The 5 best sleep directions according to Vastu to ensure you get a peaceful night’s rest

The West is best suited to children’s bedrooms as it promotes creativity and growth. This direction is linked to the water element, which encourages calmness and soothes fears and phobias. The West’s perpetual gentle light can help children wind down after a busy day at school.

If you live in a child-free setup, use this sleeping space as a guest bedroom. This direction ensures whoever you host enjoys a peaceful stay. Irrespective of whether it is a child or guest, no part of the bed should lie in the west-of-northwest (WNW) as this direction is considered the Zone Of Rodhan. One can feel low and depressed after sleeping here for a long period. Vedic palaces used to build a Kop Bhavan or mourning chamber in the WNW, for nobility to retreat into when depressed, but it was forbidden to sleep there.

East-Of-North-East As Elderly Bedrooms

Do you live in the past? An east-of-north-east bedroom helps you live in the present. This direction represents fun and rejuvenation, so a bedroom here invites fun and joy in life. This bedroom is especially good for older people in their senior years.

Early Risers In The East

East-facing bedrooms tend to get flooded with sunlight and discipline anyone with bad sleeping habits. For a PR professional, or anyone in governance, sleeping in this direction particularly will help form powerful networks. If you consider yourself extroverted, an Eastern bedroom can widen your social circle. “If you feel lonely—try sleeping in the east as an experiment—you will become more social and get invited to a lot of parties,” the Vastukar says.

Celebrity Bedrooms In The South

Vastu does not recommend southern bedrooms unless their doshas have been rectified and they are compatible with the resident’s astrological charts. “South-facing bedrooms are especially beneficial for those who are hungry for fame, such as actors,” Kripallani says. If you are an artist or writer facing a creative block, sleeping in the south can help have a breakthrough.

Bedroom Red Flags

Vastu forbids bedrooms in the north as the direction is the abode of Kuber, the Hindu god of wealth, who is associated with activity and not inertia. The north-east and north-of-north-east (NNE) are associated with mandirs and puja rooms, and sleeping in these directions is considered disrespectful to the gods, in Hinduism. The south-east is overpowered by the fire element, making sleeping here impossible. The east-of-south-east is called the ‘Zone of Manthan’ or churning—sleeping here can be anxiety-provoking and cause nightmares.

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