Enlightened by Design

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Summary: "A breath of fresh air..."
Review: "A breath of fresh air! ... I consider this a primer on energetics, a book which will take you to a deeper level of understanding of Feng Shui." Wendover Clover, Feng Shui Emporium On-line

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Summary: "... a book feng shui has been waiting for."
Review: "The easy and exhilarating emphasis of the text explains how to realign your home with the basic forces of nature: heaven and earth, the four directions, and elemental energies.... It's a book feng shui has been waiting for." Dennis Fairchild. Feng Shui for Modern Living magazine, UK

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Summary: feng shui finally explained
Review: A must-read for anyone interested in how powerfully design influences our lives. I hope the author will follow up with another book illustrated by many examples and plenty of before-and-after photos.

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Summary: Enlightened by Design
Review: Berliner's book is delightful and packed with useful knowledge. I have read this book twice and used what I learned; it really made changes in my home and office. I highly recommed it.

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Summary: Enlightened by Design
Review: Berliner's book is delightful and packed with useful knowledge. I have read this book twice and used what I learned; it really made changes in my home and office. I highly recommed it.

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Summary: A Wonderful Book!
Review: Enlightened By Design is great. I have another on Feng Shui but it's too esoteric -- this one is much more accessible. I like the way she incorporates many different traditions. Just very happy to have it.

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Summary: A Wonderful Book!
Review: Enlightened By Design is great. I have another on Feng Shui but it's too esoteric -- this one is much more accessible. I like the way she incorporates many different traditions. Just very happy to have it.

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Summary: A contemplative approach to environmental design...
Review: Now is the time for a contemplative approach to environmental design--which is, by definition, an ecological approach to design.

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Summary: This is a uniquely informative book on environmental design.
Review: This book shows how to use our homes to realign ourselves with the basic forces of nature: heaven and earth, the four directions, and the elemental energies that arise from them. Helen Berliner draws on traditional geomantic systems from both East and West--from Celtic wisdom to feng shui--to show that home design and ecology are one and the same, and that intuition and our senses are our most effective decorating tools. Basing her approach on Tibetan Buddhist teachings on energy mandalas and the practice of space awareness, she includes playful quotes, provocative illustrations, and practical exercises for discovering the inspiration and delight hidden in our homes.The author proceeds from living room to bedroom to kitchen to home office, illustrating with rigorous practicality how we can join space, color, function, harmony, and our senses to create functional, welcoming rooms. She shows how the energies of earth, water, fire, wind, and space--in and out of balance--shape our homes for better and for worse, and explains the role of wakefulness in contemplative arts and design. Working with wakefulness and natural patterns of energy, we can create enlightened environments--and in this case, enlightenment begins at home!