Feng Shui and Candles

Chinese or non-Chinese, people are now getting into the Feng Shui craze.  But what is Feng Shui?

                              

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese’ art of decorating your homes in such a way that positive energy is harnessed.  The house or the room is positively transformed and energized so that anyone who enters will be affected visually and emotionally.  The five elements -- fire, earth, water, metal and wood -- and how they interact with each other determines whether it is positive or negative energy is flowing within.  In Feng Shui, you are not only looking at the layout of the house but also the decors used and how they are positioned at home.  The goal is to increase the positive energy inside the house and to make the space more comfortable and enjoyable.

Do you know that candles play a role in Feng Shui?  You would have thought that the presence of candles, its colors and its scent are only used in aromatherapy practice.  Think again.  In Feng Shui, candles represent the fire energy.  This energy is considered the strongest in summer.  They can be the fire energy that is missing in your space.  When decorating with candles, you have to consider three things -- the location, color and the fragrance.

Location.  One very important tool in Feng Shui is the Bagua map.  It is an octagonal map that is used as a guide depending on what kind of aspect you want your life to improve on.  Do you want your career to flourish?  Place the candles on the North part of your room.  Do you want fame?  Then south is where the candles should be.

MiKeRa Green Coloured 'Apple Marini'
Scented Soy Candle

MiKeRa White 'Coconut Rum'
Scented Soy Candle

KARMA SENSES red coloured 'Strawberry Ice'
Scented Soy Candle

Colors and Fragrance.  The colors of the candle that you use makes all the difference too because each colors (or scents) mean different things.  For example, green represents healing and new growth especially when combined with the scent of eucalyptus.  It also represents wealth because it is considered as the color of money.  Red on the other hand, is the color of passion; of love and lust.  A red-colored candle with an apple or cinnamon scent that is lit in the South part of your house can bring you the fame that you wanted.

KARMA SENSES yellow coloured 'Lemongrass tea'
Scented Soy Candle

Feng Shui is somehow like aromatherapy practice.  You identify which end results you want to have and study the different scents and colors and how it affects you and your overall environment.  Believe me, it gets easier each time.

Have you used Feng Shui at home too?  We’d love to hear from you.

MiKeRa Orange coloured 'Tangerine Delight'
scented CoCoSoy candle

MiKeRa blue coloured 'Ocean Breeze'
scented palm wax candle

Gift Packs for Christmas

The Christmas season is fast approaching and as early as now you probably have started writing down the names of your friends, family and colleagues that you will be buying gifts for.  And if you are getting gifts for several people, I always recommend three things:

• ·         You can start buying gifts ahead of time.  For example, every time you go to the mall, you can pick up an item or two so when Christmas season arrives, all you need to do is to just wrap the gifts up.

• ·         Be on the lookout for items that are on sale.  The discounts may not necessarily be that steep but if you get quality items then it should be ok.

• ·         Buy things in bulk.  You will most likely get a good deal if you buy things in bulk. 

I like shopping for gifts, more so when I shop within budget and still get the item that I intend to give to my friend.  I look forward for store sales and I often get gift packs because it gives the recipient of the gift a lot of variety.  One of the things that everyone should look forward to is the gift sets offered online by Alma Importers. They are all 30% Off RRP and also 30% Off normal wholesale price on their wholesale website. That’s a STEAL! This definitely meets all three recommendations that I provided, and by ordering online, you save valuable time and miss the Christmas rush!

Inside the Gift Packs

Gift Set #1 - MiKeRa Incense Sticks & Candles Gift Pack

Each gift pack contains the following: 20 long incense sticks, incense holder ceramic pot with stones and 2 candles in ceramic pots. They are available in an assortment of pleasant scents - Lavender Mist, Deep Mint, Mountain Wattle, Snow Eucalyptus, Lemongrass Ice and Winter Rose. So you can pick scents for relaxing and de-stressing, scents for romance, or scents for clarity lifting your mood.

Gift Set #2 - MiKeRa Incense Sticks, Candle & MetalHolder Gift Pack

Each gift pack contains 20 long incense sticks, MiKeRa engraved leaf shaped metal incense holder and scented candle in a square ceramic pot.  You will also get to choose from four scents - Lavender Rose, Sandalwood, Cherry Blossom and Vanilla Frost. Again, you can pick a scent for to promote relation and tension release, romance or uplifting environments.

Gift Set #3 - MiKeRa Incense Sticks & Metal IncenseBurner Box Gift Pack

Each gift a pack contains 30 long Incense sticks and a decorative Metal Incense Burner Box. Again you can pick from four different fragrances - Lavender Rose, Sandalwood, Cherry Blossom and Vanilla Frost. 

Are you excited for Christmas yet?  With these gifts pack available, I sure am! And your friends would sure love to receive these gift sets that not only look stylish in the corner of the room, but also create ambience in their home environment and are practical and enjoyable too!

The Scent of Lemongrass

Have you tried Tom Yum soup or any Thai food at least once in your life? Do you like drinking herbal teas? Have you used an Ivory soap? If you say "yes" to any of these then you are most likely familiar with the refreshing citrus scent of Lemongrass.

Lemongrass is a perennial plant that originated from India and Sri Lanka but it eventually found its way to the different Southeast Asian cuisine.  It is mostly used in Thai soups and curries and later as one of the scents used in aromatherapy.

What's with lemongrass anyway?

In South and Central America, South East Asia and Caribbean, it is an essential medicinal and culinary herb.  It has been used to treat cholera and fever.  The plant is found to have antimicrobial, antifungal and antibacterial properties that can prevent infection.  Its oil is composed of many chemical properties such as mycrene, geraniol, cetronellal, nerol and neral that are found to be beneficial for herbal, medicinal and therapeutic purposes.  It can provide relief for toothache, headache and even menstrual cramps.

Got body odor? Lemongrass can help prevent it.  In fact, lemongrass oil is used as one of the many ingredients in deodorants.  Grab an ivory soap and smell it.  That's the scent of lemongrass.  It is also used in many skin care products because it has antiseptic and antibacterial properties.

Sure it has medicinal properties but the lemongrass scent does wonders to the human senses.  Its essential oil is used in aromatherapy to help you calm down and reduce stress.  The lemongrass essential oil has an antidepressant property that can help alleviate anxiety and panic attacks.  It blends well with jasmine and lavender so you can enjoy the scents together for a more relaxing effect. I really don’t like overpowering scents because it makes my nose painful.  Not with lemongrass.  The scent is pleasant and unobtrusive so you can just soak in it forever.

Enjoying Lemongrass Scent at Home

There are different ways to enjoy its relaxing scent.  If you don’t have any budget in going to Aromatherapy Spa, that’s ok.  We’ve found a way so you can enjoy it at the comforts of your own home. 

If you love candles you can choose between Karma Senses LemongrassTea soy candle in jars or MiKeRa palm wax pillar candle.  Got kids or pets? Not a problem. Try the Karma Senses fragrant reed diffuser.  It’s so easy to use.  You can just dip it, flip it and leave it.

MiKeRa Lemongrass Tea
palm wax pillar Candle

KARMA SENSES Lemongrass Tea
small reed diffuser

KARMA SENSES Lemongrass Tea
Soy Candle in Glass Jar

Feel free to go to our website and check out our range of scented candles and fragrant reed diffusers. 

Have you used anything Lemongrass scented? Did you have candles, reed diffusers, or maybe incense? Tell us about the affect it had on you and how you used it.

KARMA SENSES Lemongrass Tea
Soy Candle in Mini Glass Bell Jar