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Clearing Your Aura with Feng Shui....Thoughts from a New York City Feng Shui Consultant

Years ago in Feng Shui School, we had the opportunity to take Advanced Classes called Weekend Intensives with some of the best Masters in the Field.  Sadly, many are no longer teaching any longer.

Although they were expensive, I wanted the BEST training I could possibly get and don't believe I missed a one which afforded me so much more knowledge about the different Methods of Feng Shui than I could have learned in the classroom.

While the Director of the School, Pamela Laurence reminded us to be "Mindful" every day in everything we did with our future clients (a very powerful word when you think about it), I had an opportunity to see someone I'd heard about for years named Denise Linn.   My notebook reminded me that Denise taught us "No Judgement."

She had studied Feng Shui from many different forms and methods and her classes were taken from Native American Spiritual Beliefs in not only Advanced Clearing and Blessings of Spaces and Environments in Feng Shui but also in teaching us how to clear out what is known as your "Aura".

It is said we ALL have Auras and some people can actually see them and use them in diagnosing a person's ills.  Kirlian Photography is supposed to pick up these strong Energy Fields through your body as well.  An Aura is your own personal Energy Field.

I came across the notebook I'd had from that particular class and it brought back a flood of memories.  When we relate Feng Shui so much to Wholistic Health and other modalities for Healing such as Acupuncture or some types of Massage, until our Aura is released of the negative energy it has accumulated through the years, our bodies can't bring in and absorb the new, healing Energy.

We were taught how to clear a Person's Aura from a Native American perspective.  Its part of Feng Shui and its common practices that usually isn't done and should not be done by someone not properly trained.  Years ago I taught the methods to Laura who is also able to incorporate it into her Feng Shui Consultations in Manhattan NY if a client so chooses.

We explain what it is and if they are having physical ills or just want a cleansing, we include that as part of our Feng Shui consultation at no charge.   Many, many clients have reported that it calmed them or made them feel better spiritually.

Feng Shui is NOT just Furniture Placement.  Feng Shui IS about looking at someone from a Mind, Soul, Body Approach and using all your knowledge to heal and help. 

I will be forever thankful for those classes and for being able to pass this knowledge on to my daughter.  And I treasure the old notebook that always reinforces my beliefs about the sheer Energy of Feng Shui.

Denise Linn has many books and is an excellent author as well as one of the BEST real Masters of Feng Shui.

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studiesthat was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City, New York. 

A Heartbreaking Email  --  You Would Have Done the Same…Wantagh Long Island New York

Excuse me for not getting back to as many people as I would have liked today.  I usually put in 30 to 40 comments per day….and today, I had other things on my mind.

I received an email late last night it kept me up.  I spent a large part of today sending as many pictures as I could find of Wantagh Long Island New York to this person…And I have many.

When he wrote me back, saying he had tears in his eyes and a special request, I knew I couldn’t turn that down, either.  You’ll see the absolute emotion in this email and along with the follow up came a special request which I hope to be able to do tomorrow:

“Thank you very much for those wonderful pictures of Wantagh that you posted on the internet. I live in Florida, and because of illness, and injuries[due to my employment in the NYC Fire Department](as well as economics) I have not seen or smelled home for over nine years. The pictures that you posted have once more brought to life the wonderful memories of the Wantagh that inspired my youthful life with bike rides to Wantagh Park for lazy Saturdays of fishing, the smells of spring that always promised future days of endless summers playing hide-go-seek, ring-a leavio, climbing trees, adventures in the "woods" that proudly hug the Southern State Parkway. Gentle memories of Wantagh that once again ruffle their flag of hope for another beautiful tomorrow caressed by my memories of home. Thank you again for adding another 100 years to my life. “

It was signed with his full name and address and where he went to High School which happens to be my old High School.  He graduated a year after I did although I didn’t know him.

I’m not sure which post he found as I’ve posted so many on both Levittown NY and Wantagh NY but I can so identify with the feeling.  Those of us that grew up here will never forget it; it’s part of us.  I went through my collection of photos both old and new of both towns and spent a large part of my day emailing photos…..and receiving a joyful, heartfelt response.

I had work to do but it didn’t get done….tomorrow is another day.  He asked me a special favor and I will do that as soon as possible.  He asked me if I would be kind enough to go to his old home and take some pictures for him.  He gave me the exact address and directions but I know exactly where it is….I have a still dear friend who lived on that very block.

So, I missed some work…and makiing many comments…and the gratitude behind these emails touched me in a way nothing has in a long time.  It’s not ALWAYS work, is it?  It’s the little differences we can make in a life…and a bit of joy!

