Feng Shui in the Bedroom

After you have become familiar with the basics of feng shui, think about how the practice can improve every room in your house. Here are some tips for improving the flow of energy in your bedroom:

• Use the bagua combined with your home's layout to see what area of your life is affected by conditions in your bedroom.
  
  
• Try to avoid placing your bedroom over a garage. Negative energy from the noxious fumes below can contaminate your sleeping area. If you must sleep above a parking area, place a small piece of red fabric on the floor under the bed (or under the mattress). The "fire element" represented by the red will counteract the metal below.
  
  
• Do not, however, use too much red in decorating your bedroom. Because it is a color associated with fire, red stimulates the mind. Choose cool, calm colors (blues and greens) to help you relax.
  
  
• Place 3 small green plants on the eastern side of the room to ensure good health. Do not use dried plants or flowers.
  
  
• Don't position the bed directly across from the door so that the feet are in line with the door when you are sleeping. That is the position of death. Keep the head of the bed on a wall opposite the door, but make sure the body isn't aligned with the door opening.
  
  
• If you have mirrors in the room, do not position them so the body reflects in the mirror while you sleep. If there's no other way that the bed will fit, use a sheet or blanket to cover the mirror at night so negative energy flow will be blocked.
  
  
• Avoid sharp angles, geometric shapes and protruding corners, all of which block the flow of chi. If you must have a sharp, protruding angle or edge in the room, block it with a green plant.
  
  
• Close the door to any bathroom that is adjacent to a bedroom. Hard surfaces, mirrors and cold tiles impede the flow of chi.
  
  
• Remove electronic equipment from the bedroom. It generates negative energy that interferes with the flow of your chi. If the TV must stay in the bedroom, cover it at night.