How to Properly Position Your Bed for Good Feng Shui

Photo and design by Anjie Cho Architect PLLC

Anjie Cho was featured on Good Housekeeping

If you're looking to create a more relaxing place to sleep, try designing your bedroom around feng shui principles. Feng shui is an ancient Chinese concept that showcases how the objects in your space can positively or negatively impact the flow of positive energy, known as qi or chi, and how certain factors and placements affect your well-being.

Tips for Proper Feng Shui Bed Placement

Based on feng shui, the bed is where you mostly spend your time in a passive energetic state. It's a place for your body to rest and regenerate. "Metaphorically speaking, the bed represents you," Cho says. "It's a part of your home that can support you and literally holds you up to rest."

To continue feeling that sense of security and well-being, proper placement is essential. While some may feel the effects immediately, it might come later for others. And according to Cho, it's sometimes based on if you're ready to take command of your life. Here are a few tips our experts shared.

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If you’d like to learn more about feng shui, check out Mindful Design Feng Shui School at: www.mindfuldesignschool.com

11 Feng Shui Living Room Tips to Create a Balanced Space, According to Experts

Photo and design by Anjie Cho Architect PLLC

Anjie Cho was featured on Good Housekeeping

Believe it or not, your living environment has a direct impact on your overall wellbeing. For this reason, crafting a home that feels balanced and uplifting is key. And what better place to start than by embracing some basic feng shui living room tips.

The ancient Chinese practice focuses on Qi, a force of positivity that correlates to the way objects are arranged in a space. From ensuring that the back of your living room sofa doesn't face the entrance to arranging furniture around a fireplace, there are easy feng shui pointers to help your space flow better — and look good, too.

Living rooms are designed for a variety of purposes — some are cozy escapes for unwinding after a long day's work, others are designed with entertaining in mind. And while you may tailor the room's colors, layout and decor to its overall intention, keep in mind that the room should be treated as a gathering spot, whether it's just for your household or guests. "The phrase indicates that it's a place of living," Cho explains. "Often located closer to the front door, it's more public-facing room in your home as opposed to the bedroom or office, so the colors and layout should reflect that."

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If you’d like to learn more about feng shui, check out Mindful Design Feng Shui School at: www.mindfuldesignschool.com

Entryway Feng Shui – 8 Ways to Use its Principles to Create a Good First Impression

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Anjie Cho was featured on Homes and Gardens

As we seek to reconnect with nature and the environment, decorating with plants indoors has grown in popularity. Noted to invite growth, prosperity and therapeutic energy when positioned in an entryway, Feng Shui plants have always been an essential part of Feng Shui philosophy, and for good reason.

'Living plants represent the wood element, which is believed to cultivate flexibility, healing and growth in humans,' explains Anjie Cho, New York based interior architect, Feng Shui advisor and author of Holistic Spaces, 108 ways to create a Mindful and Peaceful Home. 'You can invite these qualities into your life and home by adding plants. The best indoor plants are noted to create harmony between your inner environment and outer environment.'

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If you’d like to learn more about feng shui, check out Mindful Design Feng Shui School at: www.mindfuldesignschool.com