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contentment This This is is where where creating creating a a zen zen office office space space comes comes in in Creating Creating a a zen zen office office space space that that promotes promotes calm calm and and focus focus can can have have significant significant benefits benefits for for a a company company encouraging encouraging better better mental mental health health in in the the workplace workplace and and at at home home and and ensuring ensuring employees employees are are content content and and productive productive Indeed Indeed according according to to the the Fellowes Fellowes Workplace Workplace Wellness Wellness Trend Trend Report Report via via Forbes Forbes of of workers workers in in the the tech tech industry industry said said they they would would stay stay longer longer at at a a company company who who would would offer offer healthier healthier workspace workspace benefits benefits with with options options ranging ranging from from wellness wellness rooms rooms company company fitness fitness benefits benefits sit sit stands stands healthy healthy lunch lunch options options and and ergonomic ergonomic seating seating and and it it seems seems like like other other industries industries possess possess a a similar similar perspective perspective Since Since we we spend spend the the majority majority of of our our time time when when not not sleeping sleeping obvs obvs in in the the office office our our work work life life imbalance imbalance and and an an increasingly increasingly sedentary sedentary lifestyle lifestyle needs needs to to be be addressed addressed and and such such changes changes as as those those identified identified in in the the above above report report can can go go a a long long way way to to helping helping with with that that With With that that in in mind mind here here are are ways ways to to create create a a zen zen office office space space to to improve improve workplace workplace wellbeing wellbeing FIRSTLY FIRSTLY WHAT WHAT IS IS ZEN ZEN Zen Zen is is not not a a state state of of ecstasy ecstasy but but rather rather a a focus focus on on our our daily daily lives lives Shunryu Shunryu Suzuki Suzuki Sōtō Sōtō Zen Zen monk monk Indeed Indeed though though the the term term has has been been co co opted opted by by the the wellness wellness industry industry zen zen is is a a Buddhist Buddhist ideology ideology that that emphasises emphasises meditation meditation tranquility tranquility and and life life insights insights Zen Zen philosophy philosophy emphasises emphasises living living in in the the now now rather rather than than the the past past though though that that shouldn shouldn t t be be an an excuse excuse to to delete delete all all of of yesterday yesterday s s emails emails without without reading reading them them Zen Zen practice practice motivates motivates its its devotees devotees to to live live a a lifestyle lifestyle that that relies relies on on instinct instinct and and intuition intuition harnessed harnessed by by meditative meditative practice practice Of Of course course in in today today s s terms terms zen zen means means something something altogether altogether different different to to many many a a form form of of peace peace and and tranquility tranquility achieved achieved through through calming calming surroundings surroundings And And that that s s where where these these useful useful tips tips come come in in SOUNDTRACK SOUNDTRACK YOUR YOUR OFFICE OFFICE SANCTUARY SANCTUARY A A pleasant pleasant workplace workplace is is a a productive productive workplace workplace In In fact fact in in the the University University of of Oxford Oxford published published a a study study that that found found happy happy workers workers were were more more productive productive It It makes makes sense sense then then to to ensure ensure that that your your office office space space is is peaceful peaceful and and encouraging encouraging of of contentment contentment One One way way of of doing doing this this is is through through noise noise Or Or rather rather controlled controlled meditative meditative noise noise which which is is particularly particularly important important to to manage manage if if your your desk desk whether whether that that s s at at home home or or in in a a central central office office space space is is in in a a high high traffic traffic location location Natural Natural sounds sounds such such as as gentle gentle birdsong birdsong or or even even the the sound sound of of raindrops raindrops or or the the trickle trickle of of a a fountain fountain can can all all help help but but even even better better is is deliberate deliberate white white noise noise or or pink pink or or brown brown Initially Initially cited cited as as a a soothing soothing balm balm for for babies babies the the power power of of white white noise noise to to aid aid focus focus and and concentration concentration now now cuts cuts across across all all age age groups groups and and it it s s recently recently been been suggested suggested that that background background white white noise noise helps helps children children with with ADHD ADHD succeed succeed academically academically as as well well as as boosting boosting memory memory You You ll ll find find the the low low hum hum of of brown brown noise noise playing playing at at the the IDEAL IDEAL offices offices constantly constantly Or Or is is our our fridge fridge on on the the blink blink again again SELECTING SELECTING A A CALMING CALMING COLOUR COLOUR SCHEME SCHEME The The effect effect of of colour colour on on your your mood mood shouldn shouldn t t be be overlooked overlooked Imagine Imagine completing completing your your emails emails and and deadlines deadlines in in a a room room rendered rendered in in black black for for a a moment moment it it makes makes us us feel feel a a little little