THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH

Hello & Welcome to the Feng Shui Money Couch where I talk about Feng Shui & other woo. My name is Laura Beatriz Carrillo aka The Feng Shui Lady. Today I’m recording from my balcony and I’ll explain why in a minute! Last week, I missed my self imposed Friday deadline because I was knee deep in the renovation of the two most important Power Centers or Guas for building your business and finances. The Fame & Wealth Guas! Mine happen to be outside on my balcony, and they needed an upgrade! You need Fame or attention to get clients and you need Money to build and operate your business.What if these areas of your home live outside the house?! This happens all the time! The best way to engage and activate the themes of Wealth & Reputation when they live outside is to Garden! Patio furniture also comes to mind. Make these areas of your home inviting and luxurious and Spend quality time there. Today, I am sharing my personal transformation of both my Wealth & Reputation Guas. Along with how you can use the same principles to transform your own wealth and reputation! If you’re new to Feng Shui, I am talking about how all of your most important life themes and power centers are represented somewhere in your home and sometimes they end up outside. In Feng Shui there’s an energetic map called the Bagua that includes all nine of your life themes which we refer to as Gua’s. The Bagua and all nine Guas are laid out like a tic tac toe board with all nine life centers inside. Ideally you want your home to be either a complete square or rectangle so that all the guas are accounted for. They include Skills & Knowledge, Career, Travel & Helpful People, Family, Health, Children & Creativity, Wealth & Abundance, Fame & Reputation, and Love & Relationships. This Bagua map is applied from the front door looking into the house. Your front door is typically in one of the bottom Guas either in Skills & Knowledge, Career, or Travel & Helpful People.BAGUA MAPOnce you understand the Bagua Map, you realize that there’s an area of your home that represents your Wealth & Reputation and you can start to see how that’s playing out within the context of your home. Whatever is going on in the wealth area symbolizes and mirrors what is going on with your wealth. You can find it in the far back left hand corner of your home or property. Your Fame & Reputation Gua is in the far back center area of your home. Both of mine happen to be on my Balcony. I recently moved and had an old weathered dinning table and chairs from my previous apartment that didn’t exactly feel upscale in my Wealth Gua so I decided to reimagine this space. I created what to me feels like an upscale setting that I affectionately call my Bougie Bistro. I purchased a round green metal table and chairs designed for the outdoors. Green not only represents growth and wood element in Feng Shui, but it’s also the color of money. My old square weathered wooden table was blue painted over red painted over white and not meant for outdoor use. It had seen better days. My new set looks like seating you’d find at a bougie outdoor French bistro. It’s cheerful and charming! The Balcony where I am recording today is my latest passion project and it has even inspired a new gardening hobby with 2 separate Raised Garden Beds, one in the Wealth Gua where I am sitting and one in my Reputation Gua to my left. These 2 Guas are adjacent and both live on my balcony. Think of the symbolism of planting the seeds of wealth and reputation and tending to my 2 gardens of opportunity! Healthy plants, and symbols of abundance help activate your Prosperity. The color purple represents abundance in Feng Shui so I have 4 Purple Amethysts strategically placed out here and the number 4 also activates this Gua. My Balcony Glow up has been a labor of love! In my raised garden beds I planted Rosemary, Parsley, cilantro, strawberries, Sunflowers, tomatoes, Lettuce, and basil. My favorite visual cue that I planted in the raised beds are my Sunflowers! Now, when you enter my home you see straight through the sliding glass doors in my living room out to the balcony bistro table and my tall Beautiful Sunflowers. It’s very inviting! Normally in Feng Shui you don’t want to see directly outside from the front door because it means your chi or Energy is immediately leaving rather than navigating the entire space and making itself at home. In this case it’s not leaving its just invited to visit my wealth Gua and spend some time there.But let’s not leave out the importance of the Fame & Reputation Gua which is adjacent to Wealth! I love roses so I planted a red rose bush in a stunning colorful Mexican planter there and red