Feng shui is an ancient Chinese art and science based on the aesthetics of the daily lives around us influencing the energy and positivity of our lives. Most of us think of feng shui in terms of our home; indeed an entire interior design philosophy has been built around the tenets of feng shui. But who doesnt also need a little more balance, positivity and energy at work? You can energise your office using the same basic principles of feng shui with just a little bit of planning and the right
office equipment. Here, leading office supplies company Office1web (
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1)Follow the feng shui bagua. The bagua is at the very heart of feng shui this diagram divides any space into nine areas with every area corresponding to a different area of your life. Take a look at the bagua diagram online and locate the wealth, knowledge and career (perhaps even fame!) areas of the space and plan your office around that. Once you know which corner of your office your knowledge area is, why not fill it with books, information and research tools instead of cramming it with
office stationary? Keep the wealth and career areas a clutter-free, pleasant place to work and you may just increase the positive energy in these key areas.
2)Consider the flow of energy. Put simply, think about your office layout. Most offices are either a series of uninspired desk clusters or a confused maze, with new desks simply being shoved in anywhere when needed. According to feng shui, desks should be placed at a diagonal to a doorway or directly facing it, but never so the person has their back to the door. Multiple desks should not be placed in rows, but also on diagonals, either facing the door or the centre of the room. Arrange your
office furniture according to the principles of feng shui and its thought that positive energy can flow around the room more easily.
3)Use mirrors the feng shui way. Mirrors are an important feng shui tool as it is believed that they can significantly shift the flow of positive energy around a room. Hang mirrors on dull partition walls to break up the space and reflect light. Put a mirror in the south-east corner of an office and it is thought to encourage wealth and abundance; put it in the northern corner and is thought to boost career paths. Mirrors are also thought to be calming perhaps put them in or near a meeting room that regularly sees some conflict!
4)Use plants to soften powerful flows of energy. According to feng shui, there can be too much of a good thing when it comes to energy. Long corridors in an office are considered to be negative as they allow a flow of energy that is too powerful to be positive. A simple way around this is to use plants along the corridor as it is thought that they soften the flow of energy and slow it down to a positive level. Plants are in fact used for many softening and dividing purposes in feng shui and even artificial plants are thought to work.
These are just some of the multiple ways you can harness positive energy in your office though feng shui - it can be as simple as thinking about the placement of your
office products and furniture. And if moving around some furniture and hanging a mirror or two makes for a happier, more positive office (and even attract wealth and fame!) then it may well be worth tapping into this ancient system.
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