We are influenced by the energy emitted by almost everything that is present in our surroundings. Be it furniture or other assets at home, everything emits a kind of energy that has some effect on our lives.

The placement of these non-living assets is quite important in deriving the positive energy to help us live a happy and successful life. If these things are not properly placed in your house, it may emit negative energy and hamper our personal growth. So we need to be cautious to learn placing these assets correctly.

Dining table has a huge influence on the energy surrounding us at home. Feng shui is an ancient knowledge that teaches us placing things at correct locations to derive maximum positive energy from it and succeed in life with health, wealth, and happiness.

Let us discuss a few feng shui tips on dining tables and ideal places to keep it at home

n Dining table represents your career and it is believed in feng shui that you can grow gradually by having a dining table at home

n The dining table surface must be wooden or of marble. It is not advisable to use a glass surface as the dining table represents your career.

n Glass is fragile and if the glass surface of the dining table breaks, it might have negative effects on your career.

n The dining tables need to be fixed so that it cannot be used for any other purpose

n Dining tables must be bigger for better results. An eight-seater dining table is always welcome. People also use six-seater dining tables, which is not bad either

n You should not place the dining table adjacent to the wall to save space as it may have negative effects on your profession and you may end up taking enough work pressure

n You should place a painting of a yellow harvesting paddy field with a farmer and an ox in front of your dining table for better career prospects (only those who are born in the goat year should not have an ox in the painting)

n You may place an oil painting of 101 birds if you are interested to visit overseas

n Have a chandelier (crystals that look full) above your dining table to improve your career.

n Do not use the dining table to place medicines, as a dining table meant for placing eatables

n Do not place any mirror opposite to the dining table, as it would hamper your career to a huge extent

You may try these feng shui tips to make your career a better one and achieve your dreams in near future.

(Manisha Koushik is a tarot card reader,

numerologist and Vastu Feng consultant. She can be contacted at www.askmanisha.com)