Courses with Feng Shui Living in partnership with The European College of Feng Shui (ECOFS)
It is a great honour for Sylvia to partner with the esteemed Chinese Feng Shui Master Howard Choy with teaching the courses listed on this page. He is founder of the European College of Feng Shui (ECOFS) and a qualified architect. Sylvia and Howard have worked closely together since 2006, delivering authentic traditional Feng Shui expertise in workshops, courses and masterclasses. Our courses are accredited by the Feng Shui Society (UK & Europe) and by the International Feng Shui Guild (USA).
Born in China and trained there in classical Feng Shui under Master Ren Zhi-Lin and Professor Wang Yu-De, Howard Choy’s profound knowledge of the living tradition of Feng Shui has been respected worldwide for over 40 years. He is recognised internationally as an expert authority at the leading edge of the Feng Shui profession. An independent thinker and academic, he has significantly influenced the advancement of contemporary Feng Shui practice. He is also an architect and a QiGong Master. More about Howard Choy Meet Howard Choy Video
If you want to learn the genuine living tradition of Feng Shui first-hand “ from the horses mouth” instead of just “Chinese whispers”, these courses will certainly be right for you. You will have the opportunity to train directly with a world famous Chinese Feng Shui Master. Howard Choy has a straight forward and warmly communicative, modern approach to teaching the correct principles of authentic Chinese Feng Shui, its historical origins, cultural philosophy, technical theories and practical contemporary applications. Our courses range from short introduction courses to in-depth professional training and post-graduate speciality topic masterclasses.
These days most classes are taught interactively live on zoom. Howard Choy is very experienced at teaching internationally through zoom, delivering classes in a communicative, tactile and concise manner. Students’ feedback about their successful learning outcomes has reassured us that our interactive zoom class online teaching is both enjoyable and effective. All courses have ample class presentations, recordings or handouts and some offer personal mentoring support. Students who miss any sessions or who have not grasped everything during a class will easily be able to catch up. All course times shown are UK times.
Please contact Sylvia to enrol on a course, register attendance interest or request further details. Call/ Text +44 (0)7779 139187 email
ECOFS Accredited Professional Feng Shui Training Course 17 January 2025 - 28 June 2025 Course registration is now open
This fully accredited Professional Feng Shui Training Course provides 28 days / 190 hrs of exceptionally high standard teaching in 14 focused modules spread over 6 months. Twelve 2 day modules and a 1 day review module will be taught online, interactively live on zoom by Master Choy. The 3 days module 12 will be taught in the classroom face to face with him in the picturesque historical town of Rye, Sussex, UK for the final exam leading to certification. Alternative arrangements will be made for any international student who cannot attend in person.
The unsurpassed content of this exceptionally high quality course covers comprehensive classical theory, practical applications, real case-studies and some specialised topics rarely taught elsewhere in undergraduate training. Teaching is structured flexibly to give students a thorough understanding of all the major Feng Shui schools and methodologies in progressive stages, creating the very best learning opportunity to assimilate and develop your core knowledge. The more advanced stages will reinforce and extend earlier learning as further methodologies and additional topics are introduced. The outstanding scope of teaching provided will enable students to acquire the proficiency and skills to become confident, successful practitioners.
Students will have a unique opportunity to learn the genuine Chinese Feng Shui and its correct current day applications directly from an eminent Chinese born and trained Feng Shui Master and practicing architect with over 40 years teaching experience and research expertise. Personal mentoring is available throughout the course and for a further year after completion to ensure that every student excels. There will also be a WhatsApp students study group. Substantial reference manuals, case studies and class presentation recordings are provided. So you can easily catch up if you miss a class.
This course is held annually. To register interest in this course, please contact Sylvia Call / Text +44 (0)7779 139187 email
Full course fee £6900 payable in three instalments Professional Course Content link
Flying Stars (Xuan Kong Fei Xing Pai) 6 Days Training Course
Three Live Interactive Zoom Classes held on Fridays & Saturdays 15-16 March, 22 -23 March & 5-6 April 2024 10.30am - 4.30pm UK time
The Flying Stars system of Feng Shui enables us to chart the various cycles and patterns of a building’s ‘usefulness’ over time in relation to compass directions, space and time, in order to select appropriate locations, solutions, remedies and enhancements. You will learn clearly how to apply the correct classical methodology successfully. The course content includes topics seldom taught elsewhere, real case-studies and extensive applications. There will be time during each session to ask questions about everything being taught. You will also receive the class presentation slides and a substantial 130 page students reference manual.
