Episode 029: Finding a New Job - How Feng Shui Can Help

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FINDING A NEW JOB - HOW FENG SHUI CAN HELP

Losing or leaving a job can be a stressful experience, even if the choice was yours. It can make us feel rejected, insecure and even afraid, but feng shui can help! This week we'll dig into how we can use feng shui philosophy and adjustments to attract work and career opportunities following a job loss.

Hopefully you're all very happy and content with your careers, but if that isn't the case, there is still hope! Give one, or all, of these feng shui tips a try, and be sure to keep your intentions positive and hopeful. If anyone is experiencing job loss now and finds work after using these adjustments, we would LOVE to hear from you!

We love to hear from each of you, so please don't hesitate to send questions or comments through! Your questions could even be featured on our Q&A Sunday series!

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As always, thank you for listening. :)

Episode 028: Vision Boards and Their Feng Shui Placement

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VISION BOARDS AND THEIR FENG SHUI PLACEMENT

I'm excited for this week's podcast, since we'll be announcing our giveaway winner and talking about vision boards! Vision boards can be such an amazing way to get in touch with and manifest your goals; I'm living proof! So this week we'll talk vision boards, and I'll share my personal story as well as tips on using vision boards and feng shui! 

Hopefully you're looking forward to creating your own vision board and manifesting your dreams and goals! I would love to hear from you on whether a vision board has helped you or what goal you'll be working toward with your new board. 

As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions on green design, feng shui or holistic living. You may be featured in our Q&A Sunday series!

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Episode 027: Indoor Air Quality

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INDOOR AIR QUALITY

Welcome back to the Holistic Spaces podcast! Last week, when we learned how to create a peaceful, zen bedroom, we briefly discussed indoor air quality. This week we'll get more in depth into the importance of indoor air quality and how to make improvements to ensure our holistic spaces are healthy. 

As you can see, ensuring that our indoor air is as clean as possible is a huge step in working towards creating our own holistic spaces. We spend up to 90% of our time indoors, so this is a great place to start changing the energy in your life! 

I want to say "thank you" to each of you for tuning in to our Holistic Spaces podcast. It means the world!

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Episode 026: Feng Shui for a Peaceful, Stress-Free Bedroom

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FENG SHUI FOR A PEACEFUL, STRESS-FREE BEDROOM

We spend about a third of our lives in our beds or bedrooms, and with the cooler weather coming, many of us will be much more likely to spend even more! If you lead a busy, hectic life, and chances are you do, having a calming, nurturing space of your own to come home to is important. This week I'll share a few easy feng shui and holistic tips for creating a peaceful, stress-free bedroom that nourishes you, and where you want to spend time!

- Commanding position

- Your bed in relationship to the rest of your home 

- Soothing colors

- Adding plants

- Using essential oil

- Reducing EMFs

Even if you can only make a few of these changes, taking the smallest steps can make a big difference in creating a zen atmosphere that welcomes and soothes you. Can you pick up a Peace Lily at the farmer's market? Add a few light blue and green throw pillows? Even just bringing in a touch of lavender oil can turn your bedroom into a sacred oasis of calm. What changes are you excited to try?

As always, I encourage you to reach out with any questions. You may even be featured on our Q&A Sunday series!

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Episode 025: Carmen Mensink Talks Tibetan Buddhist Art

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CARMEN MENSINK TALKS TIBETAN BUDDHIST ART

image credit: Tibetan Buddhist Art

image credit: Tibetan Buddhist Art

I'm very excited to have my Tibetan sacred art teacher, Carmen Mensink, on the podcast today! Carmen is an amazing artist from Holland and has been studying Tibetan Buddhist art and practicing Buddhism for almost 20 years. She now teaches at many wonderful places across New York City, including the Rubin Museum of Art, Tibet House - NY and many more, and I'm so fortunate to work with her on my own sacred art! She has graciously agreed to share her insight on sacred art with us today! 

Thanks so much to Carmen for chatting with us today! Check back on the Holistic Spaces blog for a post on Tibetan symbols coming soon! If you're in the New York area and interested in learning more about Tibetan art, I highly recommend reaching out to Carmen. She's an incredible teacher and artist!

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I'd love to hear your questions about feng shui, green design and holistic living as well. Send them our way, and you may be featured on the Q&A Sunday series! 

Carmen Mensink is a painter and teacher of Tibetan Buddhist Art based in Amsterdam. Interested in Buddhism from an early age, Carmen studied with thangka painter teacher Andy Weber for thirteen years before being chosen as his successor in teaching. Since 2008, Carmen has traveled the world painting and teaching the art of thangka full-time. Her classes and lectures are available in Europe, the United States and Asia, and she also offers private lessons and thangka restoration. To view Carmen's work or learn from her, visit tibetan-buddhist-art.com.  

Episode 024: Creating Holistic Spaces for Inspiration

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CREATING HOLISTIC SPACES FOR INSPIRATION

In January, I was asked to choose a word for the year 2016, and I chose "inspiration." I find that there are so many ways to create and find inspiration in our everyday lives, and one great way to tap into this is by creating a holistic space! Inspiration is so important, and I want to offer insight into how creating a holistic space can help bring inspiration to your life. 

