Feng Shui for Home and
Business
By Dawn Salisbury
Feng Shui is an environmental science that focuses on one’s placement.
There are two basic principles that Feng Shui follows. The first is that
man’s state of mind and energy affects his environment for good or bad.
The second is that the condition of the environment affect’s man’s
internal condition. This presentation will focus on the use of these
principles in business so as to bring about success, health, and harmony
in our working environment.
I sat at work feeling unmotivated to do much of anything.
Dark clouds were forming outside, making the paneled walls of my office
seem even darker and my computer screen blindingly brighter. My boss had
asked me to run a report, but I didn’t have much thought in my head as I
ran it, nor was I focused enough to explain the report to him. I left
for home an hour later in the aftermath of the storm. As I walked
through my front door, I was greeted with pale walls, black carpet and
even though the afternoon sun was attempting to peep through the clouds,
no sunlight came through windows because there were none it could shine
into as there were no windows on the south or west side of the house. I
rounded the corner to my desk, cluttered and full of odds and ends from
a husband in school and three preschoolers. I then made my way through
the house to my bedroom, noticing the clutter on the shelves, the floor
of the hallway, and filling my closet, where I dug something out to
wear, that ironically, was just as drab and grey as the day and my house
was. No wonder I felt unproductive at work. No wonder I felt unmotivated
at home. There was clutter everywhere, neutral, drab colors everywhere,
and nothing very motivational about the two places where I spent most of
my life. So I started to make some changes.
I have been studying Feng Shui for three years. I am not a
certified consultant and I mostly study it as a hobby. Over the last
three years I have poured over numerous books to learn about Feng Shui
and have tried to apply it to my life, sometimes helping friends or
other family members in their homes and businesses with some “quick
cures”. While results may not be immediate, I have seen some really
interesting results from the use of Feng Shui. I set out to research the
use of Feng Shui in business, but understand that using Feng Shui just
in business can also spill over into your personal life as well.
Feng Shui is an environmental science based on an interpretation of the
natural world and the study of the movement of heavenly bodies in order
to determine the passage of time. It is the art of placement. It is how
we create spaces we dwell in that make us feel comfortable and
supported. Basically, there are two principles that Feng Shui follows.
The first is that man’s state of mind and energy affects his environment
for good or bad. The second is that the condition of the environment
affect’s man’s internal condition.
Feng Shui was developed in Ancient China and then spread to other parts
of the world. As it spread around the world, the ancient Chinese beliefs
were altered to fit into local beliefs and customs, and then folklores
and superstition rose up around the Feng Shui beliefs, diluting its
original purpose. In China, Feng Shui underlies all aspects of life,
from nutrition and medicine to exercise and arts. In the West, it has
come to mean, more or less, to un-clutter our lives. Some may liken it
to a superstitious or spiritual attribute of life, rather than an actual
science, but over all Feng Shui teaches us that our spaces, whether at
work, home, or even in other places, reflect and affect our physical,
mental, and emotional well being.
The general Theory of Nature is the underlying practical guidelines of
Feng Shui. The goal of Feng Shui is to orient dwellings, possessions,
land and landscaping so as to be attuned with the flow of “chi” or the
life force of all animate things. Think of chi as water on the floor.
Chi is good if it can move gently through the room or garden without
impediment. If it pools or flows too quickly, chi is bad which will
cause problems to arise in every day life or affect long term prospects
of the individuals living in such conditions. There are three major
concepts of Feng Shui:
(1) The flow of energy.
(2) The balance of yin and yang.
(3) The interaction of the five elements in the universe: fire, wood,
water, wind and metal. (Wong, 2000)
There are four common rules of Feng Shui:
(1) when sitting at a desk or lying in bed, the entrance door should be
in clear view, and you should have a view of as much of the room as
possible.
(2) Straight lines and sharp corners are to be avoided, and especially
should not point where people tend to sit, stand or sleep.
(3) Avoid clutter.
(4) Entrances and paths to front doors need to be well maintained and
meandering. Some objects are believed to have the power of redirecting,
reflecting or deflecting energy in a space and those most commonly used
items are mirrors, flowing water, wind chimes, and crystals. (“Feng Shui”,
2006)
Colors are also believed to have an impact on our surroundings.
