Shownotes: Words are related to the Fire element which fuels loving relationships Dr. Emoto's discoveries on how water responds to words Louise Hay's books and videos on how to think, talk, and write using affirmational language A couple who wish to have children change the negative name of an area in their house A laundry/pantry area goes from Doom to VaVaVoom A young woman clearly defines how she'd like her life to feel Shifting fear to curiosity via choice of words Using affirmational languag...
Jun 05, 2025•46 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Show notes: Expansive spaces versus tight, cozy spaces--how do they support your energy? The effects of screening off spaces in large rooms Giving more space to your favorite passions The work-rest-play triad of life activities--giving each of them good space to flourish Creating outdoor spaces that promote rest versus work
May 22, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode, we share stories about renewing, recycling, repurposing and rejoicing in the new life found in old things. We encourage listeners to: Honor ancestorial items by repurposing them Expand your shopping experience by asking the Universe for help in finding what you seek – and checking out local second-hand shops Trust yourself in knowing when to let something go; and celebrate the farewell when finding it a new home Release a family heirloom that isn’t loved by donating to a histori...
May 08, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Show notes: Craft a space to hold your vision to start a family Notice art that might be holding energy in place that does not support your vision Purge a home of another's possessions that allows your personal vision to emerge Write a Love Letter to your home to define the vision desired for your personal space and life. Know your Vision can change over time and you can rearrange your space to support a new Vision...
Apr 24, 2025•44 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Show notes: Establishing supportive boundaries with an adult daughter in a shared home. A "launch party" and assistance for adult kids ready to leave "the nest." A story of creating peace between a newly moved-in grandpa and his grandson. Respectfully housing two matriarchs in one home. Ideas for corralling toddler toys everywhere. General guidelines and tips for creating a harmonious home with all sorts of residents....
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Check the feeling of each room in your house. Have a conversation: What is your home saying to you? Find one spot that resonates with you; assess why; and use that information to expand your resonance throughout the house. Are you meeting your past needs or your current needs? Story: Reducing the size of the dining table to fit current needs. Story: Growing up in a family who built their own homes and had practices to honor memories and spiritual help. Name your home. Story: Returning home to a ...
Mar 27, 2025•52 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Episode 4: Collections or clutter? Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo. Recorded: Feb 11, 2025 Show notes: Collections or clutter: What’s the difference? Collections are items that are loved and cared for; clutter is stuck energy that has become stagnant. When collections become clutter, finding ways to give them away where they will be respected and loved anew. Trust in the circle of generosity – scarcity mindset vs gifting/self-s...
Mar 13, 2025•48 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Show notes: Definition of Tolerations Exploration of the many different tolerations and accessing solutions through Feng Shui practices From too many pillows to separate bedrooms, ending tolerations can be quick and heartfelt or involve deep work to emerge peacefully
Feb 27, 2025•45 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Show notes: Using a Feng Shui remedy to resolve difficult neighbor issues A Feng Shui cure that softened the impact of intruding energies. Clear communications lead to better boundaries for all. Ways to increase generosity, beauty and happiness in neighborhoods.
Feb 13, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Episode 1: Staying in the flow of abundance Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Karen Abler Carrasco, Ellen Schneider, and Lorrie Webb Grillo. Recorded: January 21, 2025 Show notes: Our definitions of Abundance Attributes of Abundance: Gratitude, Generosity, Trust, Resourcefulness Abundance flows best in a circle of giving & receiving, like the breath The maturation of abundance Ellen Schneider's affirmation: "I am open to the Angel of Mystery who gives me the miraculous."...
Jan 30, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 1
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. Includes stories about overcoming architectural challenges such as closets and stairways to establish a strong Center.
Jan 15, 2025•43 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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.
Jan 02, 2025•50 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 ...
Dec 19, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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 renew...
Dec 05, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 ...
Nov 21, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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. "Preemptive 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 ...
Nov 07, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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 uncleanl...
Oct 24, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 oppor...
Oct 10, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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...
