Our workspace is the epicentre for our life’s work. The vortex for the magic we bring to the world.
Our space is the vehicle for creating impact in the world. The energy of the space where you do your work, affects the work itself…it affects what you produce, how you perform, the influence you have, the impact you have, and how easy it is.
Your workspace and everything in it is a physical representation of you, a mirror of your state of being. We draw inspiration from what we surround ourselves with, and the energy we imbue our workspace with becomes infused into our work.
Is yours a living, breathing space?
Is it alive with your intention and attention?
Is it sacred, loved, a place where magic happens?
What is your imprint, your alchemy?
Quantum Science is revealing the deepest truths of spirit and energy. It describes the observer effect…where the very observation of something changes the something being observed. So, if you observe the energy in your workspace, and observe how you wish to energise, or enhance it, you change the energy of your work.
Your space, your work and you…elevate.
What does your work space tell the world about who your are and what, and how,
you create?
The song of you – your vibe
Everything is connected by constantly shifting energy that can be felt as frequencies – vibrations – vibes.
Our workspaces have a vibe – a bandwidth of these energetic frequencies. This is a journey of aligning to this bandwidth, of tuning in, just as you would to find a radio station.
However, to do this, you must lean into, tune into, the vibe of things, and first and foremost, you must tune into the vibe of you. That deep, essential, inner vibe that is the holistic vibration of your body, mind and spirit – the song of you.
Relying simply on our skills, IQ, or organisational proficiency in ticking off actions will not cut it. These things have their value and place, however, they are some of the notes that make up your song and it is time to feel the whole arrangement.
Put on your absolute favourite song of all time, the one that gets straight in, you feel something with the opening note. Now let yourself fall all the way into it, really feel it, in your bones, your heart, and your soul. that is the feeling of your song aligning with an external bandwidth!
Do you feel like this while you work in you space?
Does your workplace have the same soundtrack?
Find the harmony
To continue with the music analogy, imagine your work space as a huge sound control console you see in the big recording studios. The ones with all the buttons and sliders for controlling all the elements of the song being recorded.
The truth is, without an experienced sound engineer, (one who is really switched on to the vibe of the song), tuning into musicians and the music they are making, while actively mixing and tweaking all the individual bits of sound into a cohesive whole; the song can very easily turn into a complete mess. That said, it can be equally frustrating when the song is really coming together well, but the engineer picks up on the smallest detail that is out, not by mixing or tweaking, but by first listening carefully and feeling where it is not in harmony.
You are the Sound Engineer and your work space is your sound control console, and the only real way to navigate how the song is coming together is to listen carefully and feel it.
We need our workspace to be a clear channel for our intentions. A channel that very effectively conducts and amplifies energy. So we can explore the possibilities and produce and create with ease. We want it to be a space we are happy to be in.
A space where our vision becomes crystal clear, where communication is open, honest, and adds value, where the work becomes inspired and full of energy and life…taking on a life of its own, it is contagious.
To nurture this energy from the inside out has a huge effect on our ability to create influence and impact, to instil trust in our movement and to intentionally vibrate that frequency and lead our own personal revolution.
Once a strong signal, or connection, with your workspace bandwidth is established, you can begin to define and refine the program, the songs, you wish to broadcast…this radio station…this bandwidth…our unique set of frequencies IS our life’s work.
An Invitation
This is an invitation to explore and create your “Energetic Workspace”. We will share some tips for clearing, making intentional and energising the space you work in.
A space to support you delivering what it is you want to deliver to the world. To be intentional about the energy you bring to the table.
To lead energetically.
Clear & Create
Every ancient culture used space clearing techniques, to create greater harmony and clarity in a living space. These forgotten ceremonies bring vitality, shifting the energy which changes and charges you.
We will infuse shamanic methods into our modern place of work to energise your workspace and your work.
Once you begin paying attention to the specific ways your environment enhances or inhibits your productivity and creativity, you’ll be able to identify and remove the things that are blocking you and set up an awesome workspace for yourself. As you become more connected to your workspace, your mission and purpose will become more tangibly manifested through what you create.
Be mindful, that the spirit of this deepest connection is not meant to be understood by the mind, it is a feeling. Form becomes the manifestation of our hearts desire.
JOURNEY TO AN ENERGETIC WORKSPACE
The JOURNEY is the way, the experience, the way through an experience.
It has become a metaphor for the experience of living life with all its ups and downs.
The ENERGETIC is all the energy — alive, spirited, potent, bright and full of heart.
The WORKSPACE is your space to do the work. It can be a physical place, a virtual place, it can be several places and types of spaces. It is the container for your life’s work.
So this is the way to a spirited place. The experience of potent, full of heart work. I like to think of it as holy ground. The set and setting for your life’s work. The sacred altar on which you conjure forth your magic. A place of devotion and honour. Our intention for this journey and this blueprint is that our life’s work is elevated by taking care of…touching the soul of our workspace.