As Feng Shui has become popular in the West, it has been met
with unfortunate skepticism. While Eastern cultures are familiar with
the overall use of Feng Shui in every day life, Western cultures tend to
focus Feng Shui on interior design and decorating, architecture and
landscape designs. Because of the high prices charged by some Feng Shui
consultants it is sometimes thought of as fraud. Skepticism is usually
towards the purported benefits of crystals, wind chimes or mirrors on
one’s life, finances or relationships. Sometimes it easier for
Westerners to grasp the more practical rules of Feng Shui such as
sitting with one’s back to a wall, than to accept Feng Shui rules, such
as the movement of various energies. It is usually as a last ditch
effort by a business when they seek out a Feng Shui analysts for help in
holding onto their business. Many consider they do not have anything to
loose by getting a consultation. If it works, great, but if it fails,
well, they were on the downhill slide anyway.
There are two reasons to use Feng Shui in business. One is
to make the business function efficiently and prosper, help employees
gain an advantage over competitors and give individuals an edge over
rivals in career development. The second reason is to improve job
satisfaction, foster harmonious working relationships and provide a
stress-free environment so employees can develop their careers and help
the company thrive. (Hale, 1999)
One has to wonder if there is anything valid about Feng Shui. Geomancy
is the belief that currents and lines of magnetism run invisibly through
the landscape over the whole surface of the earth. Dowsing rods are used
detect these currents. The idea is that the dowsing rods will cross when
they detect negative currents (when the currents cross) or stay parallel
if the currents are positive (currents are running parallel). Think of
this example. A person crosses their arms across their chest and it
sends out a negative, “Don’t bother me” vibe. If they let their arms
hang to their side, they seem open for conversation and positive. The
dowsing rods will amazingly react to this activity as well. A geomancer,
one who detects these currents, will interpret the influences of the
lines on the land. (Witcombe, 1996) Another example would be to look at
trees on a landscape. If the tree is full and bushy, it is sitting on
positive currents. If the tree is split or cracked, or looks as though
it is two trees growing out of one, the tree will not be as strong and
will succumb easily to disease or the elements, and most likely will be
sitting on a negative current. If a tree such as this is sitting in the
front yard of a home, it is believed that the area is unhealthy and will
eventually affect the health and lives of those living on the property.
Feng Shui has used this method of interpretation so as to locate a bed
or desk to a better place that would to allow the user to feel less
negativity and promote more productivity.
Ponder this example for a business office:
The desk is sitting so that the employee’s back faces the
door. There is computer equipment, telephones, a copy machine, a fax
machine and florescent lighting in the office. The book shelves are
cluttered with books, papers, and odds and ends shoved onto them. There
are no pictures on the walls, or if there are, it’s a calendar, white
board (for notes or meetings), or posters of work related issues. The
window has dusty blinds and no curtains. The employee seems unfocused,
jumpy, non-conversational and may seem unmotivated or disorganized.
Using common sense, one could say an easy solution would be to turn his
desk around. Once the desk is turned around, the employee can see the
door, greet any visitors, and feel like he’s more of the team. Who needs
Feng Shui to figure this out?
Consider these changes for the office described above. The
desk is moved so that it is in the furthest corner from the door, called
the “command position”. The bookshelf and machines are positioned so
that the corners are not facing the employee. The bookshelves are
cleaned up and organized. The cords to the computer are hidden on the
desk, or by sliding them into the “outlets” on the desk’s surface. The
copy machine is moved out into the hallway for easier access to all
employees and the smell of toner will dissipate in a larger space. Three
things are added to the office: a small water fountain, a plant and a
desk lamp. The lamp will enable the employee to turn off the florescent
light which will lesson the tension on his eyes and soften the office’s
atmosphere. The water fountain is placed just inside the door of the
office. A small aquarium could be used also. The fish should be blue or
black (guppies preferably). The fish tank is a water element and fish
symbolize wealth, which is good for business. Fish that dart around
create an active energy (good for business), while bigger fish that move
slower, will create a calmer atmosphere (good for doctor offices). The
plant helps keep the air fresh and symbolizes growth. One picture is
placed on the wall behind the employee’s seat that is of a colorful
mountain nature scene. The blinds in the window are cleaned and if
curtains are added, they should be a color that coincides with the
direction of the window. To personalize the employee’s desk he should
display some pictures of his family, ornaments, or other items which
help relieve some stress and make the employee comfortable enough in his
environment that he wants to stay with the company. Now compare the
“before and after” concepts. The feeling is different. The employee will
feel more motivated, productive, and hopefully will want to come to work
because his workspace is now personalized and he can feel content. Now
one has to wonder why it is believed, except for the obvious, how these
arrangements seem to have made some changes.
