Feng Shui Tips for Bedrooms
Use the powers of feng shui to sleep better, have more energy and success, and improve your love life. The bedroom is important because it is there that we recharge and prepare for a new day. A good night’s sleep is essential for our health and well-being.
The bedrooms also offer privacy. It can be the place where a child keeps her treasures and dreams, or it can be your place of intimacy with your partner. Feng shui says that bedroom problems from all sorts of sources can be traced to the way your space is arranged. Bedrooms should have more yin than yang energy. Yin is passive and promotes relaxation, while yang energy is forceful and energizing. Using your bedroom for other purposes, such as work, can also be attributed to yang energy.
Read on to find out what to avoid, how to get around room limitations, and how to create the best feng shui you can in your bedroom.
Ideal locations for a feng shui bedroom are southeast, east, west, northwest, or north of the center of the home. If possible, bedrooms located to the south, southwest, or northeast of the center of the home should be avoided.
Not to do in the bedroom
Exercise equipment and training space; Office equipment and workspace
Both work and exercise are very important, but they should not take place in the bedroom. Both activities produce a lot of yang energy, which is detrimental in a sleeping environment. If there’s no other place for your exercise equipment or stationery, try covering them up at night so they’re not visible reminders of what to expect when you wake up.
televisions
Many people put a TV in their bedroom, but it doesn’t just interrupt sleep, it also interrupts relationships. She wishes she could connect with her partner in the bedroom, not movie night. Televisions also emit electromagnetic waves that are not healthy for the bedroom.
Mirrors
Mirrors make it hard to get rid of old emotions because they reflect your chi back to you while you sleep.
Sharp corners and edges
Furniture with sharp edges and plants with ragged leaves disrupt the flow of chi. Smooth, round shapes are much more conducive to rest and yin energy.
Hard, shiny surfaces
Metal, mirrors, and shiny stone surfaces like marble will help the chi move faster. This is the opposite situation you need when you are trying to relax and sleep.
Beds
For feng shui, it is best to have a mattress raised off the floor on a bed frame so that air and chi can circulate underneath. If you need this space for storage, it helps if the stored materials are sleep related and don’t need to be taken out and used too often. If you’re trying to get pregnant, don’t make cleaning under the bed a priority. If the chi accumulates under the bed, it can help.
king mattresses
King size beds require a split down the middle because two box springs are required to support the mattress. This also creates a division between you and your partner. To fix this split, wrap a large piece of red cloth around both box springs or find a fitted sheet large enough to cover both. Lay the mattress on top as usual.
Electricity
Try to keep electrical cords and plugs away from your head when you sleep.
unmade beds
In feng shui, as in many other traditions, unmade beds transmit bad energy.
Bedroom
- Watching the sunrise: If the sunrise can be seen from your bed, it will bring a very strong positive chi energy.
- A round metal vase with red flowers: Place this vase on the west side of the room to increase love affairs.
- Wooden bed frames and/or headboards: Wood neutralizes the flow of chi, especially around the head. This helps you relax and get a good night’s sleep.
- Natural fiber bedding: Cotton, silk or linen sheets are the best options for sleeping. The best color choices for attracting yin energy are shades of pink or pink with circular patterns.
- Clutter It Up: While this is true of the entire house, a clean and tidy bedroom helps you sleep better.
- Bed placement: Optimal directions to place your bed include having the head point north if you’re older, or east for children. Other directions will help you in different areas of your life. For example, having your head pointing to the southeast will help foster communication and creativity. Southwest creates more stable relationships. West promotes good sleep, romance, and increased prosperity. Northwest helps you feel more in control of your life.
Positioning the bed so that the head points south or northeast can cause anxiety or nightmares. The energy from these two directions is unstable, full of activity, and can be very powerful.