Connect—tune in
Our journey to an energetic workspace starts with connection. We open the circle, we open our hearts, we open to new dimensions, we connect in and we begin our preparation.
Connect with your workspace. Start a conversation. Look deeply into your space.
What do you see? How do you feel?
Does it have a sense of potency? Is it intentional?
Are you bringing through your magic here?
What isn’t working? What is incomplete?
Ask into your future.
Ask how you can work together.
What goes where?
How do you feel?
How do you behave?
What does your space need from you?
If a stranger walked into your workspace, what would they sense? Would they immediately know what is your life’s work? Your gift? Your magic?
Purify—cleanse
Start by cleansing yourself. Do what you do to get into a high vibe – play your favourite playlist and shake it all out. Cleanse your body – physically and energetically.
Clear your space.
Be it a physical, virtual, or even an imaginal space, in the dreamtime, change the composition of the airwaves, the vibe. Use smoke, sound, music you love, mist, sun, intention, the elements, nature. Open yourself to the possibility that there are forgotten rituals and ceremonies waiting in the ether for you to remember; now try to remember your forgotten ceremonies. As you clear…radiate your intention into this living space. Breathe the space. Everything is alive and connected and responding to our intention. Make this space your sanctuary.
Gather projects.
Collect together all the big projects that need time. Don’t try and solve or organise, just contain them, like in a box, on a data drive, in the cloud, or a storage facility. Sometimes alignments will appear just because they are all in one space. You may discover some of your projects are all trying to achieve the same thing, or are components of a larger idea. Again, don’t immediately try to solve everything, just take notice that you noticed.
Refine your space.
With a strong focus on your life’s work, clean out your drawers, all your paperwork, your digital space, all your work stuff. If you don’t use it or love it, thank it and release it. Only keep books you intend to open. Unsubscribe actively from feeds and subscriptions. Tidy your desktop. Scan what has to be kept, so you can clear old paperwork. Do your finances. Write the unwritten. Remove that which distracts you.
Minimise. Atomise. Alchemise.
Deep clean everything.
Especially windows and screens. Clean your space with purpose. Leave no debris. It’s like a healing. Be mindful as you are cleaning that you are stabilising the emotional energy. Be aware that cleaning, or cleansing, does not mean controlling the space, making sterile, or making perfect.
The cycle of creation begins and ends with the death, or release, of things to make way for the messy fun of bringing ideas to life; what you are doing here is a rhythmic reset, to a deeply connected harmony with your space, that you will do again and again as part of a greater ongoing rhythm.
Arrange
Consciously arrange your space.
Everything has consciousness. Give your arrangement much consideration. Place everything on purpose. Make it comfortable.
This is where you are arranging and mixing all the elements of the song
at your mixing console.
Where in the space are the drum and bass holding down the rhythm – what is the foundation of your space?
Where are the delicate notes of the string sections, or guitar lead positioned – where is the colour, the personality, the inspiration?
How do you make space for the soaring power of the vocals – the lyrics, the story – how does the work flow through the space so everything is on the same page?
Nothing has to be locked down forever, every song can be re-mixed. You are finding the arrangement that works in this moment.
Arrangement is personal – some people will function best in a highly organised, pure space, and others with creative inspiration all around them. Maybe you use a standing desk. A beautiful glass water carafe. Is there enough elegant storage? Plants for concentration. What colour energises you? Lighting? Do you infuse scent into your conscious arrangement.
Tools you need.
Technology. Resources. Ingredients. Sketch paper to brainstorm. Speaker to play your soundtrack. Coloured pencils. The perfect laptop satchel. A clean car. Nourishment.
Everything functions.
Are all your pens working? Is your desk the right height and size. Is your software up to date? Is what you need at arms length?
Intend
To intend…
…is to design something for a purpose. A desire. A wish.
Surrounded by inspiration
Surround yourself with the things that inspire you. Inspiration on the walls, on your desktop. Your phone apps arrange to align with your life’s work.
Ceremony. Creativity. Colour.
A mirror of your life’s work
Is it clear to you and to all those you work with what your life’s work is?
Make your space a mirror – of your beliefs, spirit and passion.
Use symbols, cues and elements, that are meaningful to you, that make you smile, that are representations of your truth.
Is it crystal clear why you are here and what you are doing?
Everyday altar – sacred service
It is a daily practice to seek the balance of sacredness and service in your workspace and work. These are not mutually exclusive as many sacred objects are also highly functional.
We are suggesting you set your workspace as if it is an altar—an everyday altar. where even the most mundane objects in it are infused with meaning and stir in you reverence and inspiration. A volcanic burn to dive into the space and explore, create, amplify and broadcast.
