Spring is in the air and so is the dust from your house cleaning efforts. But no matter how much you scrub, things just don’t feel clean until you’ve tackled the clutter that’s crept into your home. “The energy in your home or workspace will change — stale and negative energy will be replaced with positive, powerful, life-enriching energy when you declutter,” says Norma Lehmeier Hartie, author of Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet (Lingham Press, 2007) and creator of Harmonious Adjustments, a combination of principles designed to make environments harmonious. “The space will feel lighter. And that good energy will make you feel more energetic and happier.”

That is why the practice of feng shui holds the shedding of unneeded items as its first principle, according to Carole Provenzale, a certified feng shui consultant based in Farmingdale. If you live an organized life, emotional benefits naturally follow the practical ones. “Clutter also relates to your mind,” Provenzale says. “If you’re looking for things you’re wasting time and not [being] as clear-thinking.” Hartie concurs. “When you know where to find your belongings, you will find yourself with more time to be more productive or to actually relax,” she says.

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