Friday, December 23, 2011 | By: The Editors

The ancient Chinese art of Feng shui helps us to balance our homes and create happier, more successful lives, room by room, or so Feng shui consultants would have us believe. But why listen to those quacks when you can learn all you really need to know about making your bedroom a zen-like palace of peace and harmony right here, with our easy to follow guide?

Layout

1.    Draw a roughly square outline of your bedroom on a piece of paper. The wall that has the primary entrance to your room in it should be the bottom line of the square.

2.    Divide the square into nine equal squares, three rows of 3 squares each.

Each square represents a certain aspect of your life:

Top row: Wealth-Fame/Reputation-Relationships/Romance

Middle row: Family/Health-Tao-Creativity/Children

Bottom row: Knowledge/Career/Helpful People/Travel

 

3. In each area, place some of the following objects that will help you muster more positive energy and fulfil your goals.

Knowledge: Bookcase, books, tools for self-development

Career: Mirrors or water-related items, images related to your career goals

Helpful People/Travel: Pictures of friends and loved ones who inspire you

Family/Health: Family photos, heirlooms, plants

Creativity/Children: Art supplies, artwork, technology

Wealth: Money, jewelry, fish, fountains, anything red, purple or gold

Fame/Reputation: Candles, awards, plants, anything red, orange or purple

Relationships/Romance: Round or oval mirrors, anything pink, pictures of loved ones, paired objects (like two candlesticks or two crystals)

 

Bed Placement

1. Place the bed in the area further from the door or diagonally from the door, but not in line with the door. In other words, you want to be able to see the door while in bed, but not be aligned with it. In short, irrespective of whether it’s the bedroom door, the door to the balcony/patio, the bathroom door or your closet doors, you do not want your bed in line with any of the doors in your bedroom.

2. Have a good supporting wall behind your bed. In addition to a good headboard, you always want to have a solid wall behind your bed. When you sleep under the window, your personal energy tends to get weaker in time, as it has neither proper support, nor protection.

3. Place grounding and balanced energy (e.g. night stands) on both sides of the bed.

4. Position your bed away from the walls that have electric appliances on either side (e.g. for the computer, the fridge, or the TV).

Content courtesy of that’s China (Zhejiang)