Feng Shui Quick Guide For Home and Office: Secrets For Attracting Wealth, Harmony, and Love (Paperback)

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The first Feng Shui book that shows how to use the power of practical Feng Shui one day at a time, throughout the seasons. Author Carol M. Olmstead, known as The Feng Shui Maven reveals how to attract wealth, find love, create family harmony, improve your career. The book includes a day-by-day calendar of 366 quick tips for home and office and a unique monthly clutter-clearing guide. The author includes powerful success stories from her clients across the country to show how real people made simple changes with big results. Carol Olmstead has taught thousands the simple secrets of using Feng Shui throughout the adventures and misadventures of real life, and now she shares these secrets with you. This book is a must-have for anyone who thought Feng Shui was too confusing, too New Age, or too complicated to use everyday. Includes illustrations, index of Feng Shui tips, and a glossary of common Feng Shui terms.

About the Author

Carol M. Olmstead, FSII, The Feng Shui Maven, is a consultant, author, and speaker specializing in practical, contemporary applications of Feng Shui for our homes, offices, and businesses. Carol practices a contemporary version of Feng Shui that honors the essence of its 5,000-year-old Chinese heritage but focuses on the practical applications for our culture today. Carol first learned about Feng Shui more than 12 years ago when she was a marketing communications consultant. She rearranged the furniture in her office and two weeks later signed a contract to consult for a week in Hawaii which extended into a second week after she got there. After extensive study with the Feng Shui Institute of America she became a Certified Feng Shui Practitioner, qualified to use the designation FSII. Carol was recently awarded Red Ribbon Professional status from the International Feng Shui Guild. Carol has been featured in such publications as Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Prevention Books, Telecommuting for Dummies, and online home decorating and remodeling websites. She is a frequent guest on TV and broadcast and Internet radio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Feng Shui Multimedia; First edition (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981573509
• ISBN-13: 978-0981573502
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #248,465 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Feng Shui, February 12, 2009

By	J. Greenberg "Life coach" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Feng Shui has finally made it into the mainstream with Olmstead's new book. Far from being "woo-woo," Feng Shui: A Quick Guide for Home and Office gives an easily understandable history of Feng Shui and a practical approach that I have found useful in my daily life. For instance,I have tried to arrange and decorate the rooms in my home, as suggested in the book, to reflect the bagua of Feng Shui, and I have enjoyed the results. After reading the book, I changed the orientation of my desk in the living room and created a reading area, and the room was far more welcoming and balanced. The book also pays homage to the seasons and includes a calendar of 366 Feng Shui tips, which are great fun to read and employ in your daily life.

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and practical, June 1, 2009

By	Sharona S - See all my reviews

Feng Shui Quick Guide for Home and Office was exactly the Feng Shui book I was looking for. The book explains the concepts of Feng Shui clearly and in plain English but without dumbing it down. It is completely accessible for someone who doesn't know a lot about Feng Shui.

The book begins by explaining the basic concepts very clearly. The basic tools of Feng Shui -- Chi, the Five Elements, the Bagua, and Yin and Yang -- are covered in detail. What really impressed me was the way they were demystified. The author uses the original Chinese terms but then explains how these tools can be applied in modern Western culture. One of my favorite parts was where the book explains that just adding traditional Chinese symbolic objects like Fu Dogs and red envelopes won't do anything for a Western house if the symbols don't mean anything to the residents. The tools and philosophy of Feng Shui have to be translated for Western culture if they will be effective.

The book focuses a lot on clutter, which seems to be one of the biggest problems in American houses according to the author. The book also includes 366 tips for improving spaces, which is a good source of motivation for making changes.

Above all, the book is practical. It only explains as much of the abstract Feng Shui philosophy as is necessary, and it is dedicated mainly to teaching people how to apply the principles in their own lives. I highly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Defining Feng Shui for Everyday Life, March 1, 2009

By	S. David "Health Consultant" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The ancient art of Feng Shui comes alive in this practical text for everyday use. The color logo on the cover helps orient you to the 5 feng shui elements, which I knew little about before reading this book. The blue squiggley lines representing water and its movement helps carry the book forward through its chapters which define feng shui, how it can positively affect your life, and what you can do to prepare yourself to make changes. Olmstead explains why day-to-day clutter, wornout clothes, and dying plants can interfere with your ability to attract good people, good fortune, and creativity to your life. She also gives a step-by-step approach to making small changes to start. So, I started with my closet and next time will take on my files. It feels better already!