Decluttering Has the Power to Heal

Decluttering Has the Power to Heal
By Alexandra Berthault — Feng Shui Consultant, Healer, and Coach

The emotions we carry through life often settle quietly into our living spaces. Considering that we spend more than half our lives at home, it’s no surprise that our environment has a profound energetic and physical impact on our health and overall wellbeing.

Imagine stepping into a space that feels like congested traffic—tight, chaotic, and overstimulating—versus one that is open, calm, and free from excess furniture and overflowing possessions. Which one would invite you to feel light, abundant, grounded, and inspired?

Sometimes, decluttering doesn’t mean stripping everything away. It could be as simple as designating one room as a cosy “book nook” if reading is your passion. In Feng Shui, creating this kind of intentional balance supports the harmony of yin and yang—just like homeostasis does within the body.

Bringing Feng Shui principles into your home can open up space not only physically, but energetically making room for new opportunities to flow into your life. These changes, however subtle, can offer the encouragement needed to move forward with a new project or life transition.

The condition of your home often reflects the stage of life you’re in. If you’re trying to lose weight, for instance, and your home is filled with clutter, it may be worth beginning with your surroundings. You might find that the difficulty in letting go of objects mirrors a deeper challenge in releasing habits or emotions.

Working from the inside out—starting with your inner environment—can lead to long-lasting shifts in your outer world. And with that, a true sense of wellbeing can begin to take root.