Feng Shui, literally translated from Mandarin, means ‘wind and water’. Increasingly recognised and embraced by the West, Feng Shui is the ancient study of how the flow of energy within and around our environment impacts the harmony, prosperity and well being of people co-existing in that space.

With this understanding we can strategically place hard and soft furnishings in and around a space and use specific shapes, colours and materials to optimise positive energy and minimise inauspicious energy – having the effect of making the space ‘feel good’ and improving the lives of its inhabitants.

Over time the practice of Feng Shui has developed into a number of different schools.

The main three are:

Flying Star School – the traditional and authentic Chinese Feng Shui practice. It is considered the most accurate technique to apply in Feng Shui because it takes into account the influence of energy flowing in a building over time. Conducting an analysis is complex and considers the building’s age as well as the energy changes over the course of the current year and years to come.

Form School – relates to the physical environment, analysing everything that can be seen and how certain contours and shapes can influence the wellbeing of people within this environment. The external environment of a building, such as mountain landforms and water courses, can be studied. Internally, placement and size of furniture and soft furnishings will have an effect on the occupants of the building.

Eight Mansions School – uses the ‘Bagua’ and is comprised of eight ‘trigram’ sectors. Each sector is static and is assigned a particular compass direction and a certain type of energy. This school has become popular in the West, however, traditional Chinese Feng Shui Masters prefer to use Flying Star school.

FengShui by Sakura hosts Master Juliana Abram – Master Raymond Lo’s only certified instructor in Australia to teach Feng Shui Part I. We run these courses during the year.

We also run seminars and immersion workshops. Please see our schedule or events calendar for the next course and contact us to register.

Read our free Feng Shui hints and tips on Feng Shui for the bedroom, Feng Shui for the landscape, Feng Shui for the entrance, Feng Shui for the kitchen and others.