Should You Feng Shui Your Garage?
One of the things I love about living in a historical neighborhood is that no one has garages, or at least attached garages. For the most part, everyone parks on the street or in a short driveway and walks in their front door. You wave to your neighbors sitting on the front porch or walking by with their dog and/or child in tote. There is a sense of connection (albeit sometimes too much connection!). In the suburbs, people disappear through their battery-powered garage doors never to be seen again until they zip off the next morning.
From a feng shui perspective, garages can be a real problem area. First of all, they take up a valuable part of the Bagua Map – usually one of the four corners. (To see where your garage falls on the Bagua Map, download my iphone App or sign up on my Newsletter list on the sidebar to receive a Free Bagua Map.)
It is best if the garage is placed at the back of the house instead of overshadowing the front entrance. But even then, you end up with your Love or Wealth corner in your garage. This wouldn’t be the end of the world but for the fact that our garages usually end up being huge clutter magnets.
Ideally, your garage should be treated with as much love and care as any room in the house. And, yes, the garage is included in the Bagua Map – anything that is connected to the house and has a roof. I inevitably get this question every workshop when someone realizes their Love corner is buried somewhere in the corner of their garage or their Wealth is stashed away behind the inherited furniture collecting dust in the garage.
The garage is just important as any room in the house. After all it is an aspect of yourself as are all parts of your home. Unfortunately, however, the garage ends up being a giant catch-all closet for clutter.
When I tell people that their garage should be feng shui-ed as well, I often get looks as if I am crazy. So when I came across this client’s feng shui-ed garage, I was overjoyed. While these art pieces may not be her favorite in the house, she at least drives in to a welcoming space. And that’s exactly why feng shui-ing your garage is so important – it is your welcome home. It is your subconscious mind’s first impression of your home and the state of your life. Make it a good one!
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Tisha Morris is a certified life coach, feng shui consultant, energy healer, yoga instructor, and author of 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home (Turner Publishing). For more information, visit www.mindbodyom.com.
