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So, Now You're a Certified Feng Shui Consultant! By Feng Shui Long Island & New York

I remember so well attending the very first Certification Classes in Feng Shui Studies way back in 1996 by the very first school that was Licensed and Accredited to offer them.  And I reflect today on just how many things have changed.

In 1996 we were afforded the Real Masters of Feng Shui from a variety of different schools of methods of Feng Shui.  Our graduating class came from across the County with only 3 of us actually living in New York where the course was being held.

Inside the Very Beautiful Monestary by HHH Professor Lin Yun, Old Westbury Long Island New York.

In between classes on Special Weekend Intensives we had the further opportunity to study with even MORE of the best mentors from across the world, flown in to teach, reach and inspire us all in their different and very unique ways.

We learned The Black Sect Method, The Compass Method, Western Methods and The Form School.  We studied the I Ching and were able to attend certain extra classes on incredible Space Clearings and Blessings.  There were 33 students and, unfortunately, many never went on to actually work at the career they loved.

At the Lin Yun Monestary in 1997, graduation Day!

We had to learn floor plans and submit them and find our own projects which were critiqued carefully by our Mentors.  We were taken out into "the field" to first see how Feng Shui Consultations were performed and then try to evaluate the homes and businesses ourselves from a Feng Shui Perspective and incorporate changes we believed should be made.....and WHY.  We were taught about Intention, Mindfulness and NonJudgment and we were taught that our purpose was to help others and inspire them.

Classes for Feng Shui Certifications now are offered online in some cases.  You read a book or two and you get a Certificate in the Mail.  Some of the Feng Shui Schools still adhere to a rigid schedule but a large amount of that is now the ever important, ever present "Marketing."  I agree how important that is but I have to ask, are they getting LESS Feng Shui?

The day finally came.  33 Hopeful Feng Shui Consultant Graduates and our Graduation was held at the Lin Yun Monastery in Old Westbury Long Island New York.  That in itself was a thrill.  We were not told that day that his High Holiness Professor Lin Yun was flying in to speak to the first group of Feng Shui Consultants in the County and give is a special blessing.

Receiving a Special Blessing at my 10 Year Anniversary of becoming a Certified Feng Shui Consultant ....HHH Professor Lin Yun 2007.

And then, it was over. My fellow graduates flew back home to their own homes and we were "cut loose."  No marketing at all.  Some of us returned to our old jobs and practiced on weekends. 

It's time, I thought, to try to get the word of Feng Shui out there....but How? 

To be Contined................

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.

Some Interesting Information About Long Island New York by Feng Shui Long Island

While speaking recently to a friend from Activerain, she asked me a question in response to something about Long Island.  She wasn't aware that Long Island NY really IS an Island, she thought it was just the name of the place where I lived all my life.

As a Feng Shui Consultant who gets to travel through all the different Towns and Villages of Long Island NY, I thought I'd share some interesting information about it.

Long Island really is an Island!  As a matter of fact, it is the longest and largest Island in the Continental US.  It stretches 118 miles long from the New York Harbor but only has a maximum North-South stretch of 23 miles.  Long before the days of GPS'S I was actually able to find my way around-or to say that if I went the wrong way, I knew I would eventually hit Water! This helped as a Feng Shui Consultant who travels all over Lovely Long Island.

Long Island's total square feet is 1401 square miles, just smaller than the State of Rhode Island.  It encompasses two Counties, Nassau County NY and Suffolk County NY.

Nassau County New York is the 3^rd Richest per Capita in the United States-and has the 2^nd Highest Property Taxes in the US (WHY am I here....someone remind me : )

First inhabited by Native American Tribes we have only two Reservations remaining....The Poospatica Reservation and The Shinnecock Reservation.

The battle of Long Island was the longest battle on American Soil during the Revolutionary War (and people wonder why there is so much "spirit" activity?).

Oh, Meet "Bucky."  I didn't name him but I DID fall in love with him at a Shinnecock Reservation.  He's handmade and the wonderful Native American who sold him gave me a lower price then marked....he said he knew he was going to a Good Home ::)

Handcarved, Handpainted Bucky.

**FENG SHUI TIP:  Surround YOUR home with things you LOVE!

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.

The TRUTH About Feng Shui:  What A New York Feng Shui Consultation can REALLY Tell You!

There is an Element in Feng Shui that is not often discussed.  I don’t mean an “Element” such as one of the Five Elements that we use to address Feng Shui Principles, I mean something rarely discussed with clients prior to a Feng Shui Consultation.

