| Not fresh in the morning? I have often noticed | | | | the central palace. It is the main activity area so |
| that some are fond of leaving a little gap between | | | | to speak, and sleep is about rest, a removal from |
| the head board of their bed and the wall. The | | | | activity. |
| reason maybe that it made sweeping and | | | | Even in a small little room, there is still a central |
| vacuuming the area between bed and wall a little | | | | palace albeit a small one. And when we sleep, we |
| easier, like a space where the broom or vacuum | | | | rest in yin. So to get a sound refreshing sleep, we |
| hose could reach. | | | | make the best of the balance of yin-yang and |
| This is not good from the feng shui point of view. | | | | one way this can be achieved is to have the bed |
| In fact it is one of the principles of feng shui that | | | | away from the hub of activity, the central palace. |
| the bed must be propped against the wall. The | | | | Placing the bed head propped against the wall is |
| traditional reason given for this is that, with the | | | | one of the ways. |
| bed against the wall (and we sleep with our head | | | | There is one feature of beds which is the |
| on the wall side of course) is that there is a | | | | extended head board. By this is meant the head |
| backing, just like the protective wall behind us. | | | | board is designed as an additional storage box. |
| This is partly right but not the main reason. | | | | With this detail the pillows are extended away |
| Feng shui very much about harmonizing yin and | | | | from the wall. This, in effect, is moving the bed |
| yang. Yin and yang when understood and applied, | | | | away from the wall. It is a good place to store |
| brings many benefits. | | | | the brandy and those wedding photos but a |
| Propping the head of the bed properly against the | | | | definite no-no fengshui-wise. I hope that furniture |
| wall is a neat trick of having the yin and yang in | | | | makers would take note of this when they design |
| harmony. The hours of sleep are when the body | | | | beds! |
| is recovering from the toil of the day and what | | | | Of course before ending this short little tip on |
| better way to refresh than with the mind at total | | | | beds, it goes without saying that bedroom layouts |
| ease, free of stress or anxiety. | | | | with beds designed off the wall is also not good |
| With the bed against the wall, stillness is achieved | | | | fengshui. This happens in large bedroom layouts |
| at that point where our head rests. This area of | | | | and in studio apartments. They are great interior |
| stillness is yin - perfectly ideal for a sound | | | | ideas but the subtle energies at play make this |
| nourishing sleep! | | | | not the design of choice. It is better to go for the |
| The other reason why the bed head should be | | | | conventional layout where the bed is propped |
| against the wall is that we do not want to occupy | | | | against the wall. If you must configure your |
| the central section of the room. In feng shui | | | | space, do it with the bed against something solid. |
| parlance, the central portion of the room is called | | | | It works wonders. |