yin yang

All parts of our environment can be classified as yin or yang and it is one more aspect that a feng shui consultant will consider when walking through your home or office.  The dark part of this symbol represents “yin” and the light part “yang”;  it aptly displays that we require both extremes in order to achieve balance and harmony.  Yin is dark, cozy, instrospective, slow and calm;  yang is light and bright, exciting and vibrant and we can assess not only our environment, but ourselves in this manner.  What is most fun (to me anyway) is that once we are aware of our own energy pattern (more yin or more yang), we can adjust our environment accordingly so that we can bring about more balance within ourselves.  If you happen to be very energetic, enthusiastic, outgoing and may have a hard time relaxing (yang), having a more yin environment will assist you in your ability to relax - darker subdued colours, candlelight, soft music etc.  If you are sensitive, quiet, introspective, maybe even depressed (yin), a more yang space will assist you in achieving balance (much like someone bringing you brightly coloured flowers will "cheer you up").  In order to achieve a more yang space, introduce objects of brighter colours, open up the curtains to bring in more light, add some mirrors, etc.

Are you more yin or yang?  Is your space assisting you to achieve balance?