5 Ways to Feng Shui Your Bedroom

Nearly half of your life is spent in your bedroom.away from the bed itself. In fact, the clock radio is
From sleeping to dressing, to primping to watchingsomething to try to remove completely from the
TV or reading a book before lights out, people spendroom if possible. Perhaps, put it in another room
between 10 and 12 hours a day in the bedroom. Thewhere it could be heard but never seen. Choose
bedroom is by far the most important room in thecomplimentary colors and opt for two sets of pillows
house. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice ofthat you would actually use. Unless you have a chest
creating powerful Chi centers in your home toto hide decorative pillows every night, eliminate those.
channel positive energy. Feng Shui masters claim thatYour blankets and quilts should be warm enough, but
making small changes in a room can improve yournot excessively hot. If you must spend money on
health, success, wealth, love life and more. Donaldanything, spend it on your bed, sheets and pillows.
Trump and many other successful celebrities andDon't settle for low quality or inexpensive pieces.
business people take this seriously. Trump even builds3. Eliminate mirrors from your room. It is actually not
his towers based on Feng Shui principles. The bottomideal to have a TV or computer in the room either.
line is that any attention you give to your bedroom isElectrical objects can pull power away from your
a reward you will reap for years. Even a slightpower centers of the room. Mirrors can reflect
improvement may be able to create a positivepower into unnatural places and can affect your
outlook on many aspects of your life.sleep. If you do have a TV or PC in the room,
1. One of the most important principles of any roomconsider a wooden armoire and make sure to close it
should be to remove clutter. If you have paper,before you drift off to sleep.
books, unnecessary bedroom furniture, knick Knacks4. Feng Shui depends heavily on direction. If you can
or more that can be removed, do it. If you don'tuse a compass and find out what your true
need it, sell it on ebay or give it away. Your roomsouth-West corner of the room is you can help
should have a handful of carefully selected pieces ofmaximize your Chi. If you want to stimulate romance
furniture and decoration. That is it. The rest willand passion, add natural crystals, preferably rose
detract from your power centers, and can increasequartz and yellow citrine to this SW corner of the
stress and make you lose focus in your life.room. Put a happy photo there of your family. A
2. Your bed is the most critical component of thegood-luck dragon, placed here can increase the
room. Since you spend 8 hours sleeping in it, the typeopportunity of success, wealth and love.
of bed, mattress, sheets and position are all critically5. Change the room to soft lighting. Perhaps change
important. You want to make sure your bed is notto weaker bulbs or add a dimmer to your lighting
directly facing the door. It should have a strongoptions in the room. You may even consider a
wooden headboard and be placed against a solid wall.running water fountain to add to the positive effects
Keep lamps, laptops and all other electrical objectsyou have created in the room.