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• Feng Shui and the Command Position
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  ONE of the most important feng shui guidelines is to place your bed and desk in what is called the "Command Position." In this position, you face the door from the far side of the room but are not directly in front of the door; usually the part of the room diagonally farthest from the entry offers the best Command Position...
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• How Clutter Affects Your Love Life
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Clutter in any area of your home is a sign of stuck, stagnant energy. The more clutter you have, the more sluggish the energy becomes. When the areas of your home associated with romance are cluttered and untidy, your love life is affected as well. From a feng shui perspective, the three places in your home that have the strongest impact on your love life are your bedroom, the Relationship Area (I'll tell you how to find that in a moment), and the space around your front door. Here's why...
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• Conquering the Clutter "Yeah, Buts"
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Is your home filled with a lot of stuff that you don't really use or need, but that you just can't seem to part with? Do you make quick progress in the first stages of clutter-clearing, only to hit a wall when the easy stuff is gone and you're faced with difficult decisions about what really counts as a "treasure"? If you are challenged by clutter it's likely that your inner voice is saying "yeah, but..." a lot as you try to make your keep-or-toss decisions.
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• Feng Shui Money Tips
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Do you know where your financial "power spots" are? The contemporary methods of feng shui associate prosperity issues with the back left corner of any space. Stand at your front door facing into the house; your wealth area is at the back of the house on the left-hand side. There's also a wealth area within each room: facing in from the doorway, it's the corner area in the back of the room on the left-hand side. Where are the wealth areas within your office, living room, kitchen, and bedroom?
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• Clutter-Clearing Tips that Work
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Coping with clutter is rarely easy. There's more involved than just catching up on overdue housework, and staying focused and motivated over the weeks or months it may take to get the job done can be one of the biggest challenges. Here are some tips to help you stick with it until it's done.
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• Feng Shui and EMF Pollution
  by Stephanie Roberts & Taraka Serrano
  
  Today, one of the most prevalent and potentially dangerous forms of sha chi is something that ancient feng shui masters never encountered: the harmful EMF (electromagnetic frequency) pollution generated by electrical appliances and wiring in our homes and offices. The basic form and elements in your living or working space may be feng shui-correct, but unless the EMF issue is addressed, you are not in the clear.
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• Feng Shui for the Heart of Your Home
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  The kitchen is sometimes called "the heart of the home," and with good reason; in ancient cultures the hearth was a sacred place representing the life-giving sustenance of Earth's bounty. Feng shui recognizes the kitchen as one of the most important rooms in the house because it is where we connect with the energies that nourish us physically (food), financially (money), and emotionally (family).
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• Feng Shui Tips for Your Dining Room
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Today, the dining room is often one of the most neglected rooms in the house; either it is a formal space that is rarely used, or it has been taken over for use as a home office or projects space. Busy schedules and multiple-careers can make it almost impossible for families to share dinner together on a regular basis. From a feng shui perspective, we are missing out on an important and once-sacred aspect of life. Paying attention to the feng shui of your dining space can help to remedy that.
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• Feng Shui Tips for Your Home Office - Part 2
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  This is the second part of an article excerpted from Stephanie's newly-released book, "The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui."
  
  The furnishings you choose for your home office - especially your desk and chair - can have a powerful influence on your ability to succeed and prosper. Also discussed is the all-important command position.
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• Feng Shui Tips for Your Home Office - Part 1
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  This is the first part of an article excerpted from Stephanie's newly-released book, "The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui."
  
  Many home offices are set up in whatever space is available: in a corner of the bedroom, on the dining room table, down in the basement, or upstairs in the attic or in the guest bedroom. Some of these locations are fine places for a home office; others are not so great. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when deciding where to set up your in-home workspace.
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• Feng Shui Tips for the Bathroom
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  The bathroom has a bad reputation in feng shui, and in some ways this is deserved, as you will discover. But it's not all negative. Here are some guidelines to deal with the challenges of the modern bathroom.
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• Improve Your Love Luck with Feng Shui
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Are you tired of looking for love without success? If so, the layout, furnishings, and energy of your home and bedroom could be part of the problem. When the areas of your home affecting your love life are cluttered, missing from your floor plan, or suffering from sha chi (harmful energy) it can be difficult to find and maintain a good relationship.
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• Feng Shui Guidelines for Storage Spaces
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Professional organizers and helpful-hint sources often recommend storage solutions such as shelves above doors and in corners, hooks on the backs of doors, and peg-board for tools and small appliances. They are masters at maximizing every square inch of a closet with bins, baskets, shelf dividers, and multiple hanging rods. What they don't realize is that, from a feng shui perspective, these techniques can cause as many problems as they solve.
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• Finding Your Feng Shui Power Spots
  for Love & Romance
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  The first step in using feng shui to attract a partner or improve your love life is to find the relationship power spots in your home. Once you have located these areas, feng shui cures and enhancements can activate these areas and increase your love luck. More

