HAPPY SPRING TO ALL OF YOU!

The Queen of England is going to Kentucky and so am I! She'll be there for the Kentucky Derby, and I'll be there a week later to do consultations. Oh, such a brush with fame. :)

Derby time (the first Saturday in May) reminds me of the warmth of springtime when you know there won't be any more cold snaps again until fall. I've been to three Kentucky Derbies in my (college) day - what a hoot! If you haven't been, it's worth the trip - at least once. I know I'm always talking about traditional feng shui cures, well, the Kentucky tradition of beautiful horses, pretty hats, and mint juleps sipped from silver cups is a sight to see.

While I'm in Kentucky doing consultations, I'll also be attending my 25th college reunion. Wow - a quarter of a century ago I was pulling all nighter after all nighter...talk about a life out of balance - Shew! I'm glad those days are over. If I knew then what I know now, things would have been a lot different. I think "balancing your college life with feng shui" should be a required course!

SPRINGTIME FENG SHUI

The energy of springtime is all about "new beginnings," looking and feeling supple, moist, and fresh...like flowers do when they break out of their compact buds. They expand out into space with a newness and colorful vibrance. So, to feel in the flow of the season, you might want to freshen up your New Year's Resolutions and other commitments.

Don't let the $250 discount pass you by this month - April 30th is the early bird discount deadline! We've got people signing up and still have some spots left, so please join us! The meeting dates are September 13-16 and November 1-4. These eight training days broken up into two sessions are one training course - - which received the most votes (by far) from the survey we sent out.

This month, I thought I'd give you a little more detail about the course. My goal is to mentor students to a place where they can think on their feet, use their intuition, and tap into their individual gifts and powers to help themselves and their clients bring forth a positive shift into their lives. Everyone has their own unique set of talents and background that they can pull from in this profession. I hope to show you not only how to help people with feng shui techniques, but to empower you to bring all your "tools" and talents forward in your consultations. It's going to be an exciting and fun educational block of time where students will learn to embrace their own unique style and approach into the wonderful world of being of service through environmental awareness.

I know that the reason people are signing up for this course is the fact that I am personally teaching it, and I am excited to teach some of the new ideas and concepts that I have learned since writing Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life. I'm planning to incorporate experiential exercises, open discussions, and plenty of fun, as well as the traditional classroom lecture training. And to give myself a little break here and there, I have included a few other special guest teachers to round out the course in way that I could not do alone.

In the first 4-day gathering, we have Regina Leeds (author of the book The Zen of Organizing among other books) teaching the clutter section of the course. Since she focuses on de-cluttering alone, she can bring a whole new depth to "the clutter discussion."

And in our second session, Larry Gust will be our guest lecturer. He holds a degree in electrical engineering as well as being a certified bau-biologist. The bau-biologie sub-course that is included in this training will allow you to confidently take on any "sick building" situation a client throws your way. Each student also receives their own tri-field (around a $150 value alone!) meter and home testing equipment, so you can practice testing your own home to gain experience before going to your clients - how cool is that!

I also plan to have a business/marketing expert to share expertise in starting a consulting business. Yes, by the time you are finished with this course, you'll be good to go!

I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally bring this course into fruition. I know many of you have been asking for it for such a long time, I wanted to thank you for your tenacity. Here's the link for more information: Feng Shui Palace Workshop

To register, go to: Feng Shui Palace Registration

For questions, email Mary at mary@fengshuipalace.com

Question #1:

My living room is a rectangular with the entrance in the lower right corner. There are doors and windows on each and every wall. I can't figure out how to apply the bagua. I think my prosperity corner is the kitchen door and another door!!! How do I correct a space that isn't a wall, but doors?

Answer #1:

If April showers bring May Flowers and you have allergies, perhaps a little "hair of the dog" medicine is in order! Although science hasn't done their studies yet, some holistic practitioners have seen a drop in allergy symptoms after prescribing locally made (say, within twenty miles of your house) raw, unfiltered (that's pretty important here) honey to their patients. (The raw part means that the live enzymes aren't killed thus making it more digestible.) Their theory is that if allergy shots containing the very allergen that bothers you works, then similar results should result by ingesting bits of the actual pollen made naturally in honey. Find local raw honey at farmer's markets, or look up your neighborhood online for locally grown products and let me know your results!