unsettled unsettled just just thinking thinking about about it it But But give give your your office office space space a a lick lick of of paint paint in in a a soothing soothing shade shade and and greater greater concentration concentration and and output output will will surely surely follow follow This This thing thing isn isn t t speculative speculative numerous numerous reports reports have have pointed pointed to to the the profound profound impact impact that that colour colour can can have have on on productivity productivity with with blue blue said said to to possess possess calming calming qualities qualities green green able able to to encourage encourage creativity creativity red red having having energising energising properties properties and and yellow yellow able able to to lift lift the the overall overall mood mood of of the the office office Whilst Whilst we we re re on on the the subject subject of of the the aesthetics aesthetics of of your your office office the the power power of of natural natural light light shouldn shouldn t t be be overlooked overlooked Check Check out out these these tips tips on on how how to to boost boost the the natural natural light light in in your your home home office office for for more more on on that that GO GO GREEN GREEN Indoor Indoor plants plants are are not not only only beautiful beautiful to to look look at at but but they they also also give give a a touch touch of of nature nature to to the the office office and and we we all all know know how how essential essential nature nature is is in in lifting lifting mood mood and and boosting boosting workplace workplace wellbeing wellbeing Certain Certain house house plants plants can can also also assist assist in in enhancing enhancing interior interior air air quality quality which which may may help help in in the the alleviation alleviation of of the the symptoms symptoms of of sick sick building building syndrome syndrome An An office office setting setting with with air air purifying purifying plants plants such such as as spider spider plants plants and and chrysanthemum chrysanthemum can can improve improve the the atmosphere atmosphere in in more more ways ways than than one one And And even even if if the the science science behind behind the the air air purifying purifying qualities qualities of of plants plants sometimes sometimes grows grows out out of of shaky shaky ground ground the the aesthetic aesthetic lift lift they they bring bring can can t t be be denied denied For For something something simple simple to to care care for for and and attractive attractive too too you you can can t t go go wrong wrong with with succulents succulents MAKE MAKE AN AN ENCOURAGING ENCOURAGING WALL WALL A A little little creative creative motivation motivation may may go go a a long long way way regardless regardless of of the the size size of of your your workspace workspace Hang Hang or or display display inspirational inspirational words words on on a a particular particular wall wall or or in in a a particular particular section section of of the the office office to to give give you you a a lift lift on on those those dreaded dreaded Mondays Mondays where where the the weekend weekend has has been been a a little little on on the the heavy heavy side side and and you you re re in in need need of of a a pick pick me me up up Choose Choose objects objects that that radiate radiate serenity serenity and and reverence reverence as as well well as as those those that that have have particular particular significance significance to to you you Design Design your your inspiration inspiration wall wall in in a a way way that that makes makes you you happy happy Framed Framed art art printed printed mantras mantras or or even even a a vision vision board board can can be be some some awesome awesome alternatives alternatives SET SET UP UP TRANQUIL TRANQUIL DESK DESK DECOR DECOR This This is is the the real real secret secret of of life life to to be be completely completely engaged engaged with with what what you you are are doing doing in in the the here here and and now now And And instead instead of of calling calling it it work work realize realize it it is is play play Alan Alan Watts Watts Sometimes Sometimes something something as as simple simple as as reading reading the the right right motivational motivational wellness wellness quote quote can can make make all all the the difference difference to to your your working working day day Consider Consider framing framing some some inspiring inspiring zen zen sayings sayings and and hanging hanging them them in in your your home home office office Observing Observing visual visual zen zen quotes quotes can can help help promote promote calmness calmness and and bring bring positivity positivity to to your your working working space space Instead Instead of of buying buying zen zen artwork artwork for for your your walls walls consider consider printing printing out out different different Zen Zen proverbs proverbs and and framing framing them them yourself yourself each each week week to to keep keep you you motivated motivated So So you you don don t t spend spend a a fortune fortune on on printing printing stock stock up up on on cheap cheap printer printer ink ink here here Also Also be be sure sure to to use use recycled recycled paper paper which which produces produces lower lower carbon carbon emissions emissions than than the the manufacturing manufacturing of of non non recycled recycled paper paper and and also also reduces reduces the the amount amount of of waste waste you you re re producing producing To To ensure ensure your your office office is is a a tranquil tranquil space space whenever whenever you you start start decorating decorating your your desk desk make make sure sure it it s s free free of of clutter clutter Remove Remove anything anything that that isn isn t t required required 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