Oh my gosh! First of all, welcome to all the new newsletter subscribers out there! This newsletter is all about empowering you to create and live your healthiest and happiest life, but before I get into my tips of the month, I’d like to let you all know that I’m actually moving MY stuff! Yes indeed — the only thing certain in life is change...and so I moved my stuff and changed my website! Feng Shui Palace is FINALLY moving into a new look, location, and believe it or not, a new name!

I still have some e-boxes to unpack and e-pictures to hang, so we’ll save the formal grand opening song and dance for later, but if you want to check it all out now, swing on over to.....wait for it..... KarenRauchCarter.com!

At ..... KarenRauchCarter.com!, not only will you have access to all the feng shui content that Feng Shui Palace had, but you will be able to gather new information more easily, with all the latest hi-tech ways (like blogging with imbedded videos and comment space, RSS feeds, graphic event calendar, etc.!)

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I’m so excited, and so looking forward to helping you create your best life in this new, dynamic way!

My 18 year-old nephew in the Midwest has had so many shoulder surgeries that his doctor said there wasn't anything left to sew together if he injures it again. When I hear this life situation, I immediately think of two poor feng shui arrangements: The first is that the side of the bed is in line with the door, (in spite of my pleas, this is the one he has,) and the second is that there is a knife or other sharp metal (like an ax, ice picks, a crow bar, sword, box of silverware, etc.) very near the bed. I don’t think I can recall a shoulder surgery patient that hasn’t had one of these two things going on in their environment. What’s your bedroom look like?

It is soooo important to get the bed location and sleeping environment in good feng shui order. You’ve got to remove those sharp metal objects and get your bed in a safe location (headboard up against a solid wall and not in line with the doorway. If you have no better place to move to, a quick cure would be to hang a crystal between the door and the bed and/or place the color red between the two. (I like to hide the red under the bed skirt or frame on the side of the bed that the door is on.)

I just got my friend to let her son switch to another bedroom so he could get out of the doorway and after one night, and she said he’s already sleeping and feeling better.

Give it a try. I think you’ll like the results! Here’s my "everything you ever wanted to know about beds and bedrooms" CD set if you’d like to maximize the number one spot to feng shui (and it’s over at the new website, so you can snoop around in our pre-grand opening state!) Buy It Here

And if you’ve got a baby, and you are wondering what else you could do to create an optimal environment in the bedroom, check out the Institute for Bau-Biologie and Ecology’s new course "My Baby’s Environment." Here's their link: My Baby's Environment. Tell 'em I sent you. (Michael, their director, said they like to know when I was talking to him the other day.)

As, I was re-doing my space, I actually visualized that I would have the perfect FS story to send to you! You may or may not remember me- I was in Lynchburg VA living in a house that I was trying to close on from a foreclosure sale. We did salt burns and all sorts of stuff to try to get the process unstuck. It never worked and I had to move. Then you and I did some NLP on another house I was trying to buy. Put three good bids on the house (in a bad housing market, too) and three times I was refused.

Finally, I said, "DUH!" Divine whack on the head-I am NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE! I loved all my friends there, but realized I needed to move and move on. I decided to move to Greenville, SC because I have 11 cousins here and my kids are at USC (no, not that USC, this USC :)) I found the perfect condo and moved in and immediately started making friends and feeling so good about the decision to move. I did some basic fung shui of the space, but did not pay a whole lot of attention to it. So, two years after my divorce, I was still a dateless wonder. I finally decided to take a more serious FS look at my space.

OMG! Love and relationships? A small old, tired screen porch with rotting posts and a moldy carpet, along with my bedroom full of big, heavy, dark furniture (in a very small space) that my husband had designed. Blue walls, blue bedding. NO WONDER!!

So I decided to make the investment and had the porch enclosed. It is now a gorgeous space with rich red walls, tile floor and lots of windows. My bedroom? I sold ALL the furniture and went out and found what I liked (French Country antiques with beautiful marble tops) that fit the space better. Never got to pick what I wanted when married, because, as a furniture designer, he always "knew better" than me. Had an upholstered headboard made (red of course) with red and white toile bedding. It may sound a bit over the top, but it really is very pretty. I was deciding between several off-white paint colors for the walls and "intimate white" just happened to look the best and I just love the name!

