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If you find it difficult to focus or
concentrate in your work space, or
simply don't think your work environment
is helping you attain your goals, feng
shui might be for you. Quite popular on
the West Coast, this ancient art is just
beginning to take off in Connecticut.
Susan Pildis,
a feng shui consultant from
Cheshire, explains, "It's the ancient art of
balance and placement of environmental
elements that can bring positive
changes into your home and work
space", she says. It involves "energy or
working with energy for a more positive
environment.
Having evolved in Asia over a period of
centuries,
Pildis' approach to feng shui
is based on principles of design,
ecology, architecture and mysticism.
The goal is to create a more open and
peaceful atmosphere and promote
physical and spiritual well-being.
In more practical terms for the
businessperson, it is supposed to
promote finance, health and prosperity,
help with relations among employees,
improve morale, even help to create a
new vision for a business.
Pildis, whose clients include restaurants,
doctors offices, retail stores,
home-based businesses and major
corporations, works with the placement
of objects and furniture, colors and
general design. A graduate of the
Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design's
feng shui program, she holds a
bachelors' degree in education, a
master's in speech/language pathology
and is a yoga instructor to boot.
"I wanted to change fields," said
Pildis,
"and it happened quite naturally. I was
going to go into interior decorating, but
when I learned about feng shui the
connection was instant.
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"I've always been spiritual, but you have
to be taught to feel the energy, or chi,
and know what to do with it. You must
have your own spiritual practices that
help you be in tune with energy. There
are particular formulas to learn and
being perceptive helps a great deal.
"The energy and perception of our
environment affects what happens to us
and the outcome of our lives,
Pildis
asserts. "More recent scientific studies
out o Stanford University in physics are
demonstrating the reality of energy in our
environment and that we can change
that energy to affect us in a positive
way."
According to
Pildis, many businesses
have a particular area in which they seek
i mprovement, while others are simply
looking for ways to set up new spaced.
The typical small-business owner likely
knows little about feng shui, but may
have heard enough to want to ask more
questions and investigate the
possibilities. Major corporations, she
says, are looking for the same things,
especially improved employee morale,
but on a larger scale.
Pildis illustrates her point with numerous
letters from satisfied customers who
report good results. These include more
customers for an Orange hairdresser, a
more positive healing atmosphere in the
case of a chiropractic rehabilitation
center - or simply a more open and
peaceful atmosphere.
Clients take an active part n the
process, including setting specific goals
and objectives. And there will always be
those who think feng shui is just a
passing fad. But considering the
Chinese have been using it for 5000
years, there may just be something to
this distinctive way of enhancing your
well-being -- and perhaps improving
your business.
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