is the color that activates the Fame Gua! Fire is the element for this energy center so I have plenty of candles and red spectrum color. I also planted a baby Meyer lemon tree in another matching planter here. Wood element feeds fire element so it’s all working together. Another option if you have the space and your Fame & Reputation is outside, is a Fire pit or Grill to represent fire. Having these guas outside can be a blessing. It’s certainly helpful for connecting with nature and the elements. This balcony has become my little slice of heaven overlooking the pool area and palm trees. Today I got to wake up, step out onto my balcony from my bedroom with my 2 cats and a coffee. It was bliss. I marveled at my beautiful life! I designed it and so can you!A year ago I lived in a run down 1930’s La apartment in east Hollywood. I’d been there for a good 13years. It had its charms but I had outgrown it. After covid LA rents had skyrocketed and I felt stuck. I made the most of my nook and invested in all new furniture and Feng Shui’d the hell out of that space! The Universe responded with an empowering new set of circumstances and opportunities that led to my new slice of heaven!Ever since I redid these Power Centers, I FEEL RICH. You can create that feeling for yourself and I encourage you to try it! That feeling is important for anyone who actually wants to be rich because money is a frequency and in order line up with it, you have to cultivate the feeling. I like to serve boogie meals and wine out here and enjoy the view. I had a girlfriend over for dinner on Friday after staying up late the previous night building the raised garden beds and planting everything. She was in awe of the shift. She felt it too as we enjoyed our sunset meal and wine with a view.Feng Shui is a form of energetic gardening and I’m tending to my resources and relationships with money in a whimsical new way! The grass is very green out here. It’s the color of money honey! WHAT’s happening in the Abundance & Reputation Centers of your home? Could they use some sprucing up? If you want my help, check out all my resources in my Linktree and see if there’s a fit. Cheers everyone and Ciao for now! Please remember to subscribe like and share it helps support my work and spread the love.Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH at thefengshuilady.substack.com/subscribe

Hello & Welcome to The Feng Shui Money Couch! I’m recording this Feng Shui Quickie on New Year’s Day! The inspiration for this episode is to help us balance our energy and set the stage for a prosperous 2026! I talk a lot about set and setting. And after the holidays and my birthday, I found myself wanting to be in a calmer more Zen state so I made some simple yet impactful changes to my overall decor.It’s important to note that while New Year’s Eve was a universal portal for change, it was just a precursor for the lunar new year on February 17th. You still have time to make shifts to your environment that will support you as we enter the year of the Fire Horse in February.Your homes decor is not just creating an aesthetic for you, it’s impacting your nervous system and ability to relax and or motivate. It’s also a canvas for you to paint and communicate your personal vision for your life! Think of your home as a Living Breathing 3 D Vision Board!I recommend creating a setting that is flexible and adaptable to your needs which inevitably will shift depending on the seasons, the energy of the current year, and what’s personally happening in your life.In Feng Shui we work with the elements and color is a powerful way to activate certain elements that impact our nervous systems.Research shows that colors in the red spectrum tend to be more stimulating and can increase arousal and energy levels. Red can boost heart rate, increase adrenaline, and even heighten focus and attention.On the flip side, green is generally associated with calmness, relaxation, and even lower stress levels. It tends to have a soothing effect and can promote a sense of balance and tranquility.So, in essence, red spectrum activates and energizes, while green calms and soothes. The Red & Green Holiday theme is an exercise in elemental balance.In Feng Shui Red spectrum colors represent fire element which is beneficial for certain areas of your home and detrimental to others. It’s important to balance the elements to create a harmonious environment and understand where to emphasize and or deemphasize certain elements. A Feng Shui consultation can help determine the state of your home’s elemental balance and how to manage it.Around the holidays we tend to emphasize red and green in different measures. In Feng Shui Green represents Wood element which