Success Story #1

I wanted to share that your book and theories have helped change my attitude toward cleaning (de-cluttering) my home. It has brought a new purpose and energy, and taking one corner at a time is much less burdensome. Anyhow, thanks for the information. I'm enjoying this journey!

Sincerely, Helen B

Success Story #2

I am jumping with JOY. YES, on the 27th day of my writing the journal in regards to my perfect job, I got the offer, from Microsoft. And proudly I resigned my temp. job (not the best). I got this temporary job when you had asked me to put it in writing in the helpful people section, when I was just so desperate to work anywhere. Now my husband is writing his journal. Earlier I had to remind him, but not any more.

Success Story #3

This comes as a success story, prompted by the question in a newsletter from the woman having difficulty sleeping. I, too, was having difficulty sleeping for about 6 months. We moved around the time that the problem began so I looked at how our bedroom might be made more conducive to sleep. Since our move was part of "down-sizing", the size of our bedroom posed challenges for the positioning of our furniture. Intellectually, it seemed that there was only one place for the bed to go, given the windows we were working around, and THAT place was right in front of the entrance to the room. So that's where we put the bed. WRONG!

After moving the bed to a much more energetically favorable position, even though it does block part of a window, we sleep wonderfully. It's like the difference between night and day.

Choosing the lesser of two evils was the better way to go.

Thanks for all the great tips! E.

Success Story #4

Hi Karen, Thank you for your wonderful book. It certainly helped me in my career and prosperity. I rearranged my stuff and wrote down the names of people whom I think would be able to help me get the job I want. Eventually, I was offered, and accepted a better paying job in my workplace. Regarding the names I wrote, one recommended me, one offered me the position and one approved of my hiring. I was not even interviewed. I also ordered books for my sister in Utah and my cousin in Florida. My sister got many job offers and received money, some even from unknown sources. My cousin was offered a supervisory position in her workplace. Recently, I lent my book to a friend who got terminated due to downsizing. Before the feng shui, no company responded to his applications. After doing some changes in his house, he got very good job offers and accepted one. Again, thank you so much and more power to you!

Success Story #5

You feng-shuied my tiny studio apartment in Echo Park the beginning of January, and I also came to your workshop in January. I wanted to write to give you a little follow up about what's happened since I met with you. I don't know if you remember, but my main thing I was hoping to accomplish was to transition out of teaching and into writing. Then, three weeks ago, I ended up moving to San Francisco for a job as a curriculum writer! Even though the type of writing I'm doing is not exactly what I want to manifest as my *dream* (that would be children's poetry and illustrations), I am actually now gainfully employed as a *writer.* I work for an Internet start-up company that is building an ESL website for Korean students, so it's still within the realm of ESL , but my work is so different than teaching. I'm having a lot of fun, the people I work with are interesting and stimulating, and I get to dabble in other creative stuff like working with the film crew (there is a film component to the product...) I feel like I'm getting closer to supporting myself completely with my poetry and illustrations.

Anyway, I wanted to say *thank you*, especially for your suggestion to start journaling my *perfect day*. I've already read back over some entries, and eerily, some have happened (in particular, one entry I did about working on a film set, and when I got this job, I had no idea that there would be a a director, film crew, and movie component involved in the whole project...) Thanks Karen. Kathy T

Success Story #6

Great job Karen! I love the book...and your newsletters! I have been trying to feng shui my master bedroom. I am using an Asian theme. The bath is right in the prosperity corner with purple towels and I have purple accents in the room....I had read that water was appropriate for this space so I hope some sea shells will do the trick! Strangely enough...moving some books around the room, I found something that had fallen out of a book, it was $225.00!!! That has been in the book for I guess 3-4 years! Then I found twenty-five dollars more in a jewelry box!!

Here's the link to report your success story. (It's at the bottom of the web page) Feng Shui Palace Success Stories

"About 70% of withdrawn children have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with reduced blood flow to the brain," says Kumamoto University Medical School Professor Teruhisa Miike. He has his investigated the cerebral blood flow among children failing to attend school, which showed reduced blood flow in 75% of the cases. He says that their failure to attend school is not a "psychological problem," but a serious illness accompanied by disorders in central nervous system function and immune function. "If you force them to go to school, they risk having real psychological problems as a result," he says.

