It is also a time to get rid of the past, the old and anything that no longer serves you.  It helps to prepare you for new beginnings in the coming year.  In feng shui each season is a different element and color.

They all have a different energy, color, and meaning.

• Spring – Greens, browns, woods

• Summer – Bright yellows, Oranges,  Fiery Reds

• Fall – Autumn Colors like burnt oranges,dark reds, browns, golds, yellows

• Winter  -blacks, blues,purples,metallics

Fall is the second time in a year I do some major de-cluttering and I look forward to it. Not that I don’t do it all year long but a real overhaul takes place at my house during these times.   I know that sounds strange to be thrilled about this process but I just feel so good after.   Yes, I de-clutter all yeat but at these times I get into my old clothes, put some music on, dedicate a whole day in nice brisk weather, and clean out my garage or patio or backyard.  It is where the overflow from the house goes leading to the next step…. donating to charitable groups.  In one school of feng shui, your garage is a life area or an extension of the area inside.  This is especially important if you use the garage to enter your home.  It becomes the “mouth of chi”, or where maximum energy flow enters your home.   It is important that it is open, organized, clean, and fresh.

Good Mantra:  Less Clutter, More Flow

I like to have everything organized and labeled if it is something I will keep.  The get rid of pile is neatly set up so it is ready when I need to deliver or have someone pick up the things.  If it’s not been used in a while, I get rid of it.

Here are my Key Tips for Fall Abundance: 

1. Pick a good day where you have no disruptions to do your fall de-cluttering.  A good weather day will allow you to open up windows and give the house a chance to breathe.
2. Get a friend or a professional organizer to help you if it’s a big challenge for you.  You can get things knocked out quicker this way too.
3. Pick an area like your garage, your yard shed, your attic, your kids room, your office, etc.  Don’t try to do the whole house.  One area a weekend works best if you want to do that process.
4. Be aware that each room in your home has meaning.  Bedrooms are for relationship/partnership;  Bathrooms for health;  Office for business:  Attics represent aspirations; cellars or basements are the past, etc.  So whatever you clean out will open up energy for those life areas.
5. Get rid of anything you have not used in over a year.  Donate it, give it away, or sell it!  This will move energy and allow more things to come your way.
6. Clean the area thoroughly to get rid of dust.  Dust is stagnant energy.  Don’t put things back unless you have dusted or washed them.
7. Celebrate your accomplishment with a friend or family member to herald in “new beginnings”.  Its good luck and keeps you motivated.

I guarantee you will not only feel better after but things in your life will being to happen magically.   Some people’s businesses slow down at this time or stop.  This is because they have allowed clutter to build up.  There is plenty of abundance energy all around you at this time so take advantage of it now.   If you need to reach me,  I’ll be in my garage!   🙂

Prosperous Blessings,

Belinda Mendoza

Feng Shui Master/Teacher/Consultant

Design For Energy.com

512/740-1251

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