: Feng Shui On Line Course

Caves are inward, earthy places; the first homes of our ancient ancestors. In fact they continue to provide shelter and safety; are Home to families in some areas of the world even now. A cave can be thought of as a bridge between the two worlds of light and darkness, life and death. It could be high noon and the world outside engaged in ordinary daily life, but deep in the darkness of the cave, time is suspended. There is only you, your thoughts, and the utter blackness, where emotions and fears are amplified. An experience such as this, a long night of the soul, can feel like death. In many ways a cave is a between place.

Our bedrooms are similar to caves. They are, along with the bathroom, personal spaces where we should feel safe and protected, healed and rejuvenated. When we sleep and dream, we are in that between place too. In dreamtime (and also in the darkness of our bedroom when we are waiting for sleep to come) emotions rise to the surface. Thoughts, feelings and fears born deep in the darkness are nightly offered a place of healing in this between place, held in the cave or womb of Mother Earth.

Our bedrooms then, are the thresholds of another world, where we enter the very center of things. We go inside the darkness and inside ourselves, and are reborn each morning. The feng shui of the bedroom definitely has an effect on the inner work we are able to do. The Bedroom is related to our inner self. Think of all the things you have in your bedroom: from what is in your closets and dressers, to the contents of your bedside table, what is stored under the bed, what is literally or symbolically pointed at you as you lie in bed. Then there is the matter of style, colours, materials and textures.

Exercise

There are some fairly straightforward guidelines for feng shui bedrooms. The first question we need to ask is do you sleep well in your bedroom? (Some people sleep well, but only after they get up and move to another room, others fall asleep easily but wake up after a few hours.) The second question is, what is your mood in the morning? Do you feel ready to start the day, or are you immediately met with problems: you can’t find something to wear, what you planned to wear isn’t clean or needs to be ironed, or there are no socks and your shoes need polishing. There could be other roadblocks and obstacles too, especially if there is a lot of clutter in your bedroom, or your bedroom doubles as an office or has exercise equipment in it.

These are areas that need to be addressed because above all, we need to feel relaxed and unstressed when we are in our bedrooms. Some things to watch out for:

Ideally, no TV, computers, or exercise equipment.
Use Restful colours.
Have Matching or equal-sized bedside tables and lamps.
Artwork that is uplifting.
Symbols that support your goals and dreams.
A bed position that creates a feeling of safety and support (usually this means a position where your back isn’t facing the door).
A room that reflects who you are at this time in your life. This includes what is hanging in your closets. If you have not begun clutter clearing your clothing closet yet, and you know this is something you need to do. today is anther opportunity to begin taking care of it.