Just one of SO many pictures of Wantagh Long Island New York.

Maybe, in the end, it’s much more about the people we truly impact than “business.”  Maybe making someone’s day is much more valuable.

Wantagh Long Island New York….This is for you, Mr. S:  Perhaps you made MY day!

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studiesthat was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City, New York. 

 Manhattan New YorkCity Feng Shui for The Tri StateArea-We're GROWING from Activerain!

Starting out on Long Island New Yorkas a Feng Shui Practitioner 14 years ago, it was almost impossible to imagine what would happen to this Business of Feng Shui that almost no one had ever heard of.

Fast forward to today...Both Feng Shui Long Islandand Feng Shui Manhattan New York now work in many places in the Tri State Area including parts of New Jersey, Connecticut and New England.  When Laura and I can work together, not only do our clients benefit from a combination of 23 years of Experience, we have FUN and in turn so do our wonderful Feng Shui Clients.

 It wasn't surprising then to get a call from New Jersey....someone who has been following our Activerain blogs and made the decision they wanted to work with us...or one of us.  She felt comfortable either way.

The New York Warterway that brought NY Feng Shui consultants to New Jersey

Another new adventure in Feng Shui Consulting was getting to take The New York Waterway Ferry across to New Jersey, literally a Six Minute Ride.  Getting to see New York City from another vantage across the Hudson River was also breathtaking.

NYC Feng Shui view of Manhattan, NY skyline

Our Feng Shui client was just moving into a new Condo that she loved and wanted help with Color Consultations and the Arrangement of her furniture.  Working closely with her to determine HER favorite colors as well as what colors would be supportive to her environment from a Feng Shui Perspective; we were able to help create a space she would LOVE coming home to every day.

Another lovely Feng Shui Consultation and another wonderful adventure.   She was so happy with her consultations we received an email the following day thanking us and telling us she would be referring us in the future.

We are awaiting the changes that will occur in her life from this Feng Shui Consultation and will update this post as they occur!

*Due to the personal nature of her Feng Shui Consultation, she preferred we did not post any pictures of her lovely new space....but these are her lovely views of the Manhattan New York Skyline which are used with permission.

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studiesthat was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City, New York. 

 Feng Shui and Children:  New York Education for Schools and Parents....Teach them Inspiration, Not Despair by Feng Shui Long Island NY Consultant.

As I watched my own children growing up and go through all the phases that children do, I wasn't practicing Feng Shui back then.  And although I'd heard and read about "The Law of Attraction" I'm not quite sure it had set in yet.

Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan has a special passion to work with Children of all ages.  Her background in Teaching and her knowledge of Feng Shui gives help to inspire Children and show them of perceiving the challenges of life and believing in themselves.  The younger the child, the easier it is to turn a "negative" thought into a "positive" one. 

Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan New York educating children in Long Island New York schools.

When you notice your child, at any age, stuck or in doubt about whether or not they can accomplish something, encourage them.  Sometimes you have to give them the "worst case scenario" to make them see that there are no FAILURES, only things we haven't attempted because of our fears.

This is probably the most difficult part of Feng Shui for Children and for Adults.  Being mindful to turn each and every thought into a positive one.  It is probably the one our client's struggle with the most but once they get past it, they often start to see it happens on it's own.

The most powerful role models in children's lives are their parents and authority figures, which include teachers.   When they see you happy and hopeful, it is what you will project to them.  Children have an uncanny intuition and even at a young age are likely to feel them on some level. Do your best and Don't allow them to catch your doubts and fears.

NY Feng Shui Consultant and Art Educator inspiring and guiding young students through the steps of painting in a Long Island NY Art classroom

I was speaking to someone today who I liked very much.  She had her own issues with life....and some of the many people in it.  I encouraged her to try and forgive those that she held grudges against which were very difficult for her.  I tried to explain that you do that more for yourself, NOT for another person.  It releases you....and them.

And I reminded her of her children as well.  Both are still in the "formative" years and instead of waking up and dreading each day going to school, to try to help them focus on waking up and seeing a new "Adventure."  Life is full of them and we need not miss them.

Laura has begun to work with Children from all walks of life.  They include children who are "labeled" as ADD, OCD, ADHD, Learning Disabled and who are truly gifted and talented in one area or another.  Laura understands some of these children will confront massive challenges in school and life.  She knows the capability and with the positive motivation, inspiration, support and education, these individuals can truly accomplish their dreams.

Students being taught by Art Educator and New York Feng Shui Consultant Laura Cerrano in a Long Island NY School District.

