By Brad Jordan

Ever so slowly, spring has finally sprung in all of its glory here on Cape Cod.  We have been spending every available moment out in the yard   planning and planting, and ending each day exhausted and sore but filled with joy and hope for abundant results.

In the practice of Feng Shui, the exterior of your home or space sets the stage for the energy that comes into the interior. If there is no flow and harmony outside, good energies such as abundance, wellness, and safety could be blocked from making it into the inside. 

If you are just starting out, a key area to focus on is the front door which in Feng Shui is considered the mouth of chi.  The mouth of chi acts like a funnel and captures good energy to lead it towards the door.  To get a positive flow going, make sure that there is a light, clear, and visible path to the front door.  The door should be in good working order and painted a color that soothes your soul and brings the eye towards it.  Enhance the entrance with what we call greeters which serve to bring attention to a space and move energy through.  Greeters can be wind chimes, flags, and colorful flowers that are inviting and cheerful.  Consider attracting abundance with a fountain that flows towards the door or bubbles up and falls vertically.  Make sure that the pathway leading towards the door accommodates visitors appropriately and is a smooth and safe (a standard design rule is to provide a walkway if possible where two people can walk side by side to approach an entrance).  If your path is meandering, avoid dead ends or sharp and blind turns.  Guide visitors and energy to the door with smooth rounded corners.  Make sure that the entrance is clean and organized for a grounded feel.  The doormat should not be worn and dirty.  Decorations don’t have to be massive and overbearing to be effective.  Just go with your own taste and budget and what feels good to you. 

Your changes don’t have to necessarily cost money.  Make them as you can and then sit back and enjoy the fruits of your efforts.  Hopefully you will feel good and accomplished, and start to feel a positive shift which affects those who reside in and enter your space. 

Now that is good Feng Shui!

You can also get much more zealous in the yard by creating outdoor rooms to enjoy in all seasons.  We are currently planning an outdoor meditation and creative area which I will share in an upcoming blog.  

By Marsha Therese Danzig

These past  two years, I have done a whole lot of waiting.

Waiting to find out if my house sold. Waiting to decide where to live next. Waiting for guidance about the next step to take in my healing work and my business. Waiting for the next sign to fall in my lap.

I must confess that I am not much of a waiter.

I am patient, yet I find that I work better when I take action, and take action quickly.

I sold the house. I decided, within a few days, to move to Cape Cod temporarily. I joined every networking group I could think of. I signed up for a bunch of online trainings in growing my business. I joined a dance troupe. I started renting space here at the Sanctuary, and offering workshops.

And I began to wait…. again.

Waiting for the next step to fall into my lap. Waiting for the next inner guidance to take place. Waiting for my clients to start to find me so I can do the work I am called to do- bring people back to their original energetic blueprint.

It takes courage to say Yes to the unknown in our lives.

It takes courage to wait .

If you are in that stage of your life, you are not alone.

Consider waiting as the amazing gift of being totally present to YOU right now, right here.

Consider waiting  to be a form of trusting in the infinite goodness of the Divine.

Consider waiting as your holy moment.

And , if you feel so inclined, set up a time with me to be healed.

I am here waiting for you.