Turn to Chinese philosophy to stimulate healthy working environments and to improve the well being of your staff.

Using basic principles, simple and inexpensive changes can be implemented in working environments to improve health, wealth and vitality.

Your work and career is one of the most important parts of your life and you have likely gone to great extents to ensure success. Though many people don't like to think about it, there is a reality that some people can work very hard and still not be as successful as they should be. One of the main reasons for this is that they may not work in a Feng Shui office.

With a Feng Shui office, it is possible to put the same effort into your career and achieve far more success. The reason for this is simple; when you make use of Feng Shui for you office; you are gathering positive energy to your work place. This energy can help you think clearer, feel more energy and be more productive than you have ever been.

If your building is in harmony with the local landscape, healthy energy will flow in to your company and make your team vitalised and alert and enable them to make the most of the opportunities that happen around them.

Good energy will bring them good health and vitality. If the building is not in alignment or harmony with the local landscape, then the healthy energy can not be led in to the building then your team will feel tired and become lethargic, irritable, forgetful and lose concentration. They could even become ill and miss good opportunities.

Making use of Chi in the Feng Shui office involves learning where to place certain things, such as your desk and computer, what colors are useful for implementing a good flow of Chi, and also what types of art should be in your workplace, if any.

By clearing out the negative energy of your surroundings, you are inviting into your life the reward of peace and tranquillity. A good number of people don't understand the connection between their surroundings and their happiness, but in Feng Shui, you will be living a cleaner, clearer, more pleasantly energized life, and you will not be able to help but feel better.

Feng Shui agrees with your mother that a cluttered office indicates a cluttered mind, so those weeks-old piles in your In Box will make you feel overwhelmed and unable to get out from the mountain of work. Rounded desks are best for those for whom being creative is important, harder edges for those in money-making positions.

Many workplaces are unhealthy, the air is too dry and contains harmful substances which cause health problems such as a dry throat, headache, dizziness, fatigue and coughing.

Incorporating plants into your workplace can help create a healthy indoor environment for your staff to work in. If your employees are happy and healthy they will be in tip top form to satisfy your customers and prosperity will flow your company's way.

Tips for the office:

• Remove clutter on and around desk and office for a clean flow of energy.

• Sit with back toward wall or corner for support.

• Face the room's entrance but your chair must not be directly in line with it.

• Aquariums and fountains should be in N, E, SE, never in the South.

• Provide good, comfortable, non-glare lighting.

• Avoid mirrors in the office.

• Decorate with plants, land and seascapes.

• Put a money tree or jade or prosperity plant in SE corner of desk or room.

• Have a red or purple focal point in your office and on your desk (opposite your chair).

• Before you start work each day, give thanks for your blessings, prosperity and abundance. Give to receive. Share generously with others.

See Also :

• Article :  Feng Shui Money Tips 
• Article :  How Can a Feng Shui Life Benefit You ?