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Feng shui uses the natural flow of energy to create a happier and more successful environment. Feng shui consultant Proshat Sarablou reveals how companies can make their space work for them.
Feng shui has been around for over 3,000 years and is based on the Taoist notion that the planet is alive and full of energy.
Since its inception, the art and science of feng shui has become a global phenomenon, aided by the fact that it complements most traditional cultural concepts.
"It's all about how you can feel the energy flow through the whole building," says Proshat Sarablou, wellbeing architect and consultant for her feng shui design company, Infinity.
Fortunately, using feng shui in your home or office doesn't call for any drastic measures that aren't to your taste. "It doesn't necessarily have to be Chinese-looking," says Proshat, explaining "in English, it translates as wind and water, and it's based on the five elements; wood, water, earth, fire and metal."
"It's more about the point of structure. I don't use any feng shui accessories, I don't say put a frog underneath the sofa or turtles in front of your house. To me it's any kind of design you want."
In China, the birthplace of the art, the streets have all been designed using the Bagua map, one of the principles of feng shui with which the direction of structures are decided.
As Infinity is based here in the UAE, a country with no such system, one would think she was facing an impossible challenge. However, Proshat is quick to dismiss the idea, "It does work here, in any country! It's not a religion.
"I've lived in China and feng shui is not a religion, it's not a belief. It's kind of a life view. There are two ways that things are done; in other countries people think you have to push or force yourself to get the things you want, on a personal level or a work level.
"If you get a good result or bad result, you say "okay, that's me." But in China they have a different way of looking at it. They try and see where the positive energy is."
Proshat believes that this energy can be harnessed and used to improve our lives, and needn't be a struggle. Just making decisions based on positive energy can shape lives, "They choose where they should build their building, the day they should move in, the day they should start construction, the shape of the building, the landscaping and then everything goes much easier for them. They don't do it by chance, they choose the right time. They know that the energy in the Earth is changing, it's a life course, and so they find where the right energy is and do everything based on that."
A local client base reinforces Proshat's claim that the Middle East is a good environment for feng shui. "Somebody even called me from Egypt, and I was like "wow." It's great how people react, local people are really interested to find out what it is."
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