TOP VASTU TIPS FOR HOUSES

Vastu has many concepts and principles that can help any housework better and provide the best environment for living or working.

Top vastu tips for houses

1. Choose your home well.
Check the direction it faces, the shape of the property, the way the staircase is located, the location and positioning of the rooms, if the house is healthy ie there is no geopathic stress, electro-smog, etc – all vastu aspects can be checked before buying a property to ensure the best environment for a healthy, happy and successful living.

2. Fact-check hard any vastu suggestions.
Vast is not a universal system and it wasn’t designed to work everywhere for everyone. As we can see all over the world – different cultures and settings develop different types of architecture for their specific environmental circumstance. A lot of vastu suggestions are culture-specific and context dependent. Some tips only work in certain parts of India and nowhere else. Unless you know the key principles of vastu then you can generalise the advise and see if it would work for your specific and unique situation. The problem is that you probably don’t know what you don’t know so you can’t even ask the right questions and you’re at the mercy of half-truths, superstition, false assumptions and false problems that are posted all over the web. See my suggestions on how to recognise factual vastu advice

3. The front door direction is important in vastu.
Ideally, it should face East. For many people, this is not possible so what can you do about it. You can have your altar and various Gods or spiritual teachers that you believe in facing East. You can have mirrors facing East so they bring in the energy of East. And you can greet this direction in the morning to channel its positive energy.

4. The bedroom is the most important room. Start there.
The position of the bedroom is important since we spend the most time there, resting, rejuvenating and recuperating at night. The bedroom is the most important room since our health depends on good sleep. When it comes to good sleep the most important thing is avoiding geopathic stress which is a negative energy coming from the earth. If your bedroom works, other vastu aspects don’t have to be perfect.

5. The kitchen will nourish your body and soul.
The position of the kitchen is important since we create our health and prosperity with the food we prepare. Ideally, the kitchen should be in the south-east part of the house so when cooking and preparing food we can face East.

6. The staircase.
The position of the staircase is important because it connects different levels of the house and the movement of prana in the house. Ideally, the staircase shouldn’t be visible from the front door or position at the right angle to the front door. If the staircase is facing the front door, the energy movement should be moderated with mirrors, crystals, chandeliers, carpets, etc.

7. Plants are important.
In vastu plants symbolise prosperity and traditionally an Indian money plant (Epipremnum aureum) should be present in your home and workplace to boost prosperity and wealth. The Indian money plant is also an air cleansing plant so it is even more important to have a few around your home and office.