Your body position during sleep can significantly affect your health, success in your personal life and career. Various magical practices say that directing the head towards a certain side of the world is significant for internal harmony, well-being and family happiness.
The influence of the cardinal directions according to the Western magical tradition
Adherents of the worldview consider the ideal position of the body in which the head looks towards the north, and the person lies, as it were, along the magnetic lines of the Earth.
This pose helps fight illness, imparts good health, peace of mind, promotes stability and enhances well-being. Spouses in this position may feel more attached to each other. But for a young active person this direction may be too calm.
The East has long been associated with spirituality, purification of the mind, and a place of gaining strength and freedom of spirit. Sleeping with your head to the east gives vigor and energy, ambition and the desire to speed up the course of events. Suitable for those starting a new business. In the summer heat, sleep will help you escape the heat and give you coolness.
The West is the side of love, sensuality and creativity. This direction is great for developing the abilities of artists, writers and musicians. You need to sleep with your head facing the west if you experience coldness in your relationship with your partner, since the west develops sexuality and kindles passion . Sleeping with your head facing west gives a person a feeling of satisfaction.
Sleeping with your head facing south is suitable for people who, at this time in their lives, have consciously chosen loneliness and prefer to build a career. The south will help you find strength for great achievements. But this direction is not suitable for those who experience nervous tension, stress, sleep problems and frequent mood swings.
The northeastern direction helps to find one's place in life and helps those who find themselves at a crossroads. The northeast is the side of the strong-willed, but it is better to avoid this direction for people craving peace and relaxation.
The northwest provides quality deep sleep . This direction is for older people, as well as those who have great responsibility. This sleeping position is best avoided by young people with intense energy. A dream in which the head is located in the southeast direction eliminates complexes and eliminates barriers in the subconscious. Rest provides an influx of energy for new achievements.
Sleeping with your head facing southwest helps you achieve harmony and find balance between family and work. This direction patronizes people seeking to find solid ground under their feet. The dream will benefit those whose activities are related to helping people.
Folk signs
How to go to bed with your head correctly is determined by folk superstitions. Whether to accept it as truth or not is everyone’s business. For example, a sign says that you should not go to bed with your feet facing the doorway. This warning indicates that this is how dead people are taken out of the house.
Folk list of signs:
- It is forbidden for your head to be directed towards the mirror during sleep. Display can attract diseases and misfortunes in life.
- If you lie down to rest with your head pointing to the west, frequent illnesses will come.
- The ideal position, which does not take away vitality, is to rest with your head towards the doorway.
Body position in sleep according to Feng Shui
Feng Shui divides all people into two groups: Western and Eastern. Each person has four favorable directions for sleep. The side of the world that will bring health to one will contribute to career success for another, and for a third will mark a change in love.
To determine the correct directions, you need to calculate the individual Gua number; when calculating, follow the following algorithm:
- Add the last two digits of your year of birth. For a more accurate result, it is recommended to clarify the year in accordance with the Chinese solar-lunar calendar;
- If the number turns out to be two digits, add its components again. The result should be one digit. For example, if you were born in 1993, the calculation would look like this: 9+3=12; 1+2=3;
- the resulting value for men should be subtracted from 10 (or from 9 if you were born after 2000), and for women added to 5 (or to 6 for girls born in 2000 and later). If you get a double-digit result, add the indicators again so that you end up with one figure.
The Gua number cannot be equal to five. If the calculations led you to this value, then either the number 2 (for men) or 8 (for women) is suitable for you. The Western category includes people whose Gua number is 1, 3, 4, 9. The Eastern category is 2, 6, 7, 8.
Favorable head positions for sleeping according to Gua number:
- 1, 3, 4, 9 – north, east, southeast, south;
- 2, 6, 7, 8 – northeast, southwest, west, northwest.
Sleeping in a favorable direction ensures good luck in all areas of life, gives good health, energy, and promises success in love and work. It is recommended that a married couple go to bed in a position suitable for the man. Feng Shui rules advise not to place the bed between a window and a doorway.
The energy of this direction brings poor health and discord in personal relationships. For the same reasons, you should avoid a layout in which the head of the bed is located opposite the window.
Sleeping on a bed immediately outside the door will be accompanied by anxiety and unpleasant dreams. If possible, you should avoid furniture with sharp corners near the bed, and do not place various overhanging objects above the headboard: bookshelves, ceiling beams, sconces, decorations.
The location of the bed in the bedroom relative to the door and window
A resting place located opposite a mirror can adversely affect a person’s mental state. For those who lack security, it is better to go to sleep against the wall.
It is better for husband and wife to choose a solid wide bed. A bed consisting of two halves will have an adverse effect on family relationships and will bring discord and misunderstanding.
In addition, the teaching attaches importance not only to the position of the sleeper’s body, but also to the direction in which the head of the bed is turned:
- the north develops intuition;
- the northeast patronizes researchers and experimenters;
- the east is suitable for those who have lost a restful sleep;
- the southeast imparts persistence in professional activities;
- the south promotes a positive reputation in society;
- southwest improves the state of love relationships;
- the West helps couples trying to have a child;
- the north-west helps you find reliable friends.
