Online Class: Feng Shui 101

This course demystifies Feng Shui, revealing its foundations in Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and Nine Star astrology to help students create a harmonious living space.

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  • 15
    Lessons
  • 31
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 4,414
    Students
    have taken this course
  • 14
    Hours
    average time
  • 1.4
    CEUs
 
 
 

Course Description

Introduction to Feng Shui: Unveiling the Ancient Chinese Art

Course Overview

Delve into the intricate world of Feng Shui, a time-honored Chinese discipline that harmonizes people with their surroundings. As urbanization and modernization increase, many seek a balance between contemporary life and age-old wisdom. Feng Shui, with its roots in ancient Chinese philosophy and cosmic understanding, offers a holistic solution to achieve that equilibrium.

Course Breakdown:

  1. Introduction to Feng Shui: Understand the foundational principles behind Feng Shui, exploring its origins and significance.

  2. Heaven, Earth, Man, and Chi: Discover the interconnectedness of these entities, emphasizing the vitality of chi or energy, the force that binds the universe.

  3. Yin and Yang: Delve deep into the binary forces driving the universe, highlighting their complementary nature and importance in maintaining balance.

  4. The Five Elements: Explore the critical elements - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water - that define and influence our surroundings.

5-8. The Nine Stars (Parts 1-4): Unfold the mysteries of the 'nine stars' or Jyo Hsing - an essential component of Feng Shui and its astrological connections.

  1. The Three Diagnostic Methods: Familiarize yourself with diagnostic tools that assist in evaluating energy flow and balance within spaces.

  2. Clutter and Its Effects on Your Chi: Understand the implications of clutter on energy flow and how an organized environment can enhance positivity.

  3. Placement of Doors and Windows: Discover how strategic placements can optimize energy flow and positively influence living spaces.

  4. The Shape of Your Space: Determine how varying shapes influence energy dynamics and how to best arrange spaces for optimal chi flow.

  5. Harmonizing Your Chi Through Color and Other Elements: Utilize colors and specific elements to attract and harmonize energy within spaces.

  6. Using Furniture and Decor to Harmonize: Optimize living and working areas by strategically positioning furniture and utilizing decor to enhance balance and positivity.

  7. Symbolic Decorations, Space Divining, and Purification: Integrate symbolic decor and practice space purification to cleanse and rejuvenate environments.

Course Detailing:

Feng Shui, often perceived as a mere aesthetic discipline, delves far deeper. At its core, it's a fusion of two pivotal Chinese astrological systems - Ba Tzu (the "eight words" or "four pillars") and Jyo Hsing (the "nine stars" or "study of chi"). Traditionally, implementing Feng Shui demanded familiarity with the Chinese lunar calendar and Chinese characters, barriers for those unfamiliar with the language.

This course revolutionizes traditional teaching methods, offering a pragmatic approach. It strips away linguistic and cultural complexities, making Feng Shui universally accessible. With a comprehensive and logical structure, the teachings pave the way for students to incorporate Feng Shui seamlessly into their lives.

Misconceptions abound in the realm of Feng Shui, with claims of multiple schools and methods. In reality, authentic Feng Shui is a singular school rooted in ancient Taoist traditions. By harnessing a blend of Chinese astrology, compass techniques, divining methods, and form methods, Feng Shui becomes a universal tool for harmony and balance.

Through this course, primarily focusing on the powerful nine-star astrology, students gain actionable insights into restructuring their environments for enhanced harmony and vitality. Enroll today and step into a world where ancient wisdom meets modern life, guiding you towards a balanced and harmonious existence.

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Course Lessons

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Lesson 1. Energy Flow and You: An Introduction to Feng Shui

Feng Shui uses a compass to align interior arrangements with beneficial directional energies, impacting areas like relationships and career. Strategic placement of elements, such as desks or beds, can enhance positive energy flow, fostering balance across various life aspects. 38 Total Points
  • Lesson 1 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Feng Shui Course; Reasons for Taking this Course
  • Complete Assignment: An Introduction
  • Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 1. Introduction to Feng Shui

Lesson 2. Understanding Chi: The Lifeblood of Feng Shui

The three coordinate powers—heaven, earth, and man—guide energy flow in Feng Shui, combining cosmic, spatial, and human elements for harmony. Their alignment fosters prosperity and health, while imbalance leads to stress and misfortune. Additional lesson topics: Feng Shui Poison Arrows 35 Total Points
  • Lesson 2 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 2. Heaven, Earth, Man, & Chi

Lesson 3. Yin and Yang: The Art of Equilibrium

People often select professions that align with their dominant energy type—be it yin, favoring introspection, or yang, thriving on activity. Balancing workplace environments with opposite energies can enhance productivity and satisfaction. 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 3 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 3. Yin & Yang

Lesson 4. Unveiling the Moods of Chi: A Deep Dive into the Five Elements

Earth offers stability and nourishment, providing foundational support and fostering patience and reliability. Associated with late summer, Earth individuals excel in caregiving roles, yet excess Earth energy can lead to stagnation or anxiety. Additional lesson topics: How Feng Shui Elements are Expressed in Shapes; Productive and Destructive Cycles 35 Total Points
  • Lesson 4 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Elements
  • Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 4. The Five Elements

Lesson 5. Unlocking Your Star's Influence: Mastering Nine Star Ki for Personal Harmony

The Nine Star Ki system refines the traditional five elements by associating them with nine stars, which influence personality, relationships, and home environments. By identifying your personal star, you can optimize the flow of chi in your life, creating harmony and supporting your goals. 35 Total Points
  • Lesson 5 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 5. The Nine Stars (Part 1)

