The Garden Republic Helps Clients Build a Better Life From the Outside In

With wars raging, inflation looming, and anxiety at an all time high, we need balance and guidance now more than ever.

Shea Hansen is here to do just that.

Established in 2022, Hansen created The Garden Republic as a way to take her passion for nature and healing to the next level. This nature-based design studio marries the art of Feng Shui with customized concepts to create serenity in homes, offices, and businesses – spaces that speak directly to her clients.

Why does Hansen incorporate Feng Shui into her process? Well, it’s hard to ignore the benefits.

Thoughtful spatial arrangement in relation to energy flow is known to promote harmony between people and their environment. Because of this, Feng Shui has been implemented in the private and public sector for centuries: Feng Shui consultants can advise on anything from decreasing stress to increasing revenue.

Hansen uses this powerful tool to enhance her design approach, delivering clients much-needed peace of mind.

“I’ve always wanted to affect positive change in the natural environment,” Hansen says. This is what initially drew her to landscape architecture. Hansen then began studying Feng Shui in 2022 and will complete her certification this year. Since being “drawn to energy work,” Hansen saw an opportunity to incorporate this into her career.

By focusing on each client’s situation – including their personal and professional challenges – Hansen crafts a plan that addresses specific concerns in their garden and their life.

The Garden Republic’s unique and thoughtful approach to every detail makes the company standout from other lifestyle brands. Whether it’s someone trying to develop coping mechanisms for stress or a business owner hoping to bring in more foot traffic, Hansen has a cure.

Hansen spent years building her previous company, so it took a leap of faith to scale back from large projects and focus on more intimate cases.

How Shea got here

What started as a risky career decision turned into a bold business move.

Hansen’s career began at a corporate landscape architecture firm in Fort Lauderdale. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from Florida State University and Master’s of Landscape Architecture degree from Florida A&M. She became a Registered Landscape Architect and a Certified Arborist  and in less than ten years, Hansen went from intern to Director of the Landscape Architecture Division.

After some time, the corporate world no longer resonated with Hansen’s greater purpose. She decided to sacrifice stability and follow her heart instead of her head for a change.

Monarch Landscape Architecture was born in 2016. Hansen quickly grew her first company – the majority of revenue came from government contracts, like jobs with the Florida Department of Transportation. Although Monarch’s success was undeniable, it started to feel like the corporate world all over again.

The evolution of Monarch led Hansen to focus on her own evolution.

A longtime student of yoga, Hansen decided to become a Hatha Yoga instructor in 2023 while simultaneously working on her Feng Shui certification course. Hansen realized that her desire to make the outside world a better place was quickly expanding to the inside.

Hansen explains that “now instead of just working with the environment, I go straight to the source.” Connecting with people would be the foundation for her new design direction.

By balancing exterior space with interior elements like the body and soul, The Garden Republic offers a variety of ways for clients to optimize their energy, boost their wellbeing, and invite success into their lives.

The power of three

A shift from design-specific services to overall energy work now leads the way at The Garden Republic.

Clients can achieve wellbeing and prosperity with a variety of options at their disposal. What’s most impressive is Hansen’s ability to blend three essential “life zones” into one customized strategy that addresses clients’ individual needs:

1. Exterior world – Conscious landscape design zeroes in on areas of the Feng Shui bagua map, making gardens responsive to its users, functional and sustainable. Hansen specializes in outdoor meditation spaces and has a vast knowledge of plants and flowers that will elevate any space from simply green to perfectly zen.
2. Interior layout – Hansen’s background as a visual artist lends to her instincts as an interior designer. With the help of the bagua map, she examines the current state of rooms down to every detail, including health aspects like potential mold and electromagnetic frequencies. She then makes suggestions to improve energy flow.
3. Inner self – The third element to this design triad is the body and soul. Yoga is used to guide clients on a journey of strength and self-realization, all while incorporating an elevated acknowledgement of the space around them. Guided meditation and breathwork pull it all together.

Clients can focus on just one area, but the transformative experience usually leads them to want to work on all three.

Hansen has seen people’s lives begin to change after just one consultation. The relationships she builds keep clients coming back for continued guidance. She compares this journey of self-improvement to the plant life she has such an affinity for: “You don’t just stare at a flower and tell it to grow – you have to first look at the conditions it’s growing in and nurture its environment.”

The Garden Republic’s mission is a simple one: Improve life from the outside in.

Any place can become a magnet for good fortune based on Hansen’s design principles. From fixing relationships to attracting prosperity and abundance, The Garden Republic handles it with grace, expertise, and stellar style.

Hansen is excited about entering the next phase of her company’s growth. In the meantime, she plans to keep making the world a better place one client at a time.

For more information, visit www.thegardenrepublic.com.