Feng Shui Decoded - the Western School of Feng Shui® Podcast

In this episode, we share stories about renewing, recycling, repurposing and rejoicing in the new life found in old things.

 We encourage listeners to:

• Honor ancestorial items by repurposing them

• Expand your shopping experience by asking the Universe for help in finding what you seek – and checking out local second-hand shops

• Trust yourself in knowing when to let something go; and celebrate the farewell when finding it a new home

• Release a family heirloom that isn’t loved by donating to a historical society

• Buy something used, bring it back to life through care, use and love, and sell it

• Shop around your own home first for things you need and repurpose an item you own

  
  

Show notes:

• Craft a space to hold your vision to start a family

• Notice art that might be holding energy in place that does not support your vision

• Purge a home of another's possessions that allows your personal vision to emerge

• Write a Love Letter to your home to define the vision desired for your personal space and life.

• Know your Vision can change over time and you can rearrange your space to support a new Vision  

• A "launch party" and assistance for adult kids ready to leave "the nest."

• A story of creating peace between a newly moved-in grandpa and his grandson.

• Respectfully housing two matriarchs in one home.

• Ideas for corralling toddler toys everywhere.

• General guidelines and tips for creating a harmonious home with all sorts of residents.

Check the feeling of each room in your house.

Have a conversation: What is your home saying to you?

Find one spot that resonates with you; assess why; and use that information to expand your resonance throughout the house.

Are you meeting your past needs or your current needs?

Story: Reducing the size of the dining table to fit current needs.

Story: Growing up in a family who built their own homes and had practices to honor memories and spiritual help.

Name your home.

Story: Returning home to a vibe of despair and how it was cleared.

Story: Using Space Clearing when selling a home to release it to new owners. Pulling up the anchor!

Include welcoming ceremonies in a new home.

Take Feng Shui with you when you travel.

Practice LISTENING to vibes, and TRUST YOURSELF!!

Episode 4: Collections or clutter?

Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.

Recorded: Feb 11, 2025

Show notes:

Collections or clutter: What’s the difference?

• Collections are items that are loved and cared for; clutter is stuck energy that has become stagnant.

• When collections become clutter, finding ways to give them away where they will be respected and loved anew.

• Trust in the circle of generosity – scarcity mindset vs gifting/self-sustaining mindset

• Starting small lifts the energy to carry you forward

• What to do about (too many) books!

Show notes:

• Definition of Tolerations

• Exploration of the many different tolerations and accessing solutions through Feng Shui practices
• From too many pillows to separate bedrooms, ending tolerations can be quick and  heartfelt or involve deep work to emerge peacefully

Show notes:

• Using a Feng Shui remedy to resolve difficult neighbor issues
• A Feng Shui cure that softened the impact of intruding energies.
• Clear communications lead to better boundaries for all.
• Ways to increase generosity, beauty and happiness in neighborhoods.

Episode 1: Staying in the flow of abundance

Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.

Recorded: January 21, 2025

Show notes:

Our definitions of Abundance

Attributes of Abundance: Gratitude, Generosity, Trust, Resourcefulness 

Abundance flows best in a circle of giving & receiving, like the breath

The maturation of abundance 

Ellen Schneider's affirmation: 

"I am open to the Angel of Mystery who gives me the miraculous."

The Center of the Bagua Map is considered the 'hub of the wheel' around which the treasures of life flow. 

It's associated with the Earth element and with residents feeling grounded, centered, and connected.

Includes stories about overcoming architectural challenges such as closets and stairways to establish a strong Center.