The Residential Consultation

All Diane Gallin's Feng Shui consultations begin with a conversation. After gathering basic information from the client about the home, estate, office building, store, apartment or condominium/townhome, a private appointment is scheduled onsite to evaluate the building and property (allow approximately 2-3 hours for this assessment). At that time, an explanation of the life areas of the property and building, landforms, compass directions and remedies for imbalances in those areas are discussed. Testing for elevated electromagnetic fields in the space, balancing the elements, and teaching the client the proper use of Feng Shui tools, such as furniture placement, color, lighting, artwork, mirrors, crystals, landscaping, water placement, etc., are included. Auspicious dates for implementing Feng Shui adjustments are provided as well.

The Commercial Consultation

Whether you run a large corporation, work out of your home, manage a retail store, oversee production facilities around the world, provide healthcare, or occupy a cubicle within a large organization, Feng Shui can benefit you. We spend the majority of our waking hours working, and are impacted by the Feng Shui of our surroundings, no matter where we are. All the services included in a home consultation are provided in a commercial consultation, with emphasis on the location of offices, business areas, sales force, human resources, employee health and productivity. Logos, signage and advertising are analyzed and discussed. A Four Pillars analysis for the principals and key employees is included as well. The amount of time necessary for an evaluation depends on the size of the business, and the number of locations and employees. A detailed follow-up report is included.

Additional Services Provided

• Remote Residential or Commercial Consultation. While Diane is available to travel to your location, if that is not possible, remote consultations are available via email, telephone and skype, with floor plans and photographs provided by the client.

• Real Estate Site Selection for residential and commercial locations. One of the most important decisions you make in selecting a parcel of land, a home or a business location is how the site will impact you, your family and your employees. Since this decision will affect you as long as you reside or work in this space, this is an ideal time to consult a professional Feng Shui consultant for advice. If you are a realtor, real estate broker, architect or home builder, the proper Feng Shui advice can improve your success in designing, buying and selling homes. If you are searching for a new home, this is the time to learn which locations will be supportive to you and which to pass by.

• Interior Design Details (residential and business) using Feng Shui principles. The placement of furniture, lighting, color schemes, fabrics and textures, location of offices, healthy building guidelines, etc. will enhance the movement of ch’i and contribute to harmony in the environment. Placement of Feng Shui cures can compensate for poor architectural details, foster creativity, enhance wealth, improve knowledge, propel careers and attract opportunities.

• Four Pillars Analysis. This personal analysis determines your favorable elements and those that diminish your energy. Among other things, the colors, shapes, fabric, artwork and materials that benefit your element are determined, as well as the best directions to locate your front door, bed/bedroom, office, desk, chair, etc. Favorable partnerships, productive hours of the day, seasons of the year and fortunate luck periods are indicated as well. This information is beneficial in deciding which career opportunities are suitable and specific timeframes for making important life decisions.  

• Lectures, Classes and Workshops. If members of your group are interested in learning more about Feng Shui, and how to apply its principles to their own home or work environments, Diane has designed a workshop or lecture to accommodate your needs. Residential gatherings often include guests bringing their own floor plans for hands-on Feng Shui applications. Corporate lectures and workshops are empowering and teach employees how to enhance their own working and living environments using Feng Shui principles and healthy building guidelines. Following an explanation of the history of Feng Shui, Diane guides your group through the myriad schools of Feng Shui, teaches them how to apply various cures and enhancements (and why), followed by a lively question and answer period. Lectures range in time from 1 to 2 hours; workshops and classes from 2 hours to one-half day.

• Space Clearing, Groundbreaking and Blessing Ceremonies to prepare land for new construction, to change the ch’i of a building or home when property changes hands or you move into a new home, and to adjust the energy when there has been a reversal of fortune or negative events.

What Form of Feng Shui is included in a Consultation?

An analysis of a residential or business property with Wind and Water Feng Shui Consulting is tailored to address the particular needs of each client. Every consultation is different, yet shares the same goal of creating positive life changes. Today there is wealth of information about Feng Shui available in books and on the internet. Unfortunately, the different schools of Feng Shui often seem to contradict each other, making the process confusing at best and often counterproductive.

Diane Gallin incorporates the following disciplines into her private residential and commercial consultations:

• Land Form Feng Shui, which uses earth topography, roads, waterways, landscape and surrounding structures to determine their impact on your building or property, and advises on ways to enhance their benefits or cure their negative influence. These land formations are known as the Black Tortoise, Green Dragon, White Tiger and Red Phoenix , or four celestial guardians.

• Classical Five Element Feng Shui, which assesses the presence or absence of the elements Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal and their transformative effect on each other, either in a productive or a controlling way. For example, placement of a water fountain in an area of a building that requires fire would be counterproductive. The strength or weakness of these same five elements is used to evaluate a person’s health in the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture.

• Compass School of Feng Shui – Ba Zhai, which considers the facing and sitting direction of a property or business and the year the home or office was built. This information determines the compass direction and “birth date” of a building and locates areas where positive and negative energies were captured at that time. Specific enhancements and cures are recommended to cure or capitalize on these areas.

• Black Sect Tibetan Buddhist Feng Shui, also known as Western Feng Shui, uses the positioning of the front door (the “mouth of ch’i”) and the eight sided “bagua” to evaluate 9 different life areas: Career, Knowledge, Family, Prosperity, Fame/Reputation, Health, Relationships, Children/Creativity and Helpful People/Travel. The architecture and layout of a building, furniture placement, location of doors, windows, bathrooms, offices, kitchens, stoves, fireplaces, utility closets, bedrooms, hallways and stairs/elevators all impact the flow of ch’i in a residential or business space.

• The Four Pillars of Destiny, using the hour, day, month and year of birth, this analysis determines the strength or weakness of a client’s primary element and their best personal directions ( Ming Gua ). The outcome is beneficial in deciding the best colors, shapes, design details and building directions, as well as the four best compass directions for business and home site selection, locating furniture, sleeping directions and positioning the desk. This ancient form of Chinese Astrology provides deep insight into both the personality and luck cycles of an individual.

• Environmental Impact, in addition to natural energy associated with the movement of air and water, and energy created by subterranean water, radiation, fault lines and ley lines (geopathic stress), we are bombarded daily by man-made electrical and electromagnetic energy, which impacts our health, productivity and stress levels. It is necessary to evaluate any space you spend an abundance of time in to minimize harmful exposure. Testing for elevated EMFs and dowsing (if indicated) are included in a consultation.