Boost Your Chi by Eating Greens

By Jessica Hoelzel

In my last post I talked about Winter being a time of Yin energy. Things are slower paced. But if you’re feeling a little too sluggish, you want to boost your chi with some Yang energy. Did you know that besides making changes to your environment you can lift your chi by eating certain foods?

Have some greens today with each meal. Spinach, mixed greens, swiss chard, kale…they soak up the Yang energy of the sun. And when you eat them, your body gets a lift.

For a yummy meal idea, visit my friend, Diet & Lifestyle Consultant Mary Langfield's site.

Feeling too Yin? Balance it with Yang

By Jessica Hoelzel

During the winter months, we are in seasonal time of more Yin energy than Yang. Yin is darkness, going within, and inaction. It’s opposite, Yang is light, outward expression, and action. It’s good to honor this time, to embrace the slow pace and reflective nature of this season, but if you are feeling a little too isolated or immobile, add some Yang to your environment. Feng shui is all about balance. Being too heavily weighted on one end of the spectrum is not ideal.

Ideas for adding a bit of Yang energy:

• A lamp or candles for a warm glow
• Shades open wide to let in sunlight
• Lively music...maybe some dancing?
• A blooming plant

Plants for Enhancing Life Force Energy: Chi

By Jessica Hoelzel

If you live in a cold climate like I do here in MN, it’s been a while since you’ve seen anything “alive” outside (besides evergreens of course). It’s important to have living things, including plants, around us to lift our chi in these frozen months. Do you have houseplants? If not, maybe you could consider just one. Place it in an area of the bagua according to what you intend to “bring new life to” right now. If your intention is strong you surely won’t let it dry out and die, now will you?