Fung Shway – Feng Shui

Much thought should go into the décor of the bedroom, where peace and harmony is so important. Here are a few tips:

Use pastel colors – blues, greens, pale yellows. Avoid reds and other brilliant colors that can keep the mind active and derail sleep.

Never place the bed so you sleep with your back to the doorway. The best position is diagonally across from the door, but not facing it directly.

Never pace the bed under a window. In fact, if possibly, don’t have it on the same wall as a window.

A solid wooden bed is best. Place the head against a wall. A good, solid headboard is best. It gives a person a sense of support and protection.

Avoid a bed full of fluffy pillows. Plain décor is best here.
Work stations have no place in a bedroom. Avoid having things like desks and computers anywhere near the bed.
For a really good sleep, cover the mirrors. Sometimes a reflection of your own movement in the glass can be startling and disrupt the harmony.

TVs really don’t belong in the bedroom either. If you do have one, make sure it’s off before you try to sleep, and better still, throw a cover over the screen.

Do you really need to have a telephone in the room? If you consider it a necessity, let acquaintances know you don’t appreciate late night calls. Of course, this doesn’t eliminate wrong numbers and crank calls.

A neat room increases harmony. Clutter disrupts it.
Cover the windows with heavy drapes or blinds and, if you have a bathroom in the bedroom, shut the door.

There should be nothing above the bed (ceiling fans, heavy light fixtures) or stored beneath the bed.

According to one of the feng shui schools called Flying Stars, there are two "energy" groups: East and West group. You will be either one or the other according to your date of birth and gender. The East Group numbers are 1, 3, 4 and 9. The West Group Kua numbers are 2, 6, 7 and 8.

A Kua # 4 has the most luck in the direction of north and then south.

Here are 12 ways to utilize feng shui in your bedroom:

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 1
The top of your bed (or headboard) should be placed 7-9 inches away from the wall. The main purpose is to allow the free flow of air and energy. If the side of your bed is also against a wall, you should allow a similar space of 7-9 inches between the bed and the wall. (These measurements are taken with a Chinese measuring tape which is divided into yin and yang segments.)

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 2
The foot of the bed should never face the doorway, the theory being that the influx of energy from the rest of the house through the doorway makes for a less than relaxing sleep.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 3
Don’t have a mirror or mirrored dressing table facing the bed, if you can see yourself in the mirror from a resting position. There isn’t a problem if the mirror is too high for this to occur. You can either change the position of the mirror or dressing table, or cover it with a cloth each night before going to bed.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 4
If any piece of furniture is diagonal to a corner, fill the corner space with a living plant to prevent ‘dead’ energy from accumulating.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 5
Use plants to soften any sharp corners of your furniture that point directly towards your sleeping position.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 6
Most doorways in western countries are too high and therefore negate the influx of positive energy. The simplest way to correct this is: Measure the height of the doorway.
Subtract the ideal height of 10 feet from this figure (usually around 2 inches). This will identify the excess space you need to eliminate.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 7
Differentiate between clutter and storage. Spend a morning sorting out items to be discarded (preferably donated to a charity) and items you need to store. Keep your storage spaces neat and organized.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 8
Keep the area under your bed as clear as possible. You might need to reorganize your closet to accommodate items usually stored under the bed.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 9
Do an annual or bi-annual cleanout of your closets. Seriously question the wisdom of keeping any item of clothing you haven’t worn for at least 12 months. Give away all those clothes that are no longer ‘you’, making room for a new and more exciting wardrobe.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 10
Avoid having a desk or workspace in your bedroom. This room should be a purely personal space, not one that combines work and rest. If you do have a desk in one corner, separate it from the rest of the room with screens.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 11
Use the bagua to identify the various feng shui areas in your bedroom and place pictures or ornaments accordingly. A framed photograph featuring water in your wealth area and one of family members in your relationships area can blend into your decor seamlessly.

Feng Shui Bedroom Tip 12
Stand at the door looking into your bedroom and note your first impressions. Does this feel like a restful place to sleep? Does it convey comfort, safety, spaciousness or whatever other sensations you require to relax? If not, experiment until it feels right for you.References : fengshui.about.com/

hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_design_feng_shui/article/0,,HGTV_3371_5634809,00.html

thespiritualfengshui.com/feng-shui-bedroom.php

it is difficult to persuade people to believe that fengshui is not a decorating method, nor it works the way most people think how it works.

it is also difficult to explain what really goes on in a house with good fengshui.

imagine that all houses in your area are mountains, while all roads are water system, where the chi flows. then your main door is the most yang place where the chi comes into your house. in fengshui, the tilt or facing degree of this door determines which areas in your house have good chi, and which areas have bad chi.

so you end up with 2 alternatives:
1). when the house is not yet built, you can locate the bedroom, living rooms at the good locations, while the bathrooms goes to the bad locations, or location with the bad chi.
2). supposed that the house is already built, then you somehow compromise and tilt your door, so that the distribution of the good energy will go to your bedroom, and the bad energy will direct to the areas that you don’t use that long.

how would you know how to calculate for the distribution? you can’t, you need to get a person who knows fengshui particularly about fei xing or flying stars method.

when you have your bedroom in the location with the good chi, then even if your bed is placed in an awkward location, it does not matter. because whenever you use your bedroom, your kinda stimulate and activate the good energy, and make that good energy manifest or happen in your life. this is how fengshui works.

you also need to understand that people who studied chinese fengshui don’t want you to learn their trade secrets, so you usually end up with a fake explanation. thus, most books published in fengshui are not really true or are not used the way that the author talk about. for example, ms. lillian too wrote about books about 8 mansions method or ba zhai. but she did not include that when you use this method in your bedroom, you are just merely changing the attitude of the person. for example, you face your bed to point to your nian yan/ romance/ love direction, you don’t really attract love or poential partners in your life. but you are just become more sensitive to emotions of other people. she also didn’t include that the success direction, most of the time, has a bad effect on people, because it is too strong. in fengshui, when chi is very strong, it can have a bad effect.

i know these, because i attended some fengshui courses under master yap cheng hai, who is also the mentor of ms. lillian too. and i also have attended classes from other fengshui masters, who have different takes and applications on the same fengshui methods.

there are also simple fenghsui stuffs like you cannot put a mirror in the bedroom esp if it reflects your bed. because it will make you hard to sleep or have a bad night. these simple fengshui tips are not really powerful to make your life better. i mean, when you avoid them, it does not have a good effect – so they are useless to me.

flying stars method is better to use to deal with your bedroom, and it is also more powerful than ba zhai and the simple fengshui tips. however you need a person who has experience with the method to do it for you.References :