According to Feng Shui, even the shape and material of the head of the bed can affect the quality of life. Thus, a wooden square back contributes to success in the profession and career advancement. A semicircular metal headboard can influence the financial condition of the sleeper and provide additional profit. And the headboard in the form of waves helps artists develop their creative abilities.
North
North - healing, both physical and moral. It helps the body get rid of harmful toxins, viruses and emotional disorders. In difficult moments, when the moral pressure on you is especially great, then this side of the world is most suitable for easing this influence. Undoubtedly, this will greatly improve your well-being and mood, which will affect all types of activities.
It is also worth mentioning the fact that many doctors placed patients this way, supplementing standard treatment with this technique. This is still practiced in many countries (of course, in combination with standard procedures, and not instead of them).
Direction of the head in sleep in yoga practice
Yogis believe that each person has his own electromagnetic field, the north of which is located in the head, and the south, respectively, in the legs.
In a dream, you should combine your field with the electromagnetic field of the Earth, that is, position your head to the north.
This direction will contribute to proper rest, well-being and good health.
If the bedroom layout does not allow the bed to be positioned with the head of the bed facing north, an alternative is to choose the east or north-east direction.
The criticality of choice, from the point of view of common sense
Pessimists, guided by a sober mind and proven phenomena, rely only on their own feelings, and lay down as convenient for them, listening to the body. When you wake up in the morning, you can understand whether your body is rested or not. As a result of a negative answer, you need to reconsider the position of the bed, change your head to the other side, change your body position.
After waking up, a person should not feel drowsy - complete rest is needed. You also need a feeling of strength, activity, and absence of pain. It is important to listen to your feelings and go to bed in the direction that is comfortable.
How to sleep correctly according to Christian traditions?
There are no strict instructions on this issue in the Orthodox canons. Believers can independently choose a comfortable sleeping position. However, certain opinions on this matter are also common among Christians.
The unfavorable directions of the head in a dream are considered to be north and west. In the first case, during sleep a person loses contact with God, and the second position contributes to the development of negative qualities, in particular selfishness.
The eastern direction helps to establish a strong connection with the Almighty, and sleeping with your head to the south promotes longevity.
The influence of bedroom environment on sleep
Which side of the house is better to sleep on is determined by Feng Shui. The zones where you can sleep soundly and fully are the southwest, north and south. It is more difficult to fall asleep in a walk-through room: the subconscious mind works to control inputs. The bed is placed along the main beams, eliminating the overhang of corner structures over the sleeping area.
Extra pieces of furniture clutter the room, and the Qi energy stagnates and does not move. You can smooth out the negative impact with additional attributes. When installing computers and exercise equipment in the bedroom, you should think about lighting. You need to install a chandelier with pendants or a salt lamp as a night light.
Mirrors on the wall reflecting the bed have a negative effect on the sleeper. They are removed so that positive energy is not refracted in the glass. A reflective ceiling is more suitable for the room, promoting better sleep.
Listening to the inner voice
In most cases, your body independently suggests the position in which it is most comfortable. Before going to bed, listen to what your intuition and inner voice says. Try an experiment by choosing different resting positions every day and comparing how you feel after waking up.
The results will be especially effective for those with a round bed. It often happens that a person falls asleep in one direction and wakes up in another, sometimes even the opposite. This means that in a dream the body independently seeks a more comfortable and energetically favorable position.
Overtired people most often tend to place their heads in the east direction, and those who experienced a strong outburst of emotions before going to bed choose the north. Of course, we cannot talk about the direction of the head during sleep as a constant phenomenon.
For different periods of life, it is better to choose your own resting position. It depends both on the immediate goals and plans, and on the mental and physical state of the person. An avid careerist and a romantic in love will experience the patronage of certain cardinal directions.
A person, full of vigor and energy to start a new business, will fall asleep in one position, but after experiencing a failure or severe overwork, his body will intuitively begin to take a different position.
The relationship between quality sleep and spatial positioning of the body
According to doctors, it is permissible to place the bed on any side of the room. It is only important to take into account personal preferences and try to avoid exposure to irritating factors (draft, noise, light). If discomfort is felt, the quality of sleep will decrease, lethargy and weakness will appear after waking up. You can find the optimal pose for yourself experimentally:
- Lie on the floor in any direction. There should be enough free space around.
- In the morning, analyze the adopted position.
- Repeat the experiment several times, recording the results.
Advice! A repetitive pose is optimal for the body. Adjustments must be made if we are talking about a pregnant woman or a person suffering from heart or stomach disease.
Supporters of Eastern teachings and religious leaders look at the situation from a different perspective. The right choice depends on what is written in the scriptures, the location of the stars, the effects of magnetic fields and other nuances. The health and comfort of the sleeper is actually not taken into account.
