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Friday
Jul012011

Working with Your Feng Shui Client

 

When you're trained as a feng shui practitioner, you're literally turned loose to interact with clients and impact their home or office environments in a meaningful and life-changing way. Good feng shui consulting, as seen in the following video, is about listening to your clients needs. You're flexible to each situation, each space, and each client. You'll use your bagua to study a space and make your recommendations, but it's far from "one size fits all" because where your client would like you to go is where you should put your focus. You'll get some good technique pointers from this video of Beverly Hills based Ariel Joseph Towne, otherwise known as The Feng Shui Guy. 

 

 

As lead curriculum developer for Sheffield School, I'm fascinated with the way a feng shui consultant works with a client. If you'd like to know more about feng shui as it relates to interior design, I encourage you to explore theSheffield SchoolNew York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng ShuiWedding and Event Planningand Jewelry DesignWith thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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Reader Comments (17)

Feng shui is an amazing study.
Thank you for sharing.

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July 4, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterSharon Itzhaki

I've never believed in this stuff.

July 4, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterManic
Once again, thank you for posting this interesting video. I know someone who has attended The Sheffield School and they were very pleased with their education.

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July 6, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterPreston Masters
What an interesting school, I wish it was near me!

I've been trying to increase the wealth and abundance in my life recently and followed a Feng Shui tip from a friend which says to place a citrine crystal in the furthest corner away from your front door and one in your wallet. I've also got a five Chinese coin strand thing in that corner, and a crystal in my wallet and it seems to be working well so far...

www.stormjewelsgifts.com/160-crystals-for-alternative-healing
July 7, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterStormJewel

I thought this stuff was fake

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July 9, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterBo
"...is about listening to your clients needs". This should be the point of focus during the first meeting with your client. Feng Shui must be individualized
July 23, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAdrien Silverstone
A very good video most enjoyable and informative, I love feng Shui and only regret that more designers dont take it into consideration when building our houses. With some thought we can still Feng Shui Decorate if we try.

Lydia at www.efengshuidecorating.com
August 8, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterLydia
Feng Shui is an art and this art has impressed the world over and has even gone to the extent of revamping the entire structure. Good post, loved reading it.
August 25, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterdelilah
Im glad to see that people are actually writing about this issue in such a smart way, showing us all different sides to it.
October 3, 2011 | Unregistered Commenter30 Second Smile
I think it is always important to feel better about or more comfortable in the environment you live in . Small changes can have a dramatic effect on well being . Feng Shui attempts to achieve this balance. I have worked for many years as an interior designer and found many clients were seeking something more than material goods and required a deeper understanding of their motivation for changing their surroundings to be able to find what they are really looking for .
November 26, 2011 | Unregistered Commenteradrian
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December 6, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterForever Lazy
It's astounding how many people don't realize this. Thank you for this very informative article, and I look forward to reading more in the future!
December 7, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterOPC Factor
Thanks for the wonderful share.. I'll be looking forward to see more of your work ;)
December 9, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterIheater
Thanks for Sharing such a valuable experience of yours. It was interesting reading your article.
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December 19, 2011 | Unregistered Commenter30 Second Smile
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January 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterForever Lazy
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