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