How Well Do You Sleep?

If you do not sleep through the night, or if you do not wake up feeling rested, this information is for you! Place your bed in a location where you can see the entrance to your bedroom when you are laying in the bed. Mostly this means not placing the headboard along the same wall as the doorway. We are instinctive creatures and do not feel comfortable, and achieve the deepest levels of sleep, when there is an opportunity for things to be happening behind our backs. If you can not place the bed so that you can see the door, then use a small mirror to give you a view of the door. But there is a downside to mirrors in the bedroom too. Mirrors reflect energy and move it around the room, sometimes making the room seem so active that it becomes difficult to get a good night's sleep. If you think this may be your problem, try covering the mirrors at night for a week to see if that makes a difference. If it does, either continue covering the mirrors at night, or remove all except one small one. Other "active" items can also keep people awake, such as TVs, computers, stereos, items that relate to work or finances, books with anything other than pleasant relaxing information in them, stacks of magazines, and any kind of clutter. And stay away from white sheets and white walls! White is a mental color that activates the brain, making it hard to rest and sleep. Favor warm colors in the bedroom such as red, pink, yellow, gold, beige, brown, orange and purple.