Carole Hyder
MA - East Asian Studies
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International Feng Shui Expert
Carole Hyder Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Feng Shui
- Best Sellers
- Wind and Water: Your Personal Feng Shui Journey, Living Feng Shui: Personal Stories
- Career Focus
- Author and speaker
- Affiliation
- International Association of Women's Business Coaches, International Feng Shui Guild, US-China Peoples Friendship Association,
Carole J. Hyder has been a successful Feng Shui consultant, teacher, speaker, author, and trainer since 1992. She has facilitated hundreds of residential and commercial appointments, both on-site and long-distance.
Carole has published three books (Wind and Water, Living Feng Shui, and Conversations with Your Home) and has produced two DVDs (Science of Feng Shui and Listening to Your Language). Most recently she has collaborated with Grammy-winning musicia Jeff Bova to compose two music CDs designed specifically for the home space (Harmonize Your Home) and for hospice space (The Bridge Home).
In 1998 Carole founded the Wind & Water School of Feng Shui which offer various levels of learning, from a beginner on-line program to a 9-month certification program. The School is licensed by the MN Office of Higher Education.
In 2006, Carole completed a Masters in East Asian studies from the University of MN, providing cultural and historical context for her Feng Shui work. She recently was a two-time award winning coach recognized by the International Association of Women Business Coaches for her outstanding efforts.
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*** Winterizing With Feng Shui: What To Do When Winter Interferes with Your Flow
Living in northern climates necessitates a shift in mindset in terms of Feng Shui. When the temperatures and the snow start to fall, it’s important to consider how this changes your environment and how you need to make corresponding changes in how your Feng Shui is carried out. Doorways get piled with boots and jackets. Mittens and scarves might get strewn around. You can’t use your screened-in porch. Specifically selected and carefully positioned plants are buried by the white stuff. The pond freezes over; the sidewalks are buried. What happens to your Feng Shui?
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***Feng Shui in the Garage
Although often treated as though it has little impact on a family’s life, in Feng Shui the garage can have an enormous influence. From money and relationships, to health and well-being, the garage may affect in positive or negative ways. Even if the garage is detached from the house, it can still be instrumental in making a person or family feel welcome or feel disconnected.
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***Booked on Feng Shui: Your Books Speak Volumes
Most everyone I know owns books. Some people have skads of them—-so many, in fact, that they're stored in boxes in the basement. There are some people who can't let go of their college textbooks from 30 to 40 years ago. Others love their books so much they wouldn't think of keeping them in boxes—–so they're stacked in various corners waiting for the right place to call home.
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***Summertime Feng Shui for Kids
With school getting out and kids being at home, the dynamics around the house will inevitably change. This is a good opportunity to mark the passage of time in your child's life by implementing Feng Shui in their bedroom. Without the rigidity of a school schedule to keep kids occupied, the summer might provide an opportunity to make changes in their room, reflecting corresponding changes in their life.
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***Is Your Feng Shui Cooking? Critical Kitchen Considerations
Feng Shui is conce ed with the flow of energy in a space. One way to assess this flow is to determine how the energy moves through a home or office and whether there are places where it is stagnant or whether it flies through too quickly. Another way to assess the flow of energy is to determine what kind of filter it moves through when it first enters a space. You always want the energy near your front door to be enticing, offering a warm welcome as a first impression. A kitchen challenges this idea.
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***Using Feng Shui as a Clutter-Buster
Almost everyone I know is trying to "stay fit" or "get in shape" or "lose a few pounds." Health directives as well as personal experiences have pointed to the value of fitness. There's no question that healthy diets, consistent work-outs, and a constant vigilance to how we live our lives all contribute to better health. We live longer and live better if we're in shape. Along with this, we are also convinced that once we're in shape our life will go better. We'll be able to write that book, get that promotion, launch th
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***The Not So Busy Life: Back to Basics with Feng Shui
Remember the days when you went home from your job on Friday afte oon and didn't think much about it until Monday morning? Remember when reading novels was a regular part of your life? Remember when the word "unplugged" was part of your vocabulary only when you were moving a lamp to another part of the room? Remember when a proposal or a check would slowly find its way to you through the mail while we patiently waited for its arrival?
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***Stepping Up, Stepping Out: Taking Strides with Feng Shui
One observatio I’ve made over the years from working with people who are integrating Feng Shui principles is that Feng Shui does not support you hiding out any longer. You are required to face the music when it comes to the patterns of how you live, the ties to your things, and the truth about your own destiny. It sounds pretty heavy but sometimes Feng Shui is nothing short of a call from the wild.
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***What Happened to My Feng Shui Intention? Is This Even Working?
Sometimes, despite your honest and open-hearted approach, it seems like the intentions you used for specific Feng Shui adjustments are not only NOT materializing but you may actually be heading in the opposite direction. Even though you're pretty sure you did everything correctly, it feels like you must have done something wrong or, in truth, Feng Shui doesn't work for everyone.
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Setting Boundaries with Feng Shui
Energy is a funny thing. It always works. It’s always “on.” Even when we pay no attention to it, there always seems to be some. Anyone who’s worked with energy is aware of its power----whether dealing with body energy, earth energy or space energy. Often I run into people who aren’t as ...
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What's in a Name? A Feng Shui Approach to Your Home
As a Feng Shui consultant I address a lot of issues with people who find themselves living in a space that has no meaning for them. This situation can come about in many ways. Sometimes a person moved into a house years ago and now they no longer like the house, yet are not financially in a ...
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***The Way Up: A Feng Shui Approach to Depression
Depression isn’t the typical reason people want a Feng Shui appointment, but it can be a factor in the big picture. An appointment may be made for another more obvious reason only to discover that depression is playing a part. That said, sometimes depression is the only reason someone would ...Depression isn’t the typical reason people want a Feng Shui appointment, but it can be a factor in the big picture. An appointment may be made for another more obvious reason only to discover that depression is playing a part.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Carole Hyder
My favorite quote from the Tao Te Ching underscores the importance of your personal space. Your home or office is more than a geometrical system, but an avenue to a more global perspective. Read Chapter 47 below for Lao Tsu's insight: We can understand the world as it is without leaving our home. We can understand the world as it might be without peering dreamily out our window. The further we go, the less we know. -Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching (translation and commentary by RalphAlan Dale)
Contacting Carole Hyder
carole@carolehyder.com 612-823-5093
How to get started
Visit www.carolehyder.com to sign up for Carole’s newsletter and receive a free download entitled, “Feng Shui at Your Door” offering you specific ways you can optimize good luck coming into your door and your life. Carole also offers a very affordable membership program (Wind & Water Lifestyle Membership) for those who want more regular input and insights about Feng Shui, have live calls with Carole, receive guidance on perfect timing for events, and get a glimpse into Chinese culture.
Carole offers free Feng Shui Exploration sessions to help you determine your next step into the Feng Shui world.
Go to her PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMS page where you’ll find her books, DVDs, and CDs for purchase.
Other highlights
Carole’s school, The Wind & Water School of Feng Shui, offers beginner courses as well as a nine-month certification program. Information about further studies and training can be found at www.windwaterschool.com.