Seeing my makeup all organized in a pretty pink box inspired me to clean up my room too. I had rearranged it for my P&G friends’ visit so that we would have more space but I’m not happy with the way it looks. Inspired by my boss’s fondness for Feng Shui, I decided to do some research on how to Feng Shui my bedroom.
I found this helpful article which also explains Feng Shui, for those who don’t know what it is. No it’s not something scary as that movie of Kris Aquino may have led you to believe.
Feng Shui is an ancient spiritual discipline which makes use of a process that affects your internal landscape just as much as it affects your physical environment be your home, office or your bed room. It is for nourishing and healing your soul. In a Feng Shui practice one is enriching the soul by directing the energies of universe and natural elements such as wind, water, earth, metals to it.
It is so important to stay positive and constantly filled with good, flowing energy. If you do so, your life and all the things you are surrounded by will represent such wonderful qualities as health, happiness, prosperity, love and contentment.
One of the principles of Feng Shui is that Chi flows through all objects in a space, and each item that is present in or around your home has some effect on whether Chi moves freely or gets clogged up.
Okay, so on with the bedroom arrangement. That article talked about the correct positioning of the bed, but this one explains it better in layman’s terms:
One of the most important feng shui guidelines is to place your bed in what is called the “Command Position.” In this position, you face the door from the far side of the room but are not directly in front of the door; usually the part of the room diagonally farthest from the entry offers the best Command Position.
In the Command Position, you are able to benefit from the chi that enters and flows through the space, while being far enough removed from the doorway that you are not exposed to chi that is too strong. A true Command Position also provides a solid wall behind you for support. Using this position puts you in visual command of the space, and allows you to face life directly, both literally and symbolically.
If you can’t see the door from where you sleep, this implies that life can sneak up on you, that you tend not to face issues directly, and that you are easily startled and constantly dealing with unexpected events. Sleeping or working directly in line with the door also exposes you to excessive chi, which can contribute to stress, irritability, health problems, and feelings of overwhelm. Use of the Command Position removes you from these negative influences and puts you in control of your space and of your life.
I found a lot of articles that corroborated this, so I decided to follow it, even though it meant I had to switch the position of my bed and two cabinets which were at opposite sides of the room. By myself. Grunt grunt grunt. Tada!
Now my chipmunk and I am in complete visual command of my entire room, and can see everything outside the door and not miss out on any opportunities in life, like this:
Reading all this Chinese stuff makes me want to read Amy Tan’s books again. Now there’s an idea. Will find them in the library as soon as I’m done reading all the books I still have on hand. Haven’t been reading lately because I take the bus instead of the MRT now, and reading in buses gives me a headache. And when I’m home, I’d rather surf the net or blog than read. Hmph.
I don’t know if Feng Shui works, but even if it doesn’t, I’m still happy with my new bedroom arrangement. My bedroom seems roomier and has an improved ambiance now.
This is not related to Feng Shui, but I love the space at the foot of my bed where I can do jumping jacks, squat thrusts and ab crunches first thing every morning or late at night before sleeping. You can even see a hint of the black yoga mat that I roll out for my lie-down exercises. It’s at the left of the cabinet. Must lose weight for Keso’s wedding!
