Holistic Spaces | the feng shui podcast by Mindful Design · Anjie Cho & Laura Morris

Episode 371: A Mini-Feng Shui Consultation with Susan

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Susan joins the conversation as the giveaway listener, and the consultation begins with Laura Morris and Angie Cho naming it as a real mini session built around her home floor plan. The tone is calm, but the advice gets fairly concrete fast. The work desk becomes the main object under review, with its material, sturdiness, and history all treated as part of the story. A flimsy desk is a problem because work needs support, and a desk that might collapse under a tap does not exactly say support. Secondhand furniture gets a careful once-over too. If Susan finds something through Facebook Marketplace, Laura and Angie suggest cleaning it first and then doing an energetic clearing before bringing that object's old life into her space. Salt water is the simplest version: warm water, good salt, and a modest wipe-down that makes cleaning feel intentional. Bells come in next. Ringing a bell over the center of the desk nine times gives the sound a chance to move through the piece and the room around it. Predecessor chi stays more nuanced. If the desk came from someone with a strong career, that energy might be worth keeping, but secondhand buying still asks for care. Then the conversation shifts to clutter. Without photos, Laura and Angie had wondered whether Susan skipped photographing areas with too much stored material. Susan says the clutter is not blocking the windows, which moves the question away from obvious obstruction and toward quieter storage issues. Her eye concerns bring the house questions back to visibility and what may be in the way. The newsletter, certification, courses, and Mindful Design school mentions sit around the consultation, but Susan's house is the center. By the end, feng shui sounds small and usable: clean the thing, choose carefully, listen, and notice what each object brings into the room.

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A listener-led feng shui consult with practical home advice and a clear focus.

Episode 371 follows a listener-led feng shui consult built around Susan's home, her decluttering progress, and a walk through the floor plan. Laura Morris and Angie Cho keep the focus on everyday decisions: where a desk should go, what to do with storage and the garage, and how…

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