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A New York Feng Shui Consultant-New York City ENERGY!

There is something about the ENERGY of New York City that I haven't quite felt in other places.  If you've never been here, it's difficult to describe-and if you HAVE been here, I don't have to.

New York had a spectacular four days...weather wise.  Sunny and WARM, it was more Summer then Spring.  And a Feng Shui Consultant still needs to play : )  When I heard the forecast, I thought CENTRAL PARK.  It was going to be such a beautiful day for a stroll through the park.

I don't rush in New York City-I'm always afraid I'm going to miss something!  I stroll.  A few others do as well, but for the most part New York is one fast-moving City.  Don't stop short even while walking, you'll still get run over.

Taking our time, Laura Cerrano and I walked up to the park from Penn Station trying to take it all in.  In a City with 8 million people, I think every SINGLE one of them had the same thought!  We made it to the park....and realized something:  Sometimes it's not the destination, it's the Journey.  Here's some photos of a beautiful day in New York City taken with a Feng Shui Perspective.

 NO, I don't know what this building is...but it has a BAGUA on Top.  I KNOW that's good Feng Shui : )

ARTWORK!  The price is right.

I have taken this picture so many times....Red is the Auspicious Color of Feng Shui.  NINE is the Auspicious Number (please note:  Some Schools of Feng Shui use the Number 8).

I wondered if they were filming the number of people!

St. Patrick's Cathedral.

See?  EVERYONE had the same idea!

A Feng Shui Consultant's Day in New York City.

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**Carole Provenzale has been a New York Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  On Site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City (Manhattan), Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.  FengShuiLI@aol.com

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A crash course in Feng Shui on Long Island! 

On April 28th at 7:30 pm, The Bethpage Public Library's public event is Feng Shui 101 with Carole Provenzale, Certified Feng Shui Consultant and founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  Some of the topics include What Feng Shui IS--and ISN'T, The Five Element Theory, Isomg the Bagua, How Feng Shui can affect every area of your life including Health, Careers, Wealth and Partnerships.

A fun evening is planned with Feng Shui Tips and Advice that you can implement with your new knowledge.

Tuesday, April 28th at 7:30pm

Bethpage Public Library

47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York  11714   (516) 931-3907

Event is FREE and open to all.  Pleass bring your Feng Shui Questions.

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It's Just BAD BUSINESS!  Feng Shui in New York--and a Word about MINDFULNESS!

Feng Shui Consultants in New York may have it rough these days.  Many people in The Big Apple turn to Feng Shui because they BELIEVE in it. They are becoming educated on what the lovely Art of Feng Shui IS---and what it ISN'T.  It IS about MINDFULNESS, about treating others the way you would like to be treated yourself.

It ISN'T about BASHING other Feng Shui Consultants.  You may not agree with them or may practice from a different perspective but how can you CLAIM to be "Mindful" when you are hurting others?

Our websites-and our Blogs portray who we are.  They should be honest and truthful and while I believe it's fine to promote yourself and what makes YOU stand out in a crowd, it should not be about demeaning others in any way. 

This was brought to my attention just yesterday at a Feng Shui Consultation I did in  Nassau County Long Island New York.  While speaking to my lovely clients and finding they had in fact attempted to have their home arranged in a Feng Shui manner several years ago, a question my client asked me stopped me COLD.

I've seen it before and I was aware of it---BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE.  While searching for a New York Feng Shui Consultant, he came across a website that had derogatory remarks about other Feng Shui Practitioners.  He didn't like it and turned away from the site.

You can BET if he did, others have as well.  What does that really say about YOU when you are bashing others?  If you think it makes you stand out in a crowd, you're right.  If you think it makes you look GOOD, Think AGAIN. 

In New York City and on Long Island, many Feng Shui Consultants are available who practice from all different methods.  That's one of the unique qualities of Feng Shui in that we have often been schooled differently and have found, over time, what works and what doesn't.  For US and OUR CLIENTS.

Honestly, take a look at your website.  What does it say to others about you?  Would YOU want to work with someone openly speaking ill about other Real Estate Agents?  I have never seen it and I've never seen it in all the Home Stager's websites I've visited also.

I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED-AND ALWAYS WILL-THAT BASHING ANOTHER ONLY MAKES YOU LOOK BAD!  And what put in writing for anyone to see gets cached.  It may just come back to you again and again.

Is it Sour Grapes??

Yes, in Feng Shui, Real Estate, Home Staging and the many other facets of Real Estate, we ALL want to come out on top-in a Respectful manner.  You can bet if this client didn't like what he read, others won't as well.  Is your Website or your Blogs portraying you in your best light?  BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT YOU WRITE-IT WILL SURELY COME BACK TO YOU!

