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Feng Shui Tips For The Bathroom
By Stephanie Roberts, Fri Dec 9th
The bathroom has a bad reputation in feng shui, and in some waysthis is deserved, as you will discover. But it's not allnegative. Comfort, cleanliness, and convenience are keyingredients to good feng shui, and our modern bathrooms providethem all. One of the challenges posed by the modern bathroom is thatthere's no good place for it in the ba gua* [the feng shui mapof a space], which long predates indoor plumbing. We can look atthe ba gua and see at a glance that the Family area would be agood place for the living room, that a home office iswell-placed in the Knowledge, Wealth, or Career sectors, andthat the Marriage corner of the house is a great place for themaster bedroom. But where does the bathroom go? The bathroom is a little out of place anywhere, although somelocations are more troublesome than others. The thing to keep inmind is that bathroom plumbing has a draining effect wherever itis located.
Some very difficult bathroom locations are next to or above thefront door and on the second floor directly above the kitchen.These locations are particularly difficult because: - A bathroom in the front hall, close to the door, can drain chiaway before it has a chance to circulate through the rest of thehouse. - A second-floor bathroom above the front door floods the mainentry to your home with negative energy. - The water energy in a bathroom above the kitchen willextinguish the hearth's fire energy, and flood the entirekitchen with negative energy. This is potentially damaging toboth health and prosperity. The worst location for a bathroom is in the center of your home,where it will destabilize the energy of the entire home. If yoususpect that the bathrooms in your house are affecting importantspaces, there's no need to panic. Use these simple feng shuiremedies to help keep your health, wealth, and happiness fromflowing down the drain: - Problem: bathroom in an important feng shui area (wealth,fame, marriage, etc.) Solutions: a full-length mirror on theoutside of the bathroom door helps deflects chi so it won't bedrained away; keep sink and shower drains closed when not inuse; keep the toilet seat/lid down when not in use. - Problem: bathroom in the center of the home Solutions: paintthe walls red, and place a stone, large crystal, or
otherearth-type object (such as a heavy ceramic bowl, vase, orstatuette) in each corner to help stabilize the energy; a mirroron the outside of the door is highly recommended for thisbathroom location. - Problem: bathroom over the front door or over the kitchenSolutions: hang a faceted crystal in the center of the room;place a three-inch round mirror on the ceiling directly abovethe toilet to visually reverse the downward flow of water (usedouble-sided tape to hold the mirror in place); place earth-typeobjects in the corners of the room to stabilize the energy; addan image such as a bird or tree to the downstairs area below thebathroom to help lift the energy there. Bathrooms are places for purification and cleansing, so a clean,sanitary bathroom strengthens and supports this importantenergy. A dirty bathroom, on the other hand, emphasizes thenegative qualities of this room. If your bathroom occupies anyof the more challenging locations described above, it isessential to keep it sparkling clean, tidy, and well-lit. After implementing the necessary precautions described above,you can further improve the chi of the bathroom by making it aspleasant a space as possible. This is where you begin and endthe active part of each day, so the more attractive and invitingyou can make it the better. Most of us live hectic, stressful lives, and are in serious needof soothing places where we can relax and unwind. A clean, tidy,nicely appointed bathroom invites you to soak your worries awayin a hot bath with lavender-scented bath salts. Make thispampering experience even nicer with candlelight, soft music,and a pile of fresh fluffy towels with which to dry off.All-white bathroom decor can seem cold and clinical; add warmthwith pastel-colored towels and accessories, colorful scentedcandles, and attractive artwork. Excerpted from “The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Feng Shui” byStephanie Roberts (Alpha Books, 2004) © 2004 Stephanie Roberts *To learn more about the feng shui ba gua and how to use iteffectively in your space, clickhere. About the author:Stephanie Roberts is the author of the popular Fast Feng Shuibook series, available at Amazon. com and Fastfengshui.com.Subscibe to the Fast Feng Shui Newsletter and receive FR(EE)Feng Shui tips in every issue. Visit Fast Feng Shui.com fordetails.
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