Hi Karen,

I have been reading your book, Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui, and am learning so much from it!! Thank you. You present so much information in a way that's easy to understand and balanced.

I'm sending off this email to you, however, because of your suggestion on bathing with flower petals. I've recently learned that commercially grown flowers use an incredible amount of pesticides and other chemicals designed to time their bloom, etc. No doubt these chemicals are harmful, esp if one sniffs them or takes a bath with them! Best to suggest, in my opinion, homegrown flowers, or flowers grown without chemicals (though may be difficult to ascertain.)

Thanks again for your wonderful book, which I am gradually putting into practice.

Best - A.S., USA

Karen's reply:

As you say, it is best to use only homegrown flowers or those certified as being grown organically without pesticides. I will revise this information in future editions of my book to make this clear to readers.