One of the very first things to learn about in Feng Shui is
compass directions. This is a fundamental practice and the basis of all
Feng Shui consultations. Each direction of the compass is associated
with elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water), colors, animals and
numbers. Each of the directions also represents an aspect of your life.
There are two schools of Feng Shui. One is the Compass
school which believes that the eight areas of a compass are the same in
all and adjoining rooms. The other school, the Black (Hat) Sect Tantric
Tibetan Buddhist (BSTB) School believes that the eight areas of the
compass change in each room starting with the entry way. The traditional
school was of the Compass, and it is what I will follow for the purpose
of this paper. The BSTB school is a fairly new concept popularized in
the past 20 years. Either school is acceptable to practice, just be
sure to stay consistent and pure according to which school you choose to
use. Each direction of the compass is associated with the elements,
colors, animals and numbers.
These numbers and directions fit into a “magic square”, also known as a
ba-gua. To use the ba-gua, draw a floor plan of your home, office, or
building and then lay the ba-qua over the plan. If there is a certain
aspect of your life you want to focus on or “activate”, they you would
add a few “cures”. An example would be if you wanted to make more money
you would place some coins in the southeast corner of the office to
activate the wealth
aspect.
After associating your office with the ba-gua, which incidentally, can
be applied to almost everything in life, even the top of your desk, you
can move onto some other aspects of your business. Individuals also have
a direction that is indicated by the year they were born. Chinese zodiac
animals also follow the same ba-gua elements. Twelve animals represent
12 cycles of years and each of these is associated with one of the five
elements, compass direction and how each of twelve animal signs relate
to each other in relationships. There is a lot of depth to this portion
of Feng Shui and some of it will be addressed later.
Location
The first of these aspects of business is location. You may have heard
of the term “Location! Location! Location!” in marketing, but it also
applies to the wellness of your business. Consider the landscape around
your business. Avoid choosing the location for your business on top of a
hill or a on a point in water or somewhere that is in exposed to wind or
a great expanse of water. These placements will leave the business
exposed. Better places would be partway down a hill or at the base of a
hill with the hill behind the building but not facing another hill.
Facing a small or medium sized lake or a large area of undeveloped land
would be ideal. For water front businesses, situate the building on the
edge of a bay or small cove which provides a bit more protection from
the elements than if you were to face the open ocean.
Water is a symbol of good fortune, so if from the front of the business
you can see a meandering stream or river that is good. Fast moving water
is not good as it is likened to a fast moving highway that can speed
customers by. Businesses placed on a slower paced road, near a
round-about or near traffic lights prosper because of a slower steady
stream of traffic.
In Feng Shui, as listed at the beginning, sharp corners should be
avoided. Sharp points or corners are known as “killing points” or
“poison arrows”. Remember being told not to point when you were little?
The same applies in Feng Shui. From the windows and entry way of the
business building, look for hostile structures. Look for large monuments
or sculptures in the immediate vicinity which can produce these killing
points. Church spires or crosses, corners of large buildings, and even
roof heights pointed in the direction of the business can be harmful
also. If the roofs are of varied height it is considered to symbolize
the water, which is good fortune for business. Buildings situated in a
circle or horseshoe shape are also considered to bring good fortune.
History
If you are planning to take over an existing company or move
into an existing building the other business has moved out of, it would
be wise to check into the history of the previous tenants. Did they move
out because they outgrew the building or did they go bankrupt? While the
latter would be a good indication of bad luck, a company that moved out
because they outgrew the building would be a good sign you could prosper
in that area. A good example of this would be in the town I moved from
in Texas. A row of businesses were always turning over quickly. The
buildings faced north, which would be a good indicator for careers and
business, but out front was a fast moving road and on the other side of
that road was a rail road track that trains sped by frequently. The
businesses that prospered were the ones that faced east or west, traffic
was slow because those streets were only a block long and most were
embedded in shopping malls that followed a horseshoe shape. East
entrances encourage growth, while west facing entrances foster
stability. If the north facing businesses could somehow make it so their
entrances were east or west facing, it may help their business stay
open.
