The ancient study of Feng Shui reveals many ideas and secrets which can enhance the energy or chi in your bedroom. Often things within your bedroom will reflect what is happening in your love life and relationships.
Your Feng Shui bedroom should have a feel of joy, happiness and relaxation to which you can add all the romantic cures to stimulate your relationship.
The main Feng Shui bedroom tips to consider are:-
1. Feng Shui Symbols - What do things in your bedroom represent to you and do they reflect what you want. If you want a loving relationship do you have images of loving couple in the room? or if you want to be single ( yes some people do ), do you have pictures of just your self in the room. Everything in the bedroom will have some Feng Shui symbols meaning to you, just make sure what you want and what your objects symbolise are the same thing
2. Colour - Feng Shui Color has a major impact on how you feel in a bedroom. Go for soft muted tones as the base color for Feng Shui interior design. Don't use strong vibrant colours which will mean that the chi generated is so strong you will not get a good nights sleep every night. {You can always add strong vibrant colours for nights when you don't want to sleep as much) Your bedroom should feel warm, relaxing and inviting
3. Furniture - ensure the room does not feel too overcrowded with furniture. Your bed size should be in proportion to the room, it is great to use natural cotton sheets which feel luxurious and have some big cushions and pillows to add that extra feeling of luxury.
4. Electronic Equipment - It has been shown that electronic equipment can generate extra chi and sometimes the electromagnetic fields are not great for your health or sleep. Remove all the electronic distractions from the bedroom including mobile phones and alarm clocks and really set up the atmosphere to be a sanctuary away from all the regular day to day distractions we face in this modern world.
5. Set the Mood - lastly if you want to create an intimate feeling in your bedroom keep it clean and tidy, remove all the clutter, light candles and incense, have dimmer switches on the lights, add some Feng Shui crystals to the windows and set a time when you have the home or apartment to just you and your partner. Finally close the bedroom door to contain the energy you have created for the intimate time with your partner.
Following these 5 Feng Shui Bedroom tips will help you to create a place of calm, intimacy and love and to give you time out from your regular day to day responsibilities.
George Birdsall wrote the best selling book Feng Shui - The Key Concepts in 1995 and has sold over 50,000 copies so far. He has recently released an eBook Feng Shui Symbols - Ancient Secrets to finding Love and Wealth"- Ancient Secrets to finding Love and Wealth". He writes a blog on planning your home improvement projects to save time and money at http://www.therenovationplan.com. He lives in Sydney Australia and loves organising anything in ways that Save Time and Money for himself and his clients. His business focuses around Project Management and Client Advisory Services to clients ranging form home owners to multinational corporations
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Bed Positions For Optimizing Feng Shui
We spend a third of our life sleeping. Not only is it a sizable chunk of time, but it is time spent unconscious. We are at our most vulnerable when we sleep, most susceptible to subtle influences that our waking minds might shrug off. Because of all these factors, feng shui places considerable importance on where a bed is positioned in the room, or more specifically, the direction the bed is pointing.
The "direction" of a bed can be confusing. What I mean when I say the direction of the bed is the direction an arrow would be pointing if you were lying in th bed and your head was the head of the arrow, and your feet were the tail of the arrow. There are two kinds of directions going on with bed placement -- the first is the direction the bed is pointing, and the other is which area of the room (North, South, East and West) the bed is actually in. Of the two, the pointing direction is much more important, but its influence can be enhanced or diminished by where the bed is in the room. There is actually a third direction which matters, though it matters less, and that is the entire room's placement in relation to the rest of the house. For this article, I am just going to focus on the direction of the bed.
Now that we're clear on that, here are the nine major directions and what each one means for bed placement.
North
Good for spirituality and feelings of peace, this position can be very helpful for insomniacs and for older people who are light sleepers. The risk is that it will be too peaceful -- this position is also known as the death pose. Skip this position if your life feels boring.
North-East
Avoid the spiky, unstable energy of the North-East when sleeping. This direction is generally not good in feng shui, but exposing yourself to it while you are sleeping would be particularly bad. It could cause nightmares. The one time when it would be helpful is if you wanted to give yourself or some part of your life a kick in the behind -- a real spike of motivation. Just don't keep the bed facing North-East too long.
