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Feng Shui Decoded:
The Western School of Feng Shui® Podcast
Series 3- The Bagua Map
Get ready for exciting conversations about Essential Feng Shui®, where your hosts share real-life success stories to help you decode your space and jump in to your best life.
Our third series explores the Bagua Map gua-by-gua, and how you can enhance each area to improve your wellbeing!
Meet your hosts!
Terah Kathryn Collins
Karen Abler Carrasco
Lorrie Webb Grillo
Ellen Schneider
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
On with the show!
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Episode 1: The Career Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: September 3rd, 2024
Show notes:
Brief introduction to the Bagua Map (Click here for a free how-to video on how to map your home)
Key words to describe the essence of the Career area: Courage; Depth; Journey; Vocation; Identity; Connected to Spirit; Awakening; Freedom; Authenticity; Opportunity; Purpose
Stories about applying Essential Feng Shui in the Career area of:
-a retiring couple; a business; a realtor/artist; a business executive; a family.
Story about a business
Thanks to Brian Collins for our fantastic intro and outro, and to show producer Amy Chini for pulling it all together.
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us:FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
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Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 2: The Knowledge and Self-Cultivation Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: September 10th, 2024
Show notes:
Key concepts to describe the Knowledge & Self-Cultivation area include:
Taking the time to connect to and care for your mental, emotional and spiritual self
Finding calm and peace in order to focus your mind
Gaining new knowledge and experiencing flashes of insight.
Stories applying Feng Shui to this area include:
A wife and mother finding the courage to attain independence
A family struggling with decision-making allowing answers to arrive, and then acting upon them
A chef desiring an opportunity to showcase his creativity who found a new job allowing him to do that
A meditator/yoga student/massage therapist who just needed to balance her too-much-of-a-good thing space.
Seijaku = The profound stillness and peace found in moments of solitude and quiet reflection.
Thanks to Brian Collins for our fantastic intro and outro, and to show producer Amy Chini for pulling it all together.
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us:FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 3: The Health and Family Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: October 1, 2024
Brief introduction to the Bagua map and how to apply it to floor plans
Key Words for Health and Family: Wellness, Trust, Intuition, Strength, Family and
Chosen Family Relationships, Foundation, Growth
Stories about applying Essential Feng Shui® to the Health and Family Area:
How a couple rearranged their Health and Family area that had exposed medications and hospital décor to establish areas of beauty that saw them through their healing
How an unattended, covered hot tub with mold and uncleanliness was contributing to a stomach upset long held in place. Cleansing it and using it in its renewed state contributed to the well-being of the client
How an office area in the Health and Family area was renewed and cleansed and a cherished memento restored to its original state. This created space for new opportunities.
How a spouse who was suffering from an autoimmune disease was able to enroll support systems and family members to engage with healing after clearing away all of the landscape that was not thriving; replacing a mirror that was in Health and Family that was “fractured” and did not reflect a healthy image encouraged Wholeness.Thanks to Brian Collins for our fantastic intro and outro, and to show producer Amy Chini for pulling it all together.
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us:FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 4: The Wealth and Prosperity Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: October 9, 2024
Brief introduction to the Bagua Map.
Key Words for Wealth and Prosperity: Flow, Abundance, Expansion, Gratitude, Appreciation
Experiences shared about applying Essential Feng Shui® to the Wealth and Prosperity Area:
What to do when the Wealth and Prosperity area falls in a garage, on a balcony, or out in the yard.
"Pre-emptive feng shui" -- applying feng shui remedies to a future home purchase.
Fresh roses bring successful sales to a jewelry store.
Using written affirmations to expand and uplift your wealth capacity.
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us:FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 5: The Fame & Reputation Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: October 15, 2024
Fame & Reputation is located in the top middle box of your Bagua Map, between Wealth on the left and Love on the right.
This area is associated with the Fire element; emotional warmth and connection; and Integrity, Honesty, and Recognition.
