Friday, September 11, 2009

Fire, Earth, Wood, Water, Metal - Feng Shui in the Bedroom

We spend a third of our lives in the bedroom, so it's important that we get it right when it comes to the layout of our bedrooms - creating a peaceful, relaxing sleeping space - When it comes to Feng Shui, this means achieving the proper balance of yin and yang. Yin (masculine) and Yang (feminine) are best described as opposite forces that are deeply interconnected, and must be balanced to achieve well-being and harmony.

Feng shui in bedroom promotes positive and sensual energy. Feng shui in bedroom invites you, lures you in, excites and calms at the same time. A good feng shui bedroom in bedroom is fun and pleasurable to be in, either you are there for a quick nap, a good night sleep or to make passionate love!

For having good feng shui in bedroom there is variety of ways like:

  • The best position for the bed is too placed against the wall.
  • All the doors of bedroom should open 90 degree.
  • Having different level of lights in bedroom.
  • Bedroom color should be soothing like light blue or pale to maintain the balance.
  • Keep all the doors in bedroom closed in night.
  • Don't sleep facing your legs facing the door.
  • Put something interesting on the wall opposite to you so that when you wake you fell good and fresh.
  • Put some flowers in the corner to make livelier.
  • Don't put mirror opposite to you when you sleep.
  • Put accessories in pairs.
  • Don't put any electrical instruments like TV in the room as it beams brings negative energy in the room.

Elements of feng shui

Feng Shui elements can help us to have proper control over our lives and boost our creativity. The Feng Shui elements have a strong role to play for balancing a space or home. According to the Chinese everything's in this world belongs to one of the five Feng Shui elements: Fire, Earth, Wood, Water and Metal.

Fire
Fire is the most powerful of all the elements and represents energy, expansion and transformation.

  • Fire can be represented by candle.
  • Color that represents fire is red, orange and yellow.
  • Direction associated with fire is south.
  • Seasons which symbolizes is summer.

Wood
Wood helps to develop creative energies like inspiration, motivation and passion. It helps in personal growth and renewal. Wood can be represented by tress or anything green in color like green pillow.

  • Color associated with wood are green, purple.
  • Season that symbolizes wood is spring.
  • Directions for element wood are east and south east.

Water
Water element of feng shui is related to the flow of money and career. Some of the studies shoes that flowing water helps us to let go of things and still water helps the surrounding energies to be calm.

  • The water element can be represented by a fish tank or pond.
  • Color represents water is blue.
  • Seasons which represents is winter.
  • Direction of water element is north.

Metal
Metal helps in mental strength and intellectual abilities, making it easier to focus and think clearly.

  • Color which represents element water is white, silver, gray and black.
  • Season represents metal is fall.
  • Direction associate with element metal are northwest and west.

Earth
Element earth represents stability and home, giving a sense of security and grounding support. Rock features, thick Color that represents earth is brown, beige, sierra and other muted colors.

  • Season is end of summer.
  • Direction associated are centre, northeast and south west.

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