Often times Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan New York and I will get calls from a prospective Feng Shui Client who wants to discuss “moving their furniture” for Feng Shui Results.  While that is certainly a PART of Feng Shui as we seek to open Energy Blockages, it is only one level of Feng Shui.

Feng Shui has so many levels that it’s difficult to imagine.  We can see hundreds of people that have money issues, for example, and as we speak to them we realize they can be caused by so many different things that don’t just relate to the “Wealth” Corner of your home.

If you’re looking for a Feng Shui Consultation in New York

or anywhere else, please keep this in mind:  The very FIRST thing a Good Feng Shui Consultation will do is bring up things that are “hidden.”  Simply put, Feng Shui brings out the TRUTH.

Ok, now what is this rambling New York Feng Shui Consultant speaking of?  I’m going to give you two recent examples of client’s who thought we were just doing a design or re-design with Feng Shui Principles and found out the TRUE issues they needed to face.

I met a wonderful man in the lovely town on Long Island of The Hampton Bays NY.  He did a very specialized form of work and had been laid off from his previous job well over two years ago.  He was seeking a Feng Shui Consultation in the Hamptons NY to help address his career.

We focused on Career and the other areas of his life and told him to remember to look into ALL opportunities that came his way, even if the job didn’t seem at first suited for him.  He did get a contact for a position but it was nothing he would have normally looked into.

Opportunities come our way for a REASON.  Look into them before you turn them down!

He did and found with the benefits and “perks” it would be an IDEAL job for him.  He was thrilled and quite honestly, so were we.  He decided to get some tests out of the way so he wouldn’t have to take time off from this fabulous job and it was discovered he had Stage one prostate cancer.

Of course he was horrified but they caught it very early.  Later on when he looked back on the Feng Shui Consultation he had gotten he told us that he had no intention of going to the doctor….he credited finding the job and the Feng Shui Consultation with saving his life because they caught it so early.

We recently did another client in Nassau County NY for a Feng Shui Consultation.  Most importantly to her, she wanted to strengthen her relationship with her husband.  She confided that he was distant, had been out a lot lately and she feared he was being unfaithful.  Of course we addressed her home and her bedroom in particular and shortly thereafter she emailed me that he began staying home more---he loved the feel of the “new” bedroom we had created. And he started to open up more.

About two weeks after the Feng Shui Consultation on Long Island NY she called me.  She told me that her husband had confided to her that he’d been very unhappy lately and had begun to see a therapist a few weeks ago.  She was NOT the cause of the unhappiness but it accounted for his hours away from home and the distance he had created. 

She was surprised that he hadn’t told her but could now help him through a difficult time.  She also knew he was completely faithful and was so happy to hear that.

So, does this happen every time we do a Feng Shui Consultation for someone in or out of New York?  Absolutely not….but it DOES happen and it should be spoken about.  How can you get the best results from Feng Shui when you don’t know what you’re dealing with? 

Feng Shui is not just “The Mindful Art of Placement.”  It is levels and years of learning to address the REAL issues to get the Truths to surface.

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 Long Island New York Feng Shui Home with REAL ART!   Nassau County NY Feng Shui Homes

Long Island New York is typically remembered in many of its towns in Nassau County and Suffolk County for its "cookie cutter" homes.  While many of the homes here on Long Island were built in the same fashion they have mostly all be remodeled and now they all look quite different. 

While coming home from a recent Feng Shui Consultation in Nassau County New York, I realized I was not far from an old friend's house that now lives in Arizona.  I thought he would love a snapshot of his old home to bring back some lovely memories.

Leaving an Imprint....And a Legacy.

While driving through the neighborhood, Laura and I spotted a home that was one of the most ARTFUL homes on Long Island I have ever seen.  We were enthralled and stopped to take a few shots.  Finally Laura asked me if I thought the Artwork was done not only to make his home outstanding from the others but if I thought he had addressed Feng Shui Principles in it.

Feng Shui Long Island NY Home in Nassau County New York.

As I looked at the Artwork outside the Home on Lovely Long Island, I had to agree with her.  One thing we both noticed was that he had been careful to address the Elements of Feng Shui.  We saw Feng Shui Elements addressed not only by the materials he used but also in the Shapes he chose.

Yin/Yang Feng Shui Symbol for Balance in this Long Island New York Home.

And a Yin/Yang Symbol right near the Front Door (The Mouth of Chi in Feng Shui) was the final giveaway.  I thought for a few minutes just how far Feng Shui has come in the well over a decade that I have been using it.  Back in the day when absolutely NO ONE knew what it was or could even pronounce it (It's pronounced FUNG SCHWAY). 

Adressing the Feng Shui Element of Clay.

