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Feng Shui Decoded:
The Western School of Feng Shui® Podcast
Series 2- Home Tour, Room by Room
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 second series takes us through your home, room by room, where we discuss general principles of Feng Shui to create positive energy flow for these spaces.
Meet your hosts!
Terah Kathryn Collins
Rosanne Rusnock
Lorrie Webb Grillo
Ellen Schneider
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
On with the show!
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Episode 1: Front Entrances
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
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 enhancing a variety of front entrances
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 2: The Living Room – Sharing Who You are with the World
Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: June 4, 2024
Show Notes:
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 behavior changes.
A discussion about how to live with TVs of all sizes and how to creatively camouflage them.
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 Dining Room – Nurturing Body, Heart and Soul
Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: June 11, 2024
Show Notes:
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 simple dining solution changed the lives of a young family for the better.
Before and after stories about how we helped ourselves and our client’s with dining room usage for optimal energy and harmonious family relations.
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 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
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 5: The Home Office
Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: June 25, 2024
Show Notes:
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
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 6: Bedrooms
Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: July, 6, 2024
Show Notes:
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 relationship with decluttering, cleaning and new linens, pillows and curtains
Honoring aging parents with a familiar bedroom – in your home or an assisted living facility
The book mentioned in the podcast was Why We Sleep by Dr. Matthew Walker. A description of the book can be found here.
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 7: Sanctuaries
Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: July, 16, 2024
Show Notes:
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
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 8: Bathrooms
Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: August 4, 2024
Show Notes:
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
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 9: Bathrooms
Podcast Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: August 20, 2024
Show Notes:
Storage areas hold hidden power – when they are decluttered and cleared out major transformation occur
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
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 1: Front Entrances
Podcasts Hosts: Terah Kathryn Collins, Lorrie Webb Grillo, Ellen Schneider and Ro Rusnock
Recorded: August 27, 2024
Show Notes:
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 series begins on the Bagua Map. To be prepared go to WSFS.com and go to “free material" to see Lorrie Webb Grillo’s Bagua explanation. It is a short brief video of how to place the Bagua Map over your home.
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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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!