The result? In the past 6 weeks, I have been out with four men. Two of them I am now seeing on a regular basis. All my single friends want the name of my paint! ~Molly Moon

Check out Molly’s bedroom pictures at the new KarenRauchCarter.com blog!: KarenRauchCarter.com Blog

("Single and looking" ladies? This is a successful bedroom that you might want to use as a road map for designing YOUR bedroom!)

August, 2010

I will be in Orlando on August 15th and Fort Myers to Marco Island on August 19 and 20th doing private, on-site feng shui consultations. If you are interested in me helping you feng shui your home or business, call me at 714-508-9935 for details and to see if there’s an opening spot for you!

September

Seattle, WA

I have a couple of requests for consultations in the Seattle area. If I get a couple more, I’ll make a trip of it. Email me if you are interested in a consultation and I’ll do my best to get up there on my way to or from Canada. Reply to: . Info@karenrauchcarter

October 2, 2010

From 9AM to 4PM, I am giving a Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life workshop in Calgary, Alberta. Learn simple techniques to activate your house and workplace for optimal prosperity, health, and happiness in my hands-on feng shui workshop. You are encouraged to bring your floor plan (hand drawn is OK) and pictures of each room for the invaluable Q and A time and to use for notes. $185 Canadian for early registration before September 4th. Enter promo code AWC15. $200 Canadian (about $188 US) after September 4, 2010. Click here to register: Register Now

October 3, 2010

Calgary, Alberta Canada

I am doing a 2-part seminar entitled "Feng Shui and Beyond! Mind, Body, Spirit and Environment-Shifting Techniques that Get Results!" It is geared towards feng shui practitioners or feng shui enthusiasts. Part A is from 9 to Noon and is entitled "Sick House/Healthy House" and Part B is from 1 to 4PM and is entitled "Feng Shui the Mind, Body, and Spirit". $185 Canadian for early registration before September 4th. Enter promo code AWC15. $200 Canadian (about $188 US) after September 4, 2010. Click here to register: Register Now

Register for both October 2 and 3 workshops and save more! Enter promo code AWC45 before September 4th and you get the whole weekend for $350 Canadian! (About $330 US)

October 4-5, 2010

I will be available for private on-site consultations in the Calgary area over the course of these two days. Each consultation usually takes between two and three hours and includes a followup email review 6 to 8 weeks after the consultation to fine tune your work. The consultation fee is $599US. If you book prior to September 15, 2010. Please contact my office at 714-508-9935 or email my assistant Tiana at tiana@fengshuipalace.com to set up a consultation time.

Victoria, BC Canada

I’ve been asked by a couple of people to come to Victoria Canada for either a workshop or for consultations. If you live in Victoria and are interested in either of these, please email me at karen@fengshuipalace.com . If there is enough interest, I’ll add this on the end of the Calgary trip.

July 13-14, 2011

I will be available for private one-on-one feng shui consultations for your home or business in the New York City vicinity. Each consultation usually takes between two and three hours and includes a followup email review 6 to 8 weeks after the consultation to fine tune your work. The consultation fee is $599 if you book your appointment prior to June 15, 2011. Please contact my office at 714-508-9935 or email my assistant Tiana at tiana@fengshuipalace.com to set up a consultation time.

July 15 - 17, 2011

Rhinebeck, NY

I will be speaking at the Omega Institute, giving a weekend-long Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life workshop. This event will probably be published in the Omega catalog Spring 2011, so block this out on your schedule now and I’ll be sure to let you know when the registration is open!

July 19-22, 2011

I will be available for private one-on-one feng shui consultations for your home or business. Each consultation usually takes between two and three hours and includes a followup email review 6 to 8 weeks after the consultation to fine tune your work. The consultation fee is $599 US if you book your appointment prior to June 30, 2011. Please contact my office at 714-508-9935 or email my assistant Tiana at tiana@fengshuipalace.com to set up a consultation time.

July 23-26, 2011

Upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine

Who knows when I’ll be back in this area, so as long as I’m around, I’m setting aside a few days to tour and may be available for private one-on-one feng shui consultations for your home or business. Each consultation usually takes between two and three hours and includes a followup email review 6 to 8 weeks after the consultation to fine tune your work. The consultation fee is $599 if you book your appointment prior to June 30, 2011. Please contact my office at 714-508-9935 or email my assistant Tiana at tiana@fengshuipalace.com to set up a consultation time.

With intentions of being of service,

Karen

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