Episode 153: What’s Your Decluttering Style?

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EPISODE 153: What’s Your Decluttering Style

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We’ve noticed that clutter tends to be a source of many negative emotions for a lot of people. In this episode, we wanted to offer a new, more compassionate way to think about decluttering. Listen to find out which of the five decluttering styles best describes you, and our suggestions for making the most of your natural tendencies.

We cover:

  • The relationship between clutter and feng shui

  • What we’ve noticed in our clients’ and students’ relationships to clutter

  • Our advice to people who feel embarrassed or ashamed of the clutter in their home

  • The importance of being compassionate towards yourself and others

  • The difference between mess and clutter

  • The five elements in feng shui

  • The five different decluttering styles

  • Our tips for each of the decluttering styles

Mentioned in this episode:

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Episode 152: Five Tips for Winter Blues and Burnout with Erin Delander

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EPISODE 152: Five Tips for Winter Blues and Burnout with Erin Delander

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We are so excited to welcome one of our Mindful Design graduates, Erin Delander, to the Holistic Spaces Podcast! Erin joined us to talk about feng shui for the winter season, and her tips for working with winter blues and burnout during the colder months.

We cover:

  • What does the winter solstice represent?

  • The water element in feng shui

  • Giving yourself permission to rest and be “lazy”

  • Seasonal Affective Disorder and the winter blues

  • Erin’s five tips for avoiding burnout and the winter blues

  • How Erin, Anjie, and Laura are embracing the winter season and welcoming more warmth into their homes

  • What Erin is working on now

Mentioned in this episode:

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Erin’s blog post: Cycles of Nature & Life

Work with Erin through Keystone Consulting or Colorado Kitchen and Bath


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Erin has been an expert in interior environments for over a decade. As an interior designer and Feng Shui Practitioner, her purpose is to help people learn to adjust their interiors in a healthy and supportive way, regardless of the season or phase of life they are in.

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Erin’s Instagram: @much_love_interiors
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Episode 151: Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map Part 3

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EPISODE 151: Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map Part 3

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This is the last in a three-part series covering the feng shui bagua. So far, we’ve talked about what the bagua is, how to use it, and six of the bagua areas. In this episode, we’re covering the last three areas of the bagua: Fame, Career, and Relationships. We share when you might want to work with these areas in your home, and simple tips to activate each one.

We cover:

  • How to lay the bagua on your bedroom

  • Why we suggest starting with the bedroom

  • What the Fame area represents and when to work with it

  • The meaning of the Career area and when to activate it

  • The Relationships area and when you might want to work with it

  • How to activate each of these bagua areas

Mentioned in this episode:

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Our Mindful Design Feng Shui Certification is open for enrollment!

Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map Part 1

Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map Part 2

Download our free bagua kit


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Episode 148: WATER element with Dr. Tamsin Lee

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EPISODE 148: WATER element with Dr. Tamsin Lee

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In this episode, we are so happy to welcome Dr. Tamsin Lee back to the podcast! We talked to Tamsin about the water element, our primary elements, and how to make the most of the upcoming water season. 

We cover:

  • Qualities of the water element

  • The water element and winter

  • Exploring fear, shadow work, and collective unconsciousness

  • Ways to nourish yourself this winter based on your primary element

  • How Tamsin determines a client’s primary elements in her face reading practice

  • How we determine a client’s primary elements in feng shui

  • Preparing for the Year of the Water Tiger

  • How to think about “clashing” zodiac animals

  • Our relationships to beauty

  • What is Tamsin working on? 

  • Are 90s eyebrows back?!

Mentioned in this episode:

2022 Energy Reset Package


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Tamsin Lee, DAOM, AEMP is an East Asian medicine doctor, researcher, and Daoist face reader. She is the founder of Elemental Archetypes — an online face reading consultation that weaves her family lineage of Korean face reading, and the Five seasonal phases to guide self-identifying women and non-binary individuals reclaim their powerful beauty narrative.

Tamsin’s website: elementalarchetypes.com

Tamsin’s Instagram: @elementalarchetypes


Episode 146: Space Clearing for the Holidays

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EPISODE 146: Space Clearing for the Holidays

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During the holiday season, we’re often welcoming a lot of new energy into our home. This makes it a great time to practice space clearing! In this episode, we’re talking about why space clearing is so important, and sharing some of our favorite and most festive space clearing methods.

