Aparna Agarwal
Anny Li
Feng Shui

Aparna's relationship to the healing arts dates back more than 27 years, when her father, a well-known naturopath in India, began passing down to her many of the ancient healing and energy techniques from both India and China.  Along with these remedies came the knowledge of how an individual can profoundly affect on his or her own health and well being without the use of medicines, surgery, or other unnatural means.  The seemingly miraculous results of these techniques which Aparna witnessed firsthand captured her heart and imagination and started her off on a lifelong exploration of the ancient healing and energy arts.  This same intense interest in nature, and particularly the natural substances and their interaction with one another, inspired her to achieve a master's degree in chemistry from Saint Johns College.  Aparna is a French national of Indian origin and no stranger to cultural diversity and the reconciliation of the ancient with the modern.  Throughout the years, she has undertaken the advanced study of Feng Shui at various schools around the world including the American Feng Shui Institute and from renowned Feng Shui masters including Master Raymond Lo of the Raymond Lo Institute in Hong Kong, as well as various Feng Shui masters in China.  She is currently a private Feng Shui consultant and instructor here in Shanghai, and has lectured widely on the subject within expat associations and organizations.  Aparna has been a professional trainer for multinational corporations, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization in France and Geneva, affording her many years of experience as a teacher, trainer, and leader, skills which have been carried over into her Feng Shui instruction.  Aparna is currently an executive board member of the Expat Professional Women's Society here in Shanghai and an active member of the International Feng Shui Association (IFSA).


Anny Li first learned about Feng Shui when she was six years old -- it was discussed by her family members as an important factor in the positioning of her father's tomb.  Something of such immense significance would not soon be forgotten by little Anny, and yet she received mixed messages about Feng Shui growing up.  Her teacher at school, along with every other teacher across China, taught that Feng Shui is nothing more than superstition and should be disregarded.  But around that same time, there was a house across the street from Anny's home, which defied all that her teacher said.  This house, it was agreed-upon by everyone, had really bad Feng Shui; and, as the years wore on, Anny observed various families move into this home only to meet with extreme misfortune and hard times.  Each family in its turn met with virtual disaster, and Anny listened as everyone around her blamed the "bad Feng Shui" of that horrid home.  All the while, Anny's family observed the rules of good Feng Shui to the best of their ability, and Anny was immersed in a milieu where good Feng Shui was considered to be essential.  She observed, she learned, and she absorbed, her mother's furniture arrangements here, her sister's reflecting mirror there, her aunt's odd outfits, and there were some miracles that happened along the way as well.  Anny's sister bought an elephant sculpture and placed it in the bagua position of fortune, and then her husband's small law practice began growing rapidly.  Within two years, he had bought a very large company and is now a one of the leading businessmen in Heilongjiang Province.  These and many similar experiences impacted Anny greatly, and she sought out experts and teachers to whom she could ask questions and learn more about this ancient art.  But the answers she received were not consistent, and no single school seemed to address the multitude of questions that burned from within.  Then something magical happened: Anny became inspired to undertake her own original research and to make a major vocational study of the principles and practices of Feng Shui.  She has since devoured every major work on the subject and has read more than 20 Feng Shui books this year alone.  Many of the books that Anny studied were written by the world's leading authorities, and Anny quickly became the go-to person for the best advice about Feng Shui among friends, relatives, her students, and others who seek her out.  Her philosophy combines all four schools of Feng Shui with a kind of modern-day Western practicality to achieve an amazing amalgam of the best that Feng Shui has to offer.  Today, Anny is considered to be one of the foremost English-speaking Feng Shui experts in Shanghai, advising  both local Chinese and foreigners alike in how they can make adjustments to align themselves with the positive energy flow in their home and office décor, their dress, and even their behaviors.  Don't be surprised if you see Anny sitting at the front of the metro or wearing a black dress with a white purse; you can bet she has a good reason!  Anny's beliefs about Feng Shui are refreshingly logical, practical, and eminently useful.  There is no one-size-fits-all Feng Shui, so Anny specializes in helping people to create a customized action plan for their own specific life circumstances.  In addition to what we normally think of as environmental Feng Shui, Anny is also an expert in the ancient practices of face Feng Shui, hand Feng Shui, and body Feng Shui, which are additional methods for measuring health, career, relationships, and just about every area of life.  Anny is one of the most down-to-earth and caring instructors that a student could hope for and has even been known to make dumplings for her students on occasion (you can ask to try some if you would like to experience one more miracle)!

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