is about growth and it feeds the fire element while the fire depletes the wood. These 2 elements present us with a delicate equilibrium.I was feeling a little overstimulated after Christmas and my birthday so I chose to turn the volume down on the red spectrum in my living room and bedroom while turning the volume up on the green or wood element. The emphasis went from a raging fire fed by the wood to a soothing woodsy forest with a splash of fire and embers.To accomplish this in the living room, I simply swapped out my burnt orange accent pillows with these blush ones. In my bedroom I swapped my faux fur bedspread which represents fire element with a beautiful floral forest inspired one! Then I got so inspired that I ordered a whole new set of throw pillows for the Money Couch and the year of the Fire Horse! I can’t wait to debut them when they arrive. They have a sexy Moroccan Vibe.Listen folks, these are simple hacks you can use to make energetic and aesthetic changes on a budget. You don’t have to buy all new furniture to achieve a refresh! Color options for your Bedding and accent pillows are my seasonal redecorating tip for an elemental shift. I love to swap out my throw pillows and blankets in the living room periodically with a new color palette. Then alternate my duvet cover or bedspread in the bedroom to change the whole vibe! It’s like having different outfits for your sofa and bed depending on your mood. You can try this redecorating and energy shifting hack when you need to raise or lower the volume on any of the elements. Try it and let me know how you feel!The great thing is you can always switch it back or try something entirely different without breaking the bank or going to too much trouble!I have been talking about fire and wood elements in this episode, but there’s actually 5 elements we work with in Feng Shui; Fire, wood, water, metal and earth. I dive deep into how to work with all 5 in my FREE FENG SHUI BASICS COURSE available for download now! I’ll share a link in the show notes.When you see the difference, you will feel the difference!2025 was the year of the Wood Snake and 2026 will be the year of the Fire Horse so I am sure I will be raising the volume on fire element once again once we reach the lunar new year and as soon as I get those new pillows! The year of the Fire Horse officially begins on February 4, 2026. The difference between elements will definitely be felt once we enter this time!I invite you to start 2026 on the right foot with some FREE FENG SHUI BASICS COURSE ! Many Blessings my friends. Remember to subscribe, like and share. It means more than you know to spread the love.I want to wish everyone happy and magical new year! Cheers & Ciao for Now!Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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I wanted to let everyone know that The Feng Shui Money Couch will be released on Fridays which I affectionately refer to as Feng Shui Fridays. I will have 3 different formats for you to look forward to. A Solo episode where I share a story full of applicable Feng Shui wisdom much like the first episode of The Feng Shui Money Couch. A long format guest interview typically around an hour, much like last weeks interview with Numerologist Gail Minogue, or like today’s a quickie solo episode where I share a powerful and actionable Feng Shui take away to help invite blessings and abundance into your life! No matter which format, there’s always something to look forward to! I’m also really excited about the guests I’m scheduling for the new year and the Wisdom & Woo they have to share with you. Cheers everyone and enjoy the episode.Hello & Welcome to THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH!Today I want to talk about best practices for the end of the year through the multifaceted lens of Feng Shui, Astrology and Numerology. In all of these approaches we treat this time of year as a clearing, cleansing and closing out period. I’m calling this episode “A Season of Clearing; 27 Things.” The year of the snake called for us to release all that no longer served through a process of death and rebirth. The 9 Universal numerology of the year asked us to complete and end things. So this year especially and in this particular cycle of time, it is advisable to whole heartedly clear the decks to prepare for a brand new year and energetic cycle. In Feng Shui we have a ritual called 27 things. It begins with a proper and thorough cleaning of the home. Followed by a combination of decluttering and or rearranging of 27 items in the home. 27 reduces to the number 9 which is a powerful symbol of completion. I recommend jotting down the 27 things so you can keep track of what you