Episode 103: Welcome the Year of the Ox

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EPISODE 103: Welcome the Year of the Ox

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Photo by Rajesh Rajput on Pexels

In this episode, we’re talking about the Year of the Metal Ox, beginning in February 2021. We’re giving an overview of this year’s energy, as well as what you can expect based your birth year animal’s relationship to the ox.

  • The overall energy you can expect in the Year of the Ox

  • Each of the zodiac animals’ personalities

  • What you can expect this year based on your birth year animal (find your animal by finding your birth year in the list below)

  • Which animal relationships are the most harmonious and which ones are the most challenging

  • How each animal can make the most of this year and invite more ease

  • Some of the BTB feng shui traditions we’re practicing to welcome the Year of the Ox

  • Our New Year’s Reset package and protection ceremony (get on our mailing list to be notified when enrollment opens again!)

  • 2021 Rat Charm Keychain for Protection and Luck

  • As usual, expect lots of animal puns from Laura!

Find your birth year animal below:

*Please note, if your birthday is in January or February, your animal sign may be the preceding year.  If you were born on the cusp, we recommend you find your natal chart online.

Depending on the Chinese Astrologers, some use the transition date based on the Lunar calendar which varies and others the solar calendar which is on/around Feb 4th.

RAT: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020

OX: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009

TIGER: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010

RABBIT: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011

DRAGON: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012

SNAKE: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013

HORSE: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014

RAM: 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1991, 2003, 2015

MONKEY: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016

ROOSTER: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017

DOG: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018

PIG: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019

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Episode 086: Yolanda Williams & Reiki

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EPISODE 086: Yolanda Williams & Reiki

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Photo by Kent Pilcher on Unsplash

In this episode we’re joined by Yolanda Williams, a gifted healer, reiki practitioner, teacher, coach and host of Reiki Radio podcast. Yolanda has such good qi that it’s uplifting just to hear her voice! We talked to Yolanda all about reiki and the connection between reiki and feng shui.

  • What is reiki?

  • Anjie’s introduction to reiki and how it started her on her spiritual path

  • How Yolanda got into reiki and why she started her podcast

  • The benefits of reiki

  • Yolanda’s approach to teaching reiki

  • Reiki symbols and how they can be used

  • The importance of shifting your own energy first

  • How to reconnect to reiki after you’ve taken a long break

  • The similarities between feng shui and reiki

  • How being a feng shui consultant is like being in a Brady Bunch movie…

Listen to Anjie and Laura on Yolanda’s podcast!

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Yolanda Williams

Yolanda is an Intuitive, Self-Mastery Coach and Certified Medical Reiki Master (CMRM); teaching Reiki, Intuitive Development, Elemental Balancing and Chakra Mirroring. She trained with internationally recognized Reiki Masters in the lineages of Usui Reiki Ryoho and Jikiden Reiki®. Yolanda also trained with Shamans and other Healers of various modalities, increasing her intuitive abilities and understanding of Universal Oneness. She uses a blend of techniques to help clients and students achieve deeper connections with themselves, which facilitates new levels of self-awakening and revealing the dynamics of mind, body and energy. Her methods have helped Reiki practitioners, globally, and she is currently authoring a book to highlight how you can deepen your connection, relationship and understanding of what it means to be an authentic expression of your true nature.

Yolanda is also the host Reiki Radio podcast, co-founder of the Mind Body Energy Project and creator of the Seekers Circle, which has become an international community of energy-workers. Through the podcast she shares tools to support your spiritual exploration, including interviews of other healers who practice various techniques. She teaches Usui Reiki Ryoho, all levels, in San Diego, and offers intuitive awakening courses, online. Connect with Yolanda at www.theenergeticalchemist.com.

Episode 085: Plants & Feng Shui

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EPISODE 085: Plants & Feng Shui

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Photo by Brina Blum on Unsplash

In this episode we’re talking about a very popular feng shui topic: plants! This episode is a follow up to our spring equinox feng shui challenge. Anjie and Laura are talking all about their favorite plants, including the ones they have in their own homes.

  • Are pointy and spiky plants bad feng shui?

  • Should you have plants in the bedroom?

