Mind, Body, Home: Transform Your Life One Room at a Time (2 page)

12/13

Transform Your Life One Room at a Time

MIND

MIND

, BOD

Publication date: Dec. 2013

Price: $16.99 U.S.; $19.50 CAN

Pages: 264

Trim size: 6" x 9"

ISBN: 978-0-7387-3694-5

Original Trade Paperback

Llewellyn Publications

Y

2143 Wooddale Drive

, HOME

Woodbury, MN 55125-2989

1-800-THE MOON (1-800-843-6666)

For publicity queries, contact

[email protected]

BODY

BOD UNCORRECTED

UNCORRECTED PROOF

PROOF

NOT FOR SALE

Please be aware that the editing and

proofreading of this manuscript have

not been completed. Errors will be

corrected in the final version.

MORRIS HOME

Tisha Morris

Mind Body Home Galley.indd 1

7/22/13 10:43 AM

Mind

Body

Home

About the Author

Tisha Morris is a feng shui designer, space healer, and yoga instructor.

She combines healing energy, feng shui techniques, and design aes-

thetics to turn challenging spaces into supportive environments that

transform all those who live and encounter the space. Tisha is also the author of
Feng Shui Your Life: The Quick Guide to Decluttering Your Home
and Renewing Your Life
(Turner Publishing).

Prior to entering the healing arts, Tisha practiced law and obtained a

Fine Arts degree in Interior Design. Tisha works one-on-one with clients and facilitates feng shui workshops and trainings.

Visit www.tishamorris.com for more information.

To Write to the Author

If you wish to contact the author or would like more information about

this book, please write to the author in care of Llewellyn Worldwide

Ltd. and we will forward your request. Both the author and publisher

appreciate hearing from you and learning of your enjoyment of this

book and how it has helped you. Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. cannot

guarantee that every letter written to the author can be answered, but

all will be forwarded. Please write to:

Tisha Morris

c⁄o Llewellyn Worldwide

2143 Wooddale Drive

Woodbury, MN 55125-2989

Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply,

or $1.00 to cover costs. If outside the U.S.A., enclose

an international postal reply coupon.

Many of Llewellyn’s authors have websites with additional informa-

tion and resources. For more information, please visit our website at

http://www.llewellyn.com

Transform Your Life One Room at a Time

Mind

Body

Home

Tisha Morris

Llewellyn Publications

Woodbury, Minnesota

Mind, Body, Home: Transform Your Life One Room at a Time
© 2013 by Tisha Morris. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from Llewellyn Publications, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

First Edition

First Printing, 2013

Cover art © year by

Cover design by Lisa Novak

editing by Connie Hill

Llewellyn is a registered trademark of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data (Pending)

ISBN: 978-0-7387-3694-5

Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. does not participate in, endorse, or have any authority or responsibility concerning private business transactions between our authors and the public.

All mail addressed to the author is forwarded, but the publisher cannot, unless specifically instructed by the author, give out an address or phone number.

Any Internet references contained in this work are current at publication time, but the publisher cannot guarantee that a specific location will continue to be maintained. Please refer to the publisher’s website for links to authors’ websites and other sources.

