14 Ways to Bring Feng Shui to Your Bedroom for Harmony and Balance

Guest User September 1, 2021

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Feng shui is an ancient Chinese practice that influences the flow of life force energy, or Qi, to bring people into harmony with their environment. You can utilize elements of feng shui in your home by orienting furniture and placing objects to redirect the flow of Qi in an auspicious way.

Anjie Cho is a New York-based architect and interior designer who specializes in feng shui. "Feng shui examines how we shape our environment so it can support us rather than deplete us or make our life more difficult with obstacles," she says. "The bedroom is one of the most private spaces in the home. You spend a great amount of time sleeping in bed, in an unconscious, receptive state, and you absorb the Qi of your bedroom."

Qi nourishes us, and in the bedroom, feng shui can promote feelings of love, intimacy, and well-being, and even promote healthy sexual relationships. On the other hand, if the bedroom is unbalanced, this could create feelings of strife and discomfort. Cho shares her top tips for achieving a more harmonious bedroom here.

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If you’d like to learn more about feng shui, check out Mindful Design Feng Shui School at: www.mindfuldesignschool.com

How to Feng Shui Your Bedroom

Guest User August 25, 2021

Your bedroom is one of the most important parts of your home to look at when it comes to feng shui. In fact, I often recommend starting there, especially if you are a beginner.

If you feel like your bedroom could use a little feng shui love, here are a few simple tips:

Double up your objects.

Notice if you have a lot of single items in your bedroom. Do you only have one nightstand? Artwork that features a single person? If you’re looking for a relationship, or if you want to cultivate more balance and harmony in your current relationship, make sure you have pairs of objects: two nightstands, two lamps, and photos of couples or things in pairs.

Include a headboard for stability.

In feng shui, it’s important to have a headboard that is securely fastened to the bed. Headboards represent stability as well as connection between romantic partners. Look for one that can be attached to the bed, rather than leaned up against the wall, and one that is a solid shape without bars or holes.

Clean below the bed.

What’s under the bed affects you while you are sleeping. Ideally, it’s best to have nothing under the bed so that qi can circulate freely. If you need to utilize this area for storage, stick to soft, bed-related objects like extra pillows or blankets.

Notice art in the bedroom.

Make sure any artwork in the bedroom is relaxing and tranquil to encourage deep rest, especially if you tend to have trouble sleeping. Choose colors and imagery that feel calming. Also consider what art will be more conducive to connecting with your partner. In most cases, I recommend staying away from family photos in the bedroom, since this doesn’t usually contribute to a very romantic atmosphere!

I hope these tips help you create a nourishing, relaxing bedroom space! If you want to learn more feng shui tips for your bedroom, be sure to check out the Holistic Spaces Podcast episodes on Designing a Bedroom with Feng Shui!

by Anjie Cho

If you’d like to learn more about feng shui, check out Mindful Design Feng Shui School at: www.mindfuldesignschool.com

Q&A Sunday: Feng Shui and Closets

Guest User July 19, 2021

What does a closet symbolize in feng shui?

There’s a lot of information you can learn from your closets. One way to look at the symbolism of a closet is to see where it is located according to the feng shui bagua. In case you’re not familiar with the bagua, it’s a three-by-three grid that lays out different areas of your home that are connected to different life aspects. If you know how to lay the bagua on your home, it can be interesting to see where the closets end up. If you’re not sure how to lay the bagua, you might want to download Mindful Design’s free bagua kit, or sign up for an upcoming session of Practical Feng Shui to get a mini feng shui consultation.

You’ll also want to notice which closets are cluttered or unused. Sometimes people have closets that they never open, or closets that they just throw a lot of things into. Closets can represent hidden or unacknowledged issues in your life. May you have a closet you’re afraid to open because you need to go through it. There might be a lot of emotional baggage connected to that closet, and it might be interesting to see which area of the bagua map it aligns with.

For instance, an unused closet in the benefactors area may represent helpful people that you’ve had in your life all along but have not yet tapped into or recognized. Noticing a closet in this area might just be a nudge to look a little more closely, and open the door that has been there all the time. It may simply mean you have to ask for more support.

A cluttered closet in your wealth or abundance area might mean that your wealth is tied up or buried under personal issues or blocks. If you have a closet in the career area, maybe there’s a path that you have not yet seen in your career. Are you open to seeing a different direction for your career or life?

I invite you to take a look at any cluttered or unused closets in your home, and get curious about what they might be telling you!

by Anjie Cho