Finally, people know about it and they know it works.  At least I believe this ARTIST did!

Making your HOME your own in Feng Shui!

A TRUE Feng Shui Home on Long Island New York.

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.

High up in Manhattan New York.....Someone (or Some Thing) has to do it....Watch out for the unexpected.   It looks to me like this clever little fellow is doing a wonderful job:

High Atop a Manhattan New York Highrise Apartment, he keeps a Watchful Eye. 

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

 Roosevelt Island New York Feng Shui:  A Little Piece of Manhattan New York with Some Good Feng Shui! 

Although as New York Feng Shui Consultants Laura Cerrano and I are used to working in different parts of both Long Island New York and all over New York City, we have never had the opportunity to visit Roosevelt Island New York.

We were called recently for a Feng Shui Consultation in Roosevelt Island NY and took the opportunity to Feng Shui a lovely new Condo for our Feng Shui Client.

Roosevelt Island has a rich and interesting history, at one time called both Welfare Island and Blackwell Island; it once housed a Women's Insane Asylum, a Smallpox Hospital and a jail which held some prisoners such as Billie Holiday and Dutch Schultz.

Today, Roosevelt Island New York offers a beautiful, open space with lovely old Architecture and just several buildings:  a Co-op, a Rental and a building for Condominiums which is where we had our Feng Shui Consultation.

Be prepared if you visit Roosevelt Island in New York.  It is 100 feet below sea level and one of the lowest subway systems in the Country.  You can also take a tram but the Island itself was not built for cars.   Roosevelt Island is only two miles wide and has beautiful views across to Manhattan's Upper East Side from 46^th Street to 85^th Street in New York City.

Be prepared for a hike if you're going to climb the Subway System in Roosevelt Island New York :)

Our client's condo was a lovely place to Feng Shui and surprisingly, needed very little changes.  He has already experienced an increase in business which he attributes to the Feng Shui Consultation in his Condo and our follow ups will continue.

Here are some views taken from Roosevelt Island New York across the River to Manhattan New York's Upper East Side:

Manhattan Skyscrapers stretch high into the Sky on a View from Roosevelt Island New York.

The Roosevelt Island New York Condos on a perfect day for a Feng Shui Consultation.

Views from Roosevelt Island to New York City's - Manhattan - Upper East Side

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.  

 The "SIDE" Benefits of Activerain...and Another Milestone by Feng Shui Long Island & New York Blogger

I rarely use Twitter or Facebook quite honestly.  I guess I'm not the best Facebook friend to have because I stop on so rarely and it's not to "play."  I spend so much time on the computer that I had let these sites lag until I read so many posts about their usefulness.

Personally, Activerain has done more for me both personally and professionally than I would ever have imagined.  What started out to be "just some blogs" on Activerain that had to do with my area of expertise, Feng Shui and writing about the areas I am in quite often has somehow turned me into an "expert" blogger for Long Island New York!

Along with some very incredible sites about Long Island NY that are mostly put together with wonderful writers from all over Long Island and it's many contributors, they also provide things such as Classifieds and Events.  My blogs have been included among one of these wonderful sites but I also found they come up alone, on the second page of Google under the terms "Long Island Blogs."

A Sunset at Jones Beach in Wantagh Long Island New York.

Certainly something I'd never thought would happen but they are there for many to read:  My love of Feng Shui and the beautiful areas I am so fond of visiting both on Long Island and New York City.  I get emails from people across Long Island NY and Manhattan that ask me more questions about the area or about MY Area of expertise, Feng Shui.  I take the time to answer them all.

Activerain is much more than Milestones and Numbers.  Activerain took my business to new heights but it also took me personally to new heights.  To dreams I would have never thought possible.

So as I recently passed my 500,000 ‘point' mark, perhaps that is beside the point.  Activerain has enabled me to establish myself as not only a Feng Shui Expert on Long Island and New York City but an AREA expert as well.  It doesn't get much better then that!

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

  A Feng Shui Bedroom in Great Neck Long Island New York

On a recent Feng Shui Consultation in the lovely North Shore Long Island town of Great Neck New York, Laura Cerrano and I walked into a perfectly appointed Feng Shui Bedroom.

Our clients had requested a Feng Shui Consultation for their home in Great Neck but they were choosing colors before we were able to get there.  As Feng Shui Consultants in New York we often do Color Consultations which are included if our Feng Shui Clients are choosing to paint. Our clients wanted Neutral Colors while addressing the fact that their Bedroom was located in their Wealth Area (for which the Accent Color is Purple).

