{"id":28118,"date":"2023-05-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.saatva.com\/?p=28118"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:58:38","slug":"anjie-cho-mindful-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saatva.com\/blog\/anjie-cho-mindful-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Feng Shui Expert on How to Create a Mindful Bedroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you ever stop to think about how important your bedroom really is? It\u2019s the place that soothes you after a long, stressful day. Where you might meditate<\/a> or practice some yoga<\/a> before going to bed. And where you sleep each and every night, gathering energy and good health for the next day ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anjie Cho is the author of a new book called Mindful Homes: Create Healing Living Spaces with Mindfulness and Feng Shui<\/a><\/em> (CICO Books) and the co-founder of the Mindful Design Shui School<\/a>. As a feng shui<\/a> (pronounced: fuhng shwey<\/em>) educator and licensed architect, she says it\u2019s her joy and privilege to share feng shui and healing through people\u2019s living spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cho has her own boutique firm in New York City<\/a>, where she co-creates a handful of homes and businesses each year. She\u2019s worked in the architecture field since 1999 and has been practicing feng shui since 2006, making her a wise expert when it comes to bringing together these two disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked her to tell us all about her new book, shed some light on the importance of feng shui, and share some of her best tips for applying feng shui principles to your own bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Tell us about your book, Mindful Homes.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mindful Homes<\/em> is a book about feng shui as a mindfulness practice. This book is something that can be picked up by a feng shui newbie, and there are still bits that would benefit a long-time practitioner. Mindful Homes<\/em> offers an overview of the basic foundations of feng shui from a mindful perspective as well as practical tools that one can apply to their home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s guidance for the reader to learn what feng shui and mindfulness are. Then the book opens up to an exploration of yin\/yang, the five elements, and the feng shui bagua map. We then walk through feng shui suggestions for simplifying the home and share room-by-room tips for the bedroom, kitchen, and workspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What inspired you to write this book?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After teaching and working with clients using the ancient practices of meditation and feng shui for over 15 years, my connection to these teachings has evolved. I felt a responsibility and a deep longing to redefine feng shui through the lens of mindfulness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book offers a perspective on feng shui that invites the reader to have curiosity about their spaces and uncover the wisdom that is always within each of us. The book inspires me and the readers to see feng shui as a journey to find healing within our homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Credit: Polly Wreford \u00a9 CICO Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Q: Why is feng shui so important in our homes and in our lives?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Globally, we have all shifted in the past few years. Our lives have changed tremendously, and within that, our perspectives and relationship to our homes. We spent much more time inside, and it became clear that our spaces affected us. I\u2019ve seen people reevaluate their homes, where they live, let go, or invite in something very new home-wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feng shui also highlights how our environments are integral to our lives. We are interconnected and interdependent with our homes. There\u2019s an invitation to shift our living spaces to support and nurture us, rather than create environments that deplete us and create stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Credit: Rachel Whiting \u00a9 CICO Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are your best tips for putting together a mindful bedroom that\u2019s optimized for sleep?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of my best guidelines for creating a mindful, restful bedroom using feng shui to encourage restful sleep:<\/p>\n\n\n\n