The Pearls Book Club
Nature compels us all to move through life. We could not remain stationary however much we wished. Every right-thinking person wants not merely to move through life like a sound-producing, perambulating plant, but to develop-to improve- and to continue the development mentally to the close of physical life.
This development can occur only through the improvement of the quality of individual thought and the ideals, acts and conditions that arise as a consequence. Hence a study of the creative processes of thought and how to apply them is of supreme importance to each of us. This knowledge is the means whereby the evolution of human life on earth may be hastened and uplifted in the process...
In the lounge we wish to showcase various things that can help us refresh, revitalize and renew our lives. Enjoy!!
Feng Shui
What if you could compel the power which moves the oceans and lights up the sun to enter your living room or office and bring you health, happiness, wealth and good relationships? Over 5000 years ago, the Chinese discovered that you can. They then developed an intricate system of ways to put one's personal or business environment in harmony with these great forces and thus benefit daily from the blessings received. Their system is called feng shui (pronounced "fung shway").
Feng Shui is an ancient oriental term that means "the way of wind and water". It's all about energy, the flow of energy and how it enhances or detracts from your life.
Feng shui is an environmental medicine creating the frequencies which stimulate well-being. It places the ordinary items of your daily material reality, such as plants, furniture, lighting and color, in positions which create a harmonic resonance with good fortune. Feng shui gets results! Taken to it's deepest level, feng shui creates external environments to enhance the journey of the soul.
The Chinese believed that everything that exists contains Chi (pronounced chee) — energy or life force. Their goal in developing Feng Shui was to give chi energy access to any environment so that it could nourish all its areas, and bring it into perfect balance.
Chi possesses two primordial forces that govern the universe: Yin and Yang. They are complementary opposites, and together they make up all aspects of life and matter. Yin is dark, yang is light; yin is passive, yang is active; when united, however, they are harmony. They depend on each other — without cold, the concept hot does not exist, without new, there is no old, without life there is no death.
Within the chi energy, eight constituents compose the universe (the Lake, the Mountain, Fire, Water, Heaven, Thunder, Wind, and Earth). Feng Shui uses a tool called the Bagua, or energy map, to look at what is represented in each area of your life. The Bagua areas are Career, Knowledge, Family, Wealth, Fame, Relationships, Creativity/Children, and Helpful people/Travel. Practitioners of Feng Shui use the Bagua to determine the energy flow throughout the home and in other living spaces.”
Measuring a room’s energy is vital because people are affected by their surroundings. In a room there are several elements that can affect your energy, like clutter, color, temperature, furniture lay out, or air quality.
If you live in a well-organized, clutter-free home, it will give you the feeling that you are surrounded by good energy, making your environment a place where you are re-energized.
To learn more about Feng Shui and it's principles contact our featured Certified Feng Shui Practitioner: Dr. Renee

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My vision is to increase universal wellness
~Dr. Renee
The woman behind the vision is Dr. Renee Parks, also known as the Self-help Guru. Dr. Renee has acquired relevant credentials that can be obtained in her career as a metaphysical healer, including a Doctoral Degree from the University of Sedona in Holistic Life Coaching and a Ministerial Practitioners diploma with the International Metaphysical Ministry. She is also a Certified Feng Shui Practitioner who has been in professional practice in the healing arts for several years.
Although Dr. Renee presents a luxuriant and modelesque persona, her journey into the realm of energetic healing was borne out of her personal challenges, and her very own quest for validation, and understanding of the earth and its infinite energetic forces. She has also built one of the most exciting and prosperous Feng Shui consultancies in North America, the renowned Feng Shui Essentials. Feng Shui Essentials is a metaphysical wellness consulting and educational outreach practice that she operates from her waterfront mansion in the Maryland area.
After working in IT for over 20 years, Dr. Renee discovered Feng Shui in the midst of a tumultuous series of events. She was unexpectedly exposed to the sacred principles of the ancient 'I Ching', the metaphysical origin of all Feng Shui principle. After studying voraciously, Dr. Renee became certified and began to administer Feng Shui in her own life - thus transforming each area. This naturally led to her reaching out to help others in finding and healing their own "sacred space" with Feng Shui.
Dr. Renee is syndicated columnist, sought-after metaphysical-esoteric panelist, and the Principal Practitioner for Feng Shui Essentials. Dr. Renée is the doctor who makes house calls because she believes that to produce better living we must consider the significant impact that the spatial realm has on our spirit, mind, soul and body. Renée also believes that true change occurs from the inside out. You owe it to yourself to experience or give the gift of Lifestyle Coaching, a personalized Feng Shui consultation or a class today.
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Refresh ~ Revitalize ~ Renew
"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
August Feature
Topic: Feng Shui
The Professional:
Dr. Renee, Self Help Guru