FENG SHUI FOR THE NEW YEAR – TIPS

What is Feng Shui?

And who is Sofia?

Sofia Lobo Cera is a professional Classical Feng Shui consultant who offers her clients comprehensive consultations and supports them in implementing the solutions offered. She wrote the book “Change your Home Enrich your Life” and teaches at the National School of Feng Shui, where she is also advancing her studies. Sofia gives workshops and writes articles, as well as a monthly newsletter.
Sofia completed her degree in Chemical Engineering – Environment and Quality – in 2002 and her interest in and enthusiasm for Feng Shui led her to consider her professional practice as an added value in her personal and professional development. In 2008 she began her studies at the National School of Feng Shui in Portugal and obtained her first professional diploma in 2010. In 2016 she was accredited by the International Feng Shui Society, alongside the best Feng Shui consultants in the world.
I met her on TV, on the Grande Tarde show by the broadcaster SIC. I admit I was captivated by the security, tranquility and energy she exuded. The fact that she’s a Chemical Engineer, for who facts mean so much, and yet she chose to go down the Feng Shui path stirred a huge interest in me.

The Compass

In Classical Feng Shui, the main work tool is the Luo Pan. The Luo Pan is a Chinese compass that allows us to take extremely accurate measurements. Based on these measurements, mathematical calculations are made inherent in the analysis of each space. For personal use, ideally have a simple compass.

Sofia Lobo Cera's Tips

Following this introduction, please find below Sofia’s tips to kick-start 2017 with good energy, health, peace, tranquillity and harmony:

1. Apply the principle of out with the old and in with the new – Everything you no longer use and which doesn’t make sense to hold on to must be donated, sent for recycling or even thrown out, to bring in new opportunities. If your home is cluttered, there is a sort of stagnation that doesn’t allow “space” for the new to come in.
2. After the step above, we should then tidy up and organize our home – please bear in mind that organizing and tidying up are two different concepts – a home may be immaculate and yet be completely disorganized. Organization is about things being in their right place, within reach according to need and their function. Accordingly, in a bedroom you should only store what belongs in a bedroom and the same goes for all the other rooms. Avoid storing paperwork, bills and even less so work-related stuff in your bedroom! Once everything is organized, it’s time to tidy up. The point here is not to have an immaculate home, to the point where you don’t live in it, rather a house where energy can flow.
3. Keep the house clean yet lived in – It’s important to maintain this balance between harmony and living in the house, so the energy flows in harmony too. Our home shouldn’t look like the model house in a new building.
4. Air the house every day in the morning and let the sunshine in – for energy to be renewed, to flow and bring in new life, in health.
5. Place objects that are brown or in earthy hues East and red, bright pink or purple objects (or even candles) Southeast. According to this theory, these measures have the goal of providing financial gains and moments of joy.
6. Play pleasant music West. So that you have growing energy, without conflicts.

From today onwards and for the next few days, Sofia will be leaving us some tips according to the 12 wishes (Health, money, love, career, friends, fertility, balance, energy, travel, sexuality and happiness).
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HEALTH – WISH NUMBER ONE

Over the next few days, we shall take a trip along the twelve wishes most of us make – with the help of Sofia Lobo Cera and Feng Shui, of course. The first tips are for something essential in our lives: health!

1. Our bed must have a good headrest and the bedside tables should be matching and symmetrical..
2. We should store any medicine and medical tests Northwest – we can use a normal compass, most mobile phones have one already – and in a low area. And don’t forget that if you have children, the medicine should be stored shut and out of reach, making sure they can’t get to it.
   
3. We can place a painting that represents a mountain or an image of protection next to the bed, ideally the position of this object should be calculated by a Feng Shui consultant, as its location must be exact and the calculation is made to the specific degree for each case and dwelling.

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LOVE – WISH NUMBER TWO

As I’ve shared on here before, over the next few days we shall travel through the twelve wishes most of us make – with the help of Sofia lobo Cera and Feng Shui. After health, let’s find out her tips so that the energy of love flows in our home.

1. Place pictures of the couple on the bedside tables.
2. Have objects in pairs throughout the house.
3. Place the Double Happiness symbol (if you want to have someone in your life) or the Mystic Knot (if want to improve your relationship) Northeast in your home – use a conventional compass, or one on your phone.

Double happiness symbol

Mystic Knot symbol

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MONEY – WISH NUMBER THREE

After health and love, let’s move on to one of the wishes most made by all of us - money. Find here three tips offered Sofia lobo Cera – who is a professional classical Feng Shui consultant so the energy of prosperity enters our home. And don’t forget to find a compass.

1. Place a piggy bank East.
2. Place the files organized with your finances in a low area Northwest of your home.
3. Have a fountain or fish tank East or North in your home (ideally the position of this object should be calculated by a consultant, for better results. The calculation is made to the degree and since it’s specific to a person or a house, it becomes more effective).

I hope this works :)
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CAREER AND NEW PROJECTS – WISH NUMBER FOUR

And now it’s time for the fourth wish! The tips that follow are offered by Sofia Lobo Cera, who advocates that Feng Shui, which studies the way in which energy flows and how it can influence us, can have a real impact in our lives. Regarding career and new projects, Sofia says we should:

1. Place any certificates or objects that represent your career, North.
2. Place a red, vertical plant East.
3. The living should be open, that is, the sofa should be turned to the living room door (as in the pictures below).