*If I sound angry, I am.   ........It's just BAD BUSINESS.  And a reminder to be very careful what seeds YOU are sowing.

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**Carole Provenzale has been a New York Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  On Site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City -Manhattan, Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.   http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

A New York Feng Shui Consultant in Lovely Long Island, NY

Feng Shui and New York.  Sometimes I believe they just go together.  There is so much beauty both in New York City and on Long Island it's  never difficult to decide where to go for this Feng Shui Consultant.

FINALLY, days of Spring.  Some warm weather and much needed sunshine are precious days to be enjoyed.  I spent one day recently in the lovely North Shore Long Island Town of Cold Spring Harbor-right next to Huntington Long Island New York which I've written about before.

Cold Spring Harbor has its own charm.  It sits right on the Long Island Sound and has beach spots (primarily for residents), unique homes and a wonderful Main Street with quaint and wonderful shops and items you're not able to find anywhere else.

IT ALSO HAS A ROCK.  Something I somehow missed on my other "adventures" in Cold Spring Harbor Long Island.  Some other special things I love about Cold Spring Harbor is that my favorite astrologer is there, Robert Cook.  It is also a place where a singer who's music I love and have been listening to and watching him performs also plays in this town on occasion-Jim Dawson.  I have been going to his concerts since I was 17 and am STILL doing it now!

Here are a few pictures of this treasure on Long Island, if you ever come to visit here it should be on your list.  Oh, and at the bottom you'll find THE ROCK. This New York Feng Shui Consultant finds something new on every adventure  :  )

New York Feng Shui Consultant Carole Provenzale

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**Carole Provenzale has been a New York Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  On Site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City (Manhattan), Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.  FengShuiLI@aol.comOne of Billy Joel's early album was titled "Cold Spring Harbor."  No Wonder!

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You Finally Got a FEATURE-Now USE It!

You just never see it coming.  You write a post, as usual and sign off for the night.  Waking up in the morning, every once in a Blue Moon, you see a little yellow star next to it.  They're rare, REALLY rare-and exciting!  I have long wondered why my Feng Shui posts don't get featured but no matter, you've made the big time!

Home page on ActiveRain.  I usually sign off and sign back on just to double check (after wiping my reading glasses : )  Now, my question is, do you USE that feature to your best advantage?

Think about it....all these wonderful fellow "Rainers" that you've never seen before are nice enough to come back and comment.  I've immediately got a new friend!  It can be a daunting task to just answer the replies but consider this:  I go back to each and every person who is not already on my subscribed list and leave a comment for THEM.  Then I add them to my Associates List.

It might take hours....sometimes a few days.  But then the magic begins.  You start reading other's posts, they start reading yours-and you LIKE them!  They write something that you may otherwise never have seen and it makes a subscriber out of you-and often times, THEM!

I already know I can't possibly keep up with the almost 250 people I am already subscribed to.  I do make it a point to stop by as often as I can, though.  And after a while, they KNOW you like them even if you haven't gotten to something they've written in the last few days....and they don't mind a bit. 

I've found in my "travels" through adding associates and going to different blogs of people that I DON'T know, many of them are new.  What a nice way to welcome them to the Rain AND let them know that you care enough to return the favor.  I guarantee you you'll find new friends and possibly new subscribers.  Besides, it's Good Feng Shui : )

You've finally got that elusive FEATURE-now USE it!

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**Feng Shui Long Island & New York was established in 1997 by Certified Feng Shui Consultant Carole Provenzale together with Laura Cerrano who provide New York, Queens and Long Island Feng Shui/Design and Color Consultations for Homes, Businesses, Offices, Corporations, Real Estate Agents and new Construction.  Distance Consultations also available for those out of the New York-Metro Region.

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A Feng Shui New York Consultant's Advice on a Home Office

In Feng Shui, how DO we set up a home office to help follow Feng Shui Principles?

Many of us do quite a bit of work from home.  We use the Internet for so much:  to grow our business, write blogs, create listings if you are a Realtor, show pictures of Before and Afters if you are a Home Stager.  In Feng Shui"talk" the internet is where we GET OUR NAME OUT TO THE UNIVERSE.