Sep 26, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Hallways and Staircases can be extreme in character and need to be balanced and enhanced. When decorating your hallways, consider the width and height of your hallway. Stairways create a waterfall of energy flowing downwards and if facing your front door, that means your Ch’i is flowing out of your home. We cite examples of how to mitigate this challenge. In these two areas of our home we want to slow down the fast-moving Ch’i so that you have a greater sense of peace in your home. Our new serie...
Sep 19, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Storage areas hold hidden power – when they are decluttered and cleared out major transformation occurs When decluttering, bring things up off the floor, into the light and air them out Make it fun – add music, set a time for work and reward yourself Feng shui is operating everywhere – including garages and all storage areas – make them delightful! Get decluttering guidelines at WSFS.com
Sep 12, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Brief overview of our last podcast on Sanctuaries Bathrooms as spas of comfort and renewal Bringing bathrooms to life with Feng Shui Principles, Color and the Five Elements Placement and Maintenance in the bathroom from a Feng Shui Perspective Stories shared about positive results that occurred as clients made necessary changes to bathroom spaces to achieve more peace and tranquility
Sep 05, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Brief overview of our last podcast on bedrooms Definition of Sanctuary Stories about creating a wide variety of sanctuaries Redefining room designations to claim a space for a sanctuary in your home Your inner sanctuary - the one you have within you wherever you are
Aug 29, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Specific guidelines on creating bedrooms ideally suited to everyone in the household: Setting up your bedroom to support and encourage a love relationship Helping children grow with age-appropriate furniture and accessories to support their maturing bodies and minds Designing guest rooms with comfort and beauty to invite family and friends to stay Changing furniture and linens after a divorce Covering mirrored closet doors to quiet down the room and create calm for rest Spice up a stale/stuck re...
Aug 22, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Specific guidelines for setting up your home office for success How to choose the ideal size, shape, and placement of your desk and chair Piling and filing - how to honor and encourage your natural work-style How to create a work space when there's no home office When to make your work space bigger and when to make it smaller Notice your 'Greeters' - why the 1st thing you see when you enter your home office is important
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Episode 4: The Kitchen Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock Recorded: June 18, 2024 Show Notes: The Kitchen defined as more than a space to prepare food. How to refine the kitchen with organization and the intention to create a happy, gathering place. Feng Shui principles applied to create comfort, safety and beauty. Before and After stories that demonstrated the impact Feng Shui has on creating a warm, functional and beautiful kitchen...
Aug 08, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 4
•Discussed the importance of the placement of your Dining Room/Dining Area in your home •Read aloud research from Tanni Haas, Ph.D, a Professor in the Department of Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders at the City University of New York – Brooklyn College. Her article, “Why Family Dinners Matter: The Science of Eating Together”. •Recommended a book, The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do, by Clotaire Rapaille. •Learn how one si...
Aug 01, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The Living Room – Sharing Who You are with the World • The Living Room wears many hats and can have many uses. It’s both a public space for entertaining and a private space for the home’s inhabitants. • Just because it says “Living Room” on the builder’s plan doesn’t mean it has to be the living room! Stories shared include creative use to fit family needs for this space. • Select furniture from the inside out – start with how you live and what you want, then buy what fits your needs and see how...
Jul 25, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 2
FSD Podcast Season 2 Home Tour- Room by Room Episode 1 - Front Entrances Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ro Rusnock, & Ellen Schneider Recorded: May 28, 2024 Show Notes: • Definition of a Front Entrance • Why it's so important to make your front entrance very welcoming • Correct placement of water features at your front entrance • Best color for your front door • How to choose the best "Greeters" • Stories about the positive changes that happened after improving and...
Jul 18, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Episode 10: Enhance Your Ch'i with Sound Makers and Wind Dancers Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock Recorded: March 21, 2024 Show Notes: • Overview of Sound Makers & Wind Dancers as Ch'i enhancements •.We are walking instruments! We can clear and uplift spaces with our own hands • Sound makers as mood enhancers, safety features, and sleep aids • Wind Dancers as friendly landmarks and meaningful indoor and outdoor decor • Before & aft...
Jul 11, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 10