Fame & Reputation Stories:
A teenager works with his bedroom and eliminates reputation issues at school
A couple lights up their back patio and receives well-earned community recognition
An entrepreneurial woman intentionally crafts a vision board to bring recognition to her new business
A store owner transforms a back bathroom and ignites her success
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us: FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 6: The Love and Marriage Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: October 22, 2024
Love and Marriage is in the top right box of your Bagua Map, between Fame and Reputation on the left and Children and Creativity below.
This area is associated with Yielding and Softening as well as Intimacy, Nourishing, Sustainability and Adaptability.
Love and Marriage Stories:
A newly separated single woman crafts her space to hold self-love
A pair of childhood photos creates a new opening for a gay couple
A family disposes of an aquarium with stagnant water and experiences the flow of renewal in their relationships
A couple intuitively enhances their environment to deepen their connection
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us: FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 7: The Children and Creativity Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: October 29, 2024
Children & Creativity is found in the middle right side of the Bagua Map as viewed as a tic-tac-toe shape. Love & Marriage is above it, and Helpful People & Travel is below it.
This area is about bringing the ideas incubated in the depths of Love out into the world – those expressions could be children and could be creative work. Awe, wonder, playfulness, whimsy and light-heartedness are words associated with this area of the Bagua.
Children & Creativity stories:
• A couple wanting children creatively filled empty vessels and became pregnant
• A beauty salon moved the vivacious, talkative, fun-loving stylist ‘s station to this area, where she thrived, as did the business.
• A couple found clarity in their desire to continue to live the fun and activity-filled life they created as partners.
• Placing a large metallic gold, world map mural on an office wall increased this client’s international business, and travel.
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us: FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 8: The Helpful People and Travel Gua
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: November 5, 2024
A request for a specific webmaster, placed in the Helpful People and Travel gua, brings the perfect person at the perfect time.
Placing lights and fresh flowers in an empty HP&T room brings greatly expanded business success.
Anchoring the HP&T corner out in the yard brings a perfect new home at the perfect price.
An emergency request for a new heater at a budget price, placed in the HP&T gua, brings it immediately.
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us: FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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Episode 9: The Center
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo.
Recorded: November 12, 2024
The Center of the Bagua Map is considered the 'hub of the wheel' around which the treasures of life flow.
It's associated with the Earth element and with residents feeling grounded, centered, and connected.
Stories about overcoming architectural challenges such as closets and stairways to establish a strong Center.
Do you have questions for your co-hosts? We look forward to answering them on future podcasts!
Contact us: FengShuiDecoded@gmail.com.
Follow at Feng Shui Decoded on Instagram and Facebook.
Video: Laying the Bagua Grid on a floor plan
Download our complimentary Bagua Map, 5 Elements chart, list of the 10 Ch'i enhancements, and more
Purchase The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Room by Room by Terah Kathryn Collins
Purchase Yin, Yang, and Prosper, How to Create a Thriving Feng Shui Practice by Lorrie Webb Grillo
Purchase You. Your Space. Your Life: Arrange your environment to soothe your Soul by Ellen Schneider
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As Essential Feng Shui practitioners we acknowledge and rejoice in having both seen and unseen helpers walking the path of life with us. We’d like to thank two extraordinary helpers with this podcast: Brian Collins and Amy Chini.
You may recognize Brian’s voice in our opening credits introducing us and the Western School of Feng Shui. Brian is an actor, on-screen and voice-over, as well as a radio personality. Not only did he offer his commanding voice to introduce us, but he’s also been instrumental in helping us with technical issues and on-air rules of engagement. Thank you, Brian.
Amy Chini wears many hats at the Western School of Feng Shui, and she has the brilliance, unstoppable energy, and style to carry them all. A creative influence, a can-do person and now the producer and techno-genius behind the Feng Shui Decoded podcast and social media, Amy is the person we ask if it can be done, and she figures how to do it.
We couldn’t do this without them!