Christmas season has become a very stressful time of the year for many people. Feng shui being a powerful tool in creating calm and harmonious energy, let's look at some basic feng shui decorating tips to help ease your stress and really enjoy this beautiful season.

And, of course, along with applying feng shui decorating tips to create a harmonious Christmas home, you can also use it to give creative Christmas feng shui gifts to your family and friends.

Here are 5 easy feng shui decorating tips for Christmas to help minimize your stress levels, relax and promote a happy and balanced flow of feng shui energy in your home.

1/ Decorate your home with good feng shui colors for the Christmas season.

In the language of feng shui, what you need to do in the colder season is bring into your environment the energy and the colors of the feng shui element of Fire. This is where the many candles, a good fireplace, bright Christmas lights and fiery gold and red Christmas tree decorations all help.

Even though using Fire element colors, such as red, purple and strong pink are highly advisable in order to warm up the energy of your home in the cold season, do not forget about the main feng shui principle of balance.

2/ Place your Christmas tree in the best feng shui bagua area of your home.

The tree belongs to the Wood feng shui element, so place it in an area that is either compatible with the wood feng shui element, or benefits from its energy.

Here are the best feng shui areas for your Christmas tree:

* East (Health & Family)

* Southeast (Money and Abundance)

* South (Fame and Reputation)

The placement of Christmas tree in one of these feng shui areas will bring harmonious energy because of the beneficial balance of the five feng shui elements.

What if you have to place it in any other area, would that create bad feng shui? No, not necessarily. Just be mindful of the colors you use for your Christmas tree decorations, that's all.

If you have to have your Christmas tree in less auspicious feng shui directions, here are the best colors for its decoration:

* North (Career) - Use Water and Metal element colors (blue, gray, black, white)

* Northeast (Self-Cultivation) - Use Fire and Earth element colors (red, pink, yellow, earthy tones)

* Southwest (Love) - Same as for the Northeast area

* West (Creativity) - Use Earth and Metal element colors (gray, earthy tones, white)

* Northwest (Networking) - Same as for the West area

* Center (Heart) - Same as for the Northeast and Southwest areas.

3/ Use candles to keep the energy of your home fresh, clear and nourishing.

There are many ways to keep the energy of your home fresh, and the right feng shui use of candles is the easiest and most popular one.

Candles, especially natural ones, such as soy or beeswax candles, do an excellent job of purifying the energy in any space.

Candles are always excellent feng shui, especially during Christmas season! The fire of the candle purifies and cleanses the energy, while the warmth and soft glow can really soothe one's emotional unbalances and concerns. Feng shui-wise, there are several guidelines to the best use of candles, which are also based on the interplay of the five feng shui elements.

Best areas of your home to freely use big candles, or even create a grouping of candles of different heights are: South, Southwest, Northeast and the Center of your home. It is best to limit too many candles in the bagua areas of West, Northwest, East, Southeast and North.

Notice I said to limit, not to avoid completely. If you are using just small tealight or votive candles, there is no need to worry of the feng shui of their placement. It is only when you are considering creating a big grouping of candles that it is best to keep the feng shui of the fire element in mind.

Candles are excellent feng shui in your bedroom, in the bathroom, at the dining table or in the living room. You can add to their beauty by using good feng shui candleholders of various colors and design, thus bring even more auspicious energy into your home this Christmas season.

4/ Use fragrant and pure essential oils to create great energy in various areas of your home.

The air you breathe creates the mood you are in. A slightly overstated statement, but true in so many ways. Diffuse healing essential oils in the air this Christmas season and enjoy a healthy, relaxed atmosphere.

Using essential oils daily is excellent feng shui for your home, but see what works best for you. To enhance the Christmas mood, you can choose essential oils of sweet tangerine oil, zesty lemon, warm cinnamon, or spicy clove bud oil.

5/ Decorate your home with several beautiful plants, and choose at least one indoor air-purifying plant.

Vibrant plants are always good feng shui, as they bring the healing essence of nature into one's home. Indoor air-purifying plants are the best choice, because along with beauty and grace, they also do a great job of purifying the energy, as well as calming the space.

Some of the most popular good feng shui indoor air purifying plants are the Dracaena Janet Craig, the Peace Lily and the Areca Palm. Be sure you have at least one or two of top feng shui air-purifying plants when you need them the most - in the cold season.

Best feng shui areas to place your strong, lush and healthy green plants are East, Southeast and South bagua areas of your home. This guidelines apply mostly to big, prominent plants, such as the placement of a big and tall Areca Palm, for example, or a grouping of plants.

If you are considering the placement of small plants, you can freely choose any area of your home, especially the ones that have a lot of activity, such as the living room or the family room.

As you can see, our 5 Christmas feng shui decorating tips are really easy to apply. These feng shui tips will help you create a Christmas home that not only looks beautiful, but is also a pleasure to be in.

Feng shui is all about creating a home that has healing and nourishing energy everyday, including the Christmas day!

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