easy vastu tips for your home

Thorny plants like cactus and other shrubs should not be kept inside the house, they attract negative energies. Avoid keeping artificial cloth or plastic flowers or plants, instead decorate your house with real flowers. Similarly, do not have doorbells that do not have a pleasant ring, they tend to spoil the mood of the house.

Vastu principles quote that your bedroom door symbolizespositive opportunitiesand hence it will be a better vastu idea when you are able to open your door at least to 90 degrees to attain positivity. If your door is obstructive, you might not be able to reach this positive wave easily!

When you enter into your bedroom, spotting out someserene and beautiful decorating elementswill invite positive vibrations according to Vastu. Photograph of the couple, modern painting, fresh flowers and favorite quotes can stimulate positive thinking.

Bedroom Vastu throws light on the direction in which we sleep during nights. This is very important in imbibing positive energy. When not sleeping in the proper direction, it could have negative impacts too. The right way of sleeping is tosleep with your head to the South. Never should you sleep with your head to the North, as it could disrupt blood circulation causing health ailments.

Vastu is not only about directions but rather it is also about dimensions and measurements.The ratio between length and breadth of the building should normally be 1:1 or 1:1.5 or maximum 1:2. It should not exceed 1:2 in all circumstances. The building dimension should preferably be longer in North South, shorter in East West.

A regular concrete shelter or alternatively a wooden chowki is made in South West or other place near main gate. The shelter should be facing East or North. It is important to ensure that the watchman can easily see every movement from a distance itself.

Vastu concepts regarding the plants and their plantation must be kept in mind so as to make your home not just superficially beautiful, but also Vastu oriented. As a general rule, gardens in homes or factories should always be in the North or West and of the compound. The South East and South West are not to be selected for any kind of garden or plantation. Fruit bearing trees or trees with good foliage are always preferred to thorny trees. Care should be taken not to grow trees which have huge penetrating roots as it can prove harmful for the house.

Generally gates in North, North East and East directions are auspicious and good. Road facing South is not generally preferred. In South road plots, South West gate should be avoided. South East gate is a better choice. In a plot facing West (road on Western side) South West main entrance gate should be avoided; North West gate is a better option. East or North direction is the best for placing main gate.

Height of the building should be uniform to get the most advantageous results. There must be uniformity among projections or elevations. The higher or lower level of the building in any of the eight directions has the following effects as given in Shastra:

The right place for underground reservoir or water tank is the North East, the place of Eshwar, the God Supreme. The next choice is East Zone on the Northern side. The best place to locate a swimming pool is the North East side. It is better to build the swimming pool in a corner ( and not exactly at junction of North and East points ) where privacy is ensured.