Try playing with these interior design and Feng Shui ideas to bring more awareness to your Caves Workspace.

Some spaces are better for Caves People than others, but considering what’s available to you in the space around you can go a long way.

Below, you’ll find a list of ideas to consider and experiment with in your Home Office as a Caves Human Design Environment.

These ideas are to get you thinking about your Environment more expansively; they are not hard-and-fast rules, but considerations that will impact how good you feel in your body and in your workspace.

Take what feels fun and expansive and leave the rest!

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Consider the Position of Your Desk

Your desk is king. Consider how you can arrange the room so your back is protected, and you do not have your back to the door. Having your back to the door creates low-grade stress, pressure and anxiety. For a Caves Person, having the back exposed or unprotected creates a subconscious feeling that anyone can barge into the space and disturb you. Though no one may ACTUALLY come in and startle you, your body will always feel more set at ease if you are facing the entry points to a space. What positions in your Home Office allow you to have the best view of all the entry points to the room? Make sure you’re facing the entrance to the space.

Consider Your Lighting Choices

Literal Caves don’t have an above light source, rather an outside light source (like the moon) or lower light source (like a campfire). How might you play with this in your workspace? What feeling does firelight provide to a space? A great way to experiment with this feeling in your Home Office is to use lampshade styles that point the light downward, like mushroom-style lamps, or put the light sources lower on side tables instead of on the ceiling. By prioritizing your lighting through your workspace using natural light or fun lamps or candles, you’re creating a cozy atmosphere that feels safe, comfortable, and like it holds you.

Invest in a Good Desk Chair

Where are you sitting when you do your work? Does the chair have a strong spine and sturdy back support? The Cave environment is cozy and holds you perfectly. But gone are the days where furniture is clumped together with rocks and uncomfortable materials. In modern times, it’s worked in, soft, and holds you well. Like a glove! Consider what the most comfortable back support is for your body’s preferences, ensuring you have support in the places you need. It is not recommended to have a backless chair, as this subconsciously invites a lack of support in other dimensions of life. A Cave person’s back must always be protected and prioritized in every area of life! So if you want to feel held and supported in your work in the world, it’s imperative you feel that way while you’re working.

Control Who has Access to You

Depending on your line of work, consider how this may affect you. The Cave Person must be in control of how others approach them; this helps the body to feel safe, and like things aren’t coming at you from all sides and in all directions. This is incredibly overwhelming and destabilizing for a Caves Person; it is not sustainable to keep up this kind of lifestyle. How are your clients or customers approaching you? Do you work on social media? Are they accessing you from too many places? Can customers walk right into your office or store? Consider how your client or customer engages with you and arrange those interactions so you are in control, and you know where things are coming from. It’s important you’re able to approach things or respond to things one-thing-at-a-time. You want to set up your Home Office to command this so you’re well protected.

Get the Guarantees

Whether that’s some form of job security, benefits, insurance, etc, the guarantees in your workplace help to create built-in safety. Consider how this might affect your line of work, or if you’re an entrepreneur, how you might build in security features, personal benefits, or automatic investments. You should especially offer these things in the actual work YOU do. If you’re investing in new furniture for your Home Office — get the guarantees. If you’re investing in new technology, get the tech support, the refund policy — get the guarantees. When the items you invest in have these types of features built in, it’s a sign to you that they’re more for you. Some people don’t care about these things at all! But for a Caves Person, they help create a sense of safety around what you invest in.

Scan for Poison Arrows

When you’re sitting at your desk, look at the space around you to identify if any poison arrows are facing you. Poison arrows send sha chi (killing energy) toward you in the form of wall or furniture corners, sharp or pointy relics, or even though artwork. While you’re sitting at your desk, look around you in a 360 degree manner, to see if you can spot any corners. Rounded items or rounded corners are always more ideal. Should you have a wall corner pointing at you, you can soften this energy by putting a plant in front of it. If it is an item that is moveable, move the object. You don’t want anything pointing at you or sending killing energy your way as this will create a hole somewhere in your career. You know how uncomfortable it feels when someone points a finger at you, or when you sit too long before disturbing art? Listen to your body.

Consider Workplace Safety

Is your office located in an area that makes you feel unsafe? Are there coworkers you have to engage with that you don’t trust, feel threatened by, or are scared of for whatever reason? It’s important your work environment feels as safe and secure to you as possible. Consider what you’re in control of and how you might be able to ensure workplace safety among your staff, coworkers, and clients (depending on line of work). Make note of any safe spaces or muster points.

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