The most important consideration for any office is desk placement. When sitting at your desk, you should be in “Command Position”. Simply put, this is the position that makes you most ‘in command.’

The Command Position emerges from our instinctive need to have visible control of our environment. We humans are most comfortable when no one can sneak up on us or surprise us. The most obvious example of this is choosing a seat in a restaurant. Most people prefer sitting where they can see the door. This is the case in your office as well.

Being in the Command Position allows you to see the entry to your office so that you are sitting in the best location to deal with whatever comes through the door. While we are hardly fighting off tigers and bears as perhaps our old brain thinks, it nonetheless provides an important energetic message for yourself and to others that you are in control of your world.

The ideal Command Position would be a direct or peripheral view of the door from your chair, a view out a window, and a solid wall behind you. This may mean moving your desk into the room away from the wall. If this is absolutely not possible, then place a mirror to where you can see the entrance in the mirror.

Properly placing your desk in the Command Position is the simplest, quickest, and most powerful way to shift energy in your job. Notice the offices of successful people in your building. You will notice that their desk will always be facing the door. Move your desk and take command of your job.

And, yes, desk placement is just as important for home offices.  Even if you don’t have co-workers, bosses, or employees come by your office, it’s just as important to feel ‘in command.’  It is a state of mind and therefore what you project out to the world and to yourself.

For more articles on Feng Shui in the workplace, check out:

Feng Shui Your Desk

A Writer’s Guide to Feng Shui Your Desk

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Last weekend,I held a workshop – The Feng Shui of Yoga – in which we explore the interrelationship of our home and our bodies. Each time I do this workshop I am amazed at how closely the two are related and elated when the participants experience this seemingly lofty concept. But we end up feeling parts of our home, or rooms, in our body. It really is cool. But the point is not to talk about this concept philosophically, but instead to inspire people to take action. You see, as you make changes in your home, you are making changes in your body – and your mind. And vice versa.

They always say the teacher gets more out of a class than anyone. And so was the case for me this time. The following day I had an undeniable urge to rearrange the front room of my home. It is a sort of lounge/sitting area. For some reason, I don’t spend much time there. And so I bought a lamp.

Thirty minutes later, I removed all the furniture and started over. I realized that that the current furniture arrangement was preventing us from wanting to be in the room. In my book 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Life, one of the 27 things is – Make Your Least Favorite Room Your Favorite. And, so, taking my own advice this is what I did. By simply buying a $39.99 lamp, I transformed this room into my favorite room in the house. And because every room in the house represents some aspect of our mind or body, I had been denying some aspect of myself.

Also, on the Bagua Map (Get the Bagua Map iPHone App) this room lies partly in the Career section and the Wisdom section. Now I am ready to ‘shine a light’ on some new aspect of my Career, Life Purpose, and Wisdom! I can’t wait to see what’s in store.

Those rooms in your home that you rarely go into or that you like these least, hold the potential for the most transformation. Some latent talent, skill, idea, or perspective is ready to be discovered. Go find it!

When explaining what feng shui is I often liken it to yoga as well.   Both are about improving the energy flow within the space – whether it be a room, the body, or an entire home.  Also in yoga and feng shui, the first step in improving energy flow is to remove energy blocks.

Where yoga and feng shui diverge paths is in accessibility and application.  Most are willing to try out a yoga video or even a yoga class for an hour, but getting a taste of feng shui is a bit harder.  I find that most people get a book, try to understand it, and then give up.  Similar to knowing where your left foot should be in Crow Pose, knowing where your couch should be from reading a book is challenging.

You are then left with the decision of whether to call in a feng shui expert for help, or not.  The benefits of doing may not be overwhelmingly clear, unless a friend or some other trusted person has touted a positive experience with hiring a feng shui consultant.

So here are the reasons you should consider feng shui-ing your home:

1. You will feel better physically. Our home is an outward manifestation of our self.  When you make changes to your home, you are making changes to yourself.  By moving a few pieces of furniture or accessories, my clients often report feeling a difference in their breath immediately.  Imagine what improved breathing can do every day over time!  Feng Shui actually brings about positive changes in the body.   Within your home is an unseen world of energy.  Energy is being emitted from the Earth, from your furniture, and from your clutter.  This energy affects you physically.  Feng Shui helps eliminate harmful energy patterns and direct the energy for optimal living.  Many clients also report better sleeping following feng shui.

2. You will feel better emotionally. Everything is energy, especially emotions.  Everything in your home – from the walls to the boxes in your closet – are affecting you on some level.  For example, have you ever thought about the energy in your home lingering from past occupants?  Energy, particularly from trauma, can get trapped in areas without adequate flow.  This energy forms energy patterns which you too could fall into.  Have you ever lived near a home where it constantly goes up on the market for some reason.  Or a house that everyone who moves there gets a divorce.  This is because of a stuck energy pattern in the home.   More common energy patterns are having the same argument over and over – particularly in the same area of the home. Clients have reported to me that problems, such as arguments or even bed wetting, significantly improved after a feng shui space clearing.