This chronic fatigue syndrome may be caused by electromagnetic waves according to a study by Ryoichi Ogawa, a physician in Kobe, whose view that "Reduced cerebral blood flow may possibly result from the influence of electromagnetic waves from IT equipment" was introduced in the Sunday Mainichi weekly of May 4-11, 2004. An excerpt from this article is given below.

Dr. Ogawa noted that about 80% of his CFS patients were frequent users on a daily basis of cellular phones, personal computers, TV games and other IT devices. He decided to conduct a clinical investigation into a possible cause-effect relationship of cellular phones and desktop-style personal computers to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

The subjects were 40 young people, 20 male and 20 female, ranging in age from 12 to 32, who had received treatment for CFS, and an additional 25 male and 25 female healthy family members of the patients, ranging in age from 15 to 35, for a total of 90 people. The investigation was performed using the "Super Doppler Method" to measure the speed of blood flowing during a period of one second in the ophthalmic artery located in the upper part of the eyelid. This artery branches off from the internal carotid artery, which carries blood from the heart to the brain, and this method of testing was established for clinical investigation of blockage of cerebral blood vessels.

The subjects were asked to use a cellular phone, holding it to their left ear for 30 seconds. Prior to use, all of the subjects showed normal blood flow of 10 cm/sec. in the ophthalmic artery of both left and right eye, but after using the cellular phone, this dropped to less than 5 cm/sec. in all of the subjects. When blood flow in this artery is less than 5 cm/sec, it is considered a sign of reduced cerebral blood flow.

The subjects were also asked to use a personal computer, sitting within one meter of the screen for 15 minutes of normal use. When measurements were made directly afterward, it turned out that the blood flow was reduced to less than 5 cm/sec in both eyes among all of the patients who had been treated for CFS . Even among the healthy group, about 78% showed a reduction to less than 5 cm/sec in both eyes.

In addition, the subjects were tested again for speed of blood flow in the ophthalmic artery 30 minutes after finishing their use of these devices. The results showed all of the healthy subjects to have recovered normally to 10 cm/sec, so in their case it was learned that the reduction in cerebral blood flow was temporary. Among the subjects who had received treatment for CFS , however, only 60% had recovered normally. This demonstrates a possibility of some kind of effect on cerebral blood flow by IT equipment, and that these patients will need to take care regarding electromagnetic fields in their daily lives after treatment.

Message from Pat Ormsby, Japan Starmail - 22. Dez, 16:38. Electromagnetic Facts

Save your eyes and brain! The cell phone and "universal" chips are 10% off this month! Feng Shui Palace Product Specials

There's still time to catch the early bird special on the Certification Training Course. Sign up by April 30th and pay the reduced fee of $2490 instead of $2790! Here's the link to register: Feng Shui Palace Certification Registration

Here's the link for additional feng shui enhancing products: Feng Shui Palace Product Specials

1. I have a renewed abundance of personal energy to start any project of my dreams - and I use it to manifest happiness in my life now.

2. Today is always a great day for me.

Sweep off the sidewalk and wash down the front door! It's spring and time to get a burst of fresh chi in your home. Remove cob webs from porch lights and shine the door knob and knocker. Give your mailbox a little spring cleaning attention with intentions of making space for good news and prosperity to come your way.

April 27-30, May 25-27, 2007

I am available for consultations in the area. Call me at 714-508-9935 to set up a time.

Mountain View, CA

April 30th, 2007 - 7:30 - 9PM

I will be speaking and signing books at East West Bookstore in Mountain View, CA. Come on by and bring your questions!

Cincinnati, Ohio (and Northern Kentucky)

May 11, 2007

I am available for consultations in the area. Call me at 714-508-9935 to check availability and to set up a consultation time.

Frankfort and Louisville, Kentucky (for real this time!)

May 14, 2007

I am available for consultations in the area. Call me at 714-508-9935 to check availability and to set up a consultation time.

Laguna Niguel , CA