M. Charlyne Chiasson is an Interior Designer, Feng Shui Consultant, Geomancer, Nine Star Ki Astrologer and Writer who travels extensively. Born and raised on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Charlyne first studied Clothing Design Mount St.Vincent University in Halifax but switched her focus to Interior Design.
Taking a year of Fine Arts at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa she created a portfolio to gain entry into the Interior Design program at Toronto Metropolitan University.
After a 5 month solo trip to Europe, Northern Africa and the British Isles she commenced her design immersion earning degree in Applied Arts in Interior Design, or Bachelors of Interior Design. During her studies Charlyne spend a full year working in Yellowknife, NWT, retuning to accept a position as a Facility Programmer for the North West Territorial Government. The mid 80’s were dramatic in terms of political change in the north. Charlyne travelled vasty through the North West Territories over her five year tenure, during which she witnessed a change from Federal Government rule to independent self rule in the north and the inception of Nunavut as a separate ‘territory. Her time in the Arctic impacted her design career and would later lead to her study of Geomancy and Feng Shui which focused on health and well being. This shift allowed her to go beyond the visual aspects of design into the energetic aspects of her craft.
Charlyne left the Arctic in the late 80’s and traveled to Latin America for 14 months and then to Asia frequently. During these years she worked part time in the silviculture industry in BC. In 1990 she and her partner chose Nelson, BC as home in order raise their young family.
Charlyne started her informal Feng Shui studies in 1993. In 1997 she started her Feng Shui design business. Her formal studies in Feng Shui earned her a Diploma in 2003 from Qi-Mag International. This globally known school was started in Sri Lanka by the Asian Grandmaster Dr. Jes Lim.
Over the subsequent years her studies with Qi-Mag have taken her across North America, Mexico, Spain and Austria to upgrade and add to her Feng Shui knowledge. During the early 2000’s she began studies with Eric Dowsett,a colleague of Master Lim, where she became a skilled dowser. She was taught how to energetically ‘clear and shift ‘ spacial and personal energy fields. Her work in this are an added to her visual Feng Shui and design Skills as an environmental dowsing professional. As Erics work has advanced, his ability to teach and activate higher skills in his students has been refined. He most current program with him was in late 2024.
Charlyne travels to work, teach and is currently building a small home in Costa Rica. She has written many articles for various publications and in 2018 released her book ‘Elemental Feng Shui~ The Art of Orientation’, available at Friesen Press under the ‘Architecture’ section.http://www.friesenpress.com