• Clutter-Clearing Article Series
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  How Much Is Enough?
  Deciding whether or not we truly need something can be one of our greatest clutter-clearing challenges. When it comes to making those important keep-or-toss decisions, "need" can be discouragingly difficult to define. More
  
  When 'Just Do It' Isn't Enough: Coping with the Emotional Aspects of Clutter Clearing
  One reason so many clutter-clearing efforts fail or remain uncompleted is that we have this idea that all that it takes to get rid of clutter is a little effort and determination. While a "just do it" attitude does help you get started and persevere, clutter-clearing is not quite so simple as that. Running unprepared into the not-so-simple aspects of clutter can bring all of our good intentions to a halt. More
  
  Clutter is Natural
  Nature loves clutter. Just think of all the stuff that drops from trees, washes in on the tide, or is blown by the wind into your backyard. Birds molt, animals shed, snakes slither out of their skin, and they all just leave it lying there to rot into the earth. Follow any two-year-old around for a day and you'll see that we're not much better. More
  
  What Clutter Clearing Can Do For You
  You can get a pretty good idea of the benefits of clutter clearing simply by imagining your life free of all the negative effects of clutter that we've explored in previous articles in this series: lack of focus and clarity; feelings of being professionally, creatively, spiritually, and/or romantically stuck; insufficient time and attention for self and family; increased stress, irritability and depression. Wouldn't it be great to be free of all these? More
  
  Clutter's Side Effects: How the State of Your Home Affects Your Life
  Each area of your home has a symbolic meaning with which you resonate on a subconscious level. Clutter and untidiness within each of these areas causes constriction and inertia in the corresponding aspects of your life. More
  
  Clutter-Clearing and Your Authentic Self
  Have you ever felt so discouraged, your life so out-of-control, the universe so unresponsive to your needs and desires, that you couldn't help it: you just had to clean up? By paying attention to these impulses we recognize the deep connection between our personal environment and our innermost selves. It's as though by shifting the arrangement of our belongings we hope to rearrange the molecules of our emotional lives as well. More

• A New Approach to New Year's Resolutions
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  The New Year is traditionally a time to reflect on where we are in our lives and to think about how we want to improve and progress in the coming year. If the prospect of making New Year Resolutions triggers feelings of guilt because you've been making the same ones year after year -- without losing that 20 pounds, or exercising more, or quitting smoking, or getting out of debt, or really-truly-this-time-I-mean-it finally getting organized -- perhaps it's time for a new kind of resolution. More

• Why I Practice Contemporary Western Feng Shui
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  This article is a response I posted to an online list query about the differences between traditional Chinese and western feng shui. It explains my own perspective and feng shui philosophy and my reasons for practicing an inclusive style of feng shui. More

• Feng Shui as a Path to Personal Growth
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  How does alignment (or misalignment) of attitude and intention affect your success with feng shui? How can you learn and grow through the process, even when the results you experience are not what you'd expected or desired? Essential guidelines and questions for self-reflection are offered here. More

• Feng Shui with Style! Working with Your
  Element Type
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Are you a Pack Rat drowning in clutter, a Free Spirit who hates to clean up, or a Whirlwind in need of priorities or focus? Learn how to create a feng shui strategy that meets your unique needs, based on five basic feng shui styles... More

• How to Improve Your Love Life with the Power
  of Feng Shui... Without Spending a Dime!
  by Stephanie Roberts
  
  Our ten essential feng shui tips for the bedroom show you quick and easy ways to remove obstacles to romance and jump-start your love life by attracting new energy into your home. More