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Enjoy A Comfortable And Cosy Winter With These Feng Shui Tips by Debra Jarvis

Feng Shui is based on the cycles of life and Winter is our coldest and darkest season. We get up a little later and retire a little earlier.

It’s typically a sedentary time, we spend more time indoors, clean and tidy our homes less and are not as active. It’s time to curl up with a good book or watch a movie. Our hibernation tendencies emerge and projects are shelved untill Spring and the warmer weather.

Winter can be depressing and lonely.

Prior to the industrial revolution and the invention of electricity, relatively few people lived alone and the kitchen hearth was typically the focal point of the homes’ inhabitants. If adequate wood was available then a fire in the lounge might also be lit for the family to gather around. Early in the morning someone would rise early to clean the grate and light the fire to heat the water for washing and bedtime was signaled when the embers died down in the evening. The fire would be kept going throughout the day and the family lived in one or two rooms. At night they would go to bed likely heated by a hot water bottle and pull up the covers made from wool or feathers. Today we tend to rely on electricity and gas for heating and cooking, appliances are made of metal in whites, grays and blacks. There isn’t generally that same warmth in our homes and decorating is more about style than comfort.

So here are some Feng Shui inspired ideas for a cosy, comfortable winter.

Bring in some reds and yellows to cushions, curtains, towels and bed coverings. They have the effect of making rooms appear lighter, brighter and more welcoming.

Perhaps you have a draw, cupboard, shelf or even some boxes you keep meaning to get around to cleaning and sorting. Feng Shui tells us everything has memories, feelings and associations connected to people, places and events. Now is a good time to sit down and throw out the junk, move on those things that need to be moved on and honour those that are scared. If it’s stuffed in a box under the bed, in a cupboard or at the back of a wardrobe , ask yourself how much value it really has to you.

Attend to those little tasks like ironing and mending.

Winter is the best time for activities that require concentration and not moving about too much. Start some of those projects you’ll get around to one day such as sorting photographs, genealogy, stamp collecting and model railways. Knit or Sew.

Clean out your handbag.

Get the oven working, in addition to preparing your nightly meal prepare food you can freeze. Do some baking and freeze that also. You’ll have a supply of home cooking to bring out in the warmer months when you don’t want to be near a hot stove.

Is your bed comfortable? What about your chairs? Is your Art cheerful and uplifting? If not replace them with ones that are.

Dress for the cold and be sure to include yellows and reds in your winter wardrobe! Skin tones such as soft pinks, creams and light to mid-range browns are good next to your skin. Greens and blues are best avoided, as they are cooling colours. Also avoid an excess of black, gray and white.

And the reasoning behind the above suggestions? In Feng Shui Winter is related to the element of Water. Water is supported by the element of Metal. The colour’s related to these elements are Black and Dark Tones, Whites, Grays and Pastel’s. In order to reduce their effects we bring in the elements of Fire (colours in the red spectrum) and Earth, (creams, yellows and light to milk chocolate browns).

Finally smile! It will brighten someone’s day and you’ll feel better. Smiling is universally understood as it is something everybody does in the same language.