Are you looking to create the perfect room for meditation? If so then take these tips from the ancient Asian art of object placement known as Feng Shui for creating the perfect peaceful room.
First off, empty the room or area that you are thinking of transforming into a meditation space of absolutely all furniture and clutter. Remove all clunky or annoying looking light fixtures. If any fixtures need fixing, such a plate for an electrical socket, be sure to replace them. There should not be one single thing that is broken or annoying in a meditation space.
The mind is going to be blank and the walls should be too. This means getting out the plaster and covering up any seams or holes in the wall. The room should also be painted in a meditative color of your choice. Choose any color except for white because in Asian cultures that is the color that symbolizes death. Purples, browns, greens and blues are best for meditation rooms.
A meditation room should also be absolutely spotless. Contacting your higher power is easier without the distraction of dirt or unpleasant smells. However it is acceptable to burn incense. There are many types of Asian incenses on the market that are conducive to meditation and even manufactured specifically to facilitate it.
The meditation space itself should be decorated with bamboo mats. This is not necessary if the floor is already bamboo. Wood floors are fine as well as long as they are clean, polished and shiny.
In general there should be no distractions in the meditation space at all but you could hang pictures of Buddhas or other deities if appropriate. This really does depend if your meditation practices are wrapped up with your religious practices. No pictures at all are necessary if your meditation practice is separate from your religion.
Some meditation spaces are augmented by large gemstone rocks. A large crystal quartz or amethyst can give a meditation space a natural flare. Flowers are not really prominent in a Feng Shui’d meditation space however bamboo plants or inconspicuous greenery are allowed.
Another feature of a meditation space might be a Zen Garden. The size of a Zen garden can vary. It depends whether they are indoors or out. This type of garden consists of sand and rocks. Large gardens are made of sand and large boulders. Raking the patterns in the sand with a large or small rake is part of the meditation process. This type of meditation garden is actually Japanese in origin but you also see this type of raked sand in Chinese gardens as well.
Some meditation spaces also have fountains. One of the dangers of having a fountain in your meditation space is that you can end up focusing on the fountain rather than on meditation. However having a fountain in a sacred space is becoming more and more common and is considered acceptable in Feng Shum.