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Feng Shui Means Less Hazards For Seniors

By Marilyn Ellis

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Steven and Caroline had just moved in to their 900 square foot senior apartment having left their 2,000 square foot home they had lived in for 40 years. Their daughter telephoned me for help. Her parents had taken practically everything they owned with them and were now living among boxes and piles of clutter. She was worried for their safety and extremely frustrated that they refused her help. "Can you help them Feng Shui?", she asked.

I always have to sigh when I get these phone calls. It reminds me of a cartoon I saw once of a giant toy being stuffed in to a small cardboard box. I can stack it, shrink it, squish it, pile it and box it but I can't make 2,000 square feet of stuff fit in to a 900 square foot space! Nobody can - but I see people trying to do it all the time. That's why I like to teach my downsized senior clients the fine art of Feng Shui.

Feng Shui is an ancient philosophy that considers all objects to contain energy, called Chi. When Chi is in balance (Harmony:Ying/Yang) it contribute to health and happiness. The opposite can be true when the Chi is too cluttered either being agitated and flowing too quickly or is so packed and stifled that it is dead altogether. This could be compared to either living in the middle of a hurricane or in a buried in a dung heap. Clients living in bad Chi feel stressed, agitated, unhappy and often physically unwell and they don't realize why. Out of balance Chi is a very harmful thing.

The practice of Feng Shui has finally made its way into the mainstream and I am so glad! Large corporations and business superstars have employed Feng Shui principles to increase their profits. Architects are learning Feng Shui principles. Even prisons are finding that Feng Shui decreases violent behavior. How amazing is that?

Feng Shui means "wind" and water". Thus, energy should flow gently and easily as if it were water and air. Gentle breezes and soft flowing streams, not through rocky canyons causing rapids or dust storms and stagnant swamps. Look at the space and decide where air and water would get stuck and stifled. If you can't walk there, the air and water can't flow there either!

So how can Feng Shui help Seniors? First and foremost, too much stuff is a traffic hazard. Seniors can easily trip and fall. Too much stuff means too many things to dust - causing respiratory issues. My senior service colleagues have told me many sad stories about seniors being injured in their cluttered homes- the end result being permanent skilled nursing!

Feng Shui is all about flow. Take a look at your beloved senior's traffic patterns in their home. Are they having to squeeze by a coffee table with their walkers? Get rid of the coffee table. Is it time to pack up some collections that are gathering a lot of dust? Seniors often keep heaters blasting and their windows closed, causing stifled air.

Are there dark corners in their home? Add light to those spaces, not only for beauty but for safety.

Broken things are very bad Feng Shui. What needs fixing in the home? Are all the appliances working? Get rid of what cannot be fixed. This will most definetly improve the energy flow as well as correct fire hazards.

There are many easy and inexpensive solutions to improve the Feng Shui in a home. Do it now and then take time to enjoy the new positive flowing energy and safety in your beloved senior's space.

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