For Children and years before "The Secret" spoke of the "Vision Board," in Feng Shui we spoke and used an "Accomplishment Board" for Children.  It is theirs to fill with things that make them feel good and it should be changed often.  I often see Children hang their favorite piece of artwork or something they envision themselves becoming in the future....which changes as they grow and change.

Whether your child is 3 or 15, have them give it a try.   It is something we suggest to Children to show them All they have done and ALL they can become.

Feng Shui Long Island & New York City Consultant

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studiesthat was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City, New York. 

New York City Feng Shui Consultations and ART in Chelsea Manhattan New York, NY

Part of being a Feng Shui Consultant in New York City is the surprise of always seeing fascinating things you have never seen before.

As you truly get to explore all the neighborhoods in New York City on your way to a Feng Shui Consultation it is well advised to keep your eyes open! 

Street Art in Chelsea NY after a New York Feng Shui Consultation.

Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan NY and I  got back today from one of our Feng Shui Consultations located in the area of New York City known as Chelsea NY.  As not only a Manhattan Feng Shui Consultant but as an artist, Laura  was fascinated to be able to stop and see some amazing sites of Artwork….Street Art and Galleries and Studios.

Chelsea ( also know known as Manhattan West) is now (having overtaken SoHo) the largest Art Center in New York City today.  It houses over 370 Art Galleries and Studios.  After the Feng Shui Consultation in a small Studio in Chelsea, we had time to explore the area and some of the incredible art.

Street ART in Chelsea NYC after a lovely Feng Shui Consultation for a Manhattan NY Studio.

This is Street Art in Chelsea NY.  We’d found her Feng Shui Client had actually purchased some Art she’d fallen in love with right in her own neighborhood.

If you love ART….And Feng Shui, you won’t want to miss the incredible area of Chelsea NYC, zip 12512 when you visit…

 This is Feng Shui Artwork that is still in progress- being created by Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan New York for a new construction project on Long Island, NY

Feng Shui Long Island & New York City Consultant

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studies that was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City, New York.

Feng Shui in Holbrook Long Island NY --  The Care and “Feeding” of The Mouth of Chi

In Feng Shui by now many of us realize the importance of The Front Door.  Often called “The Mouth of Chi” it is the one place that truly allows all the new, fresh Energy to flow into our Space every day.

This lovely home is located in Suffolk County Long Island New York in the lovely town of Holbrook.  Whether you’re looking at Curb Appeal in Home Staging or seeing this Holbrook Long Island Home through “Feng Shui Eyes” you can see a lot of thought and good Energy has gone into making The Front Door and the exterior created to entice good Energy to enter easily.

Straight pathways leading directly to the home can ‘rush’ the Energy in a bit too quickly.  Energy flows through a space, inside or out, and here they have not addressed just a straight path into their home.

Although the Meaning of the Red Door is different for many, in Feng Shui RED is the Auspicious Color….it ATTRACTS good Energy.  Another note of this Feng Shui Exterior in Holbrook Long Island Home is that when we remember the ‘Form’ School of Feng Shui, we know that the Element of Water helps to grace Energy into a Space.

In Feng Shui we also don’t like sharp edges.  They can cause what Feng Shui Consultants call ‘cutting chi’ or ‘cutting sha’ Energy.  Great care has been taken to keep the outdoor Round.  Two Ducks?  This family is addressing Partnerships……

And although difficult to see, many New York Feng Shui Consultants advise to put the word “Welcome” on the Front Door to Welcome in the Energy.

Feng Shui Holbrook Long Island New York Home

This home in Holbrook Long Island New York was a lovely find to pull up to for a Feng Shui Consultation.  Holbrook is located between the Towns of Islip and Brookhaven Long Island New York and boasts one of my favorite restaurants:  Mamma Lombardi's - Long Island Italian Restaurant

Are YOU feeding your Mouth of Chi?

Feng Shui Long Island & New York City Consultant

An Update:  The Feng Shui 'Feel Good' Bedroom in Holtsville Long Island New York With Photo!

The Feng Shui "Feel Good" Bedroom in Holtsville Long Island New York Home

There are some spaces that you walk into that immediately make you feel GOOD.  Laura and I both felt this way when entering this lovely Bedroom in a Home on Long Island New York in the town of Holtsville.

If you think it belongs to a teenager, you're wrong.  It belonged to my client's mother (now a proud Great Grandmother) and as you can see, she has surrounded herself with things that make HER feel good.

