Want Better Sleep? These 10 Feng Shui Bedroom Tips Might Help

1. Move Your Bed Away from Doors or Windows

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Feng shui consultant Jessie Kim advises that your bed should not be in line with the door, or under a window. In feng shui, it is believed that energy enters through the door, so redirecting this energy can help you sleep better.

2. Place Your Bed Against a Solid Wall

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Kim says the best placement for a bed is "having the headboard against a solid wall, away from the door and the windows." The thinking is that when you sleep, you need support to energize and recharge, which a solid wall and headboard both give.

3. Choose Your Headboard Wisely

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Including the frame. "I do recommend having natural material bed frames," Kim says. "Wood and fabric. You want to avoid metal-frame furniture—metal conducts electricity, and over time the metal frame will magnetically charge and create a polarity that can have negative effects."

4. Turn Off the Tech

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Tchi advises to avoid any tech distractions at all costs to get quality rest. Kim adds, "Even when the devices are turned off the reflections of the screen still act like a mirror and that blinking light on your phone will wake you up if you by chance you see it in the middle of the night. If you have to have your devices in your bedroom then make sure to turn off all data and cover up the screens when you are going to bed."

5. Be Careful With Mirrors

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Mirrors aren't recommended in the bedroom. "You shouldn't have mirrors in the bedroom—mirrors are always working, always reflecting; mirror energy is like water, always moving," Kim says. "You don't want that much active energy in your bedroom, and even facing your bed. It's like sleeping on the beach with waves constantly hitting you all night long." If you do have to have a mirror in your room, make sure it doesn't face your bed. Some furniture has built-in mirrors, or you might have mirrored closets, for those, Tchi recommends facing them away from you at night if they can be adjusted, or even covering it up with freestanding art, a screen, or even a flower arrangement.

6. Opt for Calming Art

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Kim recommends choosing art that is calming. And Tchi adds you should pick pieces that speak to you—she suggests art motifs featuring pairs (of people or non-ferocious animals) and avoiding any aggressive, violent, sad, or lonely images.

7. Keep It Tidy

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This helps whether or not you believe in the principles of feng shui. A cluttered space can mean more stress, which in turn means bad-quality sleep. "It does not help with a restful night of sleep, whenever you are in a messy room, and always thinking in the back of your mind, I should clean up my room, or I don't like how it looks, etc. You want to be in your room and feel restful, not stressful," Kim says.

8. Cast a Warm Glow

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Tchi suggests adding candles or Himalayan salt lamps to your space, which can bring a warm, glowing, and nourishing environment.

9. Add Some Scents

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In general, we know that scent can create a mood—aromatherapy is used by some people to calm and de-stress. The same idea is used in feng shui, as Tchi recommends diffusing favorite essential oils to refresh the energy of the room.

10. Get a Room Divider

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"If you live in a studio with an open floor plan, you should see if you can get a room divider, or maybe hang a curtain on the ceiling so you can close it at night to separate your bed area," Kim suggests. This might be more conducive to sleep.