Tag Archives: feng shui

• Saturday, June 7th, 2014

  How to Feng Shui Your Desk

  Last year we ran a blog series on Feng Shui and we are revisiting the topic with a new focus: your work desk. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice in which objects in your home or office are arranged in a way to attract positive energy. When your environment is arranged in the right way for you, it allows the flow of chi, or life force, essential energy. Our previous blog posts included Feng Shui Do’s and Don’ts, Feng Shui Elements, Feng Shui Plants, Positive Effects of Feng Shui, and Feng Shui Colour Concepts. Does Feng Shui Really Work? Whether you believe in Feng Shui or not, there is something to say about a practice that has been along so long. However, now there …

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• Saturday, June 8th, 2013

  Feng Shui Colour Concepts

  If you have been keeping up with our office Feng Shui series  here on our blog (and we hope you are enjoying our tips), then you know that we have covered the Do’s and Don’ts of Office Feng Shui, Putting the Elements of Feng Shui to work for you, How Plants Help with a serene office space and purified indoor environment, and How Feng Shui can help remove the clutter from your office space too. Our office has greatly benefitted by applying some of these easy techniques and we hope that you have done the same. So, this got me thinking on how Feng Shui principles can also help your business and make it appealing to customers as well. A few weeks ago we featured …

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• Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

  Cleaning Your Office and the Positive Feng Shui Effects

  

  Some of the most forward-thinking corporations in the world today, including companies Orange, McDonalds, Virgin, Coca Cola and HSBC, invest inFeng Shui at their offices and work places because they recognize the value for increasing growth, profitability and gaining a competitive edge. One of the most important work place aspects that Feng Shui teaches is to reduce clutter. Reducing clutter is important in any office space, whether you practice other Feng Shui principles or not. However, the reason for reducing clutter in Feng Shui is that it reduces the “clutter” in your mind and allows for freer thinking, organization and increased productivity; when your chi is able to flow, so can ideas. If your employees are being unproductive, are losing concentration, lethargic, or even sick, …

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• Saturday, March 9th, 2013

  Feng Shui Part 3 – Air Purifying Plants that Help the Feng Shui in Your Office Space

  This is Part 3 in our Feng Shui Office series. Over the last few weeks, we have highlighted the different ways to utilize Feng Shui techniques to improve the flow of energy in your office space. Today, we are going to show you how plants can factor into the Feng Shui office equation and have an extra added benefit of purifying the air, as well as adding beauty and personality to your office design. Employees who bring plants to decorate their office space are happier and more satisfied with their job and their life in general, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.When it comes to promoting the chi and energy flow in your office, certified Feng Shui practitioner, Michelle Luongoadvises “Keep flowers or a …

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• Monday, March 4th, 2013

  Putting the FengShui Elements to Work in Your Office

  Last week, we posted all about how to FengShui your office space and included the Do’s and Don’ts when implementing FengShui techniques in your office or office space. This week, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at FengShui’s 5 elements and delve deeper into the details of how to put them to use for balance and harmony at your work place. The 5 FengShui Elements: There are five Feng Sui Elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. FengShui experts say that you should include all five elements in your office space in some way. The element you are more in tune with should be used more than the rest, same with the element that more closely represents your business …

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• Thursday, February 28th, 2013

  FengShui Your Office: Do’s and Don’ts

  

  What is FengShui? FengShui translates to mean “wind” and “water”. It is a traditional art of living based on a philosophy strongly rooted in spirituality and Chinese history and ancient cultures. A more simple and modern definition ofFengShui, is the idea and practice of living in harmony with the natural world. Even though this practice is quite ancient, dating back to 4000 BC, it is widely used today and can be quite helpful when setting up your office architecture, design and arrangements. Skeptical About FengShui? If you are unsure about the possible benefits of practicing FengShui , try some of these techniques in your office and test out if they have a positive effect on the environment, staff, employees, guests, customers, sales, and productivity. Did …

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