Bedroom Office In a perfect world, we have a bedroom used for an array of enjoyable activities, sleep among them, labor not. We go to our rooms at the end of each day knowing sweet nurturing waits… or maybe a fax. There are scores of us with one-room domains. We are housed in a college dorm, rent a studio, live with the folks or love our tent. Some of us had an office-room in the house until our first child was born or an in-law moved in. Presto change-oh! Be aware, if you share your bedroom-office with a spouse, this is a challenging arrangement for relationship. Arrange the space as energetically sound as possible and keep the lines of communication open, open, open. Also very important is to keep clutter at bay. Clutter is sticky and as a magnet will pull more clutter to it until… well… it is too unsettling a picture to paint. Here we are. Monitors, keyboards, printers, scanners, copiers, shredders, phones, speaker phones, faxes, bright lights… and the list goes on. (Thank goodness, you are familiar enough with Feng Shui by now to not have a television in your bedroom. Right?) What in the world are you going to do? Feng Shui to the rescue! Key to bedroom-office success is hiding the desk and related work essentials from view. When you enter the room, it is best to not see the workstation and you especially do not want to have it within your tucked-in field-of-vision. The energy of the office will draw you in if you can see it. This is sometimes a drawback with a home-office and can be more distracting if it is a bedroom-office: the space where your days begin and end. Depending on décor, you may choose to wrap a screen around the work area. Shoji screens are ideal for this; lightweight, easy to move out of the way and back again. A bookcase might serve as a divider. Nothing too tall (no view blocking), arrange books facing the office. Consider a small wind chime placed over the work area. This Feng Shui sound cure is size-appropriate with hollow, metal tubes. Touch the wind chime as you begin and end work to mark the session and express gratitude. To maximize supporting Chi around your work area be sure you see the entry to the room while seated at your desk. This Command Position will keep you from being surprised when anyone enters the room. If it is impossible to position your desk to face the door, place a mirror on the wall in front of you to reflect the door while seated. If the mirror is directly in front of you, be sure to reflect your entire face – we do not want a missing forehead or mouth (those are the thinking and speaking parts – critically important). To lend additional Feng Shui support to your bedroom, store no thing under your bed. Place two live or silk plants in the rear right corner of the room (looking in from the entry door). This is the Feng Shui Relationship Life Area and lush, live plants will encourage togetherness (no pointy leaves or cacti, please). Try to not block the window with the screens hiding your work area. A Feng Shui suggestion to support your business is to sit in a comfortable ‘office’ chair. Neither a dining room chair nor a foldy version from the garage will do. Do not face a bathroom door, and keep that door closed whether or not you face it. Make neat bundles out of dangling power cords. Feng Shui wastebasket placement? Empty and out of sight. Now, the most important part of any Feng Shui endeavor: intention. As you go about setting up a bedroom-office or change the energy in an existing one, be conscious of your intention. Choose and be grateful for the experience as it is, know it is happening in this curious way to align with the whole of your life. How to Use The Bagua In gratitude and with an intention to serve. |
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| Feng Shui is acknowledging an energetic component in the items with which we choose to surround our Selves. |
| Feng Shui at Your Service Vikki Albers, Consultant 707 . 315 . 1629 / vikki9@fengshuiatyourservice.com |
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| Clearing clutter is the single most important action to take to cause a shift toward the Greater Good in your life. |
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