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How to decorate a bedroom according to our essence?

9 Stars Ki Astrology is one of the great Feng Shui teachings and could really help in discovering more about ourselves.

Generally speaking and according to our date of birth calculation,each one of us belongs to one of the 5 elements of Chinese metaphysics [ Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood ].

As soon as we understand this information, we can apply it in all aspects of our lives, including home decor.

In this example, this bedroom decor would be great for a person with a metal element essence:

  • white is one of the metal colors;
  • the yellow and earth tones represent the Earth element, which precedes the metal in the element’s production cycle, providing it with productive energy.

Find out how to make the most of your home and improve your life with the help of a Feng Shui consultant, bringing more energy and balance to its inhabitants.

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Open kitchen concepts

Open kitchen concepts are a big trend nowadays, our way of living is changing into a more open and communicative behaviour and that too is reflected in our homes.

In terms of Feng Shui, ancient scholars believed that this space should be apart from the rest of the house, mainly because of Fire element that brings a powerful energy throughout any environment, which could be harmful in certain circumstances.

So when choosing this type of solution for a kitchen, this doesn’t mean it has a bad Feng Shui, as long as some important guidelines are accomplished, even open concept kitchens could bring a much better energy flow to any home.

If you are thinking in opening your kitchen, ask for Feng Shui professional advice so that this space becomes a better version more suitable for you and your family.

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Feng Shui and a sustainable home.

It’s inside our home that sustainability begins, where we reduce, reuse and recycle.

There are many simple things we can do at home to save money and the planet, from the furniture we choose, to the fabrics we wear, to the quantity of plastic packaging we buy, the food we buy, the water we waste, the proper way to separate garbage, etc.

If Feng Shui is about energy flow and the environment around us, shouldn’t we consider a more sustainable living as another fundamental action inside our spaces?

Changing the home decor, using oils and incense, buying crystals and Buddha statues are all great for shifting the energy of a space quickly, but at what cost to nature? Not having any awareness about the bigger picture, could lead us back to the same condition remaining stagnant.

Human activity is the only responsible for the present situation we are all in, where pollution is in our water, our air, land and deforestation and the use of fossil energy is still a reality.

So, while practicing Feng Shui, rethink your actions inside your home and try to incorporate a more sustainable way of living, surely the energy will become more beneficial and consequently, for the planet, ourselves and future generations.

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How can Feng Shui practice help when renovating a bedroom?

Renovations could be quite an amazing shift of energy in any space, although it can also be a big challenge.

Moving furniture around and changing the decor, could be insufficient in terms of improving your bedroom Feng Shui, specially when structures are also another issue that can really have a negative impact on its inhabitants.

Here are just a few general recommendations to look at before any bedroom renovations:

  • If you have a bathroom behind your headboard, make sure you don’t sleep with a wall of pipes with water behind;
  • When you have more than one floor, avoid sleeping in the room right above the kitchen stove, where fire energy is stronger;
  • Placing the bed between windows or doors could accelerate energy, which is not a good option when it comes to rest and sleep;
  • Make sure you don’t sleep beneath an exposed beam;
  • Every protruding corner could have a harmful effect if it’s too close to the bed;
  • Finally, when choosing the best place to position your bed, avoid having your feet pointing directly to the door as well as having your headboard with a window behind.
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How to get a healthier kitchen with Feng Shui?

The kitchen is probably one of the most important parts of a house, as being multifunctional, sometimes it can be difficult to achieve a more harmonious space.

Besides being where we storage, prepare and even eat our food, it’s also a meeting point for family and friends, a place that children love and our own health center, so it should be functioning well as well as supporting a healthier lifestyle.

The orientation of the kitchen could also have a powerful effect on how it functions, and with deeper studies of Feng Shui, it’s even possible to know the best place for Fire elements as the stove and Water elements, like the fridge and sink, bringing abundance and prosperity to the inhabitants of the home.

As soon as we discover the best option for the kitchen, we can use the 5 elements cycle to help us create balance, but also keeping in mind that modern kitchens could affect negatively our well being if we discard some important things:

  • A very noisy kitchen with many electronic devices;
  • Lack of space and light;
  • Food contamination from using certain materials for packaging and preservation;
  • Dangerous and harmful products to clean countertops and other surfaces;
  • The consume of chemical substances used in industrial food production can cause huge damage in health;
  • Finally, not contributing for the world health with unsustainable actions, such as not separating garbage from compost, plastic, paper and glass, all these materials end up in food chain.

Therefore, when practicing Feng Shui try to incorporate these and other important issues inside your space, be aware that there are no miraculously solutions when the problem is not exactly the home, but a relationship of respect and harmony with the environment that surrounds us.