Feng Shui Sleeping Trivia Quiz

Answer: De-cluttering

If your bedroom must also serve as a study, then it would be a good idea to buy a screen or curtain-off the area around the desk to separate it from your sleeping area. It is important, too, to remove all clutter from wardrobes and cupboards and under the bed, not just from surface areas.

This clutter supposedly works on your subconscious mind. You know it's there and until you get rid of it you are preventing yourself from restful sleep and moving forward in life.

Answer: Electromagnetic fields can interrupt sleep

The possibility that electronic devices cause electromagnetic stress capable of disturbing sleep is well worth considering. If you work all day surrounded by electronics, as most of us do, it makes sense to give our bodies a chance to recuperate at night by clearing our bedrooms of televisions, laptops, radios, cell phones, watches, etc.

Answer: Coffin position

If you've deliberately positioned your bed to face the door - perhaps to be able to see who may enter - it would be much better to lock the door and move your bed away from the door. Subconscious thoughts about intruders could be affecting your sleep.

Answer: South

If we are to believe that the motion of the Earth affects sleep, then it would be more logical, perhaps, to sleep with one's head facing East or West in order to assume an imaginary incumbent position. To sleep with one's head facing North or South in the northern hemisphere would render one either upright or upside-down (and vice versa for the southern hemisphere). If you think it could make a difference, there's no harm in moving your bed.

A change is as good as a holiday they say!

Answer: Cotton or linen sheets and pure wool blankets

Static electricity is definitely not mumbo-jumbo. Although natural, breathable non-synthetic sheets and blankets are more difficult to maintain than easy-care polyester, you will definitely notice a difference when you sleep within crisp cotton sheets and use a thick cotton or woollen blanket for cover.

Answer: Hot water bag or bottle

A cheap hot water bag or bottle is an incredibly efficient way to warm a bed quickly. If necessary you can use more than one. Just place it in the bed about half an hour before retiring and a warm bed will welcome you when you're ready to hit the sack!

Answer: Maximum use of natural ventilation

Cross-ventilation from open windows and doors, and appropriate insulation in the roof-space, is really all that is needed to keep a house from turning into an oven during summer. Also, the less you think about the heat before you go to bed the "cooler" you'll feel, man!

Answer: Mirrors "draw in" your energy

Actually, it's a good idea to cover mirrors if they reflect light from street lighting or passing traffic, especially if there are trees in your neighbourhood. Shadows from swaying trees or passing cars on high beam can disturb sleep.

Answer: They cut "chi" and in bedrooms can reduce health and cause liver problems

There is no scientific proof of the existence of "chi" but for the other reasons given it makes sense to avoid sharp corners in your bedroom (and elsewhere in your living space). And, if your bedroom window does have a depressing view, using thick cotton curtains (no metal blinds, or plastic curtains) to blot it from your subconscious mind can aid sleep. Also, thick curtains will help to absorb street noise and any unwanted light from street lighting or passing traffic when you're trying to sleep.

Answer: As a "cure" for bad energy

Many Feng Shui masters recommend using pot plants as a "cure" for bad energy, and in living rooms they are wonderful not just for their oxygenating properties but also for their calming, natural presence. In bedrooms, however, if you need more oxygen it would be healthier to invest in a portable oxygen tank than to sleep in the same space as pot-plants living in germ-laden soil, providing an ideal hidey-hole for little critters which come out at night and either buzz around your face or bite you to death!