Happy New Year!!! And with plenty of success!

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FRIENDSHIP – WISH NUMBER FIVE

I love having friends over. How about you? It’s now time for wish number five! The tips that follow are offered by Sofia Lobo Cera, who advocates that Feng Shui, which studies the way in which energy flows and how it can influence us, can have a real impact in our lives. Friends are an essential part of our life. Here is Sofia’s advice:

1. Place images or objects that represent joy Southwest.
2. If our friends are part of our life, they should be part of our home. It is important to have pictures of friends in the Southeast part of your living room.
3. An open living room contributes to an inviting home.

Happy New Year!

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TO FLOW – WISH NUMBER SIX

It’s important for our energies to flow, so that our life can flow, too. We do not want a life that stands still. Let’s move on the wish number six! The tips that follow are offered by Sofia Lobo Cera, who advocates that Feng Shui, which studies the way in which energy flows and how it can influence us, can have a real impact in our lives. Here are a few suggestions so that life may flow:

1. The car represents your life’s dynamics and should be clean and clutter free. Some people keep everything but the kitchen sink in their car and this brings difficulties in arriving where you want to go (and can go)..
2. Keep any ATM or other receipts out of your purse. It’s important to keep only the essential in there, so money can flow.
3. Delete any unwanted messages or emails from your phone so that there is good communication. Settled matters shouldn’t occupy any space.

Happy New Year!

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TIME MANAGEMENT – WISH NUMBER SEVEN

Time management is a need, nowadays. With our busy lives, knowing how to balance our personal and professional lives is extremely important and essential for us to be more balanced and happier. Now, it’s time for wish number seven, with a few tips by Sofia Lobo Cera (Classical Feng Shui Consultant)

1. We should wear a watch and keep clocks at home (with the right time on them). Diaries and calendars should be Northwest – as long as this isn’t a bedroom; in this case, place them Northeast in the living room.
2. Keep an organized desk, ideally according to Feng Shui. For instance, place a plant on the upper left-hand corner and all items relating to contacts and organization on the lower right-hand corner (e.g. diary and phone).
3. Tidy your house daily.

Happy New Year!

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PHYSICAL ENERGY – WISH NUMBER EIGHT

Having the energy to exercise is extremely important so we feel better about ourselves, at all levels. Physical and mental health are indispensable in happiness – I’m speaking from my own experience, I believe exercise is essential to help us achieve our balance.

Below are two tips by Sofia Lobo Cera, who shows us how Feng Shui can make us feel more energetic:

1. Gym wear and accessories should be located West in your home.
2. Place a plant that grows quickly, also in the West.

Happy New Year!

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TRAVEL – WISH NUMBER NINE

According to the Feng Shui consultant Sofia Lobo Cera, the way in which our home is organized, from the decoration to the choice of rooms and colours, can influence our life. Some people like to travel! If this is your case, then the next three tips are for you::

1. Store your bags Southeast.
2. Place a globe or a world map Southeast also.
3. Place items relating to travels, or even a small plane, Northeast.

Happy New Year!

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THE IDEAL HOME – WISH NUMBER TEN

Let’s move on to wish number ten! If you are planning on moving in 2017, there are some points that Sofia Lobo Cera claims are essential when picking a new home, so that energy flows. Here are three tips:

1. The house should be bright, if possible, facing south, with large windows and doorways.
2. The floor plan should be as rational as possible (square or rectangular). A more crooked floor plan can have gaps in cardinal sectors which means that the areas of your life that correspond to those sectors may be imbalanced.
3. In terms of accessibilities, avoid alleys or roads that end at the house.

NB: You can find more tips in Sofia’s book.

Happy New Year!

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FERTILITY – WISH NUMBER ELEVEN

According to Sofia Lobo Cera, Feng Shui consultants, having children is one of the wishes most people make. Can our home influence this? Sofia says it can. There are cases and cases, each home is a home, but the truth is that energy is all around us and can influence us, so please find below some tips from the Feng Shui expert and consultant, Sofia Lobo Cera:

1. The hallway (near the front door) should be in light colours and well lit.
2. The North sector of the home should also be fluid and serene, that is, bright, airy and without any clutter to block energy.
3. In the East sector, place a picture of your family or photos of various generations of your family to foster continuity for future generations.

NB: You’ll need a compass.

Happy New Year!

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BE HAPPY! – WISH NUMBER TWELVE

If, by miracle, we were granted three wishes, that would come true, to be happy would certainly be one of them. Happiness is much more in us than in what surrounds us. We can have everything and not know what happiness is or have much less and still be happy. The problem is that most of the time we look for happiness elsewhere and don’t focus on the essential, we live permanently unsatisfied and don’t savour what we have, nor the mere fact we’re alive. Each day is a new opportunity. To be happy we need the essential and Sofia Lobo Cera, Feng Shui consultant, says our energy is fundamental for things to flow and for us to have necessary peace and the strength we need:

1. Clear your mind of negative thoughts that eat you up and break your vital energy. This may not be easy, but it’s possible. When less than positive thoughts show up, channel your mind to a good place and stay there for as long as you can. This exercise will quickly become standard behaviour.
2. Fill your day with good things, listen to music that makes you vibrate and be with people you love, positive people.
3. Be in touch with nature, it is essential.

Happy New Year!

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