As bedrooms in Feng Shui are Shared Spaces, the colors chosen had to be warm and inviting to both of our clients in their bedroom to promote good health and sleep and still give them all the Elements of a good Feng Shui Bedroom.

Colors and Artwork are wonderful ways to address the Elements of Feng Shui which include:  Fire, Wood, Metal, Earth and Water.  Fortunately, prior to our actual on site Feng Shui Consultation we were able to spend some time discussing things most important for a bedroom including the need for Balance. 

They were thrilled with the outcome and so were we in this lovely Feng Shui Bedroom in Great Neck Long Island New York and allowed us to show that Feng Shui Practitioners do not need to be in your space to help you with arranging your home with Feng Shui Principles.

Balance is Key in this Feng Shui Bedroom in Great Neck Long Island New York.  So are Colors and The Five Elements.

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 Very Special Feng Shui Home in Long Island New York?  Home is Where the HEART I 

My wonderful Aunt told me something years ago that I've never forgotten:  "Be Careful of the Memories you make today, they will be what you live off of when you get older.  Make them Happy Ones."

Maybe it struck such a cord with me because she was so right.  When I visit my mother who is 87 years old and in failing health I notice that her favorite things to talk about are the "old days."  She has the BEST memories and it's why I've written so much about my childhood.

She stirs the wonderful memories in me and I take care to try and make MORE wonderful memories.  She's asked me quite often that if something was to happen to her, if I would want to live in her house.  I told her, quite honestly that because so many members of my family had passed the memories might be too difficult.

She said something to me the other day that stopped me in my tracks.  She said "Your Memories are in your Heart, not just your Home.  You will take them with you wherever you go." 

Since I relate so much to Feng Shui and the Emotions of a Home I'm not sure why I hadn't thought of it in this particular way before.  What better place then my childhood home then to always have the wonderful Memories not only in, but AROUND me. 

These days when I go over to visit I will put Frank Sinatra on for her....and bring her bits of HER favorite memories if I can find them.  I found these on Ebay.  Actually, hers I had put into a frame and while it took a second for her to realize what they were, it spurned in her so much joy of the ‘good old days.'  Quite a bargain at under $10.00

Remember the Good Old Days?  Wantagh Long Island New York

Make Your Days Count:  They will Someday be your Memories.

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.

 The Feng Shui and Design of a Queens New York Business

The Art of Feng Shui AND Design in a Queens New York Business is shown below.  We have included Before and After shots of this wonderful business located in Astoria Queens New York with a Re-Design, Color Consultation and Feng Shui.

Feng Shui is sometimes referred to this way:  "Feng Shui is practiced with an Eye for Beauty, a Spirit for Healing and a BIT OF UNCOMMON SENSE." (Chinese proverb)  

Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan New York City and I were called for a Feng Shui Consultation of an Apartment in Woodside Queens New York.  One of the reasons for the Feng Shui Consultation was that my clients had their hearts set on a Store in Queens New York that they felt absolutely CERTAIN would be right for their new Business, Omni Martial Arts.

They had lost the building to someone else.  While speaking client we could see the sadness in her eyes....Maria didn't think they'd find another building that would be so ideal.  There are many Feng Shui Principles that make perfect sense....and there are some that don't!  As New York Feng Shui Consultants one thing we believe is in Miracles....we've seen them!

So we asked Maria and Sensei Julio Rivera to make some "Uncommon Sense" changes in their Apartment in Woodhaven Queens NY.  We asked them to "Claim that Space" and gave them specific ways to do it.  Julio wasn't very happy with out suggestions but after a while he made the changes and I urged Maria to have him call the Real Estate Agent they had been working with.

Julio was not on board....the place was TAKEN, what was the sense of calling?  And surely If it had become available, they would have gotten a call.  Maria encouraged him until he picked up the phone one day only to hear from his Realtor "Oh, yes, it IS available---I was going to give you a call."  The other occupants had backed out of the deal.

THIS is the "Uncommon" Sense of Feng Shui!  Maria and Julio called us to give us the news and Laura Cerrano and I went back to their new building called "Omni Martial Arts" to put Feng Shui and Design Principles in there as well.  This is a Re-Design with Feng Shui.  To see some before and after pictures of the Re-Design of this beautiful Feng Shui Business in Queens New York please visit:  Omni Martial Arts - Astoria Queens NY and Some New York Feng Shui in Queens New York  and for a quick Video by Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan NY you will be able to see the Feng Shui Principles used in this space.

Feng Shui and Design go hand in hand; both support each other.  I'll have to wait until Maria and Sensei Julio return to send them this blog; with much love and joy and a successful business, they are on their honeymoon!  Blessings to them both!

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.