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| In feng shui, the bedroom is considered to be the third | | | | The bed should never be located directly in front of, or |
| most important part of the home (after the main door | | | | in view of any door. The door is where the flow of chi |
| and the kitchen). It is also a place where we spend | | | | enters your room. Having the bed in direct |
| most of our time in for sleep and rest. Having good | | | | confrontation with the flow of chi will cause |
| feng shui in the bedroom helps us get a good | | | | restlessness at night. If moving your bed is not an |
| night’s rest, that is essential in maintaining good | | | | option, place a screen stand in front of the door. Make |
| health. | | | | sure that the screen is as high as the door. |
| The best shapes for bedrooms are squares and | | | | Sometimes, the basement of the house is converted |
| rectangles. These are the most stable of all shapes | | | | into bedrooms. Generally this is not a good idea |
| and they promote a healthy flow of chi. Avoid irregular | | | | especially with basements that has no windows or |
| shaped and circular rooms, as they are not balanced. | | | | natural ventilation. Such areas are excessively Yin that |
| The bed should be placed against a wall for good | | | | is akin to a tomb. |
| support (with the headboard against the wall). It is | | | | Another feng shui tip is to not to sleep right above |
| inadvisable to have the bed ‘floating’ in the | | | | your kitchen, especially above the stove. Having the |
| middle of the room. Sleeping with the headboard | | | | bed immediately above the kitchen stove will cause |
| against the wall ensures that you will receive good | | | | moodiness and petty irritations. |
| support in whatever you do. | | | | Bedroom doors should never face each other. This |
| You must also never place the bed against a window. | | | | confrontational position will cause the inhabitants of the |
| The window is where a lot of Yang (active) energy | | | | respective rooms to have misunderstandings amongst |
| flows into the room, and this constant flow of Chi may | | | | themselves. |
| affect your sleep at night. If you have no choice but to | | | | These are just a few feng shui tips for your bedroom. |
| place your bed in this manner, cover your window with | | | | Look out for the next installment coming up soon! |