Creating a Feng Shui Power Office: 6 Easy Tips to More Successful Surroundings

More and more people are looking to gain an edge in their working environments.� One method that business people are increasingly turning to is feng shui.� Feng shui promises that by arranging your office environment correctly, it is possible to create a better energy in your office, and that energy can promote further opportunity and advancement.

In feng shui, there are a few very basic, yet potent, guidelines to creating an effective office environment - and that can instantly boost the career quotient of almost any office inhabitant. Although, some offices may require more extensive rearrangement to help promote success, most offices only require a few modest changes.� Use these suggestions to help you create your own "Power Office."�

1.� Sit in the power position.�
This is situated opposite and diagonal from the door or opening to the room.� The desk should be here facing the door.� Draw more emphasis to this area by creating a focal point with a lamp, artwork, tall plant, etc.� This also helps create a straight line of sight to this area, imbuing even more power and authority.� What's more, this corner is also considered the lucky corner of any room - so you definitely want your desk there!

2.� Sit behind a power desk.
A power desk is one that is substantially-sized and correctly placed.� A power desk is never an L-shaped desk (the shape of which is like a cleaver or hatchet, and is thought to cut the person sitting at the desk).�� It also has specific dimensions.�

Here are dimensions for an auspicious desk (in inches):
75Lx43WX33H or� 66-70Lx24-27Wx32-33H
Small desks are deemed inauspicious and thwart future growth.

3.� Sit in a power chair.
A good chair is one with a high back and arm rests (solid, if possible).� Although the chairs that are designed for the back are very popular right now, their open weave does not provide good symbolic support for the person occupying them.

4.� Put power behind you.
Power includes symbols of mountains, banking or business photographs, and your boss.� Be sure that your desk does not face your boss' desk, but rather, he or she is behind you -- even if he or she is on the other side of the building. This also means you should never sit with a window (no support; unless it is a window with a view to a very prominent business or bank), door (no advancement), or bookshelves (backstabbing) behind you.�

5.� Get power in front of you.�
Keep the path in front of your desk open and clear.� If there are obstructions, such as chairs, etc., the path to a rise in your career will also be obstructed.

6.� Activate your desk dragon.
Put fresh flowers in the left-hand corner of your desk (as you are sitting at it).� Or, place a plant in this corner.� This is the 'dragon side' of your desk and it benefits tremendously from the special energy of plants and flowers.� Never, ever put bonsai plants in your office, or your career will be stunted and short-lived.� Nor should you decorate with cactus, or your career will be riddled with problems and difficult working relationships.

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Kathryn Weber is a certified master practitioner in classical feng shui and the publisher of The Red Lotus Letter a weekly feng shui E-Zine.� She has been featured and quoted by publications and websites, including Seventeen Magazine, First for Women, Martial Arts Professional, the Indy Star Newspaper, Self-growth.com, and Transformations.com.� Log on to www.redlotusletter.com to subscribe or to contact her about a personal consultation, speaking engagement, or workshop.

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