We cover:

Mentioned in this episode:

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2022 Energy Clearing Package


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Episode 143: How To Use a Feng Shui Crystal Ball

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EPISODE 143: How To Use a Feng Shui Crystal Ball

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If you’ve been listening for a while, you’ve probably heard us talk about feng shui crystal balls. Many people don’t know what they are or how to use them, so we’re answering those questions and more in this episode!

We cover:

  • What is a feng shui crystal ball?

  • What feng shui crystal balls symbolize

  • The importance of intention in feng shui

  • What makes something a feng shui object?

  • What to look for if you’re buying a feng shui crystal ball

  • How to hang a feng shui crystal ball

  • How to use a feng shui crystal ball to

Mentioned in this episode:

Feng Shui Faceted Crystal Ball

Holistic Spaces Podcast Episode 141: Feng Shui and Color


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Episode 141: Feng Shui and Color

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EPISODE 141: Feng Shui and Color

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Photo by Jess Bailey on Unsplash

As feng shui practitioners, we get asked a lot about color. It’s one of the simplest, most effective ways to apply feng shui to your home. There are many ways to think about feng shui and color, and in this episode we’re looking at color through the lens of the feng shui bagua.

We cover:

  • What is the feng shui bagua?

  • Why is working with color so powerful?

  • How to work with feng shui and color

  • The colors associated with each bagua area

  • The symbolism of each color and when you might want to a certain color

  • Why it’s important to take into account your personal color associations

  • The nuances of different tones within a color

  • Why it can be helpful to work one-on-one with a practitioner

Mentioned in this episode:

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Episode 139: Ask Anjie & Laura

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EPISODE 139: Ask Anjie & Laura

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It’s time for another Ask Anjie & Laura! We got a lot of questions this time, and did our best to answer all of them! If you want to submit a question for our next episode like this, make sure you’re on our newsletter and following us on Instagram! Or, if you want to learn how to answer these questions for yourself, check out our certification program!

In this episode we answer:

  • How do you lay the bagua on a long and narrow home?

  • How do you lay the bagua when part of the home falls behind the front door?

  • How do you work with a washer and dryer in the southwest or relationship corner?

  • Is the bagua different in the Southern Hemisphere?

  • Are relationships linked to the earth element?

  • What should you do if the foot of your bed faces the door?

  • What adjustments would we recommend if you’re working on changing the negative things in your life?

  • Is it possible to stir up too much qi by making too many changes?

  • How bad is a staircase in the middle of a home?

  • What is a cure for food waste in the kitchen?

Mentioned in this episode:

Our Mindful Design Class of Spring 2022 is open for enrollment - classes begin September 25!

Practical Feng Shui Live Workshop

Episode 138: Common Bedroom Feng Shui Mistakes

Feng Shui Faceted Crystal Ball

Free Bagua Kit Download


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Episode 137: Office feng shui with Jen Weis

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EPISODE 137: OFFICE FENG SHUI WITH JEN WEIS

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Photo by STIL on Unsplash

In this episode, we’re so excited to welcome Mindful Design graduate Jen Weis to the Holistic Spaces Podcast! Jen joined us to talk all about office feng shui, and she shared some simple feng shui tips to optimize your workspace.

We cover:

  • Why work with feng shui in your office?

  • How improving your office’s feng shui can also improve your home life

  • Jen’s top feng shui tips for setting up an office (at home or away from home)

  • Ideas for staying focused while you’re working

  • How implementing feng shui in Jen’s office impacted her work

  • How Jen has been led by her feng shui practice

  • What Jen is working on right now

Mentioned in this episode:

Our Mindful Design Class of Spring 2022 is now open for enrollment!


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


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Jen Weis is a certified Feng Shui practitioner who is passionate about helping others find joy, clarity, and support in their homes and work spaces. Having spent many years in the hospitality industry, Jen has honed her professional ability to serve others and quickly identify how she can assist with their needs.

Jen’s website: leadingwithshui.com

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