She loves Angels and Fairy's and has them all over.  She also has a balance in the room with two night stands on her bed and plenty of light.  I believe most importantly, she has used her favorite colors in the room....Beautiful shades of Lavender and Purple surround her every time she's in her own ‘Sacred Space.'

We have "Feng Shui Rules" and we follow them.  There is nothing under the bed and no sleeping issues and the corners were addressed so Energy could not get stuck and pool in there.

The ONLY suggestion we had was that she cover her TV at night just by draping something over it.  Mirrors or reflective surfaces must be very carefully placed if they are in the bedroom at all. 

Feng Shui Holtsville Long Island NY Bedroom....The "Feel Good" Room.

It's so nice to find such a lovely space with someone who adorns her bedroom with things and colors that she loves in this new home in Holtsville Long Island NY.

*Feng Shui Tip:  Check YOUR surroundings and check them frequently.  As WE change, sometimes the things that once made us feel good change as well...Don't leave them up because of habit.

Feng Shui Long Island & New York City Consultant

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studies that was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City.

A Feng Shui Consultant on Long Island NY…Part Two, 1997 by Feng Shui Long Island and New York

I’d done it.  I’d completed my Feng Shui Certification Classes and all the extra ones I had signed up for and I was ready to work.  Unfortunately, back in 1997 almost no one knew what Feng Shui WAS….or worse, they had terrible misconceptions of it.

With a Long Island NY home and two children to support, I went back to my “old” life.  I began to adapt Feng Shui Principles in my home and in my office and soon felt a profound difference in my life. 

Feng Shui Principles are closely related to “The Secret” and the “Law of Attraction” and I wanted MORE.  I noticed my attitude beginning to change to being able to focus on the positive and thought about a Website.  I the early years of websites my designer said: “Let me be CLEAR, a Website won’t BRING you business but it will help you look more professional."  But I was moving forward.

   And Transformations were taking place.

No one could have seen the future.  Eventually my attitude and way of seeing things through what we call “Feng Shui Eyes” began to affect the Children and I saw positive changes in them as well.  I worked, word spread and finally I decided to try my hand at writing articles.

Back then in the world of Feng Shui, that may have been my “turning point.”  People found them and read them with interest.  I recall dragging Laura at the age of 16 to a Feng Shui Consultation on Long Island with me and she immediately became even more focused.  Soon she looked forward to going and meeting the wonderful clients and I’d be able to share all the wonderful updates they sent me or called me with.

Finally, I took the “leap.”  I felt as if I were diving into a sea of darkness not knowing what was to come but I quit my secure job and began to do Feng Shui full time.  Despite it’s struggles in the early years, I have never looked back.  Laura went on to study with other Mentors (some of the same ones I had myself) and accompanied me to my Feng Shui Consultations which expanded to New York City Feng Shui, Queens NY and Brooklyn NY.  We even do Feng Shui in Provincetown, MA in the Spring and Summer!

Feng Shui in Provincetown and Cape Cod Massachusetts.

Referrals came and so did speaking engagements for Feng Shui.  I often tell Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan New York that I helped put Feng Shui on the map….she’s the one who can use all her knowledge to help others (and she does!).

Not believing in yourself or not following your passions are, to me, the ultimate waste of Energy; you will always wonder where you MIGHT have gone.  I no longer have to wonder, I have helped spread the word about Feng Shui and many of you have been a part of that journey!  The wonderful people that read me, subscribe to me, comment for me and, of course, this wonderful platform for writing from the heart have inspired me to keep hoping to inspire YOU : )

 Nature and Feng Shui Manhattan New York City.

Feng Shui Long Island & New York City Consultant

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studies that was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City.

Fresh turkey anyone?  After a Feng Shui consultation in Cold Spring Harbor Long Island NY Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan New York and I came across a group of Wild Turkeys.  I have to say, they were very cute.  I'm also not at ALL sure I want to eat them at Thanksgiving anymore.  Animals in Feng Shui are pure FIRE Energy!

I would like to share a short History about our friendly Long Island Turkeys; well if you consider pecking your car friendly. During the 19th Century on Long Island, turkeys were hunted to near extinction. In 1992 a gentlemen by the name of Mark Lowery helped reintroduce turkeys back to Eastern Long Island NY. Today our fine feathered friends are thriving. If your looking for some really good tasting turkey, Laura and I suggest trying Zorn's in Bethpage Long Island NY..this is a Long Island Landmark that has been around since 1940.

Feng Shui Long Island & New York City Consultant

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studies that was licensed and accredited in 1997.  Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations on Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - NYC

Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant

http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

**Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY.  After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City.