The Balance of Yin and Yang
A good balance of hard and soft, dark and light, or even day
to day activities fall into yin and yang categories. Most offices are
yang. Yang characteristics are straight line desks, bright fluorescent
lights, computer screens, shiny floors, metal cabinets, and the bustle
and noise in an office. People also fall into yin and yang categories.
Yang people are enthusiastic and energetic. Yin people are receptive and
imaginative. To balance yang with yin a person would add plants to
soften the lines and a water feature to draw in wealth and soften the
noise. Dark furniture, art works and textured surfaces would help
balance the yang. An office that has too much yang may mean the jobs do
not get done and can result in stressful situations. Too much yin and
productivity may be low and the company may fail to move forward and
keep up with trends.
The Entrance, Reception Area, Workstations, and Communal Areas
The entrance to a building offers a first impression to
visitors. The ease at which we find the premises, the external
environment, the reception area and the greeting we receive are
indicative of the overall character and energy of a company and
contribute to its success. (Hale, 1999) Often this can be determined by
the personalities involved. The size of the entrance door should not be
too small, as this restricts the amount of chi that can enter. Equally,
the door should not be too large which would make the area appear
unbalanced. While the entrance of the building should face our best
direction, if this is not possible, then desks or seating should be
arranged accordingly.
The reception area should face an open area and be bright.
If the area is too open and traffic moves too quickly, a screen or
rectangle planter can be placed so as to slow down the movement of chi.
Staggering workstations in open-plan offices will also help to slow down
chi and cause it to circulate evenly. Plants at the ends of desks or
dividers will soften the sharp edges and help remove the poison arrows.
The main entrance to a large working area should be screened so the
workers feel less exposed and more productive.
Staff rooms should not be too comfortable as you do not want
breaks to be extended. If kitchens are in this area, be sure it is clean
and well lit and conform to health and safety standards. Notice boards
should be up-to-date and changed regularly and be balanced between work
and social information.
Meeting rooms are where two or more people can meet and is
also another place that should not be made comfortable. Oval tables
should be for board rooms, whereas round tables would do well for
brainstorming meetings. A rectangle table should be used when there is a
leader present, in which that person’s chair should be larger than the
rest so as to command respect.
Offices
Feng Shui is largely about ensuring that there is a free
flow of chi around a building and arranging the space accordingly to
ensure that chi does not get stuck, blocked or stagnant. Moving
furniture and redesigning space is relatively easy and many can see the
advantages. There are a few things to remember about desk placements.
First, never have your back to the window as this lacks support. Never
have your back to the door as this symbolically leaves you open to
attacks. Directly facing the door will overpower you with chi and will
leave you feeling uncomfortable. You are best placed with your back to a
wall adorned with an Earth element, such as a picture of a mountain,
which will lend you support. On the wall in front of your desk should be
a water element, such as fish or a picture of a lake.
Your desk can be set up like the magic square. This is an
example:
North: Your cup of tea or coffee
Northeast: A crystal paperweight
Northwest: Your computer terminal
East: Fresh Flowers
Southeast: A small green plant
South: A desk lamp or something red
West: Golden Ingot (a melted cast of metal) or a
gold nugget
(“Practical Feng Shui Tips for Business, 2006)
Do not try to use the ba-gua formation for a group or shared desk as
there are too many individuals for it to work properly, so stick with an
over all environment rather than trying to individualize Feng Shui in a
largely shared office.
Use some color in your offices. It can be in the form of
curtains, colored blinds, storage bins, upholstery, fresh flowers or
plants, and colorful pictures or artwork adorning the walls. In an
individual office, use a color that you like and feel comfortable with.
In communal offices and public areas a neutral color is preferable.
Because most offices are yang, these colors: red, purple, orange and
bright yellow will add to the energy of a yang office. Yin colors:
green, blue and black will create a less dynamic feel. Accent colors in
public or communal areas should reflect the colors of the company logo
or the nature of the company.
Keep office machines, like copiers or faxes, in a large open
area that gets good ventilation. The noise will not be as overwhelming
as well as the smell of toners, which can be irritating to employees
sharing the same space with these machines.
Water features in the office are used for generating wealth,
and can be used in the form of pictures, aquariums, or fountains.
Fountains and aquariums should not be allowed to become stagnant or
dirty.
