Feng Shui Your Food

Balance your food choices...
and honour what you eat
 

On its most basic level, the practice of Black Sect Tantric Buddhist (BTB) Feng Shui is focused on changing your home (or work) environment to balance and redirect the flow of energy in a more beneficial manner. However, considering that Feng Shui recognizes that ‘whatever is closest to you has the most impact’, you can also apply it to your physical body and — as the saying goes — you are what you eat!

When I teach my Fine Art of Intention Feng Shui workshops or conduct home consultations, most people are surprised to learn that Feng Shui and food are closely related. In Feng Shui, wealth and prosperity is not just about your financial well being, it is also about your ability to enjoy nutritious and balanced meals.

You can achieve Feng Shui food balance by varying color, aroma, and yin/yang opposites in your diet, as well as mindfully buying, preparing, and serving your food.

The Five Natural Elements of Feng Shui — Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood — each have associated colours and characteristics. Balance these Elements by eating foods in a variety of colors. The average North American diet of burgers and French fries tends to be very monochromatic. Asian cuisine, on the other hand, is more often a mixture of colours. You don't have to eat every color at every meal, but the more colors you vary in your diet, the more you bring good Feng Shui harmony to your table. 

 

Also consider also how your food smells. Is your kitchen filled with the heavy aroma of grease and fried foods? Or does it have the tantalizing scent of herbs and spices? Food that smells good addresses all of our senses and transforms stagnate, negative energy from your home (and body) into active, positive energy.



The universal symbol of Yin/Yang balance is another important component of Feng Shui and food. Mix foods that are Yin (cooling, mild or bland) with Yang (warming, bold, and spicy). As you plan and prepare meals, consciously think about mixing aromas, colours, textures and flavours. The contrasts in sweet and sour pork, for example, are not just co-incidence!


Lastly, make an effort to stop mindless eating. Don’t eat while driving, watching TV or out of boredom. Instead, focus on mindful consumption. Honour your food with a blessing or prayer, eat slowly, chew thoroughly and thoughtfully, and, whenever possible, dine with family or friends and savour the flavours. You are what you eat. So eat well.

Terri Perrin is a BTB Feng Shui practitioner and author based in Comox, BC, Canada.

Contact her at 250.218.4952 or visit her website: Fine Art of Intention Feng Shui.