With the holidays fast approaching, I am often asked “is there a really good feng shui gift?” “What should I look for when trying to buy a great Feng Shui gift for someone special on my list?” “Is there a great Feng Shui gift I can give my boss?” Gift list requests go on and on.

Yes, there are numerous fantastic Feng Shui-oriented gifts that can be purchased, in many cases for fairly reasonable amounts of money, gifts that continue to be given throughout the year. However, the first thing to know about gift giving is the criteria or process for choosing a gift.

Give a gift that your recipient would love to receive

Many people assume that you can simply go to a store, choose something you would like to give to someone else, buy it, wrap it up, and give it to them. Well, that may work for some, but the secret to gift giving is knowing what the other person would love to receive, not what you would love to give them. There is a big difference between these two options.

Choose all of your gifts based on knowing that the recipient would love to receive the gift you have chosen. For example, you can see a beautiful piece of china that you think would look perfect on your friend’s coffee table. But, you forget to keep in mind that your friend doesn’t like anything remotely resembling a bauble or more currently known as “dustable”. All your time, hard-earned money, and good intentions are wasted because while your friend will appreciate the thought behind the gift, they certainly won’t appreciate that your gift is sitting on their coffee table taking up space and needing to dust every time. week.

Great Feng Shui Gifts

Now that you know the secret to giving the perfect gift, here are seven ideas that would make great positive energy gifts to give to your family and friends.

1. Since gift giving is all about relationships, especially your relationship with the recipient, give a gift that is symbolic of a good relationship, such as two tickets to a movie or theater that you can share. Or, if the recipient is a family member, parent or spouse, give a beautifully framed photo of yourself or you and the family or you and your spouse at a joyous event. If the gift is for a girlfriend, you can consider a beautiful heart-shaped glass vase with two fresh roses in your favorite color and a promise to fill it once a week for the next three months.

2. Create a money pot as a gift. Buy a small, attractive wooden container and place seven US silver one-dollar coins in it. You can also use the new US gold dollar coins. Or, if the gift is for a lady, use the Susan B. Anthony US dollar coins. This should be placed in the southeast area of ​​the room living or an office. This is a great personal gift or gift for your boss. For those who like plants, a money plant or indoor lucky bamboo would also serve the same purpose.

3. Feng Shui music can be purchased at most music stores and online. There are several wonderful CDs available or check out Steve Halpern online. Any of your music will work too. This type of music can be played anytime, anywhere. It will lift your spirits, de-stress, and nourish your soul.

4. A photo album filled with years of memories is a great gift of positive energy. This works best if you get the album ahead of time and actually put together several pages of the album with great photos of the recipient, you, and anyone else the recipient has a special fondness for. Be sure to include photos of some places the recipient has also traveled that are filled with wonderful memories of joys past. Leave some pages empty to add new images.

5. An indoor tabletop water fountain placed near the front door encourages positive welcome energy to enter the home or office. If placed in the north, it also energizes career and divine spirituality. Make sure it sounds nice but not overwhelming. If there is no sound, find another style. Sound is as important as appearance.

6. Wind chimes hanging outside near the front door encourage great new energy to flow into the home. Again, sound is as important as appearance. Do not buy something so loud that it annoys the neighbors or the recipient. There are many hand-tuned wind chimes available at garden stores along with unique ones made from bamboo. Bamboo has an unusually relaxing sound.

7. Purchase a day or a few hours at a Day Spa to provide the recipient with a relaxed and relaxing time. This can be as simple as a pedicure and manicure gift certificate, a full body massage, or an extravagant gift certificate that includes a year of styling or maintenance. This gift continues to be given whether it is used immediately or within three months, when it is most needed.

Remember the secret to gift giving: Give a gift that your recipient wants and will love, not one that you want to give. Then try any of the above mentioned great positive energy Feng Shui gifts for loved ones, friends, and hostess gifts during the holiday season or throughout the year.

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