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Learning Course
Online three-level Feng Shui Consultant certification courses in the art and science of Feng Shui based on ancient Taoist principles, environmental health sciences and architectural/design practices; focuses on personalized Feng Shui solutions to achieve optimum health of one’s body, mind, spirit, relationships, work/career and finances.
Study Format
Each level will be organized as a guided home-study forum, with a self-paced audio-video course including home assignments, quizzes, live-stream interactive study and Q/A sessions with your instructors. As a complement to the Courses, live seminars will be offered in the US and in Europe. The course completion of each Level qualifies students to take the corresponding certification workshop including the students’ required case presentations.
Certification & Credentialing
Upon successful completion of the certification Day, candidates register with the College of Tao as an official COT certified Feng Shui Consultant and receive the corresponding certificate diploma.
Graduates of each Level who maintain their Feng Shui credentials with the College of Tao are invited to participate in various on-going peer support and exchange forums.
Level 1 – Five Healths Feng Shui - to Enroll
Format: designed by Dr Mao Shing Ni: 25 hours of recorded lectures by Dr Mao with accompanying pdf presentations, presented in a home study format with workbooks, exercises and quizzes and live stream sessions to integrate learning guided by Claire C Cunneen. The Course take between 5 months to one year to complete.
Synopsis: level I provides a solid foundation of Feng Shui practice, covering Yin-Yang / Five Element theory applied to environmental design, principles of Qi flow, diagnosis, treatment and applications of the Ba Gua map to balance any type of space, questionnaire based Five Element personality diagnosis.
Objectives: provides all tools required for competent Five Healths Feng Shui consulting services
Sample Level I graduated study plan
Basics
What is Chi?, Ba Gua map and its Feng Shui use
Experiential Feng Shui 1
Module I – Health & Longevity
FS history, Five Elements FS, compass reading, floor plans diagnosis, application of the Ba Gua, Health & Longevity Gua, FS nutrition & lifestyles, H&L Qigong, case studies. Live stream: review, Q&A, floor plan explorations
Module II – Peace & Wisdom
FS & urban development, ecology, identifying the dominant element, the Ba Gua nine palaces & the I Ching, de-cluttering, identification & treatment of Chi flow blockages, house direction, Peace & Wisdom Guas, lighting, space clearing. Live stream: review, Q&A, altars
Experiential Feng Shui 2
Module III – Love & Happiness
FS & the Five Healths, poor FS, favorable / unfavorable directions, furniture lay-out, Love & Happiness Guas, FS consultation basics. Live stream: review, Q&A, interior design basics
Experiential Feng Shui 3
Module IV – Abundance & Prosperity
Yin/Yang & Five Elements, Five Elements psychology, negative Chi, poison arrows & Chi drains, wealth symbolism, financial & social Guas, front door FS, talismans, case studies. Live stream: Q&A, mirrors, stairs
Experiential Feng Shui 4
Module V – Career & Success
Feng Shui traditions, burial FS, beneficial locations, daily / seasonal cycles, FS diagnosis and treatments, Career & Success Guas, FS for business, FS consultation template. Live stream: review, Q&A, landform FS, poison arrows, roofs
Experiential Feng Shui 5
Review & Exam preparation
Live stream: review, Q&A, assistance on students’ projects, complete Feng Shui report template
Evaluation & certification
- Completion of all steps of the Course
- Participation in live stream sessions
- Completion of 2 Feng Shui projects
- Projects presentation for certification
Level 2 – BaZi / North Star Feng Shui - a personalized, cycle-based approach
Synopsis: aligning with clients' inner needs - this level 2 Feng Shui course builds on the Five Elements from Level 1, introducing Four Pillars (BaZi) as a personalized diagnostic framework for environmental design. The course covers BaZi fundamentals, its application to environmental design, time cycles, and case-based practice, culminating in a final integrative project. All teachings are delivered through a rational, secular lens using updated psycho-social-spiritual and systemic frameworks to replace superstition with insight and empowerment.
Pre-requisite: completion of Feng Shui Level 1
Objectives
- Understand BaZi as a behavioral, energetic profile tool
- Integrate personal constitution with spatial design principles
- Reframe classical metaphors into rational, evidence-aligned concepts
- Apply time-based cycles to real-world environmental shifts
- Use case studies to synthesize chart analysis, spatial diagnosis, and client-centered design
Module 1: Reframing Feng Shui and BaZi in a Modern Context
Module 2: Deep BaZi Fundamentals Without Superstition
Module 3: Linking BaZi to Environmental Design
Module 4: Time Cycles and Environmental Adaptation
Module 5: Integrative Case-Based Practice
Module 6: Ethics, Boundaries, and Modern Professional Practice
Format: each module includes a live or recorded lecture (via slide deck), a student guide, and assigned exercises. Hands-on practice / case presentations begin in Module 3 & culminate in a final integrative project in Module 5.
Evaluation and Certification
- Participation in discussions and exercises
- Reflection journal (3 entries minimum)
- Mid-course case analysis (Module 3–4)
- Final capstone consultation project
Level 3 – Infinichi Feng Shui
Synopsis: Feng Shui principles for environmental, health and economic sustainability, details to follow.
Testimonials - Feng Shui Level I:
“With a well-organized toolkit & methods, this course conveys the essence of Feng Shui and has built my confidence in being able to give very practical and meaningful consultations for my clients.”
“Full of insights and presented with a fresh, new approach for everyone of all different backgrounds and interests.”
“Feng Shui and Chinese medicine use the same basic principles of moving Qi and unblocking stagnation. A great complementary tool for TCM practitioners.”
" . . . I am deeply impressed how the life situation of all the participants was visible in their homes. I am highly motivated. . . ."
Course Designer: Dr. Mao Shing Ni
Dr Mao is the creator of this unique program. He will participate to deepen our reflections and answer questions and guide the Feng Shui certification process where personal feedback is given on the students' projects. For more on Dr Mao, see Faculty.
Principal instructor: Claire Cunneen
Claire is the dean of the Feng Shui School institute of the College of Tao and a a senior College of Tao mentor. As the primary facilitator, Claire leads our live stream sessions, coordinating with Dr Mao Shing Ni during the entirety of the course. For more on Claire Cunneen, see Faculty.