Scientists at NASA discovered that some plants are useful in extracting
harmful substances from the atmosphere when they were investigating the
air quality aboard a shuttle. At the very least, keep a plant on your
desk near your computer. Plants will encourage growth for the company
and will help filter the air as well. Many modern buildings are built
and virtually sealed. Air is introduced and circulated by machines which
can cause air to become a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses. Air
that is stale and recirculated will cause a “Sick Building Syndrome” and
employees will be effected greatly working in such an environment.
Communication
Communication among staff members should be one of utmost
importance in a successful organization. Bulletin boards and informal
email will suffice as reinforcement, but face to face communication is
preferable and a short briefing meeting during the day enables staff to
be informed and for them to air their views. Meetings should not be held
first thing in the morning, right after lunch or at the end of the day.
Eleven in the morning tends to be the best time as most people have
settled into work, are attentive and willing to communicate.
Individual personalities will not affect Feng Shui but they
will make an impact on office environments. It is, however, possible to
evaluate each employee, apply their birth year to Chinese astrology, and
then use the information to maintain harmony in the workplace. After
summing up personnel weaknesses and strengths, avoid placing people in
areas of work which they are not suited. This will hopefully generate a
happier and fulfilled workplace. Many Western beliefs would think this
impractical, as the feeling now days is that an employee should be well
rounded and knowledgeable in all aspects of the business. On a very
simplistic note, allowing someone to work where they enjoy being would
be beneficial since they are obviously doing what they love.
Home and Office Links
When you have problems in the office you may want to look at
what is going on at home in strategic places. Once again, using the
ba-gua, draw a floor plan of your home and then look at what areas maybe
needing some tweaking. Most people focus on the Career, Wealth and
Helpful people sections in their home that will hopefully cause effects
in the workplace.
Two things should be considered in the home first, before
focusing on the three areas listed above: your body and your bed.
A positive attitude will get you far. People with willing and
enthusiastic attitudes are more likely to get promotions and contracts.
Using Feng Shui will partly help us achieve the things we want in life.
Other changes must be made in our lifestyles as well:
If we live in a chemical and electromagnetic soup, eat food that is
contaminated by chemicals and spend our leisure time slouched behind
closed curtains in front of a TV screen, we will not be as healthy or
able to cope with our increasingly complex society as someone who eats
fresh food, exercises the body and the mind and is open to a wide range
of people and experiences” (Hale, 1999, p. 246)
First and foremost is sleep and health. Your bed placement
and what is under your bed can affect your sleep. Feng Shui
practitioners believe that the bed, just as with the desk, should be
diagonally opposite the door. Keep the space under the bed free of
clutter (like old magazines, clothes you never wear), as this creates
stagnant chi and is undesirable. Beds under a window will make one feel
insecure and tend to let in draughts. Do not place a bed on a wall
shared by a bathroom. Save that space for a dresser or leave it
unoccupied. Media, such as phones, books, televisions and stereos should
not be kept in the bedroom as they can disturb sleep and rest.
The Career area represents the start of our journey. It sits
in the north, or is the front of our house or desk. Water is also
associated with this area so a water feature here will support the
energy in this area. Metal, like a metal wind chime or other metal
object, will give it a boost. A brochure of the company you wish to work
for or a card of the company you hope to get a contract with should also
be kept in this area.
The Helpful People area, to the right of the Career area,
will encourage the support of others. Also a metal area but that is
supported by earth, a rock or terracotta pot will stimulate the energy
here.
The Wealth area, situated in the
south-east direction, is a wood area, so a plant will support the energy
here. An empty pot placed ready for the wealth to pour in, some coins
in a dish, a fish mobile, goldfish or a basket of fruit or flowers
placed in the area will help activate your wealth. (Shurety, 1999)
At the beginning of the paper I opened with a description of
one day at work. This was at the beginning of my job with an industrial
plumbing company. Within three months, I had made some changes, and in
six months more changes had been implemented, some of which were
personal. Eleven months after that, the company received a government
contract, so that now they have numerous contracts which results in a
huge amount of income for the business. These were some of the changes
that were made.
I moved the desk over a couple feet so as to be in the
“command position”. Then I started on clearing out clutter and stacks of
paper that crowded the surface of the desk and shelves. I moved the fax
machine into a foyer, where it was accessible by all, but where I could
still hear it to attend to incoming faxes. The walls were plain, so I
brought in a picture of a water fountain and hung it on the north wall.
