7 Feng Shifts to reset your home & life in January
I have never been much of a ‘New year, New me’ type of girl but, i will do these 7 things in my home to help reset the energy and welcome new beginnings.
I love the energy of January. People all over the world are ready for a fresh start and new beginning but most of them create new goals only to go back to old ways by February. Why? Because they didn’t create an environment to hold and support them.
If your space holds last years stress, habits, and emotional weight, no vision board or resolution list will stick.
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These 7 Feng Shui shifts aren’t the usual advice. They are designed to help your home signal that something new is coming and change is inevitable.
Retire an old version of you
Every room of your home holds at least one object that represents an old version of you and it is silently holding you back.
This could be:
Clothes from a younger you that don’t feel comfortable anymore
Books that once were helpful
Decor from a past home that no longer looks or feels good in your now home
Beauty items and make up that you can’t believe you bought (That lipstick in that awful shade!)
January is powerful for identity clearing, not just physical clearing. When you let go of old items, your home creates space for what’s next.
Change the way your home greets you
Most people are so concerned with how their home looks, they forget to think about how it makes them feel. Feng Shui is deeply affected by how your space greets you emotionally.
Pay attention to:
What you see when you first walk in
The feeling you feel in your body when you enter
The tone of your entryway
What could you change that would improve how you feel? Remove anything stressful and then start to add items that make you feel calm and safe.
Break up with those ‘someday’ spaces
Someday spaces hold you further away from the things that you want to manifest. They send out the signal that what you want are ‘someday’ desires.
Maybe these are:
The guest room that gets ignored unless someone is coming
The desk you will organize ‘when life slows down’
The art that is leaning against the wall instead of hung up
The storage room so full that you will organize one day or when you move
Feng Shui tips:
Turn guest rooms into a dual purpose room like a reading room. This way you will use the space.
Organize your desk to keep creative energy is flow.
Hang art and other things that quietly sit there waiting for you to be ready.
Soften your lighting before you set goals
Harsh lighting creates pressure. Soft lighting creates receptivity and calm.
Most homes are unknowingly wired for stress energy, especially in winter when the nights are longer.
Setting your new years goals and intentions in harsh lighting creates an environment that is too chaotic.
Soften lighting by:
Using a soft lamp instead of lighting up the whole room
Lighting candles
Using Himalayan salt lamps all over your home
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Remove one energy leak you’ve normalized
Energy leaks are the things that we have forgotten about that drain the positive energy from our homes. The crazy thing is we just get used to them being there so much so that they feel normal, like a part of the home.
These look like:
A broken drawer or drawer handle
The uncomfortable chair that collects random objects
The door that sticks
An area of the home that collects clutter and acts like a ‘dumping ground’
The broken appliance that works ‘sometimes’
That junk drawer that is filled with random things
These things seem small but they have a big impact on the Feng Shui of your home.
Fix one thing you have been ignoring.
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Rewrite the story of one room
Every room tells a story, it is collection of things that you have put there and they are all saying things about your life.
Your kitchen may lack color and balance and therefore may be telling the world that you don’t nourish yourself as well as you should.
Add one object to every room that makes it tell a different story.
This could be:
Adding a comfortable blanket to your living room that says that you value rest and comfort.
New bedsheets that say you are worthy of sleep.
A piece of art that let’s the universe know what you are trying to manifest.
Choose a word or statement for your home
Give your home, and this next year, a theme and come back to it every time you feel out of alignment.
This year the statement for my home is Laser focus. I have made it my goal to get so super focused on my own goals that i will only say yes to things that support them, and i am starting to rearrange my home to reflect them.
This looks like:
Removing old decor that no longer aligns
Changing artwork to support the statement or word
Looking at the Bagua map areas and changing decor to support new goals
Displaying Vision boards in the South
Feng Shui works best when your home and your inner world speak the same language.
