The Holistic Home Quotes

“I’d define my current décor style as eclectic/modern/Moroccan/rustic. But a soulful and balanced home can certainly be all one style. It’s the gathering and meaning behind it all, combined with the predominant energy of what occurs there, that helps usher in a feeling of warmth, personalization, and soul.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“A home with soul can feel like a warm hug—much like eating a home-cooked meal made with love. Whenever the judges on the television show Top Chef had contestant Carla Hall’s food, they’d nearly always say that her food “had soul and was made with love.” Hall defined her philosophy of “cooking with love” as putting one’s own care and warmth into food. She believes that if one is happy and calm while cooking, then this will show in the food, making it much better, whereas if one feels otherwise, it will degrade their cuisine. The same is true for your home. It takes care and warmth—as well as thoughtful decisions—to create a happy home with soul.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Feel like you can’t “see an important issue clearly”? Check to see if your windows—which represent the eyes in Feng Shui—are clear. Make sure that your windows and all surfaces are sparkling clean.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Insecurity and fear play a big role in the secret-semi-hoarder’s life. (See chapter 7 for more on how fear shows up in your home.) A client kept telling me she “could not get a handle on things no matter what she did.” She felt overwhelmed and anxious most of the time. As I stood in her kitchen and looked around, there were no knobs on any of her drawers! She said she took off the old knobs after she purchased new ones, but the new ones didn’t fit, and she didn’t want to put the old ones back on. So for over one year, she struggled daily to get into her cabinets and drawers. The constant awkwardness of uneasily grasping exacerbated her feeling of “not being able to get a handle on things” in other areas of her life.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“FENG SHUI BAGUA MAP”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“So much of clutter accumulation goes back to fear.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“I also tried to explain that I don’t allow “crap” into my life. I simply will not put up with it—whether that “crap” is toxic relationships, negative behavior, or not addressing issues directly when they need to be. If you have low-energy–value crap around you (e.g., day-old newspapers), you are dwelling in a place convoluted with an additional layer of nonsense. Try to evaluate the energetic value of the items that surround you because that directly affects the situations and relationships you bring in to your life. Low-energy items magnetize a low-energy life. The end goal is to keep the crap away and the sacred close.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Holistic Body Tip Drink lots of water as you purge your home of your clutter. It’s your body’s cleansing tool. Water helps remove toxins from the body and makes you feel fresh—like your home will feel.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Multitasking leads to scattered energy, and eventually projects take longer to accomplish.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“mantra as you go along or come up with a new one. “My belongings do not define me. I am safe. I am strong. I am clear in all my decisions. I am surrounding myself with only the things I use and love.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Your clutter represents a layer of protection and safety. While you’re removing the clutter, visualize that you’re throwing out the emotion of feeling scared and unprotected.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Types of Fear/Clutter Type of Fear How it Shows Up Solution”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Stacks of newspapers and magazines created towers of dormant energy. This can contribute to laziness and hopelessness. When you have piles of clutter like this, you are creating energetic anchors of malaise, which prohibit new opportunities and experiences from entering your life.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Clutter creates stagnant energy. When you are stagnant, there is little growth happening, and you will tend to either live in the past and feel sad or live in the future and feel anxious.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“A holistic mind means being crystal clear with your thoughts and goals and knowing how to harness the dark to catapult you into the light. This Yin and Yang cerebral balance of the wits enables the most positive growth to happen.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“You must imagine your ideal outcome in precise detail. Often clients will tell me things like, “Well, I want abundance in my life!” Abundance can show up on your hips. Abundance can manifest in your bills. Abundance can mean even more clutter in your surroundings. When you are focused on a clear and definite outcome, you are helping the Universe deliver it to you without the clutter. When you hold that specific visualization as you implement your mind, body, and spirit tips while you are making adjustments in your environment, your outcome will be much more powerful and effective. Know that you hold the power to create the transformation you desire. It’s okay if you can’t picture how it will happen, just have faith that it will. Expect the results you want. Know, with certainty, without wavering, that your desired outcome will happen. In addition to holding this mental picture while going through each chapter and making your holistic adjustments, try to start carrying these thoughts with you continuously throughout your day. Your own affirmative thoughts will begin to attract similar situations, interactions, or experiences that are in alignment with your goals. This is not wishful thinking. This is actively choosing to harness your universal birthright of attaining beneficial energy and ideal opportunities in your life.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“It combines your health, your environment, your relationships, your thinking, and much more as you make the connections between your space and yourself. A Holistic Home connects your mind, body, spirit, and space all together. The mind covers the psychology of how you dwell, subconscious influences, decorating with intention, and how your emotional issues and challenges actually manifest in your space. The physical aspects such as furniture positioning, design elements, green living, wellness, and organization pertain to the body. The spirit covers the invisible energies, the Feng Shui, the atmosphere, your karmic lessons, and the soul of your home.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Feng Shui and Health, The Anatomy of a Home: Using Feng Shui to Disarm Illness, Accelerate Recovery, and Create Optimal Health.”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” —Johann von Goethe”
― Laura Benko, The Holistic Home: Feng Shui for Mind, Body, Spirit, Space