  • What is inspiration?

  • How can you create an environment that invokes inspiration?

  • Invoking inspiration in your holistic spaces

I hope you can use these tips to transform your home into an inspirational holistic space where you feel nourished and uplifted. I would love to hear about the ways you encourage inspiration in your holistic space!

Be sure to sign up for monthly tips on green design, feng shui, holistic living and inspiration from the Holistic Spaces newsletter. You'll even get a 10% off coupon to the Holistic Spaces store for signing up!

Please also feel free to reach out with any feng shui or holistic living questions you may have. You could even be featured in our Q&A Sunday series!

Episode 022: Joseph Mauricio and Meditation to Create a Sacred Space

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JOSEPH MAURICIO AND MEDITATION TO CREATE A SACRED SPACE

I'm excited to welcome my meditation teacher, Joseph Mauricio, back for a second week with the Holistic Spaces podcast! This week, Joe and I talk more about meditation and how it affects our sacred spaces, PLUS Joe will guide us through a mini meditation! 

- What is meditation?

- Meditation and feng shui

- Mini guided meditation

- Meditation posture

- How meditation affects physical spaces

- Creating a sacred space with meditation

Thanks so much to Joseph Mauricio for sharing his endless knowledge on why meditation is helpful in our modern society and how to make the most of our meditation time. If you enjoyed the short guided meditation on this podcast, listen in on this longer version from Joe's collection!

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Joseph Mauricio is a speaker, teacher, workshop presenter, and meditation instructor in academic, business and private sectors. A senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist Tradition, Joseph began teaching twenty years ago at Karma Choling Buddhist Meditation Center in Vermont, and has subsequently taught in meditation centers, schools, businesses and community centers throughout North America, Canada and Europe. He has served as the Director of Public Programs and Outreach at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, and has recently become the Executive Director of the Baltimore Shambhala Meditation Center.

Joseph is a close student of Meditation Master, Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche, the Head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. He has studied with renowned teacher and author, Pema Chodren, and many prominent teachers in the meditation and yogic traditions in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. He has completed dozens of solitary and group retreats, including three month-long meditation retreats, two month-long solitary retreats, an eight week silent group retreat, numerous shorter group retreats and years of advanced study. Joseph is a graduate of the Shambhala School of Buddhist studies and advanced meditation instructor and teacher trainings in the Shambhala Tradition.

www.josephmauricio.com

Episode 021: Meditation with Joseph Mauricio

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MEDITATION WITH JOSEPH MAURICIO

Welcome back to the Holistic Spaces podcast! I'm honored to have my meditation teacher, Joseph Mauricio, in the studio this week and next to discuss meditation, how it can change your life and how to get started. Meditation is such a valuable part of my life, and I'm excited to share Joe's insight with you!

- What is meditation?

- Spacing out vs. meditation

- Quieting the mind

- How to start meditating

I hope this chat on meditation helps to bring clarity to any questions you may have about why this is a helpful practice and how easy it can be to get started. Join us next week, when Joe returns to help set each of us up with our own meditation practice and holistic space.

As always, feel free to send any questions my way. You could be featured on the Q&A Sunday series or a future podcast!

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Joseph Mauricio is a speaker, teacher, workshop presenter, and meditation instructor in academic, business and private sectors. A senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist Tradition, Joseph began teaching twenty years ago at Karma Choling Buddhist Meditation Center in Vermont, and has subsequently taught in meditation centers, schools, businesses and community centers throughout North America, Canada and Europe. He has served as the Director of Public Programs and Outreach at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, and has recently become the Executive Director of the Baltimore Shambhala Meditation Center.

Joseph is a close student of Meditation Master, Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche, the Head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. He has studied with renowned teacher and author, Pema Chodren, and many prominent teachers in the meditation and yogic traditions in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. He has completed dozens of solitary and group retreats, including three month-long meditation retreats, two month-long solitary retreats, an eight week silent group retreat, numerous shorter group retreats and years of advanced study. Joseph is a graduate of the Shambhala School of Buddhist studies and advanced meditation instructor and teacher trainings in the Shambhala Tradition.

www.josephmauricio.com

Episode 020: Summer Solstice for Your Holistic Spaces

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SUMMER SOLSTICE FOR YOUR HOLISTIC SPACES

Welcome back to the Holistic Spaces podcast! I'm so excited to welcome the summer, finally! It's my favorite season, and there are many great ways to incorporate feng shui and holistic living practices to welcome this warm, bright time of the year. Listen in for my favorite tips for preparing your holistic spaces for summer. 

- What is summer solstice?

- Summer solstice and feng shui

- Welcoming summer with feng shui and holistic living

I hope you're looking forward to summer as well and can incorporate some of these suggestions into your space, wardrobe and diet to welcome the summer solstice with an open, holistic heart. I'm happy to share these adjustments with you and look forward to hearing which ones you found helpful!

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