Feng Shui for Prosperity

Photo by Anjie Cho Architect PLLC

Photo by Anjie Cho Architect PLLC

I wanted to share a little about feng shui and prosperity. Something I’ve noticed in my most prosperous clients is that they all frequently make changes in their home. 

This is an important thing to do to invite more prosperity and good qi. My business partner Laura Morris always has a home project she’s working on, and I’m actually doing a renovation this year. Many of my clients renovate some part of their home every year. 

I think we can all visualize visiting a relative who hasn’t made any changes to their house in years. I once went to somebody’s parents’ home, and they literally had furniture from the sixties and seventies, and it even had a certain smell because it had aged.

Of course, you want to reuse and upcycle things as much as possible. At the same time, there’s an importance in changing the energy of your home, in having home projects and investing time, energy, and money into improving your home

If renovating isn’t within your budget, or you live in a rental, there are also very simple changes you can make. One thing you can do is change your bed linens each year. Your bed is a great place to make changes, because it’s the part of your home that’s closest to you. You spend so much passive time in bed when you’re really absorbing the energy around you. You want to buy the highest quality linens possible — if you can, go for organic, non-toxic, ethically made products. It really does make a difference to invest in high quality changes in your home. 

There are a few things you can do with your retired linens so that they don’t go to waste. I like to use them as picnic blankets. You can also call your local animal shelter, and they’ll usually take them for the rescue animals. Another option is to take them to a textile recycling center where they can be reused for things like packing materials. It’s important to be mindful of what you let go of, and making sure you are recycling, repurposing, or passing them on to someone else who can use them. 

If getting new bed linens feels like a lot for you, you can also repot your plants. The idea is to constantly look at the qi in your home, and make sure that you’re not letting your home, your life, or the energy fall stagnant. Dust is a huge indication from the phenomenal world that this part of your life is falling stagnant. If you have a shrine or altar that’s collecting dust, for example, what does that mean about your spiritual life? There might even be a whole room or closet in your home that hasn’t been touched in a while, that’s collecting dust and stagnant energy. 

You deserve to have a nice home. You deserve to make improvements to your home that support you, whether that’s a big renovation or something as simple as changing your linens or repotting your plants. Making changes in your home shifts the qi, so I hope you are able to invite more prosperity by finding something you can change in your home! 

by Anjie Cho


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Q&A Sunday: Gratitude for Your House Spirits

Photo by Shashi Ch on Unsplash

Photo by Shashi Ch on Unsplash

Do you have any recommendations for preparing for a home renovation?

I’ve helped many clients with home renovations, and am actually doing my own soon, so I understand that it can be a bit stressful.

One thing that I would recommend before embarking on a renovation is to offer gratitude to your home, as well as your house spirits. We all have spirits, or invisible beings, that help to protect our homes. It’s important to acknowledge these spirits, and have gratitude for all of the support and wonderful energy that they’ve given to you and your family, or anyone else who lives with you. 

In feng shui, we talk about the importance of acknowledging your home as you start to make shifts to your space. For instance, your home represents your body. If you’re having health problems, you can look at your home and how it relates to different areas of your body. Your home also supports you in so many ways, so it’s important to acknowledge that support and offer gratitude. 

Whether you are preparing for a renovation or not, I invite you to take some time to acknowledge your house spirit. First, meditate in a place in your home that feels like it has a great deal of power and energy. Don’t overthink where this is — your first thought is your best thought. When you think about the center of energy in your home, what comes up? Go to that area in your home. Then say hello to your house spirit, and be friendly, just like you would if you were meeting a new friend. Have curiosity, and offer gratitude. Then think about all the beauty and love that your house spirit has offered you over the years. 

The way that you treat your home will be reflected in how your home treats you. This is really a law of the universe. Everything external to you is a mirror to what is going on internally, so I invite you to take a moment to acknowledge your house spirit and offer gratitude to your home. 

by Anjie Cho


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Troubleshoot Your Life with Our Feng Shui Cheat Sheet

Photo by Anjie Cho Architect PLLC

Photo by Anjie Cho Architect PLLC

Anjie Cho was featured on Greatist

If you’re craving a home refresh, there’s a simple low or no cost way to go about it. It’s called feng shui.

Feng shui translates to wind and water, respectively. The ancient Chinese philosophy revolves around the careful arranging of objects across our homes.

Pull it off, and you’ll channel good energy call “qi” (aka “chi” or life force). On the other hand, cluttered, unorganized homes with poor flow can have negative effects on health, wellness, relationships, and even our wallets.

So, by applying the principles of feng shui to your home, you can improve energy within the spaces, which flow into your life as well. You can think of feng shui as applying mindfulness to your home.

“We’ve become so accustomed to the status quo in our homes,” explains Anjie Cho, owner of Holistic Spaces.

“But even little things like a hard-to-open door or a cluttered entryway, add a little level of difficulty and frustration that trickle into other areas of our lives,” she says. “Your space should support you. Feng shui can help remove physical barriers to help you feel more nourished by your surroundings.”

Getting caught up all on the details can be stressful, and Cho advises against that. Since the principles can be both specific and broad, she’s sharing some of her best tips for tackling the tricky, small spaces in your home that can have the biggest impact.

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