Your bedroom should be your calming sleep sanctuary but in recent years, mine has taken on a few other jobs. It's my storage locker, office, meeting room, testing space... Rather than curling up in a cozy cocoon, sometimes it feels like I'm bedding down in my inbox.To help transform the space back to its sleep-inducing best, I reached out to feng shui experts Suzanne Roynon and Rosanna Deflorian. I sent them pictures of my room and — once they'd finished screaming, I presume — they pointed out some big problems.A cluttered room can make you feel wired and on high alert, which is why you might be tense even after winding down. But a few simple fixes can unblock your Qi, reduce stress and help you avoid 3 a.m. wake ups. Here's all you need to do...Read more: Insomnia expert reveals 5 common fall sleep problems — plus the products to fix them3 big feng shui problems that are behind your bad sleep1. There's clutter everywhere
Just some of the mess I can see from my bedroom (Image credit: Future)I'd never go to bed with lights flashing, music blaring, and reading emails like a bedtime story. That would bring all kinds of unwanted energy to my wind-down routine. But it never occurred to me that my room is introducing it's own kind of disruption."The room is currently overloaded with 'Yang' (active) energy, when a bedroom needs deep 'Yin' (passive, restful) energy," says Deflorian, Classical Feng Shui expert at More Than Intuition."With an overload of possessions in the space, you are constantly overloading your brain with stimuli. These things alone will compromise your sleep quality," explains Roynon, expert at Interiors Therapy.From pictures to tchotchkes to trinkets, my bedroom space is loaded with things. This sets my brain buzzing at night — just like a pile of unread emailsGet instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.The fix
