Feng Shui (the Mandarin pronunciation is foong sewi, the Cantonese pronunciation is Fung Shwey) literally means wind and water, two of the most fundamental forms of life’s energy.

Feng Shui is about understanding the secrets of how energy moves in our surroundings and how the style of our buildings and interiors affect us at a subtle level. It involves harnessing beneficial chi to enhance the success and good fortune of the individual.

Feng Shui is also:

• art of "assessing" the quality of life through observations and analysis of a person's living environment.
• a metaphysical science where one learns to recognise and tap into the chi (cosmic energies) of the living environment to help the many endeavours in life. The study and presence of chi is today recognised by Western medical doctors when it comes to acupuncture and acupressure.
• about chi in the living environment and how to harness and use it to help specific goals in our everyday lives.
• a form of "forecasting". The nature of Chi is cyclical and as such, can be calculated. Practitioners of Feng Shui have learnt to assess outcomes based on the influence of Chi upon a particular living environment.