Unlike in the West, where it is all the rage, and the East, where it originated, in Lebanon Feng Shui (pronounced ‘fung shway’), is still clouded by skepticism and ignorance. In a country where buildings spring up without any coherent urban plan, it may be asking too much for people to consider repositioning their front door to face southeast in the belief that its new position will bring health, happpiness and prosperity. However, there are pockets of devotees and it may just be that the the benefits of this ancient art, in which harmonious living is enhanced by balancing the elements within our living environment, will filter down into Lebanon’s often conservative mentality. Take the Aboulhosn family, who “Feng Shui’d” their apartment in Beirut and their houses in Hammana, and Virginia in the US. “We used a Lebanese Feng Shui professional,” said Ayla Aboulhosn. “She did two on-sight consultations for