East
The best position for children, and for people who want to feel like their whole life is ahead of them. Sleep with your head facing East if you want to grow a lot, either in your career or by making your life much more active. Depressives as well as entrepreneurs should sleep in this direction.
South-East
People who collaborate and communicate for a living would do well to sleep in this direction. It will make those tasks easier for you, but also afford you some of the robust growth of the East position, but cool it down just a bit for steady, sustainable achievement. This position is also excellent for creative work.
South
A South-facing bed would be good for a hot weekend romantic retreat, but you don't want to live with your head in this direction while you sleep. It is too busy, too high energy. You may find yourself arguing with people from this position. Of course, sometimes you need extra confidence and the courage to stand up and argue. If so, try a week of South-facing sleep.
South-West
This is an excellent position for family harmony and solid, peaceful relationships. It is best for people who are established, because otherwise the energy of contentment from this direction may be too calming for building a new career or starting new projects.
West
Income and romance lie to the West. Its a good place to be. There's also a lot of contentment, which is helpful for sleep. But, like the South-West, the West energy may be too mellow for you if it is a time in your life when you need to "get up and go". This position is more for "lie back and take it easy".
North-West
This position of authority and wisdom is ideal for parents, older people, and people in powerful positions. The risk is misusing that authority. The North-West direction also pulls off the very calming Northern energy, so you will sleep more deeply pointed North-West than most other directions.
Katie Hoffman has been interested in full size beds ever since she moved into her small apartment and bought a full size loft bed to make her guest bedroom into an office.
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The "direction" of a bed can be confusing. What I mean when I say the direction of the bed is the direction an arrow would be pointing if you were lying in th bed and your head was the head of the arrow, and your feet were the tail of the arrow. There are two kinds of directions going on with bed placement -- the first is the direction the bed is pointing, and the other is which area of the room (North, South, East and West) the bed is actually in. Of the two, the pointing direction is much more important, but its influence can be enhanced or diminished by where the bed is in the room. There is actually a third direction which matters, though it matters less, and that is the entire room's placement in relation to the rest of the house. For this article, I am just going to focus on the direction of the bed.
Now that we're clear on that, here are the nine major directions and what each one means for bed placement.
North
Good for spirituality and feelings of peace, this position can be very helpful for insomniacs and for older people who are light sleepers. The risk is that it will be too peaceful -- this position is also known as the death pose. Skip this position if your life feels boring.
North-East
Avoid the spiky, unstable energy of the North-East when sleeping. This direction is generally not good in feng shui, but exposing yourself to it while you are sleeping would be particularly bad. It could cause nightmares. The one time when it would be helpful is if you wanted to give yourself or some part of your life a kick in the behind -- a real spike of motivation. Just don't keep the bed facing North-East too long.
East
The best position for children, and for people who want to feel like their whole life is ahead of them. Sleep with your head facing East if you want to grow a lot, either in your career or by making your life much more active. Depressives as well as entrepreneurs should sleep in this direction.
South-East
People who collaborate and communicate for a living would do well to sleep in this direction. It will make those tasks easier for you, but also afford you some of the robust growth of the East position, but cool it down just a bit for steady, sustainable achievement. This position is also excellent for creative work.
South
A South-facing bed would be good for a hot weekend romantic retreat, but you don't want to live with your head in this direction while you sleep. It is too busy, too high energy. You may find yourself arguing with people from this position. Of course, sometimes you need extra confidence and the courage to stand up and argue. If so, try a week of South-facing sleep.
South-West
This is an excellent position for family harmony and solid, peaceful relationships. It is best for people who are established, because otherwise the energy of contentment from this direction may be too calming for building a new career or starting new projects.
West
Income and romance lie to the West. Its a good place to be. There's also a lot of contentment, which is helpful for sleep. But, like the South-West, the West energy may be too mellow for you if it is a time in your life when you need to "get up and go". This position is more for "lie back and take it easy".
North-West
This position of authority and wisdom is ideal for parents, older people, and people in powerful positions. The risk is misusing that authority. The North-West direction also pulls off the very calming Northern energy, so you will sleep more deeply pointed North-West than most other directions.
Katie Hoffman has been interested in full size beds ever since she moved into her small apartment and bought a full size loft bed to make her guest bedroom into an office.
