Here are my tips for using the milestones of 2023 to make energetically aligned changes to your home environment that call on feng shui principles. You can use magenta to support your goals by writing your 2023 plans with a magenta pen or a fine-point magenta sharpie, adding splashes of magenta to your vision board, or wearing magenta to important meetings. You might want to kick off this year by doing some deep cleaning to polish and highlight the lovely details in your home. Moving forward, aim to elevate everyday home experiences—cooking, cleaning, organizing—by making them more fun and expressive. The 7 energy also makes this a prime year to dive deep into the details of subjects that appeal to you. Read books, take classes, learn new skills, and really embody all of this new knowledge in your daily life. The first few months of the year are a great time to repot houseplants, multiply your greenery collection, and even consider cultivating some of your own food. Growing sprouts or microgreens—both easy to do inside and year-round—can be extra energizing for your home and your wellness! According to Chinese Astrology, this will be a year to turn your dreams into action and commit to the things you’re most passionate about. Water Rabbits are known for being clever, strategic, and excellent in business. Launch into passion projects this year, and seek to innovate in work. This energy, full of love, will lighten and level up your life. That said, Water Rabbit energy is not a fan of stress. If you’ve been pressuring yourself, now’s a good time to seek new relaxation tools and allow yourself more time to take more breaks. Consider softening up your space—and your wardrobe—with more plush fabrics, cozy knits, and luscious, velvety textures. Who’s ready for more softness, more joy, more self-care, and more self-confidence in 2023? I’m wishing you a phenomenal year ahead! She’s a Stanford-educated art historian with more than a decade of experience in design yet her approach to space is simple. Claudat is a longtime mindbodygreen contributor and instructor (she may have had a hand in the hundreds of plants in mindbodygreen headquarters!), and her work has been featured in design and lifestyle publications around the world. You can work with her from wherever you are in the world in her online Feng Shui Camps and through her Online Feng Shui Consultations. You can sign up for her weekly Feng Shui Rituals, including rituals for every New and Full Moon, right here!
