The following are quick, simple, almost universal tips which take little to no training to understand, and much of this is common sense and good design. The objective with most of these recommendations is to balance the aspects of Yin and Yang in any give space, as well as to optimize the Qi Flow.

The Bedroom:

  • Sleep with the headboard or pillow side of bed against a solid wall for anchoring and superior sleep.
  • Sleep away from the entrance door to the room, not aligned with it directly, for sounder sleep.
  • Avoid sleeping under exposed beams; use a canopy bed or create a false ceiling, as if it were a more stable flat ceiling.
  • Do not sleep under/near low windows because of the draft.
  • Cover big mirrors in the bedroom for sounder sleep.
  • Avoid sleeping against a wall with a lot of electronics or on the other side of a wall with a lot of electronic devices, so as to avoid being too close to EMFs.
  • Avoid sleeping against a wall with kitchen appliances directly on the other side, to avoid excessive exposure to EMFs.

The Office:

  • In a commercial setting, place your desk so you have a direct or side view of the door and not with your back to the door, for better concentration.
  • Do not sit directly aligned with the door in a busy office space.
  • Sit in between overhead beams or unfinished ceilings that have air ducts or plumbing overhead, so that you can have a flat, stable ceiling directly above you.
  • If the room is windowless, have pictures of landscapes to give depth to the space.
  • If the room is windowless, have sufficient full spectrum lighting to ease strain on the eyes.
  • Keep the room relatively organized and free of clutter for better focus and self-esteem.
  • If the room is small with low ceilings, place the pictures higher on the wall to give the illusion of more space to avoid feelings of claustrophobia.
  • If the ceilings are too high, place pictures on the wall lower so that it drops the line of sight down. This can also help with focus.
  • If a structural pillar/column protrudes in your office, try to place something in front of the corner edge of the column to soften it, such as a plant.  Making file cabinets flush with the corner edge can also help remove the “poison arrow” effect.
  • Any bad views from a window should be blocked with plants, a partition screen or frosted windows. You can get peel and stick opaque appliques to block bad views.

Entrance:

  • Maintain a bright, cheerful entrance.  If it is dark, then you may need to keep a light on or do some remodeling to add a window or skylight.
  • If there is a staircase directly aligned with the entrance, flank the stairs with a water fountain or a live plant to help slow down the direct path of qi (air currents).
  • If there is a front door aligned directly with a back door, add a live plant or water feature in between those two points. Knowing whether a plant or water feature is best depends on other variables and a deeper analysis.
  • If there is a direct view of the kitchen when entering, try to visually block it and thereby avoid the Pavlovian response to eat when you are not hungry.
  • If there is a direct view of a bathroom when entering, keep the door closed.
  • If there is a wall very close to the entrance, that feels halting, cover it with a floor to ceiling mirror to create the visual illusion of more space.

Author: Kartar Diamond

Company: Feng Shui Solutions ®

From the Feng Shui Theory Blog Series