West Meets East

West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick BorNei

Certified Red Ribbon Professional of the International Feng Shui Guild

Health in the Bedroom

Sleeping spaces should be quiet, serene, and healthy. This is the room where health is restored after a stress-filled day. Here is an email question which gives you several ideas for decor and furniture arrangement when choosing a perfect room for restoring your soul.

Dear Caroline,

I need one cure. Our feet face the door in bed and our heads are under the window. Because of the makeup of the room, our bed fits this way. What is the cure for this?

Thanks, A Reader

Dear Reader,

Bedrooms are considered very special in the art of arrangement called Feng Shui. First to answer your question, I personally would try to arrange the bed differently, because you are in a direct line of a suction-like wave. With the window to the back and your feet to the door, the pull of Chi or the invisible line of energy pulls at you body. Hang a 50-mm lead crystal between you and the door and keep the window covered. Where is the bathroom located? How is your health?

Hope this helps.

Caroline

Dear Caroline,

Thank you for your reply.

The bathroom is located to the right of the foot of the bed; the bed is away from the bathroom.

I even thought about moving the bed to an angle in the corner of the room, which moves the foot of the bed away from the door.

I have some health problems, not major: sinus, acid reflux, insomnia, 50 pounds overweight and a sudden bad breath, not due to teeth or tongue problems.

Again, thank you for your reply.

A Reader

Dear Reader,

Hello again, beds and bedrooms hold so much of our energy as we spend over half of our lives in the bed. There are many questions to ask about bed situations. Are you married or in a committed relationship? (I don’t know if I like the word ‘committed’ related to this question!) Are you happy? Are you healthy? How old is the mattress? Are you sleeping on a mattress from a past relationship? Did you purchase the bedroom furniture new, or has it been passed down through the family? Was the home a happy one in the previous house? Did you buy the mattress from a divorced friend? What is your age? Are there children in the home? What is the color decor of the sleeping space? What artwork have you chosen for this room? Is there space under the bed for air to circulate properly? Is your bed under a window? Is your bed in line with doorways? Is the room cluttered? Where is the laundry basket? Where do Rover and Kitty Cat sleep? How stuffed is your closet and drawers? Are there beams or bookshelves above your head and body? Does the ceiling slant toward your head? Do you have a television, computer, workout equipment or a radio clock near the bed? Is there a large power source inside or outside the house, or a school, graveyard, hospital or grocery across the street? In what section of the house is the bedroom? Are books overwhelming the room? Does the room smell fresh and inviting? How many mirrors are in the room, and where are they placed? How many pictures of family are watching while you sleep and enjoy romance?

These are a few questions and observations a Feng Shui consultant must make when coming to your home. Every household is different. Just last week several houses had many of these innocent problems. This is why I ask each individual what changes they want to focus on. After the floor plan is drawn, mapping the home is the next step using the Bagua, or tool used for locating the mouth of the Chi according to your front door. Although each room can be Feng Shui’d separately, the overall floor plan and shape of the property where you reside affects your health, spirit and environmental feelings.

To address your particular situation, please go through the above questions to narrow down the current problem. One important question which wasn’t asked is, “What part of the home is this bedroom in?” The best placement for adult parents in is the far back right room of the house. I have written many articles on this important Qua or area called Partnership or marriage. If you would like to read this information, go to the archives of columns on moongateschool.com, after logging on to fengshuiartistry.com.

Placing the bed at an angle will help avoid the complications in your room, if pipelines aren’t running downward in the walls behind your headboard or there isn’t a toilet on the same wall behind your head. During one peculiar consultation I noticed pipes exposed next to a bed. The couple did have insomnia. They covered the wall that day and overslept the next morning for the first time since living in the house. Sometimes the cures seem so simple, but are of consequence when dealing with electromagnetic and element energies. We wouldn’t consider sleeping with our finger in an electric socket, but we choose to sleep over garages with chemicals, motors, cars and machines that emit unhealthy Chi, circulating upward and outward as we rest. What is stored above and below your sleeping space? Place a lush up-growing tree behind the vacant space behind the angled bed or fill in the area with soft, light curtains. Place a wind chime above the space to raise the Chi and a 50-mm lead crystal hung between you and any doorways.

Stop eating sugar, white flour, dairy, cheese (which is also dairy) and citrus for two weeks. These lactose and mucus products block the liver and cause a series of unseen and slow diseases in many humans. See how your body feels as you unclog the liver and give it a chance to work. Drink teas such as dandelion and nettles with a sprig of mint to help the digestion process. As we age, our digestion is hampered by these over-processed foods. With all of the quick-fix foods on the market, children and adults are currently suffering with breathing problems, joint pain, and sugar-related disorders. During my years of herbal apprenticeships, I had the pleasure of learning the power of plants with many well-known herbalists as well as Lois Johnson in Santa Rosa, California and Gladys McGary in Scottsdale, Arizona, both MD’s. These two caring women, along with best seller of ‘Women’s Wisdom, Women’s Bodies,’ Christian Northrup, have revolutionized the world of medicine.

Unclog and unclutter the body, mind and environment during your next phase of change. Mow, cut back and prune the outdoors, while working to rid the inside of the home of unnecessary clutter. Give your body a break during this clean-up period. If you are moving to a new location, give yourself a gift by lightening the load!

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Caroline Patrick BorNei is a certified Feng Shui Practitioner and a Red Ribbon Professional of The International Feng Shui Guild. Her abilities as a consultant and artist are widely known in the US and abroad. Caroline has completed over 5000 consultations for individuals, large and small businesses. Return clients appreciate the value of her suggestions both mundane and transcendental, providing support on multiple levels. As a college art instructor for many years, Caroline understands the power of color; its symbolism and the visual effect images have on individuals in their surroundings. Her home base is Portland, OR where she continues to write, teach, paint, do illustrations and give herbal medicine making classes. She is available for Feng Shui consultations; Feng Shui art consultant, advises builders, architects and mentors a few serious students.

Call (503) 208-2960 or email caroline@fengshuiartistry.com.

Any suggestions given in this column are only for entertainment. Please contact your physician for any medical or herbal advice or diagnosis. Caroline Patrick is not responsible for any misuse of her advice or suggestions.

Caroline’s “West Meets East” weekly newspaper column can be read from archives on her website www.fengshuiartistry.com.