edited out of your space and what got moved or rearranged. Once the physical shift of 27 things has been completed you can complete the ritual with a Palo Santo or Saging of your home coupled with a meditation or visualization of the blessings you have just made space for and are inviting in! This is a powerful re-calibration and reset. You physically and energetically made space for your blessings and now the universe has space to fill with grace. I want to wish everyone a magical holiday season. I have a free gift for you. My complimentary Feng Shui Basics course is available now! You can find it in my Linktree and on my new website along with all my other offerings. I will share a direct link in the show notes here FREE FENG SHUI BASICS COURSE . I invite you to subscribe, like and share. Every little bit helps to support the Show! Many Blessings everyone. Cheers & CIAO for now.Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH at thefengshuilady.substack.com/subscribe

Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH at thefengshuilady.substack.com/subscribe

If you’re new to the Pod, my name is Laura and I’m a certified Feng Shui Practitioner, Curator and Stylist for you and your Space. Join me and my guests for conversations around lifestyle and wellness with a focus on living and curating our best lives. Subscribe for tips on mindful living! This hybrid Podcast & Newsletter originates on Substack where you can follow me for all the visuals, text and video. The Show is now on video with interview guests along with solo episodes so I encourage you to subscribe and watch on Substack and YouTube. For all my other content and services check out my Link-tree.Hello and welcome back to “Where Feng Shui Meets Fashion”. If you have been following me for a while, you have been witness to my recent personal Feng Shui makeover. As a Feng Shui practitioner, I too have to refresh and reimagine my space periodically. As we evolve, so too should our environments.In this year of the Snake, we are universally undergoing a shedding and letting go of some aspect of our lives clearing the path for a whole new trajectory. It’s also a 9 year representing death and rebirth. For me personally, this has manifested rather dramatically and literally. I have been undergoing a very yin behind the curtain shift from the inside out. Every single aspect of my physical life has experienced a complete makeover. In some cases as in the death of my mother, I had no control of the situation. In others, I embraced the energy of change and reinvention by embarking on a deeply mystical Feng Shui Mastermind to up level my practice and shift my personal energy. In spite of being a certified 15 year Feng Shui veteran, I wanted to deepen my work. The Mastermind introduced me to a host of Sacred Transcendental practices and rituals that are handed down verbally through the Black Hat tradition. Since taking part in the Mastermind, my whole life has up leveled. I manifested the resources to totally redecorate my home and curate an entirely new energetic narrative. I was gifted a brand new car and made dramatic shifts towards my health and wellbeing. I don’t think any of this would have been possible without a mental and spiritual shift which was a significant focus of the Mastermind.I am ready to spread the love and teach what I preach in my new BEDROOM FENG SHUI class! The class will be held over Zoom on 7/12/25 at 2pm. Enrollment is available now. It’s at the top of my Link-tree under BEDROOM FENG SHUI https://linktr.ee/TheFengShuiLady where you can also find all my other offerings.I recognize that not everyone can afford a “one on one” Feng Shui consultation but I believe everyone should have access to and be able to apply Feng Shui! This is my most accessible and immediately applicable offering for just $55!I decided to focus on the Bedroom first because:YOUR BEDROOM IS A MICROCOSM OF YOUR WHOLE LIFE!Are you ready to Discover the Manifesting potential of your Bedroom? Then it’s time to Design your dream life. We will begin by Arranging a Sanctuary for Rest & Romance!At a time when so many can’t afford a one on one Feng Shui consultation, I have created my most accessible offering just $55! And starting with the most influential room in your life. Your bedroom. In this 1 hour interactive Zoom class, I’ll be sharing powerful Placement Recommendations, Adjustments & Cures to help you turn your bedroom into a manifesting portal. Join me and friends in a sacred online space on Saturday, July 12th at 2pm. You can also visit https://TheFengShuiLady.as.me/BedroomClass to directly sign up for Bedroom Feng Shui. Invite a friend to join you so that you can manifest together! There’s power in numbers. I look forward to seeing on Saturday July 12th at 2pm. Cheers everyone and Ciao for now!Thanks for reading Laura’s Substack ~ Where Feng Shui Meets Fashion!! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH at thefengshuilady.substack.com/subscribe