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Thursday, 10 December 2009
Harmony to Your Bedroom With These Feng Shui Tips
Feng Shui has been around for a while and it has been successfully used in all aspects of our lives. Using it allows us to increase the flow of positive energy around us and our lives. Not surprisingly the bedroom is one of the places where it is heavily used.
We use our bedroom to rest, relax and sleep for the most part. This is why it is considered a place that is peaceful, comfortable and where we leave our daily stress behind whether we live alone or with somebody else. With our stressful lives as it is we need to create that tranquil space that allows us to regenerate and be ready to tackle the next day's stress with renewed force and energy. This is why using Feng Shui in the bedroom has become so popular these days in the Western world.
The correct position for sleep according to feng shui is having view both to the window outside and the door to your room. Your head should be against a thick wall that symbolizes security and support. Avoid having your bed facing the door whereby your head, feet and the doorway are in one single line. Also don't have anything hanging over the bed, such as mirrors or construction beams.
Also make sure that your sleeping room is not a warehouse. If you feel it is full of clutter, clear it away to remove all the negative energies that might surround you. All this clutter is like a blocking force that stops the positive energy to flow towards you. Also every morning open the window to get fresh air and welcome the natural air in the room. To clear the clutter means cleaning the mind at the same time, at least according to feng-shui.
Avoid having strong and bright colors in your sleeping place. You should use colors that are calming and relaxing in nature. For a smaller room use even lighter colors than otherwise as this will give the impression of the space being a bit larger.
When it comes to furniture, less is more. Don't have bookshelves in there or a TV as this will disturb the relaxing atmosphere and aura of the room. Also avoid having furniture with sharp edges. Furthermore do not have live plants and aquarium in there as movement means aliveness, which promotes activity, not sleep. It will disrupt your rest.
Finally, make sure that your bed is comfortable and your mattress, pillows and bedframe are the best for your place. No feng shui tip will help you if you don't have a comfy bed in the first place. Waking up mornings with joint pains and neck aches will defy the purpose of your bedroom being an oasis of tranquility and rest.
To learn more about making your bedroom comfortable without breaking your bank with a cheap bed frame, read the articles on my website at adjustable bed frame.
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We use our bedroom to rest, relax and sleep for the most part. This is why it is considered a place that is peaceful, comfortable and where we leave our daily stress behind whether we live alone or with somebody else. With our stressful lives as it is we need to create that tranquil space that allows us to regenerate and be ready to tackle the next day's stress with renewed force and energy. This is why using Feng Shui in the bedroom has become so popular these days in the Western world.
The correct position for sleep according to feng shui is having view both to the window outside and the door to your room. Your head should be against a thick wall that symbolizes security and support. Avoid having your bed facing the door whereby your head, feet and the doorway are in one single line. Also don't have anything hanging over the bed, such as mirrors or construction beams.
Also make sure that your sleeping room is not a warehouse. If you feel it is full of clutter, clear it away to remove all the negative energies that might surround you. All this clutter is like a blocking force that stops the positive energy to flow towards you. Also every morning open the window to get fresh air and welcome the natural air in the room. To clear the clutter means cleaning the mind at the same time, at least according to feng-shui.
Avoid having strong and bright colors in your sleeping place. You should use colors that are calming and relaxing in nature. For a smaller room use even lighter colors than otherwise as this will give the impression of the space being a bit larger.
When it comes to furniture, less is more. Don't have bookshelves in there or a TV as this will disturb the relaxing atmosphere and aura of the room. Also avoid having furniture with sharp edges. Furthermore do not have live plants and aquarium in there as movement means aliveness, which promotes activity, not sleep. It will disrupt your rest.
Finally, make sure that your bed is comfortable and your mattress, pillows and bedframe are the best for your place. No feng shui tip will help you if you don't have a comfy bed in the first place. Waking up mornings with joint pains and neck aches will defy the purpose of your bedroom being an oasis of tranquility and rest.
To learn more about making your bedroom comfortable without breaking your bank with a cheap bed frame, read the articles on my website at adjustable bed frame.
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Reflections For Creating a Healthy Bedroom Space
Feng Shui provides some interesting information about mirrors--whether using them is advisable and why the reflections they create have the potential to wreak energetic havoc in the bedroom. Here are some Feng Shui mirror tips and guidelines you can follow to create healthier Chi and the energy of rest and rejuvenation in one of your most sacred spaces, the bedroom.