Llewellyn Publications

A Division of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

2143 Wooddale Drive

Woodbury, MN 55125-2989

www.llewellyn.com

Printed in the United States of America

Other Books by this author

Forthcoming Books by this author

Contents

Acknowledgments / xv

Introduction . . . 1

My Life as a House 3

The Mind Body Home Connection 6

Sustainable Design 8

Evolving Into the 21st Century Home 9

Relating Mind-Body Principles 10

Our Home as a Mirror 11

PART I: getting TO know YOUR HOME

Chapter 1: Your Home’s Origin: Location . . . 17

Harnessing the Earth’s Energy 19

What is Chi? 20

Yin and Yang 21

Neighborhoods 24

What is a Feng Shui Remedy? 28

Selecting a Home Site 29

Using Feng Shui to Analyze a Home Site 30

Incorporating Animal Totems in Your Home 33

Shape of the Lot 35

Poison Arrows 36

Roads, Driveways, Sidewalks, and Pathways 38

T-Intersections, Dead Ends, and Cul-de-Sacs 41

Using Intuition 43

Chapter 2: Your Home’s Personality: Numerology . . . 45

Sacred Geometry 46

Numerology 47

Numerology for Homes 47

x Contents

Chapter 3: Your Home’s Body: The Shape of the House

and How it Shapes You . . . 57

Our Childhood Home 59

Too Little, Too Big, or Just Right? 59

Grounding In 61

What Architectural Style is Best For You? 64

Old Home or New Home 70

Chapter 4: Your Home’s Path: Floor Plan of the House . . . 73

Flow of Energy 74

The Bagua Map 75

Missing Corners 79

Front Door 82

Front Entrance 83

Hallways 86

Stairways 87

Bathrooms 89

The Garage 93

Chapter 5: Your Home’s Past: Previous Owners . . . 95

Patterns of Energy 97

Foreclosed Homes 99

Ghosts and Other Entities 100

Ghost Busting 103

But My Ghost is Friendly! 105

Space Clearing 106

Steps for Space Clearing 108

How Often Should You Space Clear? 108

Chapter 6: Our Energy, Our Emotions, and Our Stuff . . . 111

Energy and Aura Fields 112

The Chakras 115

Chakras and the Bagua Map 118

Inanimate Objects Have Feelings Too 121

Furniture 122

Contents xi

Collections 124

Clutter and the Art of Detaching 125

“What About My Husband’s Clutter?” 128

Clutter Bug or Neat Freak 130

Objects of Our Expression 131

PART II: YOUR HOME SPEAKS YOUR MINd

Chapter 7: The Language of the Home . . . 135

Chapter 8: Floors: Levels of Consciousness . . . 141

Foundation 142

“Settling” Into Your Home 143

Basement 146

What’s Really Down There? 147

You, Me and Dupree 148

Basements and Flooding 149

Out of Sight, Out of Mind 150

Main Level 151

2nd Floor 153

Where Should Your Home Office Be Located 154

Attic 155

of the Home . . . 159

Framework 160

Flooring 162

Ceiling 163

Roof 165

Walls 166

Stairs 168

Windows 169

Doors 170

Fireplace 173

xii Contents

Chapter 10: Rooms: Our Many Parts and Personas . . . 175

Bathroom 177

Bedroom 179

Closet 181

The Urge to Purge 182

Den (or Living Room) 183

Garage 184

Should You Feng Shui Your Garage? 184

Transitional Spaces 185

Kitchen 186

Organ Systems . . . 189

Plumbing 190

Electricity 193

Internet/Telephone 195

Heating and Air Systems 196

Relate to Others . . . 199

Front and Back of House 200

Front Porch 203

Patio/Deck 204

Balcony 205

Fence 205

Gardens 206

Driveway 207

Swimming Pool 209

Trees 210

Chapter 13: Encroachments: What We Attract . . . 213

Ants 215

Flies 215

Cockroaches 216

Mice 216

Contents xiii

Burglar 217

Ghosts 218

Conclusion: Integrating Your Mind Body and Home . . . 221

Household Accidents 222

Repairs and Maintenance 223

Improvements 225

Renovation 227

Renting Your Home 229

Moving 230

Feng Shui for the Planet 231

Quick Reference of
Mind, Body, Home
Connections / 235

Bibliography / 241

Recommended Reading / 243

Eventually everything connects.

—charles eames



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book has been a labor of love, relationships, and hard work that

took six years and three months to write. It started in 2006 when I

moved into a home that stole my heart. It was broken and needed love.

I passed up the brand new penthouse condo to renovate this house. As I

was renovating it, I realized I was also renovating myself. I started writing about these experiences, knowing one day they would be part of a

book.

At the same time, I was also building a relationship. Over those

six years, I lived in four homes, all of which I learned more from with regards to the energy of spaces than any books or trainings will ever

teach me. My homes have been my guru. It was the last three months

of writing this book however that became the impetus behind it.

Days after signing the publishing contract, my life turned upside

down. Oddly enough, I found myself living in the same condo that I had

almost purchased six years before. This time I am a different person,

having been shaped by all my experiences, professionally and person-

ally. That transformative energy is embodied within this book. Our

home is truly a mirror of ourselves, our relationships, and a reflection of our current situations. And it is the love within the confines of the walls that make a house a home.

The writing of a book is much like the building of a home. I want

to acknowledge all those who contributed in some way to the building

of this book. As with any house, you must start with a strong founda-

tion. And that is what my parents provided. I want to thank my mom

and dad for preparing the ground and laying the foundation for me. It is not coincidental that some of my first memories of a child were of them