REJUVENATION LOUNGE

By Carole Fogarty

Editor Rejuvenation Lounge and facilitator of Women’s Rejuvenation Retreats:

 

Rejuvenate Your Home: 

“He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home” Goethe

Bedrooms have lost their identity. They are not multi purpose rooms to be used for all sorts of busy human activities, nor are they spaces to hide your clutter.  An unloved, crowded, busy or confused bedroom simply blocks a great nights sleep.

So ask yourself this question, “Is the energy in my bedroom relaxing me or is it draining or over stimulating me?”

 

 Photo by Gabriela Camerotti’s

 

 

8 Tips For Setting Your Bedroom Up To Win:

For over 8 years I taught Feng Shui (in a past life) which included the effects of electromagnetic radiation on our health.   Over the years I collected many case studies where insomnia and poor sleep were corrected, along with health, by simply creating a bedroom that felt light, peaceful and nurturing.

When you, remove all your electrical gadgets, remove stuff that stimulates you or causes you to over think, clear the clutter and simplify, the heaviness will lift, you’ll feel clearer and lighter, and be well on the way to creating the perfect environment for a great nights sleep.  Yeah!

 

1: Keep your bedroom free from electrical appliances:

Avoid over exposure to electromagnetic radiation (the unseen frequency emitted from electrical things) particularly near your bed head area. It can have a serious effect on your health, disrupt the pineal gland along with the production of melatonin and serotonin.

This means no phone, phone chargers, ipod charges, electrical clocks etc on your bedside table. Switch to a battery operated clock and move all your appliances and gadgets into another room.

Turn everything electrical off at the wall when not in use.

Are you allergic to wireless internet: An interesting article

 

2: Where’s your power box:

Move your bed if the bedhead shares a wall with your homes power box.  Electromagnetic radiation can pass through walls which I have witnessed many times with a device that measures the amount of radiation emitted from electrical gadgets, power points, appliances, fluorescent lighting etc.  Eight feet or more is generally a healthy distance from the power box.

 

3: Clear out the past from under your bed:

Remove all clutter from under your bed and stop sleeping on stuff from the past. It drains your energy whether you are aware of it or not. Get ruthless.

Draws built into the bed are fine as long as they are filled with stuff that you use often.

 

4: Uplift the energy in your corners:

Stagnant, heavy energy can linger in corners and drain the energy in your bedroom.  Give your bedroom corners a good deep spring clean.  Remove everything up off the floor and do your best not to overcrowd.

Once you’ve cleared out your corners (except for essential furniture), you may need to uplift the energy in one or more corners, particularly if they are dark, with lighting (lamp), colour (painting or other accessories) or plant.

 

5: Clear the clutter and clear your mind:

De-cluttering gives you an increased sense of well-being.  Just thinking about all the clutter, unused, unwanted, unloved, broken, doesn’t work, doesn’t fit stuff can leave you feeling drained and depleted. Go through every hidden space, draw, and cupboard in your bedroom, including your en-suite.

If it all seems too much then start a daily 30 second clutter clearing session.   Walk to a cluttered draw/cupboard and spend a huge thirty seconds grabbing one thing that you no longer need.  Thirty seconds a day amounts to 30 unloved and unused items being thrown out each month. The more you throw out the easier it will become.

How to change your life in 30 seconds is an article I wrote last month for a blog called, Dumb Little Man, check it out.

 

6: Remove the triggers for over thinking:

It can be as simple as 4 or 5 books beside your bed or looking at a turned off computer that triggers over thinking.

You know what you think about at night so its important to be honest with yourself and remove or hide everything that prevents your mind calming down.

Firstly remove all the obvious eg. exercise equipment, computer, work or study papers, TV etc.  Then, take a closer look at the colours, patterns, doona cover, decor or accessories that may be too bright or busy and stimulating your senses.

If you are renting a room and must have your computer or TV then take away the visual reminders by covering them up at night.  Quite a few of my students in the past used sarongs to cover their computer or TV.

 

7: Get your stuff up off the floor:

There have been many case studies linking depression to stuff being stored on the floor. Too much stuff on the floor is heavy and drags your energy down.  It also tends to indicate that you are stuck in life.

For a room to feel lighter and more spacious remove as many things as possible up from the floor and give them a proper home.

9 ways to soften yourself up for a great nights sleep:

 

8: Uncomplicate and simplify for peace of mind:

The simpler your life, the more energy you’ll have and the better quality sleep you’ll enjoy.

Simplify your bedroom space with less furniture, less storage, less ornaments and less nick knacks. It will make a huge difference to how your bedroom space feels, how you feel in your bedroom and to the quality of your sleep.

Six excellent reasons to uncomplicate your life:

 

Additional sleeping hints:

If I feel overstimulated from a busy day, a few drops of the essential oil vetiver, dabbed onto the soles of my feet, helps draw excess energy out of my head and back down into my body.

I’d also probably be inclined to take a teaspoon of the calming herb passionflower. I’ve used it for over 8 years and its works every time for me.

 

 Thanks for reading my article. Carole.  

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