So the big question you may have at this point-"is it good Feng Shui to have a mirror in my bedroom?" The answer is yes, there can be some benefits but there are also energetic drawbacks and steps you can take to minimize negative Sha Chi.
1. One major faux pas is to have a mirror directly facing your bed or a large mirror in your headboard. Master practitioners teach that having a mirror directly in line with the bed causes restlessness, confusion and an inability to get a proper night's sleep. If possible, rearrange your bedroom furniture so that no mirror is facing the bed head on.
2. There is a strong belief that mirrors in the bedroom can play a part in breaking up an otherwise happy marriage or union. Mirrors potentially attract the bad luck energy of infidelity by introducing another person into the relationship, according to many teachers.
3. Mirrors contain the energy of the water element in Feng Shui. Too much water in the bedroom can cause a 'dampening' of your relationship and also your spirits. If your bedroom is located in the fame and illumination region of the Bagua map, placing a mirror in the room can put out the natural fire energy you are looking to foster here.
Luckily, it is not necessary to remove mirrors altogether from your bedroom, in order to cure these energetic problems. One easy solution is to cover a mirror during sleeping hours. Consider having an attractive fabric created that can easily slip over the mirror at night.
One of the biggest benefits for having a mirror in your bedroom is for the multiplying of yang energy that comes into the room in the form of sunlight. Many bedrooms have mirrors installed on their closet doors, making it handy for checking one's clothing choices and appearance.
If possible, cover mirrored closet doors with tasteful drapes anytime you retreat to your bedroom for rest and rejuvenation. Just remember what goals you are looking to achieve in your bedroom with Feng Shui. Reduce any negative affects mirrors can potentially have on your ability to rest well.
Cover your bedroom mirrors to foster passion, romance and strengthen the intimate bond with your soul mate, or in cases where one partner is tempted by an affair, the best option may be to remove the mirror from the room.
Ling Meng is a Feng Shui enthusiast, researcher and author. Like to know how to avoid other Feng Shui bed and bedroom mistakes? Live your best life starting today and invest in her comprehensive four piece Feng Shui info package available only from this site! Thanks for reading.
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So the big question you may have at this point-"is it good Feng Shui to have a mirror in my bedroom?" The answer is yes, there can be some benefits but there are also energetic drawbacks and steps you can take to minimize negative Sha Chi.
1. One major faux pas is to have a mirror directly facing your bed or a large mirror in your headboard. Master practitioners teach that having a mirror directly in line with the bed causes restlessness, confusion and an inability to get a proper night's sleep. If possible, rearrange your bedroom furniture so that no mirror is facing the bed head on.
2. There is a strong belief that mirrors in the bedroom can play a part in breaking up an otherwise happy marriage or union. Mirrors potentially attract the bad luck energy of infidelity by introducing another person into the relationship, according to many teachers.
3. Mirrors contain the energy of the water element in Feng Shui. Too much water in the bedroom can cause a 'dampening' of your relationship and also your spirits. If your bedroom is located in the fame and illumination region of the Bagua map, placing a mirror in the room can put out the natural fire energy you are looking to foster here.
Luckily, it is not necessary to remove mirrors altogether from your bedroom, in order to cure these energetic problems. One easy solution is to cover a mirror during sleeping hours. Consider having an attractive fabric created that can easily slip over the mirror at night.
One of the biggest benefits for having a mirror in your bedroom is for the multiplying of yang energy that comes into the room in the form of sunlight. Many bedrooms have mirrors installed on their closet doors, making it handy for checking one's clothing choices and appearance.
If possible, cover mirrored closet doors with tasteful drapes anytime you retreat to your bedroom for rest and rejuvenation. Just remember what goals you are looking to achieve in your bedroom with Feng Shui. Reduce any negative affects mirrors can potentially have on your ability to rest well.
Cover your bedroom mirrors to foster passion, romance and strengthen the intimate bond with your soul mate, or in cases where one partner is tempted by an affair, the best option may be to remove the mirror from the room.
Ling Meng is a Feng Shui enthusiast, researcher and author. Like to know how to avoid other Feng Shui bed and bedroom mistakes? Live your best life starting today and invest in her comprehensive four piece Feng Shui info package available only from this site! Thanks for reading.
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