KOCHI: The ancient art of feng shui can drastically improve your health, happiness and personal prosperity by maximising positive energy and harmony in the home, garden and office.
Feng shui is a powerful force which can shape our lives but it is not a cure-all.
What we do with our lives and how we behave towards others will decide our lives finally.
The one factor which sets feng shui apart from other philosophical systems is that it has the capacity for change built into it.
Feng shui has remained a distinct philosophy but it can be assimilated into any culture alongside any belief system. It uses formulae which determine the rise and fall of energy with regard to an individual or house. The philosophy of feng shui is embraced by people who are aware of the impact of their surroundings on them, who feel the need to take action to improve their lives. Using feng shui correctly is a skill and its principles cannot be adapted simply to suit the circumstances of a place or individual.
In short, feng shui is all about interpreting environments. Practitioners use a number of different approaches to connect with the energy or ‘feel’ of a place, and finetune it make it work for those living or working there. More often than not, practitioners use a mixture of methods to create the effects they want. Every defect can thus be addressed specifically. On adapting Vaastu or feng shui, you need to allow a specific amount of time to experience the positive changes. Expecting instant results or pressing the panic button when defects are identified is not the right way to approach feng shui or correct the space.
Feng shui for an office or commercial location should lead to an environment which will support the occupants and enable them to progress. The energy of an office can be improved if its occupants respond to each other in a positive way and co-operate with one another. Changes as simple as re-aligning furniture, painting, or moving in healthy plants can make a difference. Negativity breeds negativity.
Planning ahead and planning work programmes holistically rather than on a dayto- day basis will reduce stress.
The location of the office is not normally something over which we have control but its internal layout can make a great difference to the way people feel and behave.
By adapting feng shui in the office environment, energy movement is assisted and at the very least the personal workspace cleared of accumulated clutter.
The plans for a famous bank in Hong Kong designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster required modification according to feng shui. The exterior was altered, escalators realigned to attract positive chi and interiors redone. Ironically the main rival to this bank constructed a new building just opposite and soon a ‘feng shui war’ began. The new bank with its sharp corners was directing “poison arrows” of negative energy at the other which had to be countered by installing mirrored glass to symbolically direct it back.
Feng shui can thus help an office in many ways but the most important intention should be that the business should function efficiently and gain prosperity.
S B S Surendran
Master Fengshui Consultant and Traditional Vaastu Practitioner consultation@fengshuiserver.com