We clean, decorate, put up fortune stickers, and roar Yam Seng at the top of our lungs. It all makes for a high-energy atmosphere to usher in a prosperous year. 

But are we just following tradition, or setting the scene for an auspicious life in reality? If it’s good Feng Shui we’re after, it’s a system that deals in the currency of what’s real.

“Believing or not believing in Feng Shui is irrelevant because it’s just a tool. You don’t have to believe in a car for the car to bring you from one place to another, but you need to have some faith in yourself to drive the car.”

Chinese New Year presents everyone a chance to reset; to shed what no longer works so the new can take shape. Feng Shui is a tool to help realign our environment with the New Year’s energies. 

“You go to certain places, you feel good. You go to certain places, you feel bad. That’s how energy works,” says Yap about the differences in the energies contained in different places. This is where Feng Shui supports the celebration; by first identifying areas with energy patterns conducive for it. 

In 2026, everyone wants something good for themselves. So perhaps the focus will be less about chasing luck, and more towards taking the first step to identify the right environment to support a better year ahead. 

“You need to intentionally want to do something, because if you do not want to do anything, then surely you will not achieve the outcome that you set out to achieve,” says Yap. The takeaway: Feng Shui sets up the supportive external environment – but we make the outcomes. 

Happy New Year! 

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