This Is the Most Neglected Spot in Your Bedroom — Now Here’s How to Clean It

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Anjie Cho was featured on Apartment Therapy

The rules of feng shui suggest that keeping stuff, especially stuff with negative vibes, under the bed can obstruct the flow of energy. “Ideally, you want to have the chi, or life-force energy, flow around you,” explains feng shui educator Anjie Cho. “When you have a lot of things under your bed, your chi can’t flow.”

For optimal feng shui, Cho says you should keep that space totally clear. If that’s not possible, she suggests keeping soft, sleep-related items under the bed and avoiding anything emotionally charged like personal mementos, letters from an ex, or even luggage or shoes, which signify movement. “The time you spend in bed, you’re in a passive yin state, which makes you susceptible to bad energy,” she says.

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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

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Best Feng Shui Colors for a Baby's Room

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Photo by Burst on Pexels

Anjie Cho was featured on The Spruce

Color is one of the most effective ways to enhance the energy and qi (life force energy) in our environments. When inviting a baby into your home, parents are especially mindful of how to create the most nurturing room for their new addition. 

When choosing the paint color for your baby’s room, there are different feng shui approaches.

One way is to paint the room with an elemental color that you are most attracted to. This means a visual color you're attracted to and/or a color with attributes that you feel most connected to.

Another way you can incorporate feng shui is to support your baby’s element. First determine the baby’s numerology using the Nine Star Ki and next, figure out their primary birth element. Then, check out our best feng shui paint colors below to select the paint colors that nourish your baby’s birth element.

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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

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Can You Design Happiness?

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Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Anjie Cho was featured on Business of Home

For many designers, the link between living spaces and well-being is intuitive. A thoughtfully designed, personalized space sets you at ease, whereas a poorly planned one can bring on stress or blues. But what that actually looks like can vary widely: Some people feel most at home among rich hues, ample texture and low lighting; others prefer clean lines and sun-splashed minimalism. And while experts have reached certain points of consensus—like that greenery can boost mood—other topics, like how much symmetry matters in design, aren’t so clear-cut.

The good news is that design’s connection to mental health is garnering growing interest and resources, which means we’re likely to see plenty of new insights in the future. In the meantime, here’s a look at how beautiful spaces affect our brains, how art and nature can act as feel-good tools, and how color and light might influence our emotions. One thing’s for sure: In this ever-evolving realm, it’s worth keeping an open mind about how design choices can elevate (or inhibit) well-being.

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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

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