If you’re new to the Pod, my name is Laura and I’m a certified Feng Shui Practitioner, Curator and Stylist for you and your Space. Join me and my guests for conversations around lifestyle and wellness with a focus on living and curating our best lives. Subscribe for tips on mindful living! This hybrid Podcast & Newsletter originates on Substack where you can follow me for all the visuals, text and video. The Show is now on video with interview guests along with solo episodes so I encourage you to subscribe and watch on Substack and YouTube. For all my other content and services check out my Link-tree.Hello & Welcome back to Where Feng Shui Meets Fashion. The theme of the Pod today is Feng Shui On Steroids! It’s all about my ongoing Feng Shui Mastermind. I embarked on a 3 Month Feng Shui Mastermind on March 29th during the New Moon Solar Eclipse. It has been a game changer! The Mastermind is a deep dive into Black Sect Tantric Buddhist Feng Shui transmissions, traditions, teachings and practices. That’s right, it’s Super Woo. My original training and certification was in Form School Feng Shui some 15 years ago. The difference between my original training and Black Hat Feng Shui also known as B to B Feng Shui is that Black Hat is a Buddhist interpretation of Feng Shui introduced to the US by a Buddhist Monk named Grand Master Lin Yun. It’s steeped in mysticism and transcendental cures. That’s not to say that Form School doesn’t have transcendental cures because it absolutely does. The menu for these is just not as broad and you can easily practice Form School without seeming too Woo. I’m at a place in my life where I am prepared to lean into the unseen forces that I have come to recognize as more real than the seen. I’m sure my mother’s recent passing in February also inspired a desire for deeper connection with otherworldly aspects of life. Since my original Feng Shui training, I have continually added to my toolbox by reading extensively on the subject, studying Space Clearing with Denise Lynn, and testing for and attaining a Red Ribbon Professional credential through the International Feng Shui Guild. Last year I even got licensed in Fashion Feng Shui®️. In this field, your education is continual and mentorship with masters is ideal because the breadth and depth of knowledge is seemingly endless. As mentioned, I felt I was ready to dive deeper into the more spiritual and mystical aspects of Feng Shui. The more I connect with my own divinity, the more I realize I need to incorporate spirituality into my work. In recent years I explored plant medicine and Shamanic journeys which recalibrated my world view and opened me up to embracing spirituality in a more transparent way. I used to feel like I had to gloss over the spiritual aspects of life and my work because when I started out in this field, I often came across both skeptical and miss-informed people. Listen I still do. I just don’t care anymore. That’s not my customer or my audience. Those aren’t my people. I get it. However, there’s a whole big beautiful world out there full of people for whom it is for! I want to talk to them fearlessly and without hesitation. I’m coming out of the spiritual closet so to speak. Feng Shui is an energetic practice and if the exchange is not reciprocal, there is no exchange to be had. I want to work with clients who appreciate and embrace that. The wisdom of Feng Shui is sacred and it should be treated as such. So I definitely feel blessed that I have the luxury of working for myself rather than a corporate entity or employer. I no longer have to answer to anyone or pretend to just be helping you decorate. Feng Shui is a manifesting practice. Your home is a living breathing 3D Vision Board. I’m curator of your ideal personal narrative.I as a practitioner of a sacred energetic practice, I risk an energy leak if I share the wisdom without proper reciprocity. It took me years to fully understand this. It’s probably the most important thing I have learned from the Mastermind I’m in. All those years that I wanted to be generous and helpful, I was selling myself short and paying the price. I was often left physically and emotionally depleted. Now it all makes sense. In treating this practice as sacred, I can have clear boundaries that protect me and provide much greater impact and efficacy for my clients. In the past, I have suffered from what I now affectionately refer to as Feng Shui Tourette’s! Just like it’s inappropriate