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LIVING
LIVING
FENG SHUI COLOURS
3 Meet the brands that are taking steps to be a little one of the basic ways to adjust your
of the best... Reillable products
The right use of colours is not only
feng shui, it can also do wonders for
more eco conscious...
your home. Anjie Cho, author of
Holistic Spaces (£9.99, CICO Books)
shares how you can use diferent
shades to shift your energy…
HOPEFUL GREENS
AND BLUES
Greens and blues are associated
with hope, new beginnings, and
growth. They’re calming and lend
themselves to tranquility. Introducing
soft hues into the bedroom is
1 Faith in Nature Lavender especially beneicial because it can
and Geranium Shampoo 5L, encourage a sense of calm as you
£50, faithinnature.co.uk rest. In rooms where you entertain,
the stronger tones such as teal, can
2 Beauty Kitchen Botanic Bliss 3 Ashley & Co Botanical promote conversation and enliven
Organic Vegan Body Cream, Hand Wash Vine & Paisley, the atmosphere.
£8, beautykitchen.co.uk £30, ashleyandco.co/uk
SUPPORTIVE AND
NEUTRAL GREYS
Greys are a balance of black and
white, yin and yang. But they can,
“We’re wired o eel od wen we conect ecause on occasion, feel a little cold –
conection hs lways een crticl o ur surial” reminiscent of being stuck inside
on a rainy day. As it’s such a
– pae 82 noncommittal colour, greyish
tones are suitable for most spaces.
Combine them with other colours to
generate a more sophisticated look.
GET BACK IN
THE GARDEN WISE BLACKS
Black is the combination of all
The snowdrops are beginning to emerge
colours and is related to wisdom and
from the ground and scented shrubs
knowledge. Black tourmaline can be
are starting to lourish. So, now is the
used to protect yourself from negative
perfect opportunity to plan and dream
energy, including electromagnetic
about the gardening season ahead, and smog. Place one of four pieces in each
get your hands dirty, too. As we head corner of either your entire home or
towards the end of February, the garden under your bed.
seems to slowly start coming back to
life again. Temperatures gradually rise, FIERY REDS
light levels increase, buds begin to open
If you’re struggling to focus on your
and the lowering bulbs tackle through
passions, try placing a Mars yantra
the soil. Spring is just around the corner!
in your home – a Tantric mandala
For some, February marks the
composed of interlocking geometric
beginning of the gardening year. So, igures that form a pattern. By using
it’s a good idea to give the shed a spring-
clean, terracotta pots and tools their a red yantra, you can adjust your
annual wash and transform your window lack of passion and strengthen your
sills into mini greenhouses, with early meditative focus.
sown seeds competing for space.
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