This course is suitable for everyone with some prior Feng Shui learning. It will enable practitioners to advance your Flying Stars skills This stand-alone course is also modules 7+8+9 of our 2024 professional practitioner training course. All content information is in fengshui-living.com/professional-course-content The six days course fee is £1650.
Eight Mansions Bazhai 4 Days Training Course
Two Live Interactive Zoom Classes held on Fridays & Saturdays 23-24 February &1-2 March 2024 10.30am - 4.30pm UK time
The Eight Houses School, Bazhai Pai, classical compass system charts the connection between a building and its occupants according to its orientation. The objective of Bazhai is underpinned by the holistic San Cai concept of the unity of Heaven, Earth and Human qi being harmoniously in tune with each other. The course content includes real case-studies and extensive applications. You will learn how to achieve balance and harmony by introducing the correct elemental remedies so that a property and its occupants have a mutually supportive relationship with each other.There will be ample time to ask questions about everything being taught during each session. You will also receive the class presentation slides and a comprehensive 50 page students reference manual.
This course is suitable to everyone with some prior Feng Shui learning. It will enable practitioners to advance their existing knowledge. This stand-alone course is also modules 5 +6 of our 2024 professional practitioner training course. All content information is in fengshui-living.com/professional-course-content The four days course fee is £1100
Feng Shui & Health + Basic Bazi (Four Pillars) 2 Days Training Course
Live Interactive Zoom course held on Friday and Saturday 24 - 25 May 2024 10.30am - 4.30pm UK time
This short course will give you a meaningful introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine from the perspective of Feng Shui. You will learn how TCM methodology correlates with the five elements or phases, in a similar way to Feng Shui. We will look at the TCM concept of health imbalances, patterns of disharmony, the four examinations and therapeutic classifications of foods, tastes and seasonal changes in terms of yin and yang.
It will also teach you the basics of Bazi Sunming, otherwise known as the Four Pillars of Destiny, a traditional Chinese metaphysics system in which your birth date and time is used to construct your personal chart to reveal elemental tendencies that might influence your life. By the end of this short course you should be able to carry out a basic Bazi reading. We will also teach you Peach Blossom divination methodology and how to activate its potential to attract romance.
Some prior Feng Shui knowledge and familiarity with the 10 heavenly stems and the 12 earthly branches is preferable.This stand-alone course is also module 13 of our 2024 professional practitioner training course. All content information is in fengshui-living.com/professional-course-content. The two days course fee is £550.
To join any of the above three courses, register interest to study with us or request further details please contact Sylvia Bennett on +44 (0)7779 139187 or email sylvia@fengshui-living.com
ECOFS Home Study Introduction Course
This comprehensive course has a similar content to our two days approved Introduction to Feng Shui course. You study it at your own pace in your own time and in whichever order you choose, therefore it has no formal structure. We will be on hand to mentor you and help you whenever you have questions or need more input. The study content includes our 80 page introduction course student manual, lessons on qi, Chinese philosophy and correlative thinking, presentation slides and audio, plus recommended reading material. This introduction course is also a pre-requisite for students with limited prior knowledge before undertaking our practitioner level training. Course fee £290 Content link
Student Feedback
I realised that the European College of Feng Shui (ECOFS) was offering a Classical Feng Shui course par excellence when I received the extensive curriculum. The courses are run and taught by Feng Shui Master and architect Howard Choy assisted by course facilitator Feng Shui Master Sylvia Bennett.
Howard and Sylvia provide all the tools and resources you need to do well, and I can’t complement them enough for putting together such comprehensive course notes. Both are global professionals with vast experience in the field of traditional Feng Shui. Howard incorporated a great sense of humour and deep insights into the curriculum, both welcomed by the students!
Sylvia is a fountain of knowledge and always approachable.Since I qualified as a Feng Shui practitioner with ECOFS in 2020, Sylvia continues to be an invaluable point of contact with any queries or problems I stumble across with clients. She is always willing to assist where possible, offering constant encouragement which has really helped build my confidence as I enter the practice of Feng Shui. I can’t thank her enough for her continued support! I feel extremely privileged to have joined the ECOFS course, thank you for having me as a student. Amber van den Berg