Bedroom Feng Shui Tips

The Feng Shui of your bedroom influences the state of your health and relationships. Choosing a good bedroom and bed position are the most important aspects to consider if you're looking to improve Feng Shui in your home.

A Traditional Feng Shui consultant can interpret the energetic map of a home, which is somewhat like a horoscope that indicates how the "unseen" energy in a home may influence the occupants. The interpretation and analysis of this energetic map is a technical process that follows classical Chinese Feng Shui methods (Flying Star Feng Shui). The results are unique to each home, so there is never a one-size-fits-all solution.

There are some general Feng Shui principles that you can follow to improve the energy in your bedroom, so here are a few tips to get you started:

• Keep your bedroom free of clutter, and avoid storing things in cupboards and drawers that you don't need or use. Clutter prevents energy from flowing freely, and this can have an unfavourable influence on your Feng Shui.
• Avoid storing things under the bed, aside from clean, pressed linen. You're influenced by the energy of the objects around you while you sleep. Decorate with the things you love and avoid displaying unwanted items in your bedroom.
• Bedroom mirrors are considered taboo because they symbolically reflect unresolved issues between a couple. Mirrors in the bedroom also bring yang energy to a space that should otherwise be yin. If you must have mirrors, cover them when you sleep, or ensure they don't reflect the bed. Mirrors on the ceiling are not a good idea!
• Electrical equipment such as clock radios emit electro-magnetic fields which can affect health and quality of sleep. Unplug clock radios and use battery power instead, or place them as far away from your bed head as possible. Electric blankets produce very high electro-magnetic fields, so use them only to heat the bed, and switch them off at the powerpoint before sleeping.
• Stale air is stagnant energy, and is potentially harmful to your health. Open curtains and windows daily to bring fresh air and natural light into your bedroom.
• Avoid having active objects in your bedroom. These include plants, televisions, water features, moving clocks and fish tanks. Moving objects activate energy in a space that should otherwise be restful and peaceful.
• Sleep with your bedhead against a solid wall to provide you with support and protection. It's also best to use a solid bedhead.
• Avoid positioning the foot of your bed in line with the door. This is known as the 'coffin position', and while this sounds scary it doesn't mean that you're going to die from sleeping in this arrangement! This position is not favourable because of the flow of energy coming towards the bed from the doorway.

There are always exceptions to the rule - and sometimes a Traditional Feng Shui consultant will advise you to sleep in a position that goes against "general" Feng Shui principles, to help you take advantage of better energy according to Flying Star Feng Shui.