Lesson 6. Nine Stars Unveiled: Designing Spaces for Harmony

The 4 Wood Star symbolizes movement and adaptability, thriving on change and versatile career choices like communications or travel. To balance their indecisiveness, incorporating earth elements in their environment can offer them stability without stifling creativity. 35 Total Points
  • Lesson 6 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 6. The Nine Stars (Part 2)

Lesson 7. Nine Stars in Feng Shui: Harmonizing Energies for Success

The Nine Stars system in Feng Shui reveals the connection between elemental energies and personal aspects like career and relationships, facilitating harmony and success. Understanding your unique birth star and how the 6 and 7 Metal Stars interact with environments empowers profound life transformation. 35 Total Points
  • Lesson 7 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 7. The Nine Stars (Part 3)

Lesson 8. Understanding Your Lucky Stars: A Feng Shui Guide

In Feng Shui, blending your birth star with your month star uncovers lucky stars that guide you in aligning your environment with chi for greater harmony. By harmonizing your space with these stars, through color and decor, your living area supports personal wealth, health, and happiness. 34 Total Points
  • Lesson 8 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 8. The Nine Stars

Lesson 9. Embracing Harmony: A Deep Dive into Feng Shui's Diagnostic Methods

The Eight Point Method divides your space into zones like Career, Family, and Money, aligning them for optimal energy support. In contrast, the Five Elements method assigns elements like Water or Fire to directions, while the Stick Figure method simplifies energy flow assessment. 33 Total Points
  • Lesson 9 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 9. The Three Diagnostic Methods

Lesson 10. The Energetic Consequences of Clutter

The locations where clutter gathers in your home can reveal important insights about your emotional state. Clearing clutter from key areas can break down physical and metaphorical barriers, opening pathways for growth. 34 Total Points
  • Lesson 10 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Clutter
  • Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 10. Clutter and How It Effects Your Chi

Lesson 11. Harmonious Spaces for Improved Well-being

Chi, the life force that sustains balance in life, is significantly affected by how doors and windows are positioned, as they dictate the energy movement in your home. According to Feng Shui’s Eight Point Method, strategically placed doors and windows prevent chi from draining too quickly or getting trapped, which can alleviate issues from financial instability to relationship troubles. 34 Total Points
  • Lesson 11 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 11. The Placement of Doors and Windows

Lesson 12. Feng Shui Techniques for Balancing Energy in Irregular Spaces

Feng Shui principles suggest that architectural imbalances in homes can negatively affect energy flow, leading to various life disruptions. Simple solutions involving decor and color can effectively address these imbalances, creating a more positive environment. 35 Total Points
  • Lesson 12 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 12. The Shape of Your Space

Lesson 13. Color Philosophy and Feng Shui: Creating a Harmonious Home

Utilizing Feng Shui, the lesson explores the way your home's energy is shaped by its layout and color scheme, crucial for health and prosperity. By understanding the compass directions and associating colors, you can restore energy balance within your spaces. 33 Total Points
  • Lesson 13 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 13 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 13. Harmonize Your Chi through Color and Other Elements

Lesson 14. Creating Spaces That Breathe: A Guide to Harmonizing Energy Through Furniture and Decor

Avoid sharp energy flows by not arranging furniture in bow configurations, which can create agitation and imbalance in the home. Use strategic focal points and strong support from walls to anchor household comfort and security. 35 Total Points
  • Lesson 14 Video
  • Complete: Lesson 14 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 14. Using Furniture and Decor to Harmonize

Lesson 15. Home Energy Magic: Symbolic Decor and Space Purification

Space purification is a method to cleanse negative energy, such as unwanted emotions or historical imprints, using techniques like meditation, sound, or salt to revitalize the home atmosphere. Incorporating purification rituals in specific areas helps transform spaces, fostering a nurturing and joyful environment. 103 Total Points
  • Lesson 15 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Course Completion Poll: Your Thoughts; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
  • Complete: Lesson 15 Assignment
  • Assessment: Lesson 15. Symbolic Decorations, Space Divining and Purification
  • Assessment: The Final Exam
564
Total Course Points
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Define heaven, earth, man, and chi.
  • Describe yin & yang.
  • Describe the five elements.
  • Describe the nine stars.
  • Summarize the three diagnostic methods.
  • Describe clutter and how it effects your chi.
  • Describe the placement of doors and windows.
  • Describe the shape of your space.
  • Harmonize your chi through color and other elements.
  • Use furniture and decor to harmonize.
  • Describe symbolic decorations, space divining and purification in feng shui.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

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Course Title: Feng Shui 101
Course Number: 7550355
Lessons Rating: 4.42 / 5 Stars (2,344 votes)
Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Availability: Available across all 50 U.S. states, this course includes key regions such as California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. The course is also open in major English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK, and Ireland.
Last Updated: February 2024
CEU Value: 1.4 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Classes
Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams
Syllabus: View Syllabus
Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars

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  • "The Instructor was excellent and very knowledgeable about the subject. He was able to explain a very complex subject in a simple way making the concepts more clear." -- Teresa F.
  • "I loved this course, the instructor was very supportive, encouraging, supportive and gave a detailed feedback throughout the course. I will miss this course. A next level would be so welcomed. I will be the student again." -- Georgeta T.
  • "The instructor was very knowledgeable on the subject matter and very timely with getting things graded. Also made comments on how to improve as well as what was done right. Enjoyed the class a great deal. I'll look for this instructor definitively again in the future. He was wonderful and I learned a great deal from him." -- Jamille A.
  • "All the lessons give me information that was very helpful to me. It all goes hands in hand. The instructor's remarks were helpful and motivating. It made feel that my effort was appreciated." -- Dahjanarah P.
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