Feng Shui your Bedroom

It is estimated that an average person spends one third of their lives in the bedroom. This makes this room a particularly important place. If your love life needs re-energizing or if your health could use some improvement these simple bedroom tips might work for you:

• Change as much as you can about your bedroom furnishings, wall color and accessories, keeping in mind that this room is only about passion, rest and self-nurturing. Try to get a good balance of the five elements as well as honoring the shapes and colors of the house your bedroom falls within.

• If you are looking for a major change, then stretch yourself and make major decor changes within the bedroom. In other words, don't buy the same old comfort zone stuff that will get you into the same old love- and health-life situations!

• Buy a wooden bed if you have the choice. Metal beds can conduct electricity, which can be a health concern. Try not to place anything electrical near your bed, and do not use electric blankets (even if they are plugged in but not turned on they can be harmful!), heating pads or massage pads.

• Check the lighting level to see if it is not too harsh (yang) or too dim (yin). Listen for distracting sounds and try to alleviate or remove them.

• Avoid large living plants in the bedroom.

• Avoid large mirrors in the room if you are not sleeping well.

• Avoid sharp metal within the bedroom (knives, axes, swords, guns, scissors, etc.).

• Create a headboard for the bed and place it against the most solid wall in the room. If your bed is in line with a doorway, hang a crystal between the bed and that area.