Bend Health Guide Summer Issue 2017 Bend Health Guide | Page 15

Feng Shui is an ancient practice to maximize energetic flows within a physical space . Summer is an Auspicious time for Space Clearing .
Space clearing revitalizes energies in a home , office , building or farm . It ' s an effective ceremony for clearing stagnant energies , stuck patterns , maleficent forces , sickness , negativity or old astral debris from your home . Each space clearing is uniquely tailored in purpose based on type of property , its occupants and their goals , it can be a profoundly lifechanging experience .
Before Space Clearing : Do not try to clean or organize your space , leave it exactly how it usually is . Your piles of clutter or mess , tells a story about what areas in the Bagua may need clearing out & energizing .
During Space Clearing : First , we find a focus for the Space Clearing ceremony , such as improving health , promoting prosperity , finding love , losing weight , increasing business or selling your property . Then we study the Bagua of the home together to learn its unique elements . Next , Tibetan bells , bowls and pendulums may be used to test energy patterns , reading energies embedded in walls , furniture , objects to sense any disturbances revealed to us , this is an amazing process ! properly cleared , we increase its energy vibration by bringing higher frequencies in . Recommendations for further Feng Shui transformations are made according to a space ’ s unique 9 Star Ki , Bagua & occupant ’ s desires . It may include bringing in energizers like healthy plants , flowers , color changes , object placement , decluttering or moving furniture . Space Clearing makes a great housewarming gift !
SMUDGING STUDY :
According to Journal of Ethnopharmacology , a scientific study validated ancient knowledge about positive effects of smudging to clear airborne bacteria , viruses and pathogens from a space . Researchers observed medicinal smoke from burning holy wood , Palo Santo and Sage caused 94 % reduction of bacterial and viral counts .
Smudge smoke purified and disinfected the air , making an environment cleaner causing a complete absence of pathogenic bacteria within a confined space for 48 hours and significantly reduced bacteria and pathogens for a full 30 days .
Several tools are employed to clear a space such as smudging with Sage and Palo Santo , Reiki , opening gates of 4 directions , salt blue flames , singing bowls , salt water purification , pendulums , Aromatherapy spritzers or more advanced Space Clearing modalities . Once a space has been
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