Cathy Levy meets Muswell Hill ‘life doctor’ and feng shui consultant, Kenny D’Cruz and then waits for her first million and a house in the South of France.

Stressed out? Paranoid? Or merely under pressure? Many firms already offer their staff counselling but, reports Joy Francis, this may not be enough. That’s why some employers are starting to look at new age alternatives.

Clive Hutchby looks at the ancient Chinese art of feng shui, and talks to some people wo have benefited from it.

“FENG SHUI is fast making a name in the UK as a creative and practical tool to bring health, wealth and happiness to the progressive person of the 21st century. Based on the ancient Chinese I-Ching, the placement of furniture, art, mirrors, plants, colour and light are used to harmonise the energy flow in our homes and workplaces, and thus the different area in our lives.”

CONSULTANT KENNY & his apprentice Kris. “Minor feng shui adjustments open the door of your home for successful sales and extend a warm welcome to new owners”, states corporate consultant Kenny D’Cruz, pictured in Thailand above.

Science, spirituality, or just plain superstition? Kay Hill looks into the esoteric world of feng shui with the help of three practitioners and a willing guinea pig.

Feng shui has been very much in the public eye for a good few years now. Unfortunately, the saturation of information from the media and in the bookstores has led to much misunderstanding and the further mystification of this system. Feng Shui is essentially a creative and practical tool that has many simple, yet wonderful ways that all of us can improve our awareness, our general sense of wellbeing and prosperity in life.

Landlord Longford Business Centres calls in the feng shui experts in a bid to attract an occupier to a difficult-to-let office space. Adam Tinworth reports.

To sell houses today, estate agents are looking back to the ancient Chinese art of feng shui. Alexanders is the latest firm of Hampstead-area agents to turn to the idea.

In October, Johathan Miller and partner Susanna took the decision to seek the advice of a feng shui consultancy, to give Alexanders a “health check” and to help them launch their new product, free rent guarantee and legal expenses insurance.

London’s new mayor is no doubt planning his office carefully. But he must avoid cacti or a drinks machine. Hilary Whitney reports.

Over the past two or three years Feng Shui has been much publicised, some would say hyped. Can it really change people’s lives or is it just a bunch of celebs shifting their furniture around? Kenny D’Cruz is a Feng Shui consultant and offered to provide a brief introduction for N16 readers:

With its colourless exterior, wooden door and paved concrete path the outside of Lorraine Palmer’s small flat looks much like any other. And a year ago Lorraine said the inside of her home was also “cold and lifeless”, with dull colours and clutter stacking up with walls.

Feng shui is the ancient Chinese system based on the 2000 year old I-Ching – the art of placement where furniture, art, mirrors, colour, and natural objects such as plants, crystals and light are used to stimulate the energy-flow in our homes and work places. This can result in positive changes in our personal and professional environment.

Kim Gandy’s chat with feng shui expert Kenny D’Cruz shattered a few common myths about the ancient art. Apparently it’s as much to do with yourself as it is with how well-endowed your money area is; so chuck out those unnecessary items you bought in a frenzied attempt to de-clutter your life and free up some space instead – in your mind as well as your home.

The Waiting Rooms Café has always prided itself on being cool and contemporary. For the past few years the Palmers Green meeting place / café / gallery / jazz forum / organic food centre, has boasted some of the most bohemian customers in north London, drawn by such staples as carrot cake and Mars Bar vodka, as well as the amusing anecdotes of owner Phillip Chard.