Personal Status: My Chi is Blocked

Over a week has passed since I wrote about my inability to get out of my own way – that I was having difficulty getting started on the myriad of projects on my growing “To Do” list. While my brain fog is lifting, I still find myself more often than not just sitting and spinning in place.

An anonymous soul emailed me after that posting, and suggested that my Chi, or life force, was blocked, and that maybe addressing my life from a Feng Shui perspective might be helpful.

As I learned, the ancient Chinese believed Chi permeated all things and linked them together, describing it as the flow of energy around and through the body. Once I understood my Chi’s rhythm and flow, I could create an environment around me that was stable and promoted longevity through Feng Shui.

Feng Shui is the ancient spiritual discipline which makes use of a process that affects someone’s internal landscape just as it affects their physical environment, such as their bedroom, office or living room. In Feng Shui, a person enriches their soul by directing the energies of the universe and natural elements such as wind, water, fire, earth and metals to it.

Fearing my Chi was not only blocked but possessed, I agreed to conduct a Feng Shui inventory of our master bedroom (I originally wanted to utilize the process for our soon to be finished home office, but was told the bedroom was the seat of the soul in our home).

If our bedroom layout was in harmony with the Feng Shui method, my Chi would flow freely and I would be surrounded by love, health, happiness, contentment and prosperity.

Based on the Feng Shui guidelines, our master bedroom failed miserably -- Feel free to follow along to see if your bedroom is blocking YOUR Chi:

1) Bed should face door but not be in direct alignment with door: The bottoms of your feet facing the door mimic the coffin position. FAILED (we will need to move our bed into the walk-in closet).

2) The only thing that should be above your head when you sleep is a soft canopy; no ceiling fans, beams or chandeliers. FAILED.

3) No electric appliances at your bedside in the bedroom. FAILED (Can people with strong Chi see in complete darkness? Do they not need alarm clocks?).

4) The bed should be elevated to a proper level so energy can circulate around it; you should not store anything under the bed. FAILED.

5) No pictures of friends or family members should be present in your bedroom. FAILED.

6) Sleep with ALL doors closed when you sleep, including those to your closets and bathroom. FAILED (Now I’m supposed to walk around in the dark and crash into the closed bathroom door in the middle of the night?).

7) No house plants in the bedroom. FAILED.

8) Sleep on only the highest-quality sheets made from natural fibers. FAILED (is the Egyptian cotton market in bed with the Feng Shui people, no pun intended?).

9) No computers or phones in your bedroom. FAILED (how will I call for help after I trip into the closed bathroom door? How will Jim find me in the dark?)

10) Do not sleep under sloped ceilings, as your energy is being heavily constricted and under constant pressure, which can contribute to emotional instability and low energy. FAILED (maybe our energy is low because we keep walking into the walls at night).

11) Eliminate all sharp angles (sha chi, or poison arrows) pointing at you when you sleep; be sure to neutralize all the sharp energy aiming at your bed, such as furniture or sharp wall corners. FAILED. Jim never took the opportunity to bevel all the sharp edges off our chest of drawers or nightstands.

And my final personal favorite:

12) Closets should be clean, organized and uncluttered (if my closets were in this state, I wouldn’t be looking for help in the first place). Enough said.

So there you have it. My poor Chi is blocked because our crazy bedroom is not in balance per Feng Shui standards. I feel so much better now!