This Is the Most Neglected Spot in Your Bedroom — Now Here’s How to Clean It

Guest User April 13, 2022

Anjie Cho was featured on Apartment Therapy

The rules of feng shui suggest that keeping stuff, especially stuff with negative vibes, under the bed can obstruct the flow of energy. “Ideally, you want to have the chi, or life-force energy, flow around you,” explains feng shui educator Anjie Cho. “When you have a lot of things under your bed, your chi can’t flow.”

For optimal feng shui, Cho says you should keep that space totally clear. If that’s not possible, she suggests keeping soft, sleep-related items under the bed and avoiding anything emotionally charged like personal mementos, letters from an ex, or even luggage or shoes, which signify movement. “The time you spend in bed, you’re in a passive yin state, which makes you susceptible to bad energy,” she says.

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If you’d like to learn more about feng shui, check out Mindful Design Feng Shui School at: www.mindfuldesignschool.com

The Colors You Shouldn't Paint Your Bedroom If You Want To Sleep Soundly

Guest User April 6, 2022

Anjie Cho was featured on mindbodygreen

When it comes to our sleeping environments, the details count—from the make of our mattress to the material of our sheets to, yes, the color of our walls. If you want to get quality rest each night, not all paint colors are created equal. Here's what a feng shui expert wants you to know about which shades are conducive to sleep and which ones really aren't.

Colors to avoid in the bedroom.

Have you ever noticed certain colors make you feel more energized or amped up? This holds true in our bedrooms as well, and those are exactly the colors you want to avoid. As feng shui expert Anjie Cho tells mbg, bright colors are a big feng shui no-no for bedroom walls.

Specifically, she adds, you'll want to avoid bright, fiery reds and oranges, vibrant greens, neon or bright blues, and neon or bright yellows. "They are too activating—primary color hues are too intense for [sleeping]," she explains.

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If you’d like to learn more about feng shui, check out Mindful Design Feng Shui School at: www.mindfuldesignschool.com

Beauty as a Birthright: Is Beauty Impermanence?

Anjie Cho March 30, 2022

Anjie Cho in a white shirt smiling. There is text against a background that looks like a starry night sky. Text says "Beauty as a birthright: Decoding the beauty culture. Is beauty impermanence? Special guest Anjie Cho, founder of Holistic Spaces"

Anjie Cho was featured on Beauty as a Birthright

In our first guest episode, we chat with New York based architect and founder of Holistic Spaces — Anjie Cho — who combines interconnectedness and interdependence of spaces through the mastery of the art of Feng Shui.

She is the author of Holistic Spaces: 108 Ways to Create a Mindful and Peaceful Home, a book inspired by the intersection of feng shui, green design, Buddhist and Taoist philosophies, and environmental psychology. Anjie is also a teacher of dharma arts and meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and for Dharma Moon. She is the feng shui expert at The Spruce, a regular blog contributor to MindBodyGreen and has been featured in dozens of publications including: the New York Times, Domino Magazine and BuzzFeed.

In this episode, we get to know Anjie beyond her successful professional achievements to chat intimately about how she defines beauty. Anjie shares about her upbringing as a Korean-American in Los Angeles, and how being an "outsider" led her to being a Google famous goth! From grey hairs to the practice of Japanese floral design — Ikebana — we chat about the the impermanence and the imperfections of beauty.

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