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Q
My therapist told me at the end of my last session with him that I need work on
improving my posture to feel better about myself. I have never heard of that.
Is there some merit in what he said?
Q
Our bed in the Master Bedroom faces North and that’s the only place it can be. Is that
the right direction? The headboard is on the wall next to the bedroom door. I just read
that according to Feng Shui principles the bed should be facing the door, now what?
A. Good posture affects both your physical body and can have a significant effect on your
emotional and mental wellbeing. Having good posture has many benefits.
Posture also has an effect on how you are perceived by others. Good posture exudes
confidence.
I would encourage that you experiment with how different postures (e.g., head dropped and
shoulders slouched forward versus s itting up straight with the head raised) can affect your
emotional state.
Increasing awareness about the relationship between posture and it’s effects on one’s
emotional state can be an important factor in emotional healing. Also, just try changing your
facial muscles so you begin to smile. You will notice that as you change the state of certain
facial muscles, you will feel the emotion associated with that expression. Alternatively, try
frowning and see what happens?
– Dr. Ruth Lanius
A. The bedroom is the most important room in the house. This is where your immune system
re-generates so it is important that the energy is as calm and balanced as possible. It is the
most significant room regarding relationship and health. We spend one third of our lives
sleeping, that translates to being in our bedroom one third of our lives. When we are in the
sleep state our bodies are very susceptible to the energy around it. The bedroom is essentially
the healing room.
To answer your first question, “Is that the right direction?” North is generally a good
direction. Your head pointing to the north usually means you will have a good sleep.
It is best if the bed faces the door and is not in line with the door.
– Lynda Britton
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