Hi Grace,

When Local List needed to increase the comfort and productivity of our offices, we called Lytham based Feng Shui expert Grace Brown. Having never encountered Feng Shui before, we wondered if we would get vague instructions but we found the advice to be down to earth and practical. We acted on Graces advice and to our surprise, the results were immediate! We found it improved the atmosphere, increased energy and enabled better workflow.
Feng Shui means 'wind' and 'water' and is the art of furniture placement and energy flow. It has been successful in China for thousands of years and is now widespread in the West.
It works on the basis that energy (chi) should flow through a room unhampered. Your energy currents must be able to flow freely. If you are having problems, then these currents have become blocked and stagnant.
Chi enters through the front door and moves in spirals. Sharp angles and deep corners or beams can distort flow causing bad energy to be directed at occupants. After a while this will cause emotional upset or illness. Cures such as hanging crystals, plants or wind chimes can be used to break up or screen you from bad energy.
Grace visited us for a morning and looked at our layout. Like most people, our space had become cluttered by removing and tidying it instantly improved things, which in turn made conditions much better.
Grace had a great deal of practical advice for us when she had finished. She covered how the use of colours can dramatically improve a room as well as furniture placement. We were able to make some quick and easy changes and these began to work for us immediately.
One week later Grace returned with a full report on all rooms and walked us through her recommendations. In each room we were able to improve things. We used plants to lift certain areas, de-cluttered to help with the energy flow, identified a number of 'wealth' corners and changed key areas where we spent a lot of time working. These need to be comfortable and uncluttered. After some simple changes to the positioning of desks and filing cabinets, the office felt a different place. It was much more comfortable and easier to work in.
We use a number of computers which can cause health problems. Here we were able to make dramatic adjustments which certainly have helped with day to day working. Computers and other electrical equipment emit energy that can be harmful.. Grace had a number of suggestions that have helped.
Certainly we felt that removing the clutter had cleansed the offices and we really could feel a lot more energy. Being surrounded by clutter can make you reluctant to move forward. You can progress faster if you let go of things in the past and liberate yourself.
We were also impressed with the way that colour influences our emotions. It was a very simple job to alter our colour scheme and again this had an immediate and dramatic improvement!
Overall we would recommend Grace Brown for anyone wishing to improve their living spaces, whether home or work. We were surprised at how quickly we have been able to put her recommendations into effect and at how quickly the results have come.
We are now much more aware of removing clutter which can drain emotional energy. The benefits can be felt instantly. We feel better now, the offices have become more relaxed and we are able to get things done effectively.
Grace has helped a number of people to sell their homes more quickly by changing the layout to make it feel better for potential buyers.
If your home does not feel like a 'home' then Grace can definitely help to make things more comfortable which in turn will have a very positive influence on your daily thinking and state of mind.

David & Vivienne Thorley The Local List Lytham & Lytham St Annes