for a psychic to walk up to a perfect stranger and tell them they have a message from the other side. It’s not my place to tell someone about their Feng Shui who has not expressly asked or hired me.One of my favorite things we practiced during the Mastermind is the RED ENVELOPE TRADITION. It’s an ancient tradition in which payment for Feng Shui services particularly cures and adjustments is given by the client and received by the practitioner in pretty red envelopes. The number of envelopes is exchanged in multiples of 9. So 9, 18, 27, and 36 etc. The more in depth and sacred the knowledge you share is, the more red envelopes filled with money are exchanged for that wisdom. The Mastermind was pretty advanced so we each paid with 36 individual envelopes! The ornate Chinese Red envelopes also create a level of ceremony around the exchange. Participating in this Mastermind was an “investment” in myself that was a long time coming and the right opportunity presented itself in divine timing so I went for it. The first day of the Mastermind coincided with a new moon Eclipse which happened to be in my 12 house of seclusion and self inquiry. I was extremely sick with a persistent flu that had lingered since my mom’s death in February so I entered the mastermind a hot vulnerable mess. We were a group of 6 woman from various backgrounds and parts of the country. Our teacher and mentor was Kristina Hollinger, a colleague in my field I have been friendly with and following on social for over a decade. I have watched her evolve her business in aspirational ways. In following her trajectory I learned that she herself had invested in multiple Masterminds and coaching and her content and reach reflected this. I wanted to participate in a mastermind and coaching experience that was specific to my very niche field. I made the leap with Kristina because I knew she walked her talk and was speaking my language. With Kristina at the helm, we were a group of 7 women. The lessons, meditations, mantras, videos and practices of the Mastermind were housed in a portal called Kajabi. Our interactions as a group were held over Zoom and a very active Telegraph thread. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect from the Mastermind. What I got was a deep dive into the Spiritual side of Feng Shui. It was full on Feng Shui on steroids with a combination of information I already knew along with Sacred mantras, meditations and rituals that were new to me. The schedule was aggressive and comprehensive. There wasn’t an inch of my home left unactivated! What I realized in the process was that when I combined what I already knew with all the Woo, it actually magnified the effects. Every cure and adjustment is treated as a sacred act! I loved it. It was the perfect spiritual retreat and staycation for me as I recovered from illness and navigated grief. Daily Mantras, Meditations and Chanting. Lots of cleaning and Space Clearing. Tuning in to every inch of my home and narrative with intention was just what the doctor ordered. I took the opportunity to redecorate my entire home from a Feng Shui perspective. During the Mastermind, I manifested $6500. I invested that sum into reimagining and transforming my Space into my ideal personal narrative! It’s a whole new magical Set & Setting. The biggest upgrades included my bed and bedroom furniture, a Sofa, rug, coffee table sideboard/buffet, Art, desk chair and office rug etc. The bed alone was a huge shift! It is the most important and impactful piece of furniture you own! It represents and holds the energy of your health and love life. Two areas of life where a reset was needed! My new vibrant orange velvet art deco inspired Sofa and floral Art are the set and setting for my Podcast! This area of my home happen to reside in my Love & Fame Gua! The new art contains the mantra “Love Is All”! It’s the message you are greeted with when you enter my space! I wake up every day now thinking OMG, this is paradise! All these changes culminated with my father gifting me with a beautiful brand new car! From a Feng Shui perspective, your car is an extension of your energy body. It represents a clear new path and vessel. When I meditated on my brand new pearly white hybrid Honda Civic, she asked me to call her Crystal 😉. She was Crystal clear!I can’t wait to incorporate everything I have learned into my practice. In the words of Developmental Biologist Bruce Lipton, “You change the container, you change the contents.” Cheers everybody and Ciao for now! Thanks for reading Laura’s Substack ~ Where Feng Shui Meets Fashion!! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Laura’s Substack ~ THE FENG SHUI MONEY COUCH at thefengshuilady.substack.com/subscribe