Yes, whatever spiritual meaning you give the space and the objects therein, it still has to be functional and productive. Develop the skill of shifting perspective from the macro of the entire space to the micro of the tools and each step in the creative process without losing your connection to the spirit of your endeavours.
Put in place whatever systems, movement and mechanics you need and then put the tools down, step back, breathe deeply, and savour the view of your elegantly, efficient, energetic everyday altar.
Where you play and pray your purpose into being every day.
Enchant & Energise
Enchantment means,
“a feeling of great pleasure and attraction, especially because something is very beautiful”.
It is a quality that attracts and holds your attention by being intriguing and interesting. Captivating and magical – a magic prayer, a sacred spell.
Grab a journal and write down or draw what comes to you as you consider these questions. You don’t have to answer all of them, focus on the ones that leap out to you first.
What is your enchantment?
What is your sacred daily practice?
What is your truly magical ceremony for your life’s work? Your prayer?
How do you tune in to your workspace? How do you tune into your body?
If you close your eyes doing this – what do you experience in your mind’s eye?
Are there any faces and/or voices?
How do you tune in your life’s work? What triggers you to tune out?
How do you restore the energetic harmony in your self, and your workspace?
What is your ceremony?
What, and How, do you honour?
How do you connect to, and bring in the elements? Plants, flowers, rocks, the magic of fire, water..
Do you honour the directions, the seasons?
Do you honour your ancestors, your spirit helpers? God, Great Spirit, One and All, Mother Gaia, Father Sky, None?
Sensory Amplification
What is your most, and least, sensitive sense? Hearing, Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch.
How can you honour these senses in your space?
Hearing – Is there music? Singing? Chanting? Instruments?
Touch – Is this a dance? Movement? Soft cushions? Comfortable chairs?
Sight – What is the largest, and smallest detail you see in your space?
What colours do you see?
How do you look within?
What do you see with your third eye?
Smell – Close your eyes and take a few deep sniffs of your space – what do you smell?
Is anything overpowering? Is anything missing that you would like to smell?
Taste – How do you nourish yourself and your space? What are your favourite work snacks, drinks, etc?
What is the intention behind consuming these while working and the timing of when you consume them?
Spirit Walking
How to you move beyond ordinary thinking? Meditation, breathwork?
How do you connect with boundless possibility?
What is your promise? To your self? To the world?
How do you communicate your promise? How do you broadcast?
How do you become the broadcaster of this promises?
What is your daily practice to consciously energise your self and your space?
Once you are complete recording your answers, get up and move, take a walk, do something else and let all that gestate in your consciousness.
Feel your vibe rise and let your spirit take flight. Let your magic ripple outward.
When you come back to your journal, reflect over your answers and find all the synergies, the harmonies, the alignments. Pick out some of the loudest messages from you, to you, about how, what, when, why you do what you do.
Now, craft a single energising statement of intent around your successful daily practice. This is your enchantment for this moment!
You can practice this conscious energising enchantment process whenever you wish, when you start work, when you pause for nourishment, as you finish a task.
Ritualise
Life is easier when we fall into flow with the cycles of nature. To do this we move from connection to me, to a connection to we. Remembering that all elements of life are parts of a larger, connected whole.
We are not separate from the earth and all her creations, rather we are part of it, we are her guardians. Remember and surrender to our cyclic nature.
The key is planning. Planning is an organisational and systemic system of intention. Planning has enormous spiritual power.
Do we do it once,
As a daily practice
Each monthly moon
Seasonally
Or every year?
What is your rhythm?
Consider your ebb and flow.
Are you early or late, fast or slow, predictable or random?
What do you do every year, every season, every moon, every week, every day?
Do you have seasonal rituals? What season do you prefer?
Are you Monday to Friday…financial quarters….school year….oriented?
Do you plan around menstrual cycles?
What is your sacred work practice?
Your life’s work is a boundless journey of transformation with daily practice. At its core of our life’s work is daily practice.
Use the previous exercise to create some statements of your sacred work practices and infuse them into the following rituals.
First thing every morning, restore your space energetics.
Hand select the bowl, plate, glass, cup you use daily and wash them by hand in preparation for their service to the work.
Schedule housekeeping. Schedule nature.
Sustain and protect your space. Give it regular energy. Stay intentional.
Have guards and guardians. Habits and rituals powered by meaning.
What are your connection rituals?
Consider how you organise, plan and carry out your connections, your meetings, and communications.
How do you schedule them?
How do you take care of meetings? How do you cater? How do you nourish?
How to you open and close a gathering?
How do you honour those who have gathered?
I know we say this a lot, however, this is our promise to the world, and this is one of the ways we broadcast it.
Find your own way to play and pray at your everyday altars, to connect and amplify your truth through your sacred life’s work. whatever that is for you.
Every mission is as different as the human host, so every work space energising is a custom process.
Find your own way.
In loving service