I cleaned, swept, polished furniture, and opened windows. I hung a metal
wind chime by the entrance so that it would alert us of customers. They
didn’t approve of painting walls, so I used black and blue notebooks for
current reports, contracts and paperwork. I brought in pictures of my
family and placed them on the desk, and in a small unnoticeable place to
customers, hung printed thoughts and quotes. My screen saver on the
computer was of a river. Behind me was a wall, only adorned with a
calendar. I changed out the light bulb in my office for one that
replicated day light. In my boss’s office we replaced his desk with an
executive desk, a high back chair, and put a nature picture behind him.
We placed a green carpet under his desk, which contrasted nicely with
the color of his desk and a white tile floor.
Within a month of putting up the water picture, the company
received long overdue payments which allowed them to get caught up on
overdue bills. After that, they did not have such a close call again
with their company finances. Because my boss’s desk and chair were of
executive quality, he started gaining respect from colleagues and
employees who had typically seen him as one of the guys. After six
months of changes and working for the company I got a raise. My wardrobe
changed drastically as I started dressing more professionally so I felt
better about myself and more confident. At home, we cleared out some
clutter, organized the home, and added color to the rooms by using
curtains, pictures, lights, and colorful adornments.
About one year after these changes were made the company
received a governmental contract that set them up to get most of the
first bids on many contracts across the state of Texas. To this date,
they have more jobs than they could have asked for, their high turnover
of employees stopped as they managed jobs better because now they were
organized enough to keep track of each contract. The business is moving
successfully forward and they are keeping up with all the changes.
These were some things I did on my own. I’m sure if an
actual Feng Shui consultant had visited there would have been other
changes made and individual personalities examined to better place
people in the various offices. An example of another case study I found
was done by Feng Shui master, Mohan Deep. He practices in India, but
travels abroad to help other struggling businesses. I present this case
so you can see how in depth Feng Shui can get which is something I
cannot fully illustrate here.
Three years back, Maheshwari got himself a green card and became an
American citizen. He had suffered losses while doing business in India
and was very hopeful of making some money in America like his brothers
had done. But bad luck continued to dog him. The house he purchased (on
installments) became a liability as the property prices fell and the
general store he ran suffered the same fate he had known when in India.
He wrote to me six months back. He couldn't afford to have me visit him
but I found a via media for him. I asked him to send me the plan of his
house, his shop, his date of birth and some photographs of the interior
of his house. The door of his house was opening in West. The door of his
shop was opening in North East. A couple of hours were enough to locate
the trouble spots. His birth date was 9th October 1969. His Pa Kua
number worked out to be 4. West was his lui sha (six killing direction)
and North East was his chueh ming (total loss direction).
Feng Shui of his shop
The cash counter of his shop was in Knowledge area and he sat facing
North West. North West is his ho hai (unlucky direction). It wasn't
possible for him to build a door facing his auspicious direction as the
shop was on rent. I advised him to keep potted plants in such a way that
customers entered from North.
North is his shengh chi (success direction). I also advised him to
change the position of his cash counter and to sit facing North. After
twenty five changes, some minor and the others major, had been made in
his shop and house I completed his Feng Shui. For the first time in
years he has had three profitable months and he is thrilled. (Deep,
2006)
Conclusion
I chose the subject of Feng Shui in business because I have always felt
that there has been more to a successful business other than just
location, smarts or luck. I wanted to see if there really was something
behind the Feng Shui practice that affected
businesses.
From my own “experiments”, I firmly believe that
there is definitely some truth behind the practice of Feng Shui. Maybe
it is as simple as cleaning up the office. I get a little uneasy using
statues and objects as some Feng Shui cures advocate, but if adding a
plant, some better lighting, a few choice pieces of artwork and
strategically placing office furniture and equipment constitutes a
better office environment that promotes a supportive feeling of
well-being that eventually adds to the success of the company, then I
think it would be wise for any business to be open minded to Feng Shui
and the benefits it purports to have.
My personality is such that I love being
outside and around nature, so for Feng Shui to have a strong tie to
nature and believes in the benefits of being in tune to nature, I feel
very comfortable exploring Feng Shui. If there are others that are
interested in using Feng Shui for business purposes, I would recommend
they consult a Feng Shui consultant. If it is something that they are
interested in on a personal level, then I think they need to understand
that it is not something that be learned in one evening or even one
week. It takes a long time and actual practice to learn Feng Shui.
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