Another way in which your home is affecting you emotionally is through your stuff.  Our stuff, particularly those things we have a hard time letting go of, is baggage of emotional energy.  This is the same as storing or stuffing emotions in our body.  When you let go of clutter, you are letting go of old emotions that are no longer serving you.

3. You will feel better mentally. Scientific studies now prove that a cluttered environment does in fact lead to a cluttered mind.  If our visual space is not in order, it affects us mentally.  We can not think or focus as clearly.  There are also studies that now show a correlation between a cluttered environment and depression.

By using the Bagua Map tool, feng shui can also help you focus on your intentions and personal goals.  Each area of your home holds an energy portal for every area of your life, i.e. health, wealth, love, career, etc.  If you are not using feng shui, then you are underutilizing these treasures of energy awaiting you. In Chinese metaphysics it is said that feng shui is 33% of our luck.  I don’t know about you, but I’m going to make use of every percent of luck available to me.

4. You will feel better spiritually. Like our body, our home is sacred.  Unfortunately in ways that we abuse our bodies, we find ways to abuse our home.  However, by becoming conscious of this, we can change bad habits and patterns that will emanate out in all areas of our life.  When you think of your home as a sacred space, you begin to respect yourself in a new way.  Ultimately for me, feng shui is about loving your home.  And when you love your home, you will love yourself.

Like yoga, there are so many benefits of feng shui and everyone gets something different from it.  From a practical consideration, it is really inexpensive.  Aside from a consultation fee, feng shui costs are minimal, if anything.  In fact, you will usually end up making money off belongings you realize you no longer need.   By rearranging your existing items, you will have a completely new space and feel so much better.

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Tisha Morris is a feng shui expert, life coach, and the author of Feng Shui Your Life. For more information, visit www.tishamorris.com.

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But what about those who have painted their entire Wealth Corner purple with not a hint of change in their finances? Or those who have placed pairs of pillows, nightstands, and candles in their bedroom just to find themselves sleeping alone?

As usual, the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle.

According to Chinese Metaphysics, success or luck is derived from a combination of 3 factors:

-Heaven Luck

-Earth Luck

-Human Luck

This is known as the Cosmic Trinity.

If you divide each of these equally, that means each of these account for 33% of our fate.

Take a closer look at each one to see if you are taking advantage of all areas of your Cosmic Trinity:

1. Heaven Luck is also known as our Astrology or Natal Chart. We’ve all experienced times when we felt like we were going against a river. You may have wondered or even referred to your chart to see what was going on to explain your run of bad luck. And then there are other times when everything goes your way. It’s in these extreme good and bad times when we feel like we have little, if any, control of our life and destiny. This is your Heaven Luck. Is it possible to trump or override your Heaven Luck? Keep reading…

2. Human Luck is our conscious intentions. This is the aspect in which we feel like our life is in our hands. We are in control. We have free will. Our fate is in our hands – at least 33% of it. The more we make conscious choices, intentions, thoughts, the more we will be in control of our Human Luck. Have you ever come across someone who just seemed to live life in default. They just took what life handed them. This is a case of not using their 33% of Human Luck. On the other end of the spectrum, we sometimes think we have more control over our lives than we really do. This is usually when Heaven Luck or Earth Luck kicks in and teaches us a valuable lesson.

3. Earth Luck is the Feng Shui aspect of our success. Have you ever lived in a house that just seemed cursed? Perhaps as soon as you moved in everything seemed to go wrong. This is an extreme example of how feng shui can affect our lives. Generally speaking though, the energy flow in our home will have a direct impact on our own personal energy flow. This will in effect impact all areas of your life – from finances to love to health. If you don’t believe me, then try living in a house with a missing Wealth Corner!

   The Bagua Map contains nine areas of your life, the energy of which are all contained in your home. Some or all of these areas may be energetically blocked or need enhancing in one’s space, which is the essence of Feng Shui. Ultimately, we are directly affected by the energy of Mother Earth. The plot of land we live on is our host and we must live in accordance and in harmony with it. There are some plots that are more auspicious than others, as well as floor plans, furniture selection, and so forth. How we direct the energy in our home greatly affects how we direct the energy in all areas of our life.

I always encourage my clients to use conscious intentions (Human Luck) while applying Feng Shui remedies and enhancements (Earth Luck) to make a much more powerful punch – 66% to be exact. You can also apply the Heaven Luck to the equation by appropriately integrating the five elements into your home based on a personal Five Elements analysis.

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Tisha Morris is a feng shui expert, life coach, and the author of Feng Shui Your Life. For more information, visit www.tishamorris.com

Get your FREE Feng Shui Bagua Map + Goal Sheet DOWNLOAD HERE!