  • Plants that are easy to care for

  • The benefits of a more finicky plant

  • Plant recommendations to boost a stagnant corner of your home, attract a partner, welcome wealth, and more

  • Which plants Anjie and Laura have in their homes

  • Plants that help improve indoor air quality

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Episode 084: Feng Shui and Shelter at Home

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EPISODE 084: Feng Shui and Shelter at Home

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Photo by Phil Hearing on Unsplash

Since so many of us are spending more time at home right now, we wanted to offer a special episode on sheltering in place from a feng shui perspective. In this episode, we’re sharing some feng shui tips to help make your home feel nurturing and supportive, as well as a space clearing meditation.

  • What feng shui concepts Anjie and Laura are applying in their homes right now

  • How to activate the health area of your space

  • Laura and Anjie’s thoughts on organizing, cleaning, decluttering, and hoarding

  • How Laura is bringing more natural elements into her home

  • Feng shui tips to help you feel more stable and supported during this time

  • Anjie leads a space clearing meditation

  • Laura and Anjie each share a fun fact about themselves that you probably don’t know (and that they didn’t know about each other!)

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Episode 083: Katie Hess and a Flower for Every Bagua Area

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EPISODE 083: Katie Hess and a Flower for Every Bagua Area

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Photo by LOTUSWEI

We’re so excited to have Katie Hess, flower alchemist and founder of LOTUSWEI, joining us to share her flower wisdom. In this episode, we go through each area of the bagua and Katie recommends flower essences that correspond to each area.

  • What is a flower essence?

  • How flowers and flower essences are connected to feng shui

  • The meaning and symbolism of each area of the bagua

  • Which flowers and flower essences align with each bagua area

  • Different ways to work with flowers and feng shui

  • Anjie and Laura’s feng shui recommendations for Katie’s next big work project

Thanks so much for listening to the Holistic Spaces Podcast brought to you by Mindful Design Feng Shui School!

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Katie Hess is a flower alchemist, author of Flowerevolution and founder of LOTUSWEI, a leading flower elixir apothecary. She teaches mindful-awareness practices at Flowerlounges around the world and hosts the Flowerlounge Podcast with listeners in more than 75 countries. Find out what your favorite flower means about you at www.lotuswei.com.

Episode 082: Spring Equinox Feng Shui Challenge

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EPISODE 082: Equinox Feng Shui Challenge

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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Happy spring equinox to all of our listeners in the northern hemisphere! In this episode, we’re sharing a special feng shui challenge for the equinox to help you activate an area of your life that you’d like to focus on.

  • What the spring equinox means in feng shui

  • What’s the deal with plants and feng shui?

  • Why this is an especially good time of year to talk about plants

  • What plants represent in feng shui and what they can teach us

  • How to activate an area of your life this spring

  • Download a free bagua map to learn which area of your home corresponds to love, career, wealth, and more

  • Why it’s helpful to choose one area to focus on

  • The importance of intention

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Episode 081: Declutter and Spring Clean

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EPISODE 081: Declutter and Spring Clean

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Photo by Vural Yavas from Pexels

As we’re approaching spring, Laura and Anjie share their tips for feng shui spring cleaning and their perspectives on decluttering.

  • Why Laura is tired of talking about clutter

  • Misconceptions about decluttering and feng shui

  • Why it’s important to know what works for YOU when it comes to how much stuff you have

  • What it means when you have no empty space in your closet or home

  • A feng shui spring cleaning checklist for different areas of your home

  • Self care tips for spring

  • DOWNLOAD the spring cleaning checklist here

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Episode 080: Love and Feng Shui

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EPISODE 080: Love and Feng Shui

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Photo by Mayur Gala on Unsplash

In this episode, Laura and Anjie are sharing their feng shui love stories and their tips for calling in a romantic partner with feng shui.

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Episode 079: Nine Star Ki for 2020, Year of the Rat

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EPISODE 079: Nine Star Ki for 2020, Year of the Rat

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Happy Chinese New Year! As we shift into 2020, the year of the metal rat, it’s the perfect time to calculate your Nine Star Ki and see what the year has in store for you. Anjie and Laura share more about Nine Star Ki, and go through what each number can expect in 2020.

  • What the Nine Star Ki is and how it can be helpful

  • How to calculate your number

  • What to expect in 2020 based on your number

  • Anjie and Laura’s Nine Star Ki and what they’re expecting in 2020!

  • Find out what number you are at Holistic Spaces or Mindful Design

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