I know that some professions have strict rules about what sorts of payments they can take or charge, depending upon spiritual viewpoints, traditions, et cetera.  I am working with a charitable organization that will utilize many alternative healing methods such as acupressure, massage or Reiki to help people with chronic conditions and their families.  Being a charitable, Not For Profit group, we are short on actual cash but have an abundance of service workers of all types that could offer a trade in services to other practitioners.  As the office is now being set up, it occurred to me to look for local Feng Shui guides and to offer services in return for services, but before I do that I thought I would ask to see if any of the Feng Shui people here think that is a bad idea for any reason.  Thanks in advance for your input.

Hi, Minyassa  You have an interesting question there.  I do make it a point to help people in need who are less fortunate than most without first thinking how or how much they are to pay me.  God provides that  

The real masters may it be feng shui, reiki, pranic, qigong, acupressure, acupuncture, etc. will not put a price for their services.  They will willingly help out folks especially those in need provided those - meaning the patients - really make it a point to be open to the assistance they are to be given.  Those who are fortunate in life who have been helped upon should contribute but that is really up to them.  

Its not bad to ask for a different mode of payment as that is also a form of energy returned to you.  If the person cannot offer anything save thanks I make it a point to accept it on the condition that he helps out folks in whatever ways he could when he could.  

I sure wish I and my wife can help you out but as we live in the Philippines it would be cost prohibitive for us to journey there :(  

My bit of advice for your organization is to locate a good place to call your HQ.  Then find out if there's a septic tank - well, that's common here but I'm not sure if its used in the US - at the place as that is one major negative chi generator.  Next, you are to place a cactus plant - any of the cactus variety will do - over the septic tank AND inside the comfort room/water closet/toilet ONLY.  Believe me, that's a very effective solution for financial problems using the old school method.  He he, its quite cheap too just make it a point to always double the number of cactus you are to get so that one can receive sunlight while the other is doing the cleansing job.

Thank you so much for that advice, I will pass it along immediately! The office that has been chosen as HQ for the organization is in a small office complex that I am guessing is on city sewer, but I will double-check and get cactus for the WCs anyway.  Does it matter what type of cactus, and is it important that it actually be a *cactus* versus some other type of plant?  I am wondering if the choice is because that is a plant that can tolerate some level of neglect or if it is because of the spines.  Asking here, but also going to go do some research on my own.  Thanks again!

:P  If your new HQ is one of the city's sewer line then you really need to place lots of plants outside and inside else a lot of you will often gets sick.  This is because with plants it will help in absorbing the negative chi but only to a point.  This is why I recommended you but 2x the number of plants so that one can be moved for caring outside while the other replaces the former for a week or less to cleanse the area.  The other solution is using salt but that's for extreme cases already and not advisable for a work environment that uses airconditioning and has lots of electronics - causes corrosion.

Any type of cactus will do although the bigger the better.  It must be, as much as possible, placed in a ceramic pot or on the ground itself but substitutes will work still.  

The reason why the cactus variety is a useful plant to negate negative chi is because not only is it a hardy plant but its thorns break up the negative chi.  This is why it should only be used OUTSIDE one's office or home and ONLY INSIDE the toilet/bathroom/water closet/comfort room in a normal home/office.  For the other rooms in your HQ you should use ordinary plants with no flowers.  As you are to help care for patients you are to use plants with broad fat leaves in the reception area.  Do not place any plant yet in the healing area as I've said before the wrong one will induce the wrong stimulation.  The healer should tap into the cosmic energy or chi to help address the situation.

Forgot to clarify - forgive me as I just woke up :D  Take note of the areas where the sewer line passes.  Those areas must as much as possible have no one working or sitting there.  If there is no choice but to locate one there make sure that person's table has a plant near or on it.  

And always start and end each day with a prayer.  Remember, luck is divided into 3: God, Man and Nature.  We have addressed Man and Nature thus we only need to harness the blessings from God to create a better work environment for you.