Maria Green from Dynamic Spaces on Holiday Homes
Summer is upon us, and if you’re lucky you might be considering a summer holiday. A change of location is always interesting, but it isn’t always as relaxing as you may hope!
Last year, friends of mine spent the Whitsun holiday week in a French villa. They were the first visitors of the season, and they said when they arrived the property smelt as if it hadn’t had any fresh air for a while. Before they’d had a chance to throw open the window, two members of their group had separately tripped over, and one of them needed to be hospitalised for several days. This was a result of the build-up of negative energy in the house which had impacted on the most vulnerable members of the group.
This is an extreme example, but when staying in a strange villa or apartment you don’t really know what you’re going to get in terms of the energy.
However, there are some simple things you can do to make your well-earned holiday into the trip you deserve:
Bearing in mind the above anecdote, give the property an airing as soon as you arrive. This will allow fresh energy inside and help to get rid of any stale or negative energy that has built up.
Look at where you’ll be sleeping – those characterful beams in the French gite or the eaves in the cute attic bedroom? They can cause problems for the body parts that lie beneath them, so you could end up with a headache … or worse. (A beam straight down the middle of a bed can cause marital arguments, so beware!)
If there are mirrors reflecting your bed, you are unlikely to be able to sleep well, or you may have nightmares. You could try to cover the mirror, or if you have mirrored wardrobes you could slide the doors along to obscure your reflection. Also, if your bed is in line with the door or you are very close to the en suite, your sleep could be affected too.
Several years ago I worked on a project to convert a stately home into a hotel and spa resort. It was a fabulous building, but it really needed to earn its keep. Once we had the key points sorted in order to direct positive energy into such a huge property, we focused on the layout of the rooms and bathrooms so that every single room would feel like a haven of calm and tranquillity. This investment in the guests’ comfort would pay back many times over, as they would want to come back and would certainly tell others about it.
Shortly after that, I held a consultation on a country estate with eight holiday cottages. The ones with good Feng Shui were the ones that people picked out from the brochure to book first. (This was pre-internet!) People didn’t need to actually be inside the property to be drawn to the good ones. The ones with ‘less good’ Feng Shui were left until last. This fact has always stuck in my mind when I leave booking a holiday until the very last minute..!
If you have a question relating to Feng Shui, contact Maria via the website: www.dynamicspaces.co.uk
