Feng Shui My Bedroom
Feng Shui My Bedroom
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Welcome to Feng Shui my bedroom, another addition all about the harmonies and ambiences we can create in our lives, and homes.
The bedroom is considered to be one of the most important rooms of the house in Feng Shui. We spend a third of our lives in bed. We must therefore be certain that these rooms are suitable for relaxing and regenerating, as well as encouraging romance in our lives.
Beds – Feng Shui my bedroom
A bed should face diagonally opposite the door. The element of surprise is never recommended in the bedroom. If the occupants of the room do not have a good view of the door, a mirror should be placed to reflect anyone entering.
Having the foot of the bed facing the door is also not recommended, as this is how the Chinese place their coffins before collection.
Doors and windows situated opposite each other are not considered auspicious. If a line of Chi between two windows-or a door and window-crosses the bed, this is thought to create illness.
Ideally, beds should be raised off the floor with enough space for air to circulate. Storage drawers full of old clothes or magazines and other items create a stagnant Chi, which is not desirable.
Beds should be made of breathable natural materials, including our bedding. Wood is the usual choice and Bamboo is also used. Metal beds are known to conduct electricity, so care should be taken. Water beds are known to create conflict between the Fire and Water element ,creating instability while we sleep.
Headboards offer support, but should be tightly secured. They represent the Tortoise position, and as such, should be higher than the Pheonix,or the footboard.
Beds should be backed by a wall, not a window,which feels insecure and can let in unwanted draughts.
Where a double bed is confined space and one occupant has to climb over the other to get in or out, harmony will not prevail. The best position for a bed is with a wall behind and enough room on either side for a small table or cupboard. These should always be balanced at either side; one will not do.
Below A Tropical bedroom, the whites and tiled floor is to keep the mood cool in sweltering heat. Also this is used to reflect the light, ‘enhance the morning Chi.’
Furnishing - Feng Shui my bedroom
Images in the bedroom should be in pairs, particularly in the Relationship corner of the room. Images of a solitary figure in a single persons bedroom indicates loneliness, as does a single bed. It’s possible to feel isolated and insecure within a marriage. If this is a case, hang a picture of a couple on the wall and display pairs of objects.
Photographs of parents, family, children or friends have no place in a couple’s bedroom.
Mirrors – Feng Shui my bedroom
Mirrors in the bedroom should not face the bed. The Chinese believe that the soul leaves the body as we sleep and will be disconcerted to come accross itself in the mirror. A modern interpretation might be that most of us are not at our best in the mornings and would not want our tousled image to be the first thing we see on waking.
To awake in the morning to a picture of a rising sun or a green landscape, vitalizes your day!
Street lights outside the room can also create reflective images in a mirror, which may disturb us when we are half asleep. In contrast, strategically placed mirrors facing a wonderful view will draw it into the room.
The bedroom should not become a storage area or an office, nor serve any function other than romance and sleep.
A view from the bedroom soothes the soul, helps to wind down, or invigorate. 
Space - Feng Shui my bedroom
If you have the space a dressing room is ideal as it removes most extraneous things from the bedroom. Most bedrooms, however contain wardrobes and bed space. Keeping these clear of clutter means we can close them easily and make sure we have plenty of room to hang up our clothes.
Garments strewn over chairs for days on end constitute clutter and worry us phychologically since we know we will have to deal with them eventually.
The worst form of storage is the overhead cupboard linking wardrobes on either side of the bed. This acts as the same way as a beam and can leave those sleeping under it feeling vulnerable. The same applies for anything else hanging over the bed.
Electrical – Feng Shui my bedroom
This equipment is not deirable in the bedroom for two reasons. First it detracts from the main functions of the bedroom. Secondly, the electromagnetic waves that are generated can have an adverse effect on those sleeping there.
Ionizers placed close to the bed present a seriuos threat, but even clock radios send out waves a considerable distance.
Electric blankets are a real problem because they encase the bed with an electromagnetic field. They should be unplugged from the wall before getting into bed. All electrical items should be at the opposite side of the room from the bed, and this includes electrical clocks.
Mobile phones should be switched off to stop preventing your relaxation time. Home phones have no place in the bedroom; everyone is entitled to some time to themselves. 
I hope you enjoyed Feng Shui my bedroom. Marty Ware
I like to have a pair of parrots in my bedroom, as birds are my favourite animal, and it’s great relationship “Feng Shui”. “I need as much help as I can get.”
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