Sleeping arrangements

Natural Health, Nov, 2007

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USE FENG SHUI principles to set up your bed and you could wake up more rested, according to Ellen Whitehurst, a feng shui consultant and author of the upcoming book Make This Your Lucky Day (Ballantine, 2007). The goal is to balance the energy in your bedroom so you can relax--to do this, start by placing the head of your bed against a wall, which will give you a feeling of stability (a headboard has the same effect). But don't put your bed in a corner. "Leave space on both sides of your bed so energy can circle freely around you," says Whitehurst. If possible, move your bed so you can see your door without being directly across from it--or in front of a window. This arrangement, called "the command position," will subconsciously make you feel more secure by allowing you to see who is coming into your room without being startled.--S.A.