I am also asked about proper placements in a home office.  Here are some suggestions to have your office support you AND all your efforts:

Remember in Feng Shui we don't like an "unprotected back."  We should be easily able to see the doorway so we are not surprised.  Your desk should face the door which is also known as the Commanding Position.  If it doesn't, try putting a mirror on your desk so you can see who's coming in.   *Be careful what the Mirror reflects-you are doubling the Energy*

Hopefully you will have a wall behind you.  In the FORM method of Feng Shui we like to see ourselves "Backed Up" in life.  We think of Strength...a picture of a Mountain, for example.  We can also accomplish this by having our diplomas and documents behind us-all the wonderful things we have accomplished in life.  *If possible, use a RED Frame*

I'm posting the Bagua again because you're going to need it....and no, it's NOT difficult so don't run : )  The Bagua is simply a "Life Station" map to show you where each area of importance lies.  Think of it as a TRANSPARENCY.  You cam lay the Bagua over anything....an entire neighborhood, the exterior of a home, in interior of a room or a DESK.

In the interests of space, I will address the most important areas!

Make your desk work for YOU.  You'll see the area of "Career" on the bottom of your Bagua.  Align this with your seat (Where you "enter" your desk).  You'll find that Wealth is always in the back left hand corner.  Partnerships (business and personal) are always in your back Right Hand Corner.

To make simple but effective methods for your desk in a Feng Shui Perspective, look at EACH area.  A small plant might go in your Wealth area   **Peace Lily'shelp to absorb some of those electro-magnetic rays we all face**

Enhancing your Career?  Under the desk, right in your Career section.  A business card if you are happy in your current Career or if you would like to move up or change careers, put up another card above that.  It should have your name, and the position you would like to achieve.  Cut out a piece of Black Construction paper and make a frame....attach to the underside of your desk.

Back Right is partnerships.  Honor your partnerships by thinking in "twos"  Put a pair of something there (equal sizes) and they can be anything you like.  Two small statues, two flowers, a picture of you and your beloved.  Also think of the color PINK.  Adding a small ribbon, for example, helps enhance your partnerships.

On the Front Right hand side you have Helpful People.  The one section I hear over and over again that starts the synchronicity of Feng Shui.  Put very small items there from people you treasure, the ones that will always help you out.  Honoring them brings MORE.

Finally, clear off the Center!  It's Health and we need to keep that OPEN.  Cleaning off your desk at night creates TWO things:  It opens you up to new energy (and work) the next day AND keeps your health open.  It's definitely worth a few minutes of your time!

Don't forget to use your INTENTIONS on what you want to create!  And see, the Bagua isn't that difficult-if you don't know it, you'll have it down in no time.

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**Carole Provenzale has been a New York Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  On Site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City (Manhattan), Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.  FengShuiLI@aol.com   http://www.TheFengShuiVoice.com

New York City's Feng Shui Consultant--WHICH BAGUA?

Revisiting the BAGUA---Actually, the BaguaS

As a New York Feng Shui Consultant for almost 13 years, I KNOW the Bagua.  For Goodness sake, I sometimes TEACH Feng Shui and teach each and every client the Bagua so they can apply it to another space...their office, for example.

Imagine my surprise when I came across ANOTHER Bagua.  A DIFFERENT Bagua.  When I Googled for more information, I came up with at least Three different Bagua maps for Feng Shui.

If they weren't drastically different, I wouldn't have thought that much about it.  After all, Feng Shui is mostly about INTENTION.  What DID bother me, however, was the location of the HEALTH AREA.

I'm pretty easy going for a Feng Shui Consultant.  I work with my clients and find ways to incorporate THEIR designs with Feng Shui principles.  But if you asked ANY of my clients, I am a "stickler" for HEALTH ISSUES.  Or Potential Health Issues.  And Health, as I was taught, is in the Center.  It's been interesting to me that if there are health issues in my client's lives, you can SEE it in the Center of their home.

I even did a post about it so others could see what I see: 

Real Estate Blog - What's in the HEART of Your Home? UPDATED! A ...

Some of the other Bagua's have just "Center" in the middle.  Some have the word "Unity."  Still others have "Yin Yang."  The Bagua I was taught to use is from the Lin Yun Temple.

Here is a color version of it:

Please Note:  I am NOT saying the other Bagua's are wrong, they are just different.  I confirmed this with an excellent source of Feng Shui knowledge, our own Michelle Minch who is not only an incredible Home Stager but a Certified Feng Shui Consultant.  Her bagua is different. 

Michelle Minch Home Staging Pasadena & Los Angeles, CA (Moving ...

It is INTENTION, we decided.  Of course it is about changes as well but we were taught Intention accounts for 80  % of the changes you will see in your life.

So be aware....if you are following Feng Shui, choose a Bagua and stick with THAT one. 

And if you are following Feng Shui Long Island's blogs, remember your Health is right in the Middle!

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**Carole Provenzale has been a New York Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